HSK 5 Vocabulary List: 3,599 Words (HSK 3.0)
HSK 5 has 3,599 words in HSK 3.0, 1,599 of them new at this level (the old HSK 2.0 list had 2,500). Fluentide has 292 free stories at the Advanced (HSK 5+) level that use them, with transcript and pinyin.
By Haoshan Hong · Native Mandarin speaker · Updated October 2026
Hear HSK 5 words in a real story
《经济学人》劝华盛顿：让中国抄美国AI
The Economist Urges Washington: Let China Copy American AI — Why Banning Distillation Would Backfire
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What is on the HSK 5 word list?
The other 2,000 come from HSK 1–4. They cover news, business, academic and literary register: the vocabulary of newspapers, lectures, and film dialogue.
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HSK 5 word list
All 3,557 words from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus, the 1,579 new at HSK 5 first. The syllabus counts 3,599 because a few words are listed once per reading; here each appears once.
Pinyin from the syllabus, definitions from CC-CEDICT. Tap a word for its other senses.
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鸡jīHSK 3fowl
- fowl
- chicken
- CL:只
- (slang) prostitute
- variant of 鸡
极jíHSK 3extremely
- extremely
- pole (geography, physics)
- utmost
- top
急jíHSK 3urgent
- urgent
- pressing
- rapid
- hurried
- worried
- to make (sb) anxious
几乎jīhūHSK 3almost
- almost
- nearly
- practically
记jìHSK 3to record
- to record
- to note
- to memorize
- to remember
- mark
- sign
- classifier for blows, kicks, shots
季jìHSK 3season
- season
- the last month of a season
- fourth or youngest amongst brothers
- classifier for seasonal crop yields
- surname Ji
季节jìjiéHSK 3time
- time
- season
- period
- CL:个
加jiāHSK 3to add
- to add
- (math.) plus
- to increase
- to augment
- (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不, 大, 稍 etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良 "make some minor improvements to (it)")
- Canada (abbr. for 加拿大)
- surname Jia
假期jiàqīHSK 3holiday period
- holiday period
- vacation
坚持jiānchíHSK 3to persevere with
- to persevere with
- to persist in
- to insist on
检查jiǎncháHSK 3inspection
- inspection
- to examine
- to inspect
- CL:次
检票jiǎnpiàoHSK 3to inspect a ticket
- to inspect a ticket
- to examine a ballot
简单jiǎndānHSK 3simple
- simple
- not complicated
见面jiànmiànHSK 3to meet
- to meet
- to see each other
- CL:次
健康jiànkāngHSK 3health
- health
- healthy
讲jiǎngHSK 3to speak
- to speak
- to explain
- to negotiate
- to emphasize
- to be particular about
- as far as sth is concerned
- speech
- lecture
角jiǎoHSK 3angle
- angle
- corner
- horn
- horn-shaped
- unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime)
- CL:个
- role (theater)
- to compete
- ancient three legged wine vessel
- third note of pentatonic scale
- surname Jue
脚jiǎoHSK 3foot
- foot
- leg (of an animal or an object)
- base (of an object)
- CL:双,只
- classifier for kicks
- role (variant of 角)
接jiēHSK 3to receive
- to receive
- to answer (the phone)
- to meet or welcome sb
- to connect
- to catch
- to join
- to extend
- to take one's turn on duty
- to take over for sb
街jiēHSK 3street
- street
- CL:条
节jiéHSK 3joint
- joint
- node
- (bound form) section
- segment
- solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)
- seasonal festival
- (bound form) to economize
- to save
- (bound form) moral integrity
- chastity
- classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc
- knot (nautical miles per hour)
- see 节骨眼
节目jiémùHSK 3(TV or radio) program
- (TV or radio) program
- show
- item
- act
- segment
- number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event)
- a planned activity (in one's schedule)
- CL:场,项,台,套,档
节日jiérìHSK 3holiday
- holiday
- festival
- CL:个
结婚jiéhūnHSK 3to marry
- to marry
- to get married
结束jiéshùHSK 3to end
- to end
- to finish
- to conclude
姐妹jiěmèiHSK 3sisters
- sisters
- siblings
- sister (school, city etc)
解决jiějuéHSK 3to solve
- to solve
- to resolve
- to settle (a problem)
- to eliminate
- to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
借jièHSK 3to borrow
- to borrow
- (used in combination with 给 or 出 etc) to lend
- to make use of
- to avail oneself of
- (sometimes followed by 着) by
- with
- variant of 借
斤jīnHSK 3catty
- catty
- (PRC) weight equal to 500 g
- (Tw) weight equal to 600 g
- (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
经过jīngguòHSK 3to pass
- to pass
- to go through
- process
- course
- CL:个
经理jīnglǐHSK 3manager
- manager
- director
- CL:个,位,名
久jiǔHSK 3(of a period of time) long
- (of a period of time) long
酒jiǔHSK 3wine (esp. rice wine)
- wine (esp. rice wine)
- liquor
- spirits
- alcoholic beverage
- CL:杯,瓶,罐,桶,缸
旧jiùHSK 3old
- old
- opposite: new 新
- former
- worn (with age)
句jùHSK 3sentence
- sentence
- clause
- phrase
- classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- variant of 勾
句子jùziHSK 3sentence
- sentence
- CL:个
决定juédìngHSK 3to decide
- to decide
- to determine
- to make up one's mind
- decision (CL:个,项)
卡kǎHSK 3card
- card
- to get stuck
- to stop
- to block
- (computing) (coll.) slow
- (loanword) card
- CL:张,片
- truck (from "car")
- calorie (abbr. for 卡路里)
- cassette
- to block
- to be stuck
- to be wedged
- customs station
- a clip
- a fastener
- a checkpost
- Taiwan pr.
开花kāihuāHSK 3to bloom
- to bloom
- to blossom
- to flower
- (fig.) to burst
- to split open
- (fig.) to burst with joy
- (fig.) to spring up everywhere
- to flourish
开会kāihuìHSK 3to hold or attend a meeting
- to hold or attend a meeting
开机kāijīHSK 3to start an engine
- to start an engine
- to boot up (a computer)
- to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete
- to begin shooting a film or TV show
开心kāixīnHSK 3to feel happy
- to feel happy
- to rejoice
- to have a great time
- to make fun of sb
看来kànláiHSK 3apparently
- apparently
- it seems that
可kěHSK 3(prefix) can
- (prefix) can
- may
- able to
- -able
- to approve
- to permit
- to suit
- (particle used for emphasis) certainly
- very
- but
- however
- used in 可汗
可爱kě’àiHSK 3adorable
- adorable
- cute
- lovely
可是kěshìHSK 3but
- but
- however
- (used for emphasis) indeed
渴kěHSK 3thirsty
刻kèHSK 3quarter (hour)
- quarter (hour)
- moment
- to carve
- to engrave
- to cut
- oppressive
- classifier for short time intervals
客人kèrénHSK 3visitor
- visitor
- guest
- customer
课本kèběnHSK 3textbook
- textbook
- CL:本
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