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 290 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
查尔斯三世：不抱怨的国王
King Charles III at Four Years: Cancer, Family Scandal and a 58% Approval Rating — How He Stopped Complaining
2 min
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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否认fǒurènHSK 5to declare to be untrue
- to declare to be untrue
- to deny
夫妇fūfùHSK 5a (married) couple
- a (married) couple
- husband and wife
- CL:对
扶fúHSK 5to support with the hand
- to support with the hand
- to help sb up
- to support oneself by holding onto something
- to help
服装fúzhuāngHSK 5dress
- dress
- clothing
- costume
- clothes
- CL:身
福fúHSK 5good fortune
- good fortune
- happiness
- luck
- surname Fu
- abbr. for Fujian province 福建省
付出fùchūHSK 5to pay
- to pay
- to expend
- to invest (energy or time)
妇女fùnǚHSK 5woman
- woman
负担fùdānHSK 5to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc)
- to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc)
- burden
复制fùzhìHSK 5to duplicate
- to duplicate
- to make a copy of
- to copy
- to reproduce
- to clone
副fùHSK 5secondary
- secondary
- auxiliary
- deputy
- assistant
- vice-
- classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
- abbr. for 副词 adverb
富fùHSK 5rich
- rich
- abundant
- wealthy
- surname Fu
富有fùyǒuHSK 5rich
- rich
- wealthy
- affluent
- to be rich in
- to be replete with
改革gǎigéHSK 5reform
- reform
- CL:次,种,项
- to reform
改进gǎijìnHSK 5to improve
- to improve
- to make better
- improvement
改善gǎishànHSK 5to make better
- to make better
- to improve
改天gǎitiānHSK 5another day
- another day
- some other time
- to find another day (for appointment etc)
- to take a rain check
改正gǎizhèngHSK 5to correct
- to correct
- to amend
- to put right
- correction
- CL:个
盖gàiHSK 5lid
- lid
- top
- cover
- canopy
- to cover
- to conceal
- to build
- surname Ge
概括gàikuòHSK 5to summarize
- to summarize
- to generalize
- briefly
- in broad outline
概念gàiniànHSK 5concept
- concept
- idea
- CL:个
敢于gǎnyúHSK 5to have the courage to do sth
- to have the courage to do sth
- to dare to
- bold in
刚好gānghǎoHSK 5just
- just
- exactly
- to happen to be
高大gāodàHSK 5tall
- tall
- lofty
- towering
高档gāodàngHSK 5superior quality
- superior quality
- high grade
- top grade
高度gāodùHSK 5height
- height
- altitude
- elevation
- high degree
- highly
- CL:个
高级gāojíHSK 5high level
- high level
- high grade
- advanced
- high-ranking
高科技gāokējìHSK 5high tech
- high tech
- high technology
高效gāoxiàoHSK 5efficient
- efficient
- highly effective
搞gǎoHSK 5to do
- to do
- to make
- to go in for
- to set up
- to get hold of
- to take care of
告别gàobiéHSK 5to leave
- to leave
- to part from
- to bid farewell to
- to say goodbye to
歌词gēcíHSK 5song lyric
- song lyric
- lyrics
歌曲gēqǔHSK 5song
- song
格外géwàiHSK 5especially
- especially
- particularly
- even more than usual
- extra
- additional
隔géHSK 5to separate
- to separate
- to partition
- to stand or lie between
- at a distance from
- after or at an interval of
个别gèbiéHSK 5individually
- individually
- one by one
- just one or two
- exceptional
- rare
个人gèrénHSK 5an individual
- an individual
- oneself
- (attributive) personal
- one's own
个性gèxìngHSK 5individuality
- individuality
- personality
各行各业gèháng-gèyèHSK 5every trade
- every trade
- all professions
- all walks of life
各自gèzìHSK 5each
- each
- respective
- apiece
根gēnHSK 5root
- root
- basis
- classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
- CL:条
- radical (chemistry)
根本gēnběnHSK 5fundamental
- fundamental
- basic
- root
- simply
- absolutely (not)
- (not) at all
- CL:个
更换gēnghuànHSK 5to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
- to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
- to change (one's address etc)
更新gēngxīnHSK 5to replace the old with new
- to replace the old with new
- to renew
- to renovate
- to upgrade
- to update
- to regenerate
工程gōngchéngHSK 5engineering
- engineering
- an engineering project
- project
- undertaking
- CL:个,项
工程师gōngchéngshīHSK 5engineer
- engineer
工具gōngjùHSK 5tool
- tool
- instrument
- utensil
- means (to achieve a goal etc)
工业gōngyèHSK 5industry
- industry
工艺gōngyìHSK 5arts and crafts
- arts and crafts
- industrial arts
公布gōngbùHSK 5to announce
- to announce
- to make public
- to publish
公平gōngpíngHSK 5fair
- fair
- impartial
Stories that use these HSK 5 words
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How to actually learn HSK 5 vocabulary
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