Read longer narratives and discuss familiar subjects with vocabulary for relationships, explanations, and abstract ideas.
Use the list as a reading reference: search for an unfamiliar word, hear it, and return to the sentence where you found it.
2026 rollout: This syllabus was published in November 2025 and became effective in July 2026. The official second-round HSK 3.0 global trial is scheduled for September 20, 2026, so confirm the syllabus and test format with your center.
All 2,000 words from HSK 1 through HSK 4.
the whole world; worldwide; global
名the whole body; (typography) em
名deficiency; lack
动weak point; fault
名lack; shortage of
动but; yet
副indeed; really
副however; but; yet
连bustling with noise and excitement; lively
形、动、名life (one's time on earth)
名number of people
名staff; crew
名any; whatever; whichever
代mission; assignment; task; duty; role
名to throw; to throw away
动still; yet; to remain
副still; as before; yet
副day-to-day; daily; everyday
形diary
名date
名day; a (calendar) date
名to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of
动entrance; to import
名to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child
动to check in (at a hotel etc); to move into (a house)
动to take a walk; to go for a walk
动to scan a QR code or barcode
动forest
名to consult; to talk over
动commodity; goods; merchandise
名to grieve; to be broken-hearted
形to drop in; to visit
动somewhat; a little
副a little bit
副rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
形a smidgen; a little bit
形small number; few
名early youth; youngster
名society
名°C (degrees Celsius)
量body; life
名、量old variant of 深[shen1]; (lit. and fig.) deep
形、（副）identity card; ID
名to apply for sth; application form (CL:份[fen4])
动even; so much so that
连to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur
动to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur
形、（副）life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:條|条[tiao2])
名business
名to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out
名to remain; to be left
动to be defeated; to lose
动、形master; qualified worker
名to lose
动teachers and students
名disappointed; to lose hope
动、形very; completely
副reality; practice
名、形schedule; timetable
名in fact; in reality
副foodstuff; food; provisions
名dining hall; cafeteria
名food
名really; actually
形、副crossroads; intersection
—to make; to cause
动consulate; diplomatic mission
名to use; to employ
动marketplace; market; bazaar; (economics) market
名whether (or not); if
副to fit; to suit
动century
名video
名urban district; downtown
名exam question; test topic
名to adapt; to fit
动to charge a fee
动to take in; income
动、名to put in order; to tidy up
动to listen to (a radio broadcast)
动head; chief
量capital (city)
名first of all; in the first place
副、代unbearable; unable to endure
动ticket seller
名to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc)
动to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport
动ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done
形to be familiar with; to know well
动summer vacation
名to count; to count as; to regard as
名、数amount; quantity; quantitative
名woods; grove
名numeral; digit
名(bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command
形conveniently; in passing
副smoothly; without a hitch
形sequence; order
名to expound Buddhist teachings
名to explain; to illustrate
动、名Vocabulary levels, pinyin, parts of speech, and counts follow the official 2025 HSK examination syllabus, published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation and effective July 2026. English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT under CC BY-SA 4.0; context may change the best translation.