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.
maternal aunt; step-mother
名(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low
形spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
名quiet; peaceful
形safe; secure; safety; security
形to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
量、介to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)
动class (group of students); grade (in school)
名to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)
动to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)
动way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
名office; business premises
名half of the day; a long time
数量assistance; aid; to help; to assist
动to eat till full; satisfied
形newspaper; newsprint
名north; (classical) to be defeated
名north; the northern part a country
名quilt; to cover (with)
介to take down (in writing); notes
名to compare; to contrast
动、介、副notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bi3 ji4 ben3 dian4 nao3])
名for example; for instance; such as
动competition (sports etc); match
动、名to have to; must
副to change; to become different
动everywhere; all over
量to change into; to turn into
动(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
动、名play; show
动else; other
代other people; others; other person
代guesthouse; lodge
名ice; to chill sth
名、（动）ice cream
名refrigerator; icebox
名sick person; patient
名not only (... but also ...)
连not to see; not to meet
动need not
副different; distinct
—not long (after); before too long
形won't do; be out of the question
动、形ability; talent; sb of a certain type
副menu
名to participate; to take part
动grass; straw
名lawn; meadow
名to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum
量to research; to check
动different; wrong; mistaken
形、动almost; nearly
形、副to taste; to try (food); to experience
动always; ever
副commonly seen; common
—in common usage
—frequently; often
副shirt; blouse
名achievement; performance records
名city; town
名to arrive late
动to set off; to start (on a journey)
动to be born
动to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
动junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])
名apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語|除了英
介boat; vessel
名spring (season)
名dictionary
名intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
形to clean; to sweep
动to plan; to intend
动、名roughly; probably
形、副、（名）adult; grownup
名large and small; size
名giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
名overcoat; topcoat
名band; belt
动、（名）anxious; worried
动cake
名only natural; as it should be
副everywhere
副to obtain; to get
动to get; to obtain; to receive
动to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade
动、名if (coming after a conditional clause)
助to have to; must
动lamp; light
名earth; ground
名place; site
名place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part
名map
名lightning; electricity
名、（动）elevator; escalator
名electronic book; e-book
名to lose; to put aside
动east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
名northeast
名east
名southeast
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.