2025 HSK examination syllabus

HSK 5
vocabulary.

五级词汇

Develop nuanced expression across social, cultural, academic, and professional subjects.

1,600new words
3,600cumulative words
What to learn

Distinguish near-synonyms, register, and the precise meaning a word takes inside a longer passage.

How to use this list

Collect complete phrases and collocations from authentic reading instead of studying every advanced word alone.

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.

List scope

Only the 1,600 words assigned to HSK 5.

HSK 5 only 1,600HSK 1–5 combined 3,600
Official 2025 syllabus

HSK 5 vocabulary

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Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY)

person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)

racetrack; field (for athletics competition)

the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom

to burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc)

动、名

identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以[yi3] + ... + 的身份[de5 shen1 fen4]); status (social, leg

to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child

(of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively

to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity)

organism; living creature; life form; (attributive) biological; bio-

one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]; animal from the Chinese zodiac

to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out

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.