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

All 3,600 words from HSK 1 through HSK 5.

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

HSK 5 vocabulary

Words 1,201–1,300 of 3,600Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc

in accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement); (physics) coincidence

to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious

动、形

feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive

名、动

emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons

erhua variant of 幹活|干活[gan4 huo2]

college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4])

high speed; expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4])

to estimate; to assess; to calculate; (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...)

spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)

to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations

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.