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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youtiao (deep-fried breadstick); slick and sly person

literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)

to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain

to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (often used in the negative) to care about

to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)

morning and evening; (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days

名、副

to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)

to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out

to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display

platform (at a railway station); (of an influential person) to publicly endorse or campaign for (a candidate)

to appreciate (in value); to increase in price

to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke

to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to

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.