disparity; gap
名HSK 5
vocabulary.
Develop nuanced expression across social, cultural, academic, and professional subjects.
Develop nuanced expression across social, cultural, academic, and professional subjects.
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.
All 3,600 words from HSK 1 through HSK 5.
disparity; gap
名fork
名to tear open; to tear down
动to give birth; to reproduce
动output
名goods; merchandise
名industry; estate
名good aspects; strong points
名length
名long-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent
形long-term; for a protracted period
名、形common sense; general knowledge
名to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
动long distance; long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话[chang2 tu2 dian4 hua4])
形long-term; long-range
形location; place
名to exceed; to overtake
动to exceed; to overstep
动super-; ultra-
形to exceed the speed limit; to speed
动imperial or royal court; government
动、介to quarrel; to make a noise
形、动to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp
动traffic accident; car crash
名garage
名vehicle
名carriage
名vehicle owner
名thorough; thoroughly
形to submerge; to immerse
动、形taciturn; uncommunicative
动to weigh; to state
动to weigh; to state
动to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
动to praise; to commend; to compliment
动(manufacturing, production etc) costs
名to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
动degree; level; extent
名composition; ingredient; element; component; one's social status
名result; achievement
名accomplishment; success
名、动to establish; to set up
动to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult
动city district; urban area
名to reach adulthood; an adult
动、名to admit; to concede
动to bear; to support
动mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen
动、形attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
名procedures; sequence
名member
名to mature; to grow
动orange
名surname Chi; pond
名to continue; to last; to persist
动ruler (measuring instrument)
名wing
名(of water) to dash against; to mix with water
动to recharge (a battery); (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure)
动ample; sufficient
形full of; brimming with
动to recharge (money onto a card); to top up
动adequate; sufficient
形to repeat; to duplicate
动insect; bug
名house pet
名to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole
动clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
形stench; smelly
形(bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early
名、副、前缀to publish
动junior; primary
形initial stage; beginning period
名remarkable; outstanding
形to sell; to offer for sale
动to attend; to participate
动to come from
动lunar New Year's Eve
名(bound form) place; locality; (bound form) part; aspect
动to handle; to deal with; to punish
动to be in (some state, position, or condition)
动(bound form) place; locality; (bound form) part; aspect
名to pass on; to spread
动to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
动to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive
动legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...
动、名tradition; traditional
名、形windowsill; window ledge
名bed sheet
名to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation
动、名to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship
动to create; to bring about
动to create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation
动、名vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)
名to resign
动after this; afterwards
名before this; before then
名now; this moment
名to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
动、名never
—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.