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 2,201–2,300 of 3,600Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost

动

to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings

动、名

to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out

动

father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)

名

(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)

名

major event; major political event (war or change of regime)

名

to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

动、名

to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of

动

in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life

名

to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt

动

to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about

动

to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order

动

region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)

名

e-commerce (abbr. for 電子商務|电子商务[dian4 zi3 shang1 wu4]); to negotiate by telegram or telephone

名

electronic edition; digital version

名

to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb

动

pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character

名

to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)

动、形、量

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.