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 2,801–2,900 of 3,600Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

Europe (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1])

(literary) tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction

动、(名、量)

to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配貨|配货[pei4 huo4] and 送貨|送货[song4 huo4]); to deliver (goods)

(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair

to piece together; to put together; to pool (resources etc); to share

(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank

后缀、(动)

average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions

动、形

to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document

to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph

动、名

wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])

quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy

friends and family; kith and kin

severity (of the case); degree of seriousness

to request; to ask; request (CL:個|个[ge4])

动、名

right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth

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.