steady; stable
形、动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
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HSK 5
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.
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名to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist)
动bedroom
名to shake hands
动unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)
动to have no alternative; frustrated
动、连countless; numberless
形unlimited; unbounded
形not valid; ineffective
动dance (performance art); dancing
名military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
名(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
名multicolored; every color under the sun
—fog; mist
名(commodity) prices
名physics; physical; relating to the material world
名articles; goods
名property; real estate
名matter; substance
名Western-style food
名(drinking) straw; pipette
名to absorb; to assimilate
动suit; Western-style clothes
名trick; drama
名to connect; to relate to
名details; particulars
名a drama; a play; theater; script of a play
名system
名、形to download; also pr. [xia4zai4]
动early or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another
名、副sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
形、名enclosure; (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle
形to seem; to look
动clearly; evidently; obviously
形to show; to illustrate
动county; (Japan) prefecture
名the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot
名modern times; modern age
名、形modernization
动(electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route
名reality; actuality; real; actual
名、形phenomenon; appearance
名to restrict; to limit
动、名current situation
名country or countryside; native place
名to be in contact (with sb); to associate
动rustic; village
名equivalent to; appropriate
动、副relatively; opposite
动、形related; relevant
动similar; alike
形to miss; to remember with longing
动noise
名to enjoy; to live it up
动to imagine; to envision; imagination
动photo album
名item; project; (sports) event
名rubber; an eraser
名upward; up
动symbol; emblem; to symbolize; to signify; to represent
动、名to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
动consumer
名to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
动negative; passive
形sales volume
名to disappear; to fade away
动to sell; to market
动young lady; miss
名small scale; small size
形less than, <
动efficiency
名inclined; slanting
形、动agreement; pact
动、名to write; to compose
动bridegroom; groom
名psychology; mentality
名bride
名newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride
名to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
动attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche
名new type; new kind
形envelope
名to trust; to have confidence in
动trustworthiness; (commerce) credit
名journey; travel route; itinerary; distance of travel
名to form; to take shape
动operation; action
动、名pedestrian; traveler on foot
名to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance
动outer appearance; form
名circumstances; situation
名to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
动action; conduct; behavior; activity
名image; form
名、形form; shape
名to walk
动fortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck
名、形nature; characteristic
名to amend; to alter
动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.