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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as the time draws near; at the last moment

副、形

to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message

动、名

to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student)

to record sound; an audio recording (CL:段[duan4])

动、名

(coll.) can't do anything about it; (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ...

rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵[ke1]); rose flower (CL:朵[duo3])

secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret

形、名

close; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)

形、动

area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area

to face; to turn towards; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; aspect; facet

name (of a thing); name (of an organization)

clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite

形、动

vague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up

形、动

gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look

wood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt

reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)

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.