HSK VOCABULARY
HSK Vocabulary Lists — Levels 1 through 9
Pick your level — the full HSK 3.0 vocabulary, with pinyin and English.
HSK 1
150 essential words
The foundation — the official starting vocabulary for Chinese proficiency.
HSK 2
300 words for everyday life
Daily routines, shopping, getting around — the practical layer on top of HSK 1.
HSK 3
600 words, intermediate
Where Mandarin starts to feel useful — work, travel, and abstract topics open up.
HSK 4
1200 upper-intermediate words
Read newspapers, handle most workplace conversations, follow TV without subtitles (mostly).
HSK 5
2500 advanced words
Media, literature, nuanced communication — fluency you can use professionally.
HSK 6
5000 words, near-native
Academic texts, idioms, chengyu — the top of the HSK ladder.
HSK 7-9
5600 advanced words (HSK 3.0)
The new HSK 3.0 advanced band — combined 7-8-9 vocabulary with pinyin and Mandarin part-of-speech tags.
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