HSK 3.0 · 2025 syllabus
New HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
The 2025 HSK examination syllabus uses three stages and nine levels. Levels 1–6 are separate exams; Levels 7–9 are one integrated band. The lists below contain 11,000 word entries, from 300 words at Level 1 to 11,000 cumulative words at Levels 7–9.
This is the new HSK 3.0 syllabus, published in November 2025 and implemented from July 2026. The older HSK 2.0 lists remain at HSK 1–6.
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HSK 1
300 new words
300 words: greetings, numbers, time, food, shopping and everyday survival phrases.
300 cumulative
Open word listHSK 2
200 new words
200 new words (500 cumulative): weather, travel, health, plans and simple descriptions.
500 cumulative
Open word listHSK 3
500 new words
500 new words (1,000 cumulative): longer interactions, opinions, school and work.
1,000 cumulative
Open word listHSK 4
1,000 new words
1,000 new words (2,000 cumulative): news, society, feelings and more abstract topics.
2,000 cumulative
Open word listHSK 5
1,600 new words
1,600 new words (3,600 cumulative): culture, economy, relationships and formal writing.
3,600 cumulative
Open word listHSK 6
1,800 new words
1,800 new words (5,400 cumulative): advanced reading, idioms and nuanced expression.
5,400 cumulative
Open word listHSK 7–9
5,600 new words
5,600 new words (11,000 cumulative): academic, professional and literary Chinese.
11,000 cumulative
Open word listHow the 2025 syllabus is organised
Levels 1–3
Elementary: 300, 500 and 1,000 cumulative words. Everyday tasks, personal information, food, travel and simple interactions.
Levels 4–6
Intermediate: 2,000, 3,600 and 5,400 cumulative words. Longer texts, opinions, society, culture and formal expression.
Levels 7–9
Advanced: one integrated exam, 11,000 cumulative words. Academic, professional and literary Chinese; results report below 7, 7, 8 or 9.
Word levels and vocabulary follow the official HSK Examination Syllabus (2025) published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation. English definitions come from CC-CEDICT and the HanziSkills dictionary. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the test provider. See our Terms and third-party notices.