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67,253 words 144,457 examples 61,187 tips HSK 1-9

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Official vocabulary lists from the 2025 HSK 3.0 exam syllabus (中文水平考试HSK考试大纲), levels 1–9, where 7, 8, and 9 share a single unified word list distinguished only by exam score band.

HSK 1 300 words

哪 nǎ which 块 kuài piece 哥哥 gēge older brother 有点儿 yǒudiǎnr a little; slightly 吃 chī to eat

HSK 2 198 words

左 zuǒ left (direction) 进 jìn to enter 出门 chūmén to go out 介绍 jièshào to introduce 眼睛 yǎnjing eye; eyes

HSK 3 497 words

球场 qiúchǎng sports field 完成 wánchéng to complete 只有 zhǐyǒu only 开会 kāihuì to hold a meeting 解决 jiějué to solve; to resolve

HSK 4 997 words

原谅 yuánliàng to forgive; to pardon; to excuse 窗户 chuānghu window 无法 wúfǎ unable to 功夫 gōngfu kung fu 体温 tǐwēn body temperature

HSK 5 1,591 words

其余 qíyú the rest; the remainder 足够 zúgòu enough; sufficient; adequate 沙子 shāzi sand; grit 业余 yèyú amateur 身份 shēnfèn identity

HSK 6 1,792 words

采纳 cǎinà to accept; to adopt (a suggestion, opinion) 猜测 cāicè to guess; to conjecture; to speculate 流通 liútōng to circulate; to be in circulation 来临 láilín to arrive; to come; to approach 朗读 lǎngdú to read aloud; to read out loud

HSK 7-9 5,583 words

表述 biǎoshù to express 吻合 wěnhé to match 拉链 lāliàn zipper 侵占 qīnzhàn to seize 本色 běnsè true colors

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Browse radicals, polyphone characters with multiple readings, and four-character idioms.

Kangxi 214 radicals

龠 yuè flute 2 chars 风 fēng wind 7 chars 丶 diǎn dot 8 chars 示 shì altar; spirit 35 chars 八 bā eight 21 chars

Polyphone 446 characters

读 dú / dòu 悄 qiāo / qiǎo 赚 zhuàn / zuàn 门道 méndao / méndào 磨 mó / mò

Chengyu 3,983 idioms

叱咤风云 chìzhà-fēngyún to shake the world with one's roar 落叶归根 luòyè-guīgēn fallen leaves return to their roots 举世闻名 jǔshì-wénmíng world-famous 铁石心肠 tiěshí-xīncháng to have a heart of stone 倾国倾城 qīngguó-qīngchéng beautiful enough to topple a city or a state

Proper Nouns 8,067 entries

芦淞市场 Lúsōng Shìchǎng Lusong Market (Zhuzhou, Hunan) 凯萨琳 Kǎisàlín Katherine / Catherine (transliterated female name) 维尔丽特 Wéi'ěrlìtè Violet (female given name transliteration, esp. Violet Evergarden) 说苑 Shuōyuàn Garden of Stories, Liu Xiang's Western Han collection of anecdotes and sayings 肖 xiāo Xiao (Chinese surname)

Measure Word 135 classifiers

辆 liàng measure word for vehicles 一条 yìtiáo one (for long narrow things: streets, rivers, fish, pants) 秒钟 miǎozhōng second (unit of time) 匝 zā full circuit; one complete turn or loop (literary measure word) 杯 bēi cup; glass

Phrase 1,758 expressions

马群空 mǎqúnkōng (fig.) talented people have been fully recruited and put to use; no talent is left overlooked 肤色不均 fūsè bùjūn uneven skin tone 双12购物 Shuāng shí'èr gòuwù Double Twelve shopping 一个样 yígeyàng the same; of the same type 利用职务之便 lìyòng zhíwù zhī biàn to take advantage of one's official position

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Ranked by how often words appear in Chinese movies and TV shows (SUBTLEX-CH).

1–500 500 words

一下 yíxià a bit; a little 些 xiē some; a few 和 hé and; together with; with 可 kě can; may; able to 行 xíng to walk; to go; to travel

501–1,000 500 words

支 zhī to support; to prop up 力量 lìliang power 如 rú as; like; such as 事实 shìshí fact 陪 péi to accompany; to keep (someone) company

1,001–2,000 1,000 words

奖 jiǎng prize; award; reward 学习 xuéxí to learn 恶魔 èmó demon 骗子 piànzi swindler; cheat; con artist 专家 zhuānjiā expert

2,001–5,000 3,000 words

仆人 púrén servant 航空 hángkōng aviation 一阵 yízhèn a burst of; a spell of 公主 gōngzhǔ princess 李 lǐ plum

5,001–10,000 5,000 words

戈登 Gēdēng Gordon (English name) 安心 ānxīn at ease; relieved 敷 fū to apply (medicine, cream, etc.) 牲 shēng domestic animal; livestock 引人注目 yǐnrén-zhùmù eye-catching; attention-grabbing; striking

10,001–20,000 10,000 words

关键词 guānjiàncí keyword 偷运 tōuyùn to smuggle; to transport secretly 到时 dàoshí at that time 影印 yǐngyìn to photocopy 打盹 dǎdǔn to doze off; to nap