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60,928 words 131,877 examples 54,982 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

卖 mài to sell 天气 tiānqì weather 千 qiān thousand 你 nǐ you (singular, informal) 牛奶 niúnǎi cow's milk; milk

HSK 2 198 words

快 kuài fast 可能 kěnéng possible 下去 xiàqù to go down 床 chuáng bed 慢 màn slow

HSK 3 497 words

名单 míngdān list of names 不用 búyòng need not 办法 bànfǎ method 习惯 xíguàn habit 草地 cǎodì lawn; meadow; grassland

HSK 4 997 words

之间 zhījiān between 课程 kèchéng course; curriculum 汤 tāng soup; broth 许多 xǔduō many 能力 nénglì ability; capability

HSK 5 1,591 words

承担 chéngdān to undertake 撞 zhuàng to bump into; to collide with 印刷 yìnshuā to print 龙 lóng dragon 依据 yījù according to

HSK 6 1,792 words

跟踪 gēnzōng to follow 突破 tūpò to break through; to make a breakthrough 短缺 duǎnquē to be short of 流量 liúliàng internet traffic 严 yán strict

HSK 7-9 5,583 words

拜托 bàituō to request someone to do something 坟 fén grave 脉搏 màibó pulse 戳 chuō to poke; to jab; to stab 交涉 jiāoshè to negotiate

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

Kangxi 214 radicals

黾 mǐn frog 2 chars 毋 wú do not 6 chars 弋 yì ceremonial dart 4 chars 手 shǒu hand 287 chars 玉 yù jade 79 chars

Polyphone 438 polyphones

廑 jǐn / qín 边 biān / bian 呢 ne / ní 呐 nà / na 刨 páo / bào

Chengyu 3,752 idioms

独善其身 dúshàn-qíshēn to look after only oneself 闻风而动 wénfēng'érdòng to spring into action the moment word arrives 勃然大怒 bórán-dànù to fly into a rage 捷报频传 jiébào-pínchuán reports of victory keep pouring in 如数家珍 rúshǔ-jiāzhēn as if enumerating one's family treasures

Proper Nouns 5,588 entries

强生公司 Qiángshēng Gōngsī Johnson & Johnson (American multinational pharmaceutical and consumer goods corporation) 弗伦奇 Fúlúnqí French (English surname, transliteration) 苏里南 Sūlǐnán Suriname (country in South America) 贝莉 Bèilì Bailey / Bailee / Bayley 曾志伟 Zēng Zhìwěi Eric Tsang (1953-)

Measure Word 132 classifiers

元 yuán yuan (basic unit of Chinese currency) 唡 liǎng (old) ounce (British imperial unit) 毫克 háokè milligram (mg) 分贝 fēnbèi decibel (dB) 一团 yìtuán a ball of

Phrase 1,705 phrases

相思债 xiāngsīzhài the debt of lovesickness 烂透了 làntòule rotten through 百万分之一 bǎiwànfēnzhīyī one in a million 那会儿 nàhuìr at that time 钻牛角 zuānniújiǎo to fixate on an insoluble or trivial problem; to split hairs; to drive oneself up a blind alley

Browse by Frequency

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

1–500 500 words

了解 liǎojiě to understand 总 zǒng always; invariably 之前 zhīqián before 从来 cónglái always 怎么样 zěnmeyàng how?

501–1,000 500 words

双 shuāng pair 克 kè gram 游戏 yóuxì game 回到 huídào to return to 难道 nándào don't tell me...?

1,001–2,000 1,000 words

活动 huódòng activity; event 室 shì room; chamber 祈祷 qídǎo to pray 最佳 zuìjiā optimal; best 德 dé virtue; morality; ethics

2,001–5,000 3,000 words

接通 jiētōng to put through (a phone call) 效劳 xiàoláo to serve 档 dàng file; record; archive 荣誉 róngyù honor 纸条 zhǐtiáo note

5,001–10,000 5,000 words

洛根 Luògēn Logan (English given name or surname) 咪咪 mīmī kitty (pet name for a cat) 一举一动 yìjǔ-yídòng every move 木乃伊 mùnǎiyī mummy (preserved body) 登场 dēngchǎng to appear on stage

10,001–20,000 10,000 words

骨骼 gǔgé skeleton 艾菲 Àifēi Effie 恶性 èxìng malignant 残疾人 cánjírén person with a disability; disabled person 拘禁 jūjìn to detain