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HSK 5 (3.0): 3,600 words and 1,527 characters — 2026 syllabus

Everything HSK 5 requires under the syllabus in force since 1 July 2026. Figures are cumulative: the level is also tested on everything below it. Counted from the official syllabus rather than copied from summaries — why that distinction matters here.

Requirements in numbers

Words
3,600
+1,600 at this level
Characters to read
1,527
+431 at this level
Of those, to write
550
by hand
Under HSK 2.0
2,500
words at this level

HSK 5 characters: 431 new

Characters introduced at this level, with their stroke count underneath. The ones you also need to write by hand, rather than only recognise, are underlined in red — 150 of 431.

Individual character pages currently cover HSK 1–3; for the rest, paste characters into the practice sheet builder to see their stroke order. Printable practice sheets take any characters you paste in.

HSK 5 vocabulary: 1,600 new words

The start of the level’s word list, in syllabus order, with official pinyin and a short gloss. 1,600 glosses on this level were written by hand for the list rather than taken from a dictionary entry.

  1. 哎āihey!; oh!
  2. 哎呀āiyāoh dear!; oops!
  3. 唉àialas; oh dear
  4. 爱护àihùto cherish; to take good care of
  5. 安āncalm; to install
  6. 安全带ānquándàia seat belt
  7. 安慰ānwèito comfort; consolation
  8. 安装ānzhuāngto install; to fit
  9. 暗àndark
  10. 熬夜áoyèto stay up late
  11. 把握bǎwòto grasp; certainty
  12. 白báiwhite; in vain
  13. 半夜bànyèmidnight; the middle of the night
  14. 傍晚bàngwǎntowards evening; at dusk
  15. 包裹bāoguǒa parcel; to wrap up
  16. 包含bāohánto contain; to include
  17. 包括bāokuòto include; to comprise
  18. 包装bāozhuāngpackaging; to wrap
  19. 薄báothin
  20. 宝bǎoa treasure
  21. 保bǎoto protect; to keep
  22. 保安bǎo’āna security guard
  23. 宝贝bǎobèia treasure; darling
  24. 保持bǎochíto keep
  25. 保存bǎocúnto preserve; to keep
  26. 宝贵bǎoguìprecious; valuable
  27. 保留bǎoliúto retain; to hold back
  28. 保险bǎoxiǎninsurance; safe
  29. 保质期bǎozhìqīshelf life; use-by date
  30. 报到bàodàoto check in; to report for duty
  31. 报道bàodàoa news report; to report
  32. 报告bàogàoa report; to report
  33. 报警bàojǐngto call the police; to raise the alarm
  34. 暴雨bàoyǔa downpour; a rainstorm
  35. 抱怨bàoyuànto complain; to grumble
  36. 背bèithe back; by heart
  37. 背后bèihòubehind; at the back
  38. 背景bèijǐnga background; a backer
  39. 被子bèizia quilt; a duvet
  40. 本běnmeasure word for books
Full HSK 5 word list — 1,600 words →