HSK Vocabulary Lists — All 5,001 Official Words
Every official HSK word list, HSK 1 through 6, on one page per level: Simplified & Traditional characters, pinyin, English meanings, audio, a printable PDF, a study plan, and a free 20-question mock test. No sign-up.
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Download the word lists as PDFs
Every level as a typeset PDF — simplified, traditional, pinyin and English in one table, ready to print or keep on a phone. Free, no sign-up, no email address. Compare the six files and see what is inside them if you are not sure which level to print.
How the HSK levels fit together
The HSK (汉语水平考试, Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì) is the standard Chinese proficiency exam. Each level assumes all the vocabulary of the levels below it: HSK 1 starts with 150 words, and by HSK 6 you know about 5,000. Levels 1–2 show pinyin on the exam paper and have no writing section; from HSK 3 the pinyin support disappears and writing begins.
Ready to be tested? Sit a full-length timed practice paper — listening, reading and, from HSK 3, writing, scored against the real pass mark (HSK 1–4).
The HSKK speaking exam is a separate test with its own certificate, and most scholarships and Chinese-taught degrees ask for it alongside an HSK level — see what is on each paper and practise speaking it aloud.
Not sure where you stand? Take the vocabulary size test for an estimate of how many of these words you already know, paste any Chinese text into the HSK Level Analyzer to see its level breakdown, drill any level with the flashcards, print a level as cut-out paper flashcards, or read HSK Explained for the full picture of exam formats, HSK 2.0 vs 3.0, and study timelines.
Wondering whether a given level is enough? That question has a measured answer rather than an opinion: Chinese language statistics counts what share of the words in this site's own Chinese each level actually covers, level by level, along with how many characters it takes to read 80% of a text and which radicals turn up in the most characters.