HSK 5 Flashcards HSK 3.0 · 2026 syllabus · 1,598 words
Syllabus: HSK 3.0, 2026 revision (the lists used from July 2026). Looking for the old 6-level exam? HSK 2.0 level 5 flashcards.
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Advanced vocabulary for work, society and abstract ideas. Sets of 50 keep a 1,598-word deck manageable.
This deck has all 1,598 words the 2026 HSK 3.0 syllabus (published November 2025) introduces at HSK 5; with the levels below it you reach 3,592 words. 1,513 cards have an example sentence, 414 of them from a story you can read on this site.
How to use this deck
- Look at the front and say the answer out loud before you flip.
- Flip, check, and mark Knew it or Didn’t know. Be strict: a slow or half-right answer is a miss.
- At the end of the set, review only the cards you missed until none are left.
- Come back tomorrow and do the set again before starting a new one. Short daily sessions beat long ones.
All 1,598 words in this deck
The full list with story examples, search, CSV and print-friendly PDF lives on the HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can also open it here:
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Questions
How many words are in HSK 5?
In the 2026 HSK 3.0 syllabus, HSK 5 introduces 1,598 new words, for 3,592 words in total counting the levels below it. Older lists for the 2021 standard have different counts, so check which list a deck uses.
Which pronunciation does the audio use?
The audio uses your device’s built-in Chinese voice. Pick Mainland (zh-CN) or Taiwan (zh-TW); the Taiwan voice reads the traditional characters. Quality depends on the voices your device has installed.
Why does the zhuyin sometimes differ from the pinyin?
Zhuyin is shown with Taiwan’s standard pronunciation, which differs for some words, for example 垃圾 lājī (Mainland) and ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄜˋ lèsè (Taiwan).
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