HSK 2025 vocabulary
HSK word lists
These are the 10,884 words Dayword teaches, grouped by HSK level. HSK 1 to 3 link to a page for each word, with pinyin, an English gloss, and an example sentence. The same words rotate on the iPhone Lock Screen.
A few entries that are not appropriate for a general-audience app are left out. The counts below are the curriculum in the app.
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- HSK 1The first band: pronouns, numbers, and the words you need to say what something is. Every word has its own page, with pinyin and an example sentence.301 words
- HSK 2Everyday actions and objects once the first band is familiar. This is the HSK 2 vocabulary Dayword teaches. Every word has its own page, with pinyin and an example sentence.198 words
- HSK 3A wider daily vocabulary. The words stay concrete, and there are more of them. Almost every word has its own page, with pinyin and an example sentence.490 words
- HSK 4The list gets long here. Topics move past the first travel phrases.989 words
- HSK 5More abstract vocabulary, in the order Dayword introduces this band.1,580 words
- HSK 6The last numbered band before the advanced list.1,774 words
- HSK 7–9Advanced Chinese vocabulary for learners moving beyond HSK 6. Dayword combines HSK 7–9 into one list, with pinyin and English meanings for every word. Search the full list by character, pinyin, or meaning, or browse 100 words at a time.5,552 words
English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are written by Dayword or taken from Tatoeba contributors under CC BY 2.0 FR, with a link on each Tatoeba sentence.