Appendix:HSK list of Mandarin words

From 2021 (HSK v3.0)

In 2021, a new list of words have been introduced for the HSK (新汉语水平考试).

list
level 1
level 2
level 3
level 4
level 5
level 6
level 7-9

Between 2010–2021 (HSK v2.0)

In 2010, a new list of words have been introduced for the HSK (新汉语水平考试). This list will soon become obsolete with the introduction of HSK 3.0 in 2021.

list	level	total cumulative words	total new words
level 1	一级	150	150
level 2	二级	300	150
level 3	三级	600	300
level 4	四级	1200	600
level 5	五级	2500	1300
level 6	六级	5000	2500

The total chinese characters to know is 2,663.

Before 2010 (HSK v1.0)

Beginning, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced Chinese categories are based on the 甲乙丙丁 categories as set forth in the former version of the Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì (Chinese Proficiency Test). These word lists are no longer current as a new 6-level HSK test format was introduced in 2010.

Wiktionary	HSK committee	level number	total words	total characters
Beginning Mandarin	甲 (jiǎ)	1	1033	800
Elementary Mandarin	乙 (yǐ)	2	2019	803
Intermediate Mandarin	丙 (bǐng)	3	2205	591
Advanced Mandarin	丁	4	3583	671

• Source: https://www.unige.ch/lettres/estas/unites/chinois/general/hsk/
• The total number of words on the HSK committee list is 8840. If a word falls outside that list, it will not be classified as beginning, elementary, intermediate or advanced.
• Beginning Mandarin
• Elementary Mandarin
• Intermediate Mandarin
• Advanced Mandarin

See also

• Appendix:TOCFL list of Mandarin words