HSK 3.0 HSK 2.0

Current curriculum

HSK 3.0 study path

Follow the current syllabus from beginner vocabulary through the combined advanced band, with every level connected to writing, listening, and review.

Start with Level 1

Vocabulary entries10,940

Single characters1,540

Study bands7

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One curriculum, clearly separated

Choose this version for current HSK preparation and newly structured courses. Each level opens a searchable vocabulary workspace with handwriting, flashcard, dictation, and worksheet actions.

Level 1

137 characters · 163 words

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Level 2

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Level 3

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Level 4

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Level 5

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Level 6

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Level 7-9

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1. Browse

Filter the exact vocabulary assigned to this level.

2. Produce

Send characters into handwriting, dictation, or a worksheet.

3. Review

Mark progress and return through flashcards or listening.

Framework overview

What HSK 3.0 is designed to measure

HSK is an international standardized Chinese proficiency test for non-native speakers. It focuses on using Chinese in daily, academic, and professional settings—not vocabulary recognition alone.

Levels 1–3 · Foundation

Build high-frequency vocabulary and reliable listening and reading for familiar personal and everyday situations.

Levels 4–6 · Independent use

Handle broader social, academic, and professional topics with increasingly precise reading, listening, and written expression.

Levels 7–9 · Advanced band

The combined advanced examination covers listening, reading, writing, translation, and speaking, then reports Level 7, 8, or 9 from the measured ability.

Competency profile

How ability develops across the levels

These summaries are orientation guides. Actual exam performance depends on integrated listening, reading, writing, and—where included—translation or speaking tasks.

1–2

Core comprehension

Recognize frequent language and respond in highly familiar situations.

3

Connected communication

Follow and produce connected language for routine study, work, and travel needs.

4–6

Independent expression

Understand longer material, discuss wider topics, and write with growing control.

7–9

Specialized proficiency

Work with complex academic, professional, cultural, and formal communication.

Study guidance

Use the list as a curriculum, not a checklist

Learn in context. Open each word to study meaning, pronunciation, component structure, and related vocabulary.

Separate recognition from production. Reading a word is not the same as recalling its sound or writing its characters from memory.

Review across skills. Move one level through handwriting, flashcards, dictation, and printable practice instead of repeatedly rereading the list.