Communicate and handle everyday affairs
交流、处理日常事务
Covers everyday errands, lost items, leave requests, borrowing, returning, and service procedures.
HSK 5 Syllabus: Topics, Tasks, and Grammar
HSK 5 covers 72 official topics, 28 task areas, 3,557 words, and advanced grammar for institutions, management, mental health, research, science, and social systems. This level covers 72 topics,28 official tasks, and 3,557 cumulative vocabulary words. HSK 5 expands into insurance, management, mental health, research, science, and social systems.
CEFR orientation: C13,557 cumulative words68 grammar patterns
72
topics
28
tasks
3,557
words
Level angle
Institutions and analysis
HSK 5 expands into insurance, management, mental health, research, science, and social systems.
Topics
These are the official topic areas for HSK 5, shown with English labels first and the original Chinese syllabus labels preserved.
Daily life
日常生活
Everyday affairs日常事务
- Service handling/业务办理
- Asking for help with difficulties/困难求助
Food and drink饮食
- Eating out and meals/就餐
- Dining experience/餐饮体验
Transportation and travel交通出行
- Transportation and logistics/交通运输
- Travel experience/出行体验
Shopping购物
- Choosing goods/商品选购
- Consumer activities/消费活动
Medical and health医疗健康
- Medical visits/就医
- Mental health/心理健康
- Healthy living/健康生活
Leisure休闲
- Leisure activities/休闲活动
- Activity feelings, life reflections, personal insights/活动感受、生活随感、人生感悟等
Community社区
- Living situation/居住情况
- Community management/社区管理
- Community life/社区生活
Family life家庭生活
- Home life/居家生活
- Family activities/家庭活动
- Family issues/家庭问题
Education
教育情况
Study situation学习情况
- Course situation/课程情况
- Teaching situation/教学情况
- Study experience/学习经历
- Study reflections/学习心得
Campus life校园生活
- Campus activities/校园活动
- School situation/学校情况
Education issues教育问题
- Family education/家庭教育
- School, social, and vocational education/学校教育、社会教育、职业教育等
Work life
职场生活
Career and experience职业与经历
- Work content/工作内容
- Work experience/工作经历
Operations and management经营与管理
- Team cooperation/团队合作
- Personnel management/人员管理
- Enterprise development/企业发展
Nature and environment
自然与环境
Nature自然
- Natural resources/自然资源
- Terrain and landforms/地形地貌
- Natural phenomena and laws/自然现象、自然规律
- Animals and plants/动植物
Environment环境
- Ecological balance/生态平衡
- Cities and villages/城市与乡村
- Environmental protection/环境保护
Science and technology
科学技术
Technology development科技发展
- Product introduction and application/产品介绍与应用
Scientific knowledge科学知识
- Popular science knowledge/科普知识
- Research results/科研成果
Contemporary society
当代社会
Overview概况
- Administrative divisions/行政区划
- Population situation/人口情况
- Features of the times/时代特征
Economic phenomena经济现象
- Import and export trade/进出口贸易
- Business activities/商业活动
- Economic development/经济发展
Social phenomena社会现象
- People's livelihood development/民生发展
- Emerging things/新兴事物
- Social ideas/社会观念
- Infrastructure/基础设施
Literature and arts文艺
- Artistic forms/文艺形式
- Arts knowledge/文艺常识
- Creators and their works/创作者及其作品
- Arts activities/文艺活动
Sports体育
- Sports events/运动项目
- Sports events and tournaments/体育赛事
- Sports figures and stories/体育名人、体育故事
Chinese-foreign exchange中外交流
- Exchange stories, friendly visits, international cooperation/交往故事、友好访问、国际合作等
Language and writing语言文字
- Sayings, idioms, and famous quotations/俗语、成语、名言名句等
- Language phenomena/语言现象
Culture and tradition
文化与传统
Folk customs and traditions民俗传统
- Local foods and regional differences/地方饮食及差异等
- Traditional festivals and customs/传统节日与习俗
- Folk legends/民间传说
Cultural landscapes人文景观
- Ancient life/古代生活
- Historic sites, traditional dwellings, and architecture/名胜古迹、传统民居、建筑等
Traditional thought and arts传统思想与艺术
- Philosophical thought/哲学思想
- Traditional arts/传统艺术
History历史
- Historical figures and events/历史人物、历史事件
Ancient science and technology古代科技
- Ancient technological achievements/古代科技成就
- Ancient scientific ideas and scientists' stories/古人科学观念、古代科学家事迹
Tasks
Tasks describe what the syllabus expects learners to do with the language, beyond recognizing words in isolation.
Official HSK 5 tasks
HSK（五级）任务
Discuss dining experiences
谈论餐饮体验
Focuses on restaurant styles, dietary restrictions, recommendations, taste preferences, cooking methods, and dining settings.
Discuss transportation and travel
谈论交通出行
Focuses on transport choices, travel plans, travel experiences, road rules, routes, and trip writing.
Discuss shopping experiences
谈论购物体验
Covers brands, use, quality, after-sales service, shopping channels, promotions, and purchase experiences.
Discuss medical and health topics
谈论医疗健康
Focuses on injuries, diagnosis, emergency care, mental health, prevention, and health concepts.
Discuss leisure activities
谈论休闲活动
Covers outdoor activities, handicrafts, photography, exhibitions, travel, life reflections, and personal insights.
Communicate and discuss community life
沟通、交流社区生活情况
Focuses on housing, facilities, property management, safety, services, volunteers, and neighborhood communication.
Discuss family life
交流家庭生活
Covers home goods, appliances, family events, parenting, family values, responsibilities, and family issues.
Report study situation
报告学习情况
Focuses on curriculum, classroom expectations, materials, projects, speeches, experiments, papers, certificates, and study goals.
Share campus life experiences
分享校园生活的经历、经验
Covers student clubs, campus services, training, lectures, accommodation, departments, and campus-event writing.
Discuss education situations and issues
谈论教育情况和问题
Focuses on family, school, social, and vocational education, including education concepts and problems.
Discuss work content and experience
交流工作内容和工作经历
Covers projects, business plans, progress, internships, resignation, unemployment, retirement, and work reports.
Discuss operations and management
谈论经营与管理情况
Focuses on entrepreneurship, teamwork, hiring, training, personnel structure, compensation, and management experience.
Discuss nature
谈论自然情况
Covers climate, seasons, animals, plants, scenery, weather, and short descriptions of nature.
Discuss environmental issues
谈论环境问题
Covers urban and rural environments, pollution, environmental governance, human impact, and public opinions.
Introduce technology products
介绍科技产品
Focuses on robots, livestreaming technology, smart products, product development, and practical applications.
Introduce scientific knowledge
介绍科学知识
Covers popular science, research results, scientific experiments, conclusions, and science communication.
Introduce China overview topics
介绍中国概况
Focuses on administrative divisions, population, education levels, social identity, and features of contemporary China.
Discuss economic phenomena
谈论经济现象
Covers products, exhibitions, cooperation, promotion, industry trends, enterprise development, and economic hot topics.
Discuss social phenomena
谈论社会现象
Focuses on livelihoods, employment, population, social change, values, infrastructure, and public facilities.
Discuss artistic forms, knowledge, and works
谈论文艺形式、常识、作品
Covers literature, photography, drama, film, games, creators, arts knowledge, and cultural events.
Discuss sports events and tournaments
谈论体育项目及赛事
Focuses on sport features, competition settings, judging, ceremonies, athletes, achievements, and sports stories.
Discuss international exchange events
谈论国际交往事件
Covers friendly visits, international cooperation, exchange stories, and reports about international friendship.
Introduce Chinese language and writing
介绍中国语言文字
Focuses on sayings, idioms, quotations, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, characters, and language phenomena.
Introduce ancient Chinese folk customs and cultural landscapes
介绍中国古代民俗传统、人文景观
Covers local foods, regional differences, festivals, legends, ancient life, and historic sites.
Introduce Chinese traditional thought and arts
介绍中国传统思想与艺术
Focuses on traditional thought, famous sayings, calligraphy, painting, music, folk arts, martial arts, and crafts.
Introduce Chinese history
介绍中国历史
Covers historical figures, events, background, causes, results, dynasties, and cultural landmarks.
Introduce ancient Chinese science and technology
介绍中国古代科技
Focuses on traditional medicine, agriculture, inventions, scientific ideas, and ancient scientists' influence.
Grammar
Grammar categories use native expansion controls so the full pattern list remains readable on phone screens.
Morphemes语素
一头
一头 morpheme
他一头扎进水里。
He plunged headfirst into the water.
Word classes词类
彼此、如此、本
pronouns
本公司希望双方彼此尊重，如此才能长期合作。
Our company hopes both sides respect each other; only this way can we cooperate long term.
册、朵、届、颗、匹、行、架、群、支、根、批、束、副、集、周
noun measure words
桌上放着一束花和一册旧书。
There is a bouquet of flowers and an old volume on the table.
眼
action measure word
我看了他一眼，他没说话。
I glanced at him once, and he said nothing.
过于、相当、较¹、可²、格外、极其
degree adverbs
这个要求过于严格，大家都觉得相当困难。
This requirement is too strict, and everyone finds it quite difficult.
时刻、曾经、立刻、连忙、始终、早已、即将、急忙、渐渐、尽快、早晚
time adverbs
会议即将开始，请尽快入场。
The meeting is about to begin; please enter as soon as possible.
老是、通常、时常
frequency adverbs
他老是迟到，通常让大家等很久。
He is always late and usually makes everyone wait a long time.
尽量、亲自
manner adverbs
这份报告请你尽量亲自完成。
Please try to complete this report yourself.
便、一旦
connective adverbs
你一旦决定，便不要后悔。
Once you decide, do not regret it.
似乎、仿佛
modal adverbs
他似乎明白了，仿佛一下子轻松了许多。
He seemed to understand, as if he had suddenly relaxed a lot.
毕竟、居然、反正、根本、果然、简直、绝对、的确、反而、白、刚好、可³
tone and stance adverbs
这次我白忙了，反而把问题弄复杂了。
This time I worked for nothing and instead made the problem more complicated.
自从
since
自从去年毕业，我就没回过学校。
Since graduating last year, I haven't returned to school.
朝、沿（着）
direction prepositions
大家朝山顶走，沿着小路慢慢爬。
Everyone walked toward the mountaintop, slowly climbing along the path.
替、同¹、较²
object and comparison prepositions
同他相比，我的经验较少。
Compared with him, I have less experience.
凭、据、依据
basis prepositions
据天气预报，明天会下雨。
According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.
以及、同²
phrase conjunctions
这个项目需要老师以及学生共同参加。
This project requires teachers as well as students to participate together.
从而、可见、假如、总之
clause conjunctions
他坚持练习，从而提高了口语。
He kept practicing and thereby improved his spoken Chinese.
似的
similative particle
他跑得像飞似的。
He ran as if he were flying.
Phrases短语
A来A去
A back and forth
他想来想去，还是决定不去。
He thought it over again and again, and still decided not to go.
A着A着
while A-ing
他走着走着，突然停下了。
As he was walking along, he suddenly stopped.
没A没B
without A or B
这孩子没大没小，真没礼貌。
This child shows no respect for age or status and is really impolite.
说A就A
say A and immediately A
他说走就走，非常果断。
He said he would leave and immediately left; he is very decisive.
不得了
extremely
今天热得不得了。
Today is extremely hot.
用不着
no need
这点小事，用不着担心。
For such a small matter, there is no need to worry.
从……来看
from ... perspective
从经济来看，这个计划很合理。
From an economic perspective, this plan is very reasonable.
A的A，B的B
some A, some B
（自）……以来
since ...
由……组成
made up of ...
X也不是，Y也不是
neither X nor Y
X也X不得，Y也Y不得
cannot X or Y
X是它，Y也是它
it is both X and Y
X着也是X着
X anyway
不管怎样说
in any case
真有你/他/她的
quite something
X什么X
what X?
什么X不X（的）
whether X or not
不X白不X
no loss in X-ing
X来X去，都是/就是……
after all X, still ...
动词+什么（就）是什么
whatever the verb is
Sentence components句子成分
多项状语
multiple adverbials
动词+得/不得
can or cannot do
形容词/心理动词+得+不得了
extreme degree with de
趋向补语的引申用法：表示状态意义：动词/形容词+下来/下去/起来/过来/过去
direction complement as state
(1) 动词/形容词+得+动词短语
de with verb phrase
(2) 动词/形容词+得+主谓短语
de with subject-predicate phrase
(3) 动词/形容词+得+固定短语
de with fixed phrase
Sentence types句子的类型
(1) 表示存在、具有：主语+有+着+宾语
existence with 有着
(2) 表示附着：主语+动词+有+宾语
attachment with 有
(1) 主语+把+宾语+一+动词
ba with yi plus verb
(2) 主语+把+宾语1+动词+宾语2
ba with second object
前后两个动词性词语具有因果、转折、条件关系
linked verbs with logical relation
A+形容词+B+数量补语
adjective comparison with quantity
主语+被/叫/让+宾语+给+动词+其他成分
passive with gei
……，便……
... then ...
或是……，或是……
either ... or ...
一旦……，就……
once ... then ...
假如……，（就）……
if ... then ...
万一……，（就）……
if by any chance ...
……，要不然/不然……
... otherwise ...
……，因而……
... therefore ...
……，可见……
... it can be seen ...
哪怕……，也……
even if ... still ...
不但不/不但没有……，反而……
not only not ... but instead ...
不是……，还/还是……
not ... but still ...
……，为的是……
... for the purpose of ...
没有……就没有……
without ... no ...
不……不……
not ... not ...
再……也……
no matter how ... still ...
Study Tips
- Practice institutional vocabulary. Use topic groups to practice institutional vocabulary in context.
- Pair review with formal stories. Pair syllabus review with stories that involve management, healthcare, science, or social issues.
- Treat grammar as register awareness. Use grammar to notice how formal Chinese links claims, conditions, and concessions.
Read HSK 5 topics in context
Graded stories turn this syllabus scope into vocabulary, grammar, and tasks inside a narrative instead of isolated lists.
Browse HSK 5 storiesFrequently Asked Questions
Is this the full HSK 5 syllabus?
This page follows the full compact HSK 5 topic, task, and grammar syllabus extracted into this repository.
What makes HSK 5 more institutional than HSK 4?
HSK 5 adds insurance, community management, business operations, research, mental health, social systems, and analytical public topics.
What analytical topics appear at HSK 5?
HSK 5 includes research findings, science knowledge, economic phenomena, social issues, infrastructure, language phenomena, and cultural history.
How should learners approach HSK 5 grammar patterns?
Treat the patterns as register signals for formal explanations, argument structure, conditions, concessions, and comparisons.