HSK 5 Vocabulary
1,579 new words with pinyin, meanings and an example sentence for every word. Search by character, pinyin without tones, or English.
See these words in a story
Every one has word-level pinyin, narrated audio and tap-to-define.
- HSK 5
Dumplings or Tangyuan
Her first winter solstice as a wife, and her mother-in-law has hidden the tangyuan flour.
6 chapters · audio + pinyin
- HSK 5
Moving Dad's Papers
Her father moves to Guangzhou for care, but an insurance mismatch blocks direct billing.
6 chapters · audio + pinyin
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Tomatoes on the Fifteenth Floor
Worn out by her marketing job, she grows balcony tomatoes. Then pesticide drives off the bees.
6 chapters · audio + pinyin
HSK 5 expands to 3,500+ words, covering formal and literary vocabulary. At this level you can appreciate writing style, follow complex arguments, and read about specialized topics. Stories become vehicles for cultural understanding, not just language practice.
Longer, more literary stories with sophisticated themes — professional dilemmas, historical settings, philosophical questions. The writing uses varied sentence structures, figurative language, and domain-specific vocabulary from fields like medicine, law, or academia.
Study the 1,579 new Level 5 words offline with the Free HSK 5 Anki deck, including word and sentence audio.
Common Questions
What makes HSK 5 stories different from native Chinese fiction?
Our HSK 5 stories are written to be genuinely engaging while staying within the 3,500-word boundary. Native fiction frequently uses rare characters, classical allusions, and dialect — our stories give you the literary experience without those barriers.
Should I still use graded readers at HSK 5?
Absolutely. Even at HSK 5, native novels can have 5-10% unknown words per page, which breaks reading flow. Graded stories let you read fluently and build the stamina for longer texts. Mix graded reading with native content for best results.
How many HSK 5 stories do you have?
We’re continuously adding stories. Check the library above for the current count. Each story is unique — different genres, settings, and themes — so you won’t read the same pattern twice.
Read HSK 5 stories
Every one has word-level pinyin, narrated audio and tap-to-define.
- HSK 5
Dumplings or Tangyuan
Her first winter solstice as a wife, and her mother-in-law has hidden the tangyuan flour.
6 chapters · audio + pinyin
- HSK 5
Moving Dad's Papers
Her father moves to Guangzhou for care, but an insurance mismatch blocks direct billing.
6 chapters · audio + pinyin
- HSK 5
Tomatoes on the Fifteenth Floor
Worn out by her marketing job, she grows balcony tomatoes. Then pesticide drives off the bees.
6 chapters · audio + pinyin
- HSK 5
Ten Years Later
At her old school's farewell, a divorced woman finally learns who left her an unsigned note.
6 chapters · audio + pinyin
- HSK 5
The Shadow Puppet Village
In a mountain village, a filmmaker must choose: quick clips, or an old man's full shadow play.
6 chapters · audio + pinyin
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Grandma's Dialect
Two students build a dialect translator for hospitals. It only understands two grandmas.
6 chapters · audio + pinyin