HSK 3.0 vs HSK 2.0
HSK 3.0 follows the 2025 HSK syllabus from CLEC, in force since July 2026. The first exam on it is on December 13, 2026.
HSK 3.0 has 11,000 words; the 2012 HSK 2.0 list had 5,000.
Compared with HSK 2.0, 6,108 words are new, 2,020 moved up a level, 455 moved down and 189 were removed.
| Level | HSK 3.0 | HSK 2.0 (2012) |
|---|---|---|
| HSK 1 | 300 | 150 |
| HSK 2 | 200 | 150 |
| HSK 3 | 500 | 300 |
| HSK 4 | 1,000 | 600 |
| HSK 5 | 1,600 | 1,300 |
| HSK 6 | 1,800 | 2,500 |
| HSK 7–9 | 5,600 | |
| Total | 11,000 | 5,000 |