HSK word lists you can download
The same vocabulary data this site runs on, as plain files. Two versions of the standard (HSK 3.0 with seven levels, HSK 2.0 with six), each word with its pinyin, part of speech and an English definition — plus a word → level map for quick lookups. No signup, no email, nothing to install.
We keep these files in sync with the word lists on the site (which also have audio and example sentences) and with the graded readings that state how much of each passage stays inside a level.
HSK 3.0（2021 标准，七级）
| Level | Words | File |
|---|---|---|
| HSK 1 | 506 | hsk-3.0-level-1.tsv39 KB |
| HSK 2 | 750 | hsk-3.0-level-2.tsv50 KB |
| HSK 3 | 953 | hsk-3.0-level-3.tsv64 KB |
| HSK 4 | 972 | hsk-3.0-level-4.tsv63 KB |
| HSK 5 | 1,059 | hsk-3.0-level-5.tsv65 KB |
| HSK 6 | 1,123 | hsk-3.0-level-6.tsv70 KB |
| HSK 7 | 5,606 | hsk-3.0-level-7.tsv350 KB |
| All levels | 10,969 | CSV · JSON 732 KB / 1409 KB |
HSK 2.0（2009 标准，六级）
| Level | Words | File |
|---|---|---|
| HSK 1 | 150 | hsk-2.0-level-1.tsv13 KB |
| HSK 2 | 147 | hsk-2.0-level-2.tsv12 KB |
| HSK 3 | 298 | hsk-2.0-level-3.tsv21 KB |
| HSK 4 | 598 | hsk-2.0-level-4.tsv40 KB |
| HSK 5 | 1,298 | hsk-2.0-level-5.tsv84 KB |
| HSK 6 | 2,500 | hsk-2.0-level-6.tsv156 KB |
| All levels | 4,991 | CSV · JSON 340 KB / 647 KB |
Word → level map
One row per word with its highest HSK 3.0 level — 10,969 rows, handy when you want to grade a text or filter a deck by difficulty. hsk-word-levels.csv96 KB
What the columns mean
| Column | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| word | 学习 | Simplified characters, as written in the standard |
| pinyin | xué xí | Tone marks, syllable-separated |
| part_of_speech | v | Comma-separated tags from CC-CEDICT (n, v, adj, m, q, u …), empty when unknown |
| level | 1 | HSK level inside that version (3.0 goes to 7) |
| definition | to learn; to study | English, from CC-CEDICT (see licence below) |
TSV (per level)
Four tab-separated columns, no header row, one word per line — drop straight into Anki or Quizlet.
CSV (all levels)
Header row, RFC 4180 quoting, an extra level column so you can filter without joining files.
JSON (all levels)
An array of objects with exactly those five keys, UTF-8, one line — same content as the CSV.
Using these files
Word and level data come from the official HSK 3.0 (2021) and HSK 2.0 (2009) standard vocabularies, compiled and checked by us. Practically: use them however you like, including commercially.
English definitions, pinyin and part-of-speech tags come from CC-CEDICT, which is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. If you redistribute these files, keep that attribution, and if you modify those fields, share them under the same licence.
Citing us is not required, but if you link back we would appreciate it — for example: Source: NihaoLearn — free HSK 3.0 / 2.0 word lists (https://nihaolearn.com/resources)
Found a mistake in a definition or a level? Tell us via the contact page — corrections get folded into the next build, and the files here are regenerated with it.