HSK 3.0 lists

HSK 3.0 is the current standard of the Chinese proficiency test, organized in nine levels. Levels 7 to 9 are tested together, so they share one list here. Pick a level to study its characters and words.

HSK 1300 characters
506 words我的你是了 HSK 2300 characters
746 words为可以啊但 HSK 3300 characters
951 words把死被何需 HSK 4300 characters
971 words之无士伙呀 HSK 5300 characters
1,058 words尔杀德肯枪 HSK 6300 characters
1,120 words嘛啦歉帝犯 HSK 7-91,200 characters
5,594 words斯哦嘿尼罗

How the levels add up

Each level adds new characters and words on top of the ones before it. By the end of HSK 3 you know about 900 characters, enough for most daily conversations. HSK 6 covers about 1,800 characters, and the advanced levels bring the total to 3,000.

The HSK 3.0 standard also marks which characters you should be able to write by hand. On each character page you can see both levels and practice writing the character until it sticks.