HSK 2.0 vs HSK 3.0 Comparison

In 2021, China introduced HSK 3.0 with significantly expanded vocabulary requirements. Explore how words and characters moved between the two standards.

Word list sources (MandarinBean.com)
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7,411
Total Words
2,419
New in HSK 3.0
2,120
Moved Levels
2,067
Not in L1-6 *

* Words "not in L1-6" may have moved to HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 (data not included) or been removed entirely.

Words Per Level

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Cumulative Words

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Word Movement: 2.0 → 3.0

How vocabulary redistributed between HSK versions. Use filters to explore specific flows.

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Same level
Moved easier
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Not in L1-6
New in 3.0

What Do I Already Know?

Select the HSK 2.0 levels you've completed to see how much of HSK 3.0 you already know.

I have completed HSK 2.0:
Your HSK 3.0 coverage:
L1
0%
0 / 0
L2
0%
0 / 0
L3
0%
0 / 0
L4
0%
0 / 0
L5
0%
0 / 0
L6
0%
0 / 0
from 2.0 L1
from 2.0 L2
from 2.0 L3
from 2.0 L4
from 2.0 L5
from 2.0 L6
Total HSK 3.0 words you know: 0 of 5,344
Overall coverage: 0%

Words You Can Read (by Character Knowledge)

Even if you haven't formally learned a word, you can read it if you know all its characters. This shows how many HSK 3.0 words are readable based on the characters introduced in your completed HSK 2.0 levels.

I have learned characters from HSK 2.0:
HSK 3.0 words you can read:
L1
0%
0 / 0
L2
0%
0 / 0
L3
0%
0 / 0
L4
0%
0 / 0
L5
0%
0 / 0
L6
0%
0 / 0
needs 2.0 L1 chars
needs 2.0 L2 chars
needs 2.0 L3 chars
needs 2.0 L4 chars
needs 2.0 L5 chars
needs 2.0 L6 chars
Total HSK 3.0 words you can read: 0 of 5,344
Readability: 0%

This is typically higher than word coverage because many "new" HSK 3.0 words use familiar characters.

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Hanzi Pinyin Definition 2.0 3.0 Status