The new HSK 3.0 standard: Level 1 = 300 words, Level 2 = +200, Level 3 = +500. Search all 5,400 words below — English meanings & example sentences included for Levels 1–3.
Rule: the lowest HSK level whose words (cumulatively, Levels 1 → N) cover at least 95% of the running words in your text.
Levels 4–6 are listed with word + pinyin. Word inventory follows the official 《国际中文教育中文水平等级标准》(HSK 3.0).