Chinese vocabulary decks
Browse Chinese vocabulary lists by standard and level. Explore words, pinyin and meanings, then study a deck with spaced repetition.
HSK 3.0
Official HSK standard (2025). Recommended for most learners.
- HSK 3.0 complete syllabus — 11000 official entries · 10958 study cards
- Level 1 — 300 official entries · 300 study cards
- Level 2 — 500 official entries · 498 study cards
- Level 3 — 1000 official entries · 995 study cards
- Level 4 — 2000 official entries · 1992 study cards
- Level 5 — 3600 official entries · 3583 study cards
- Level 6 — 5400 official entries · 5375 study cards
- Levels 7-9 — 11000 official entries · 10958 study cards
HSK 2.0
Legacy HSK standard (2012), commonly found in older study materials.
- HSK 2.0 complete syllabus — 5000 official entries · 4995 study cards
- Level 1 — 150 official entries · 150 study cards
- Level 2 — 300 official entries · 300 study cards
- Level 3 — 600 official entries · 597 study cards
- Level 4 — 1200 official entries · 1196 study cards
- Level 5 — 2500 official entries · 2496 study cards
- Level 6 — 5000 official entries · 4995 study cards
YCT
Youth Chinese Test vocabulary for young and beginner learners.
- YCT complete syllabus — 600 official entries · 599 study cards
- Level 1 — 80 official entries · 83 study cards
- Level 2 — 150 official entries · 152 study cards
- Level 3 — 300 official entries · 300 study cards
- Level 4 — 600 official entries · 599 study cards
BCT
Business Chinese Test. Vocabulary for work and commerce.
- BCT complete syllabus — 4000 official entries · 4022 study cards
- Level A — 600 official entries · 606 study cards
- Level B — 4000 official entries · 4022 study cards
TOCFL
Taiwan's Mandarin proficiency test, with a Traditional Chinese focus.
- TOCFL complete syllabus — 7517 official entries · 7410 study cards
- Novice 1 — 160 official entries · 178 study cards
- Novice 2 — 394 official entries · 443 study cards
- Level 1 — 741 official entries · 835 study cards
- Level 2 — 1226 official entries · 1330 study cards
- Level 3 — 2399 official entries · 2452 study cards
- Level 4 — 4741 official entries · 4708 study cards
- Level 5 — 7517 official entries · 7410 study cards
Chengyu
Canonical idioms from Taiwan MOE's 《成語典》. Best after you have a basic vocabulary.
- Chengyu — 1572 words