HSK 2.0 vs HSK 3.0 Comparison

The 2021 HSK 3.0 reform significantly restructured the vocabulary list. Below you can see the word counts per level, key stats, and browse what changed.

4,991
Total HSK 2.0 words
10,969
Total HSK 3.0 words

Words per Level

HSK 2.0 HSK 3.0
HSK 1
150
506
HSK 2
147
750
HSK 3
298
953
HSK 4
598
972
HSK 5
1298
1059
HSK 6
2500
1123
HSK 7+
0
5606
LevelHSK 2.0RemovedAddedHSK 3.0Change
HSK 1150-1+214506+356
HSK 2147-4+336750+603
HSK 3298-11+309953+655
HSK 4598-8+351972+374
HSK 51,298-50+4231,059-239
HSK 62,500-427+7951,123-1377
HSK 7+0+40515,606+5606
Total4,991-501+647910,969+5978
6,479
New in HSK 3.0
501
Removed from HSK 2.0
3,673
Level changed