“The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) is China's national standardized test designed and developed by the HSK Center of Beijing Language and Culture University to assess the Chinese language proficiency of non-native speakers (including foreigners, overseas Chinese and students from Chinese national minorities).”

Some time last year (2006), I tried to find lists of the HSK vocabulary so that I could make myself some flashcards. I did find a couple of lists that were in some way or other incomplete, and I tried to bring those lists together to get something better. That was a lot of work, and I got tired of doing so much by myself, so I decided to create this site to see if anyone else is interested in helping.

The HSK vocabulary lists are available to browse through and download. By getting a sign-in account, you can edit the entries yourself, wiki-style. I know there are still errors in the lists, so when you find an error, sign in and fix it!

If you want print your own flashcards, there are PDF's for that on the download page. The PDF's are suitable for Avery business card paper.