The six official HSK 1–6 levels, from first steps to mastery.
150 essential words, greetings, numbers, core sentence patterns, pinyin and tones.
300 words, daily exchanges, time, places, basic comparisons.
600 words, independent travel, expressing tastes and opinions, complex structures (把, 比, 了, 过, 着).
1,200 words, light debates, common idioms, media and society.
2,500 words, news articles, idioms, economic and social debates.
5,000+ words, literature, philosophy, abstract debates, refined oral and written registers.