Chinese vocabulary lists, by level
The course's 2,847 flashcard words, with pinyin, English and an example sentence for each, in Simplified characters. They're grouped by rough HSK level, most useful first.
HSK 1–2 (A0–A1)247 words · A0–A1. The starter words of the course, about HSK 1–2: pronouns, greetings, numbers, family, food, time and the most useful verbs, most useful first.HSK 3 (A2)378 words · A2. The next words for a learner at about HSK 3 (A2): first the HSK 1–2 words the starter list leaves out, then HSK 3 words, most useful first.HSK 4 (B1)615 words · B1. Useful words for a learner at about HSK 4 (B1): daily life, home, feelings, linking words, actions and the wider world.HSK 5 (B2)800 words · B2. Useful words for a learner at about HSK 5 (B2): work, society, health, feelings, verbs, linking words and set phrases.HSK 6 (C1)807 words · C1. Advanced words for a learner at about HSK 6 (C1): formal and literary vocabulary, and common chengyu, most useful first.Chengyu (idioms)97 words · B2–C1. The four-character idioms in the course's word lists, with pinyin, meaning and an example sentence for each.
About the HSK levels
These are SparkAI's own lists, written for each level of the course, not the official HSK syllabus. Each list says which HSK level it roughly matches, and a word that appears at two levels is listed once, at the first.