In 2010, a new list of words have been introduced for the HSK (新汉语水平考试). This list will soon become obsolete with the introduction of HSK 3.0 in 2021.

list level total cumulative words total new words
ниво 1 一级 150 150
ниво 2 二级 300 150
ниво 3 三级 600 300
ниво 4 四级 1200 600
ниво 5 五级 2500 1300
level 6 六级 5000 2500

The total кинески карактери to know is 2,663.