New and Old HSK Test Vocabulary
Old HSK Test
Basic	Elementary-Intermediate	Advanced
3000 words	5000 words	8000 words
New HSK Test
Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
1200 words	2500 words	5000 words

New HSK 5 vs Old HSK 5
	Old HSK	New HSK	Remark
Vocabulary	5000	2500	50% less
Test Content	Listening Grammar Reading Comprehension	Listening Reading Writing	- Remove Grammer - Comprehension included in reading - Add Writing
Items	170	100	40% less
Total	400	300	100 less
Writing	16 questions 16 points	10 questions 100 points	Writing proportion increase almost 6 times

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