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HSK 5 and 6 VOCAB PAGES ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
06/02/20 – Simplified, Traditional and Pinyin Charts are now available for HSK 4!
The navigation links at the bottom of some HSK 4 pages are not functioning as expected and are being troubleshooted. A fix is coming shortly.
05/31/20 – All HSK 4 Vocabulary Pages are now complete! Enjoy! The related Simplified and Traditional Charts will be released shortly.
05/30/20 – Please let me know if you encounter any errors viewing the site as we have recently made some updates. Thank you so much!
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