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Vocabulary

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Velocity

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Retention

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Streak

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Next Milestone

HSK 3.0 Level 4 On track for Oct 12

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About 15 days to HSK 1 vocabulary · HSK 2.0

Your vocabulary timeline
HSK 2.0Words to learnDays
HSK 1 150 15
HSK 2 300 30
HSK 3 600 60
HSK 4 1200 120
HSK 5 2500 250
HSK 6 5000 500
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