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HSK 5 Vocabulary

HSK 5 is the 5th level of the HSK 3.0 system and belongs to the Intermediate band. Learners at this level can read articles and express opinions on complex subjects.. The official word list adds 1,071 new words at this level, for a cumulative total of 4,316 words.

HSK 5 Word List

Showing all 1066 words for HSK 5, including official variant forms.

  • 安慰ān wèi

    to comfort

  • 岸àn

    variant of 岸

  • 岸上àn shang

    ashore

  • 按摩àn mó

    massage

  • 拔bá

    to pull up

  • 白酒bái jiǔ

    baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum

  • 拜访bài fǎng

    to pay a visit; to call on

  • 版bǎn

    a register

  • 扮演bàn yǎn

    to play the role of

  • 棒bàng

    stick

  • 包围bāo wéi

    to surround

  • 包装bāo zhuāng

    to pack

  • 保卫bǎo wèi

    to defend

  • 保养bǎo yǎng

    to take good care of (or conserve) one's health

  • 报答bào dá

    to repay

  • 报警bào jǐng

    to sound an alarm

  • 抱怨bào yuàn

    to complain

  • 背包bēi bāo

    knapsack

  • 悲剧bēi jù

    tragedy

  • 悲伤bēi shāng

    sad; sorrowful

  • 北极běi jí

    the North Pole; the Arctic Pole

  • 被动bèi dòng

    passive

  • 辈bèi

    lifetime

  • 本人běn rén

    I; me; myself

  • 鼻子bí zi

    nose

  • 比方bǐ fang

    analogy

  • 比重bǐ zhòng

    proportion

  • 彼此bǐ cǐ

    each other; one another

  • 必bì

    certainly

  • 必需bì xū

    to need

  • 毕竟bì jìng

    after all

  • 闭幕bì mù

    the curtain falls

  • 闭幕式bì mù shì

    closing ceremony

  • 边境biān jìng

    frontier; border

  • 编辑biān jí

    to edit

  • 变动biàn dòng

    to change

  • 便利biàn lì

    convenient

  • 便条biàn tiáo

    (informal) note

  • 便于biàn yú

    easy to; convenient for

  • 宾馆bīn guǎn

    guesthouse

  • 饼bǐng

    round flat cake

  • 饼干bǐng gān

    biscuit; cracker; cookie

  • 病毒bìng dú

    virus

  • 玻璃bō li

    glass

  • 博客bó kè

    blog (loanword)

  • 博览会bó lǎn huì

    exposition

  • 博士bó shì

    doctor

  • 博物馆bó wù guǎn

    museum

  • 薄弱bó ruò

    weak; frail

  • 不顾bù gù

    in spite of; regardless of

  • 不利bù lì

    unfavorable

  • 不耐烦bù nài fán

    impatient

  • 不幸bù xìng

    misfortune

  • 不易bù yì

    not easy to do sth

  • 补偿bǔ cháng

    to compensate

  • 补贴bǔ tiē

    to subsidize

  • 不曾bù céng

    hasn't yet

  • 不得了bù dé liǎo

    desperately serious

  • 不敢当bù gǎn dāng

    lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise

  • 不良bù liáng

    bad

  • 不免bù miǎn

    inevitably

  • 不能不bù néng bù

    have to

  • 不时bù shí

    from time to time

  • 不停bù tíng

    incessant

  • 不许bù xǔ

    not to allow

  • 不止bù zhǐ

    incessantly

  • 不足bù zú

    insufficient

  • 部位bù wèi

    part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable (e.g. the root), or a garment (e.g. the sleeve) etc)

  • 猜cāi

    to guess

  • 猜测cāi cè

    to guess

  • 裁判cái pàn

    judgment

  • 采购cǎi gòu

    to procure (for an enterprise etc)

  • 彩票cǎi piào

    lottery ticket

  • 餐馆cān guǎn

    restaurant

  • 餐厅cān tīng

    dining hall

  • 餐饮cān yǐn

    food and beverage

  • 草原cǎo yuán

    grassland

  • 册cè

    book

  • 层次céng cì

    layer

  • 叉chā

    fork

  • 叉子chā zi

    fork

  • 差别chā bié

    difference; distinction; disparity

  • 差距chā jù

    disparity

  • 插chā

    to insert

  • 查询chá xún

    to check

  • 差点儿chà diǎn r

    erhua variant of 差点

  • 拆chāi

    to tear open

  • 拆除chāi chú

    to tear down

  • 产业chǎn yè

    industry

  • 长度cháng dù

    length

  • 长寿cháng shòu

    Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

  • 肠cháng

    intestines

  • 尝cháng

    to taste; to try (food)

  • 尝试cháng shì

    to try; to attempt

  • 厂长chǎng zhǎng

    factory director

  • 场面chǎng miàn

    scene

  • 倡导chàng dǎo

    to advocate

  • 超越chāo yuè

    to surpass

  • 车主chē zhǔ

    vehicle owner

  • 称号chēng hào

    name

  • 成本chéng běn

    (manufacturing, production etc) costs

  • 成交chéng jiāo

    to complete a contract

  • 成效chéng xiào

    effect

  • 成语chéng yǔ

    Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation

  • 承办chéng bàn

    to undertake

  • 城里chéng lǐ

    In the city

  • 乘chéng

    surname Cheng

  • 乘车chéng chē

    to ride (in a car or carriage)

  • 乘客chéng kè

    passenger

  • 乘坐chéng zuò

    to ride (in a vehicle)

  • 吃力chī lì

    to entail strenuous effort

  • 池子chí zi

    pond

  • 迟chí

    surname Chi

  • 冲动chōng dòng

    to have an urge

  • 冲突chōng tū

    conflict

  • 充足chōng zú

    adequate

  • 愁chóu

    to worry about

  • 丑chǒu

    surname Chou

  • 臭chòu

    stench

  • 出版chū bǎn

    to publish

  • 出差chū chāi

    to go on an official or business trip

  • 出汗chū hàn

    to perspire

  • 出于chū yú

    due to

  • 初期chū qī

    initial stage

  • 除非chú fēi

    only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

  • 除夕chú xī

    lunar New Year's Eve

  • 厨房chú fáng

    kitchen

  • 处罚chǔ fá

    to penalize

  • 处分chǔ fèn

    to discipline sb

  • 处在chǔ zài

    to be situated at

  • 传达chuán dá

    to pass on

  • 传递chuán dì

    to transmit; to pass on to sb else

  • 传真chuán zhēn

    fax

  • 窗帘chuāng lián

    window curtains

  • 闯chuǎng

    to rush

  • 创立chuàng lì

    to establish

  • 辞典cí diǎn

    dictionary (variant of 词典)

  • 辞职cí zhí

    to resign

  • 此后cǐ hòu

    after this

  • 此刻cǐ kè

    this moment

  • 此时cǐ shí

    now

  • 聪明cōng míng

    intelligent

  • 从而cóng ér

    thus

  • 从中cóng zhōng

    from within

  • 脆cuì

    old variant of 脆

  • 存款cún kuǎn

    to deposit money (in a bank etc)

  • 寸cùn

    a unit of length

  • 达成dá chéng

    to reach (an agreement)

  • 答dá

    bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答, used in 答应, 理 etc

  • 答复dá fù

    variant of 答复

  • 打dǎ

    dozen (loanword)

  • 打扮dǎ ban

    to decorate

  • 打包dǎ bāo

    to wrap; to pack

  • 打击dǎ jī

    to hit

  • 打架dǎ jià

    to fight

  • 打扰dǎ rǎo

    to disturb

  • 大胆dà dǎn

    brazen

  • 大都dàdū

    Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing

  • 大纲dà gāng

    synopsis

  • 大伙儿dà huǒ r

    erhua variant of 大伙

  • 大奖赛dà jiǎng sài

    grand prix

  • 大脑dà nǎo

    brain

  • 大事dà shì

    major event

  • 大厅dà tīng

    hall

  • 大象dà xiàng

    elephant

  • 大熊猫dà xióng māo

    giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

  • 大于dà yú

    greater than; bigger than; more than

  • 大致dà zhì

    more or less; roughly; approximately

  • 呆dāi

    foolish

  • 待dāi

    to stay

  • 代价dài jià

    price

  • 代理dài lǐ

    to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position

  • 带有dài yǒu

    to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc)

  • 贷款dài kuǎn

    a loan

  • 单一dān yī

    single

  • 胆dǎn

    gall bladder

  • 胆小dǎn xiǎo

    cowardice

  • 蛋糕dàn gāo

    cake

  • 当场dāng chǎng

    at the scene

  • 当代dāng dài

    the present age

  • 当年dāng nián

    in those days

  • 当前dāng qián

    the present time

  • 当选dāng xuǎn

    to be elected

  • 挡dǎng

    to resist

  • 到来dào lái

    to arrive

  • 倒是dào shì

    contrary to what one might expect

  • 道德dào dé

    virtue

  • 得了dé le

    all right!

  • 得以dé yǐ

    able to

  • 等候děng hòu

    to wait

  • 等级děng jí

    grade

  • 低于dī yú

    to be lower than

  • 地带dì dài

    zone

  • 地形dì xíng

    topography

  • 地震dì zhèn

    earthquake

  • 递dì

    to hand over; to pass on; to deliver

  • 递给dì gěi

    to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb)

  • 典礼diǎn lǐ

    celebration

  • 点燃diǎn rán

    to ignite

  • 电池diàn chí

    battery

  • 电饭锅diàn fàn guō

    electric rice cooker

  • 电子版diàn zǐ bǎn

    electronic edition

  • 调动diào dòng

    to transfer

  • 丢diū

    to lose

  • 动机dòng jī

    motive; motivation

  • 动手dòng shǒu

    to set about (a task)

  • 动态dòng tài

    movement

  • 动员dòng yuán

    to mobilize

  • 冻dòng

    to freeze

  • 洞dòng

    cave

  • 豆制品dòu zhì pǐn

    legume-based product

  • 毒dú

    poison

  • 堆duī

    to pile up

  • 对立duì lì

    to oppose

  • 对应duì yìng

    to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to

  • 吨dūn

    ton (loanword)

  • 朵duǒ

    flower

  • 躲duǒ

    to hide

  • 儿女ér nǚ

    children; sons and daughters

  • 耳朵ěr duo

    ear

  • 二维码èr wéi mǎ

    two-dimensional barcode

  • 发布fā bù

    to release

  • 发觉fā jué

    to become aware

  • 发射fā shè

    to shoot (a projectile)

  • 发行fā xíng

    to publish

  • 罚fá

    to punish

  • 罚款fá kuǎn

    to fine

  • 法规fǎ guī

    legislation

  • 法制fǎ zhì

    legal system and institutions

  • 繁荣fán róng

    prosperous; booming (economy)

  • 返回fǎn huí

    to return to

  • 防治fáng zhì

    to prevent and cure

  • 放大fàng dà

    to enlarge

  • 放弃fàng qì

    to renounce; to abandon; to give up

  • 分成fēn chéng

    to divide (into)

  • 分解fēn jiě

    to resolve

  • 分类fēn lèi

    to classify

  • 分离fēn lí

    to separate

  • 分析fēn xī

    to analyze

  • 分享fēn xiǎng

    to share (let others have some of sth good)

  • 丰收fēng shōu

    bumper harvest

  • 风度fēng dù

    elegance (for men)

  • 风光fēng guāng

    scene

  • 封fēng

    surname Feng

  • 疯fēng

    insane

  • 疯狂fēng kuáng

    crazy; frenzied; wild

  • 扶fú

    to support with the hand

  • 服从fú cóng

    to obey (an order)

  • 幅fú

    width

  • 幅度fú dù

    width

  • 福利fú lì

    material benefit

  • 辅助fǔ zhù

    to assist; to aid

  • 负责人fù zé rén

    person in charge

  • 附件fù jiàn

    enclosure

  • 改革gǎi gé

    reform

  • 干脆gān cuì

    candid

  • 干扰gān rǎo

    to disturb

  • 干预gān yù

    to meddle

  • 感想gǎn xiǎng

    impressions

  • 钢笔gāng bǐ

    fountain pen

  • 钢琴gāng qín

    piano

  • 高大gāo dà

    tall; lofty; towering

  • 高度gāo dù

    height

  • 高跟鞋gāo gēn xié

    high-heeled shoes

  • 高温gāo wēn

    high temperature

  • 高于gāo yú

    greater than

  • 高原gāo yuán

    plateau

  • 搞gǎo

    to do

  • 搞好gǎo hǎo

    to do well at

  • 歌曲gē qǔ

    song

  • 隔壁gé bì

    next door

  • 个儿gè r

    size

  • 跟前gēn qián

    the front (of)

  • 跟随gēn suí

    to follow

  • 更换gēng huàn

    to replace (a worn-out tire etc)

  • 更新gēng xīn

    to replace the old with new

  • 工艺gōng yì

    arts and crafts

  • 工作日gōng zuò rì

    workday

  • 公告gōng gào

    post

  • 公认gōng rèn

    publicly known (to be)

  • 公式gōng shì

    formula

  • 公正gōng zhèng

    just; fair; equitable

  • 共计gòng jì

    to sum up to

  • 共享gòng xiǎng

    to share

  • 沟gōu

    ditch

  • 沟通gōu tōng

    to join; to connect; to link up

  • 估计gū jì

    to estimate

  • 古老gǔ lǎo

    ancient

  • 鼓gǔ

    old variant of 鼓

  • 鼓励gǔ lì

    to encourage

  • 鼓掌gǔ zhǎng

    to applaud

  • 顾问gù wèn

    adviser

  • 怪guài

    bewildering

  • 关怀guān huái

    care

  • 关键guān jiàn

    crucial point

  • 冠军guàn jūn

    champion

  • 光荣guāng róng

    honor and glory

  • 光线guāng xiàn

    light ray

  • 广guǎng

    "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc

  • 广泛guǎng fàn

    extensive

  • 规划guī huà

    to draw up a plan; to map out a program

  • 鬼guǐ

    disembodied spirit; ghost; devil

  • 柜子guì zi

    cupboard

  • 滚gǔn

    to boil

  • 锅guō

    pot; pan; wok; cauldron

  • 国籍guó jí

    nationality

  • 国民guó mín

    nationals

  • 过度guò dù

    excessive

  • 过敏guò mǐn

    oversensitive

  • 过于guò yú

    too much

  • 害hài

    to do harm to

  • 汗hàn

    see 汗, 汗国

  • 好运hǎo yùn

    good luck

  • 号召hào zhào

    to call

  • 合并hé bìng

    variant of 合并

  • 合成hé chéng

    to compose

  • 盒hé

    small box

  • 盒饭hé fàn

    meal in a partitioned box

  • 盒子hé zi

    box

  • 贺卡hè kǎ

    greeting card

  • 恨hèn

    to hate

  • 猴hóu

    monkey

  • 后悔hòu huǐ

    to regret; to feel remorse

  • 胡同儿hú tòng r

    Alley

  • 胡子hú zi

    beard

  • 虎hǔ

    tiger

  • 华语huá yǔ

    Chinese language

  • 滑huá

    surname Hua

  • 化石huà shí

    fossil

  • 划分huà fēn

    to divide up

  • 画面huà miàn

    scene

  • 环节huán jié

    (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)

  • 慌huāng

    to get panicky

  • 慌忙huāng máng

    in a great rush

  • 灰色huī sè

    gray

  • 恢复huī fù

    to reinstate

  • 回报huí bào

    (in) return

  • 回避huí bì

    variant of 回避

  • 回顾huí gù

    to look back

  • 回收huí shōu

    to recycle

  • 回头huí tóu

    to turn round; to turn one's head

  • 回信huí xìn

    to reply

  • 回忆huí yì

    to recall

  • 汇款huì kuǎn

    to remit money

  • 会谈huì tán

    talks

  • 活力huó lì

    energy

  • 活泼huó pō

    lively

  • 火柴huǒ chái

    match (for lighting fire)

  • 火腿huǒ tuǐ

    ham

  • 火灾huǒ zāi

    serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)

  • 或是huò shì

    or

  • 机器人jī qì rén

    robot

  • 机制jī zhì

    mechanism

  • 肌肉jī ròu

    muscle

  • 基地jī dì

    base (of operations)

  • 基金jī jīn

    fund

  • 即使jí shǐ

    even if; even though

  • 集团jí tuán

    group

  • 挤jǐ

    to crowd in

  • 记忆jì yì

    to remember

  • 技能jì néng

    technical ability

  • 继承jì chéng

    to inherit

  • 加热jiā rè

    to heat

  • 加上jiā shàng

    plus

  • 加速jiā sù

    to speed up

  • 加以jiā yǐ

    in addition

  • 夹jiā

    to press from either side

  • 甲jiǎ

    first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干

  • 价jià

    price

  • 驾驶jià shǐ

    to pilot (ship, airplane etc)

  • 驾照jià zhào

    driver's license

  • 坚定jiān dìng

    firm

  • 肩jiān

    shoulder

  • 艰苦jiān kǔ

    difficult

  • 艰难jiān nán

    difficult

  • 检验jiǎn yàn

    to inspect

  • 减轻jiǎn qīng

    to lighten

  • 剪jiǎn

    surname Jian

  • 剪刀jiǎn dāo

    scissors

  • 剪子jiǎn zi

    clippers

  • 间接jiàn jiē

    indirect

  • 建造jiàn zào

    to construct

  • 建筑jiàn zhù

    to construct

  • 健全jiàn quán

    robust

  • 键jiàn

    key (on a piano or computer keyboard)

  • 键盘jiàn pán

    keyboard

  • 将jiāng

    will

  • 将要jiāng yào

    will

  • 奖励jiǎng lì

    to reward

  • 交代jiāo dài

    to transfer (duties to sb else)

  • 郊区jiāo qū

    suburban district

  • 胶带jiāo dài

    adhesive tape

  • 胶水jiāo shuǐ

    glue

  • 脚步jiǎo bù

    footstep

  • 接触jiē chù

    to touch

  • 接连jiē lián

    on end

  • 解除jiě chú

    to remove

  • 解放jiě fàng

    to liberate

  • 戒jiè

    to guard against

  • 届jiè

    to arrive at (place or time)

  • 今日jīn rì

    today

  • 尽管jǐn guǎn

    despite

  • 紧紧jǐn jǐn

    closely

  • 尽可能jìn kě néng

    as far as possible

  • 进化jìn huà

    evolution

  • 近来jìn lái

    recently

  • 经费jīng fèi

    funds

  • 景象jǐng xiàng

    scene

  • 警告jǐng gào

    to warn

  • 竞赛jìng sài

    to compete; to race

  • 竞争jìng zhēng

    to compete

  • 酒鬼jiǔ guǐ

    drunkard

  • 救灾jiù zāi

    to relieve disaster

  • 居然jū rán

    unexpectedly

  • 局面jú miàn

    aspect

  • 局长júzhǎng

    bureau chief

  • 举动jǔ dòng

    act

  • 拒绝jù jué

    to refuse; to decline; to reject

  • 俱乐部jù lè bù

    club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)

  • 剧本jù běn

    script for play, opera, movie etc

  • 决不jué bù

    not at all

  • 绝望jué wàng

    to despair

  • 军人jūn rén

    serviceman

  • 开幕kāi mù

    to open (a conference)

  • 开幕式kāi mù shì

    opening ceremony

  • 看成kàn chéng

    to regard as

  • 看出kàn chū

    to make out

  • 看待kàn dài

    to look upon; to regard

  • 考核kǎo hé

    to examine

  • 烤肉kǎo ròu

    barbecue (lit. roast meat)

  • 烤鸭kǎo yā

    roast duck

  • 靠近kào jìn

    to be close to

  • 颗kē

    classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc

  • 咳ké

    sound of sighing

  • 可kě

    (prefix) can; may; able to; -able

  • 可怜kě lián

    pitiful

  • 可惜kě xī

    it is a pity

  • 渴望kě wàng

    to thirst for

  • 刻kè

    quarter (hour)

  • 客户kè hù

    client

  • 客气kè qi

    polite

  • 客厅kè tīng

    drawing room (room for arriving guests)

  • 课题kè tí

    task

  • 肯定kěn dìng

    to be certain

  • 空中kōng zhōng

    in the sky

  • 控制kòng zhì

    to control

  • 口号kǒu hào

    slogan

  • 库kù

    warehouse

  • 快活kuài huo

    happy

  • 宽度kuān dù

    width

  • 狂kuáng

    mad

  • 亏kuī

    deficiency

  • 困扰kùn rǎo

    to perplex

  • 落là

    to leave out

  • 来信lái xìn

    incoming letter

  • 烂làn

    soft; mushy

  • 朗读lǎng dú

    to read aloud

  • 浪漫làng màn

    romantic

  • 劳动láo dòng

    work

  • 梨lí

    pear

  • 礼lǐ

    surname Li

  • 礼拜lǐ bài

    to attend a religious service

  • 礼貌lǐ mào

    courtesy; politeness; manners

  • 厉害lì hai

    (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible

  • 立lì

    surname Li

  • 立场lì chǎng

    position

  • 利润lì rùn

    profits

  • 例外lì wài

    exception

  • 连接lián jiē

    to link; to join; to connect

  • 联络lián luò

    to get in touch with

  • 联想lián xiǎng

    Lenovo

  • 脸盆liǎn pén

    washbowl

  • 脸色liǎn sè

    complexion

  • 恋爱liàn ài

    (romantic) love

  • 两岸liǎng àn

    bilateral

  • 邻居lín jū

    neighbor

  • 铃líng

    (small) bell

  • 铃声líng shēng

    ring

  • 领带lǐng dài

    necktie

  • 令lìng

    used in 令

  • 流动liú dòng

    to flow

  • 流通liú tōng

    to circulate; to distribute

  • 漏lòu

    to leak

  • 漏洞lòu dòng

    leak

  • 逻辑luó jí

    logic (loanword)

  • 落实luò shí

    practical

  • 码头mǎ tóu

    dock

  • 骂mà

    to scold

  • 买卖mǎi mai

    buying and selling

  • 漫长màn cháng

    very long

  • 漫画màn huà

    caricature

  • 毛笔máo bǐ

    writing brush

  • 矛盾máo dùn

    contradiction

  • 冒mào

    old variant of 冒

  • 贸易mào yì

    (commercial) trade

  • 煤méi

    coal

  • 煤气méi qì

    coal gas

  • 门诊mén zhěn

    outpatient service

  • 迷人mí rén

    fascinating

  • 迷信mí xìn

    superstition

  • 面貌miàn mào

    face; features

  • 面子miàn zi

    outer surface; the outside of sth

  • 秒miǎo

    second (unit of time)

  • 敏感mǐn gǎn

    sensitive

  • 明亮míng liàng

    bright

  • 明明míng míng

    obviously

  • 命令mìng lìng

    order

  • 模范mó fàn

    model

  • 模仿mó fǎng

    to imitate

  • 模糊mó hu

    vague

  • 模式mó shì

    mode

  • 摩擦mó cā

    friction

  • 摩托mó tuō

    motor (loanword)

  • 模样mú yàng

    look

  • 目光mù guāng

    gaze; (fig.) attention

  • 耐心nài xīn

    to be patient

  • 男性nán xìng

    the male sex

  • 南北nán běi

    north and south

  • 南极nán jí

    south pole

  • 难得nán dé

    seldom

  • 难以nán yǐ

    hard to (predict, imagine etc)

  • 脑子nǎo zi

    brains

  • 内在nèi zài

    inner

  • 能量néng liàng

    energy

  • 年度nián dù

    year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)

  • 年龄nián líng

    (a person's) age

  • 年前nián qián

    by the end of the year

  • 牛niú

    surname Niu

  • 牛仔裤niú zǎi kù

    jeans

  • 农产品nóng chǎn pǐn

    agricultural produce

  • 女性nǚ xìng

    woman

  • 暖nuǎn

    old variant of 暖

  • 偶尔ǒu ěr

    occasionally

  • 偶然ǒu rán

    incidentally

  • 偶像ǒu xiàng

    idol

  • 拍摄pāi shè

    to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)

  • 排除pái chú

    to eliminate

  • 旁páng

    one side

  • 陪péi

    to accompany

  • 赔péi

    to compensate for loss

  • 赔偿péi cháng

    to compensate

  • 配备pèi bèi

    to allocate

  • 配套pèi tào

    to form a complete set

  • 喷pēn

    to puff

  • 盆pén

    basin

  • 披pī

    to drape over one's shoulders

  • 皮肤pí fū

    skin

  • 皮鞋pí xié

    leather shoes

  • 脾气pí qi

    character

  • 匹pǐ

    mate

  • 骗piàn

    to cheat

  • 骗子piàn zi

    swindler

  • 拼pīn

    to piece together

  • 频道pín dào

    frequency

  • 频繁pín fán

    frequently

  • 品pǐn

    (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods

  • 品种pǐn zhǒng

    breed

  • 平坦píng tǎn

    level

  • 平原píng yuán

    field

  • 评估píng gū

    to evaluate

  • 评论píng lùn

    to comment on

  • 凭píng

    variant of 凭

  • 泼pō

    to splash

  • 葡萄pú tao

    grape

  • 葡萄酒pú tao jiǔ

    (grape) wine

  • 期望qī wàng

    to have expectations

  • 齐全qí quán

    complete

  • 其qí

    his

  • 启动qǐ dòng

    to start (a machine)

  • 启发qǐ fā

    to enlighten

  • 启事qǐ shì

    announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)

  • 起到qǐ dào

    (in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)

  • 起码qǐ mǎ

    at the minimum

  • 气体qì tǐ

    gas (i.e. gaseous substance)

  • 气象qì xiàng

    meteorological feature

  • 签qiān

    to sign one's name

  • 签订qiān dìng

    to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)

  • 签名qiān míng

    to sign (one's name with a pen etc)

  • 签约qiān yuē

    to sign a contract or agreement

  • 签证qiān zhèng

    visa

  • 签字qiān zì

    to sign (one's name)

  • 前景qián jǐng

    foreground

  • 前提qián tí

    premise

  • 欠qiàn

    to owe

  • 枪qiāng

    surname Qiang

  • 强度qiáng dù

    strength

  • 墙壁qiáng bì

    wall

  • 抢qiǎng

    (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage)

  • 抢救qiǎng jiù

    to rescue

  • 强迫qiǎng pò

    to compel

  • 悄悄qiāo qiāo

    quiet; making little or no noise

  • 敲qiāo

    to hit

  • 敲门qiāo mén

    to knock on a door

  • 瞧qiáo

    to look at

  • 琴qín

    guqin 琴 (a type of zither)

  • 勤奋qín fèn

    hardworking

  • 青qīng

    abbr. for 海, Qinghai Province

  • 清晨qīng chén

    early morning

  • 清理qīng lǐ

    to clear up

  • 情节qíng jié

    circumstances

  • 情形qíng xing

    circumstances

  • 晴朗qíng lǎng

    sunny and cloudless

  • 区域qū yù

    area

  • 全都quán dōu

    all

  • 全世界quán shì jiè

    worldwide

  • 泉quán

    spring (small stream)

  • 劝quàn

    to advise

  • 缺乏quē fá

    to lack; to be short of

  • 确立què lì

    to establish

  • 群体qún tǐ

    community

  • 群众qún zhòng

    mass

  • 染rǎn

    to dye

  • 绕rào

    to wind

  • 热量rè liàng

    heat

  • 热门rè mén

    popular; hot; in vogue

  • 人间rén jiān

    the human world

  • 人力rén lì

    manpower

  • 人士rén shì

    person

  • 人物rén wù

    person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance)

  • 忍rěn

    to bear

  • 忍不住rěn bu zhù

    cannot help

  • 忍受rěn shòu

    to bear

  • 认rèn

    to recognize

  • 认定rèn dìng

    to maintain (that sth is true)

  • 扔rēng

    to throw

  • 仍旧réng jiù

    still (remaining)

  • 如此rú cǐ

    like this; so; such

  • 如同rú tóng

    like

  • 如下rú xià

    as follows

  • 入门rù mén

    entrance door

  • 软ruǎn

    soft

  • 软件ruǎn jiàn

    (computer) software

  • 洒sǎ

    to sprinkle

  • 散sǎn

    variant of 散

  • 散文sǎn wén

    prose

  • 杀shā

    to kill

  • 杀毒shā dú

    to disinfect

  • 沙漠shā mò

    desert

  • 傻shǎ

    foolish

  • 山区shān qū

    mountain area

  • 扇shān

    to fan

  • 扇子shàn zi

    fan

  • 商标shāng biāo

    trademark

  • 上级shàng jí

    higher authorities

  • 上下shàng xià

    up and down

  • 上涨shàng zhǎng

    to rise

  • 稍shāo

    somewhat

  • 稍微shāo wēi

    a little bit

  • 蛇shé

    variant of 蛇

  • 舍不得shě bu de

    to hate to do sth

  • 舍得shě de

    to be willing to part with sth

  • 设想shè xiǎng

    to imagine

  • 社shè

    (bound form) society; organization; agency

  • 社区shè qū

    community

  • 射shè

    old variant of 射

  • 射击shè jī

    to shoot

  • 摄像shè xiàng

    to videotape

  • 摄像机shè xiàng jī

    video camera

  • 摄影shè yǐng

    to take a photograph

  • 摄影师shè yǐng shī

    photographer

  • 伸shēn

    to stretch

  • 深处shēn chù

    abyss

  • 深度shēn dù

    depth

  • 神shén

    God

  • 神经shén jīng

    nerve

  • 神奇shén qí

    magical

  • 神情shén qíng

    look; expression

  • 升高shēng gāo

    to raise

  • 生成shēng chéng

    to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being

  • 声shēng

    sound

  • 胜负shèng fù

    victory or defeat

  • 剩shèng

    to remain

  • 剩下shèng xia

    to remain; to be left over

  • 失误shī wù

    lapse

  • 师傅shī fu

    master

  • 诗歌shī gē

    poem

  • 十足shí zú

    ample

  • 时常shí cháng

    often

  • 时光shí guāng

    time

  • 时机shí jī

    opportunity; opportune moment

  • 时事shí shì

    current trends; the present situation; how things are going

  • 实惠shí huì

    tangible benefit

  • 拾shí

    to ascend in light steps

  • 使得shǐ de

    usable

  • 示范shì fàn

    to demonstrate

  • 式shì

    type

  • 势力shì lì

    power

  • 试图shì tú

    to attempt

  • 视频shì pín

    video

  • 视为shì wéi

    to view as

  • 收购shōu gòu

    to purchase (from various places)

  • 收集shōu jí

    to gather

  • 收拾shōu shi

    to put in order

  • 手段shǒu duàn

    method

  • 手法shǒu fǎ

    technique

  • 寿司shòu sī

    sushi

  • 受灾shòu zāi

    disaster-stricken

  • 瘦shòu

    thin

  • 书法shū fǎ

    calligraphy

  • 书柜shū guì

    bookcase

  • 书桌shū zhuō

    desk

  • 输出shū chū

    to export

  • 蔬菜shū cài

    vegetables

  • 熟悉shú xi

    to be familiar with; to know well

  • 鼠shǔ

    (bound form) rat; mouse

  • 鼠标shǔ biāo

    mouse (computing)

  • 数目shù mù

    amount

  • 摔shuāi

    to throw down

  • 摔倒shuāi dǎo

    to fall down

  • 率领shuài lǐng

    to lead

  • 双手shuāng shǒu

    both hands

  • 水产品shuǐ chǎn pǐn

    aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc)

  • 水分shuǐ fèn

    moisture content

  • 水库shuǐ kù

    reservoir

  • 水灾shuǐ zāi

    flood

  • 睡眠shuì mián

    sleep

  • 说法shuō fǎ

    to expound Buddhist teachings

  • 硕士shuò shì

    master's degree

  • 私人sī rén

    private

  • 思维sī wéi

    (line of) thought

  • 四周sì zhōu

    all around

  • 搜sōu

    to search

  • 搜索sōu suǒ

    to search (a place)

  • 宿舍sù shè

    dormitory

  • 酸甜苦辣suān tián kǔ là

    sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot

  • 随后suí hòu

    soon after

  • 随意suí yì

    as one wishes

  • 随着suí zhe

    along with

  • 岁月suì yuè

    years

  • 碎suì

    (transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble

  • 损害sǔn hài

    harm

  • 损失sǔn shī

    loss

  • 所在suǒ zài

    place

  • 锁suǒ

    to lock; to lock up

  • 台风tái fēng

    stage presence, poise

  • 抬tái

    to lift

  • 抬头tái tóu

    to raise one's head

  • 太空tài kōng

    outer space

  • 弹tán

    crossball

  • 逃táo

    to escape

  • 逃跑táo pǎo

    to flee from sth

  • 逃走táo zǒu

    to escape

  • 桃táo

    peach

  • 桃花táo huā

    peach blossom

  • 桃树táo shù

    peach tree

  • 讨厌tǎo yàn

    to dislike

  • 特定tè dìng

    special

  • 特性tè xìng

    property

  • 特有tè yǒu

    specific (to)

  • 提倡tí chàng

    to promote

  • 提起tí qǐ

    to mention

  • 提示tí shì

    to point out

  • 题材tí cái

    subject matter

  • 体积tǐ jī

    volume

  • 体力tǐ lì

    physical strength

  • 天才tiān cái

    talent

  • 天然气tiān rán qì

    natural gas

  • 天文tiān wén

    astronomy

  • 调节tiáo jié

    to adjust

  • 调解tiáo jiě

    to mediate

  • 厅tīng

    (reception) hall

  • 停留tíng liú

    to stay somewhere temporarily

  • 通用tōng yòng

    to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc)

  • 偷tōu

    to steal

  • 偷偷tōu tōu

    stealthily

  • 突破tū pò

    to break through

  • 土豆tǔ dòu

    potato

  • 吐tǔ

    to spit

  • 兔tù

    variant of 兔

  • 团长tuán zhǎng

    regimental command

  • 推行tuī xíng

    to put into effect

  • 脱离tuō lí

    to separate oneself from

  • 外界wài jiè

    the outside world

  • 完了wán le

    to be finished

  • 微博wēi bó

    microblogging

  • 为难wéi nán

    to feel embarrassed or awkward

  • 为期wéi qī

    (to be done) by (a certain date)

  • 为止wéi zhǐ

    until

  • 为主wéi zhǔ

    to rely mainly on

  • 违法wéi fǎ

    illegal

  • 违反wéi fǎn

    to violate (a law)

  • 违规wéi guī

    to violate the rules

  • 围绕wéi rào

    to revolve around

  • 唯一wéi yī

    only; sole

  • 委托wěi tuō

    to entrust

  • 卫星wèi xīng

    satellite

  • 胃wèi

    stomach

  • 慰问wèi wèn

    to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc

  • 温和wēn hé

    mild

  • 文艺wén yì

    literature and art

  • 卧室wò shì

    bedroom

  • 握wò

    to hold; to grasp

  • 污染wū rǎn

    to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)

  • 污水wū shuǐ

    sewage

  • 屋wū

    (bound form) house

  • 无奈wú nài

    to have no alternative

  • 无疑wú yí

    undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure

  • 舞wǔ

    to dance

  • 物价wù jià

    (commodity) prices

  • 物业wù yè

    property

  • 物质wù zhì

    matter

  • 误解wù jiě

    to misunderstand

  • 西红柿xī hóng shì

    tomato

  • 西装xī zhuāng

    suit

  • 喜剧xǐ jù

    comedy

  • 戏xì

    variant of 戏

  • 戏剧xì jù

    a drama; a play; theater

  • 吓xià

    to scare

  • 先后xiān hòu

    early or late

  • 先前xiān qián

    before; previously

  • 鲜艳xiān yàn

    bright-colored; gaily-colored

  • 闲xián

    enclosure

  • 显xiǎn

    to make visible

  • 现有xiàn yǒu

    currently existing

  • 现状xiàn zhuàng

    current situation

  • 线索xiàn suǒ

    trail

  • 献xiàn

    to offer

  • 乡xiāng

    country or countryside

  • 乡村xiāng cūn

    rustic

  • 相等xiāng děng

    equal

  • 相应xiāng yìng

    to correspond

  • 香肠xiāng cháng

    sausage

  • 详细xiáng xì

    detailed

  • 享受xiǎng shòu

    to enjoy

  • 向导xiàng dǎo

    guide

  • 向前xiàng qián

    forward

  • 向上xiàng shàng

    upward

  • 相声xiàng sheng

    comic dialogue

  • 象征xiàng zhēng

    emblem

  • 消除xiāo chú

    to eliminate

  • 消毒xiāo dú

    to disinfect; to sterilize

  • 消防xiāo fáng

    firefighting

  • 消费者xiāo fèi zhě

    consumer

  • 消极xiāo jí

    negative

  • 小偷儿xiǎo tōu r

    Thief

  • 歇xiē

    to rest

  • 协议xié yì

    agreement

  • 协议书xié yì shū

    contract

  • 斜xié

    inclined

  • 心态xīn tài

    attitude (of the heart)

  • 心疼xīn téng

    to love dearly

  • 辛苦xīn kǔ

    exhausting

  • 欣赏xīn shǎng

    to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire

  • 信念xìn niàn

    faith

  • 信箱xìn xiāng

    mailbox

  • 行驶xíng shǐ

    to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)

  • 形态xíng tài

    shape

  • 性能xìng néng

    function; performance; behavior

  • 雄伟xióng wěi

    grand

  • 熊xióng

    surname Xiong

  • 休闲xiū xián

    leisure

  • 修复xiū fù

    to restore; to renovate

  • 修建xiū jiàn

    to build

  • 修养xiū yǎng

    accomplishment

  • 虚心xū xīn

    open-minded

  • 许可xǔ kě

    to allow

  • 选修xuǎn xiū

    (at a school) to take as an elective

  • 学科xué kē

    subject

  • 学位xué wèi

    academic degree

  • 学者xué zhě

    scholar

  • 寻求xún qiú

    to seek; to look for

  • 询问xún wèn

    to inquire

  • 押金yā jīn

    deposit

  • 鸭子yā zi

    duck

  • 亚军yà jūn

    second place (in a sports contest)

  • 延伸yán shēn

    to extend

  • 严厉yán lì

    severe

  • 严肃yán sù

    solemn

  • 言语yán yǔ

    words

  • 研究所yán jiū suǒ

    research institute

  • 眼光yǎn guāng

    gaze

  • 邀请yāo qǐng

    to invite

  • 摇头yáo tóu

    to shake one's head

  • 咬yǎo

    to bite

  • 也好yě hǎo

    that's fine

  • 业务yè wù

    business

  • 夜间yè jiān

    nighttime

  • 一流yī liú

    top quality

  • 依法yī fǎ

    legal (proceedings)

  • 依旧yī jiù

    as before

  • 依据yī jù

    according to

  • 依照yī zhào

    according to

  • 一辈子yī bèi zi

    (for) a lifetime

  • 一带yī dài

    region

  • 一旦yī dàn

    in case (sth happens)

  • 一句话yī jù huà

    in a word

  • 一路yī lù

    the whole journey

  • 一下儿yī xià r

    erhua variant of 一下

  • 一下子yī xià zi

    in a short while

  • 一向yī xiàng

    always (previously)

  • 乙yǐ

    second of the ten Heavenly Stems 干

  • 以便yǐ biàn

    so that

  • 以往yǐ wǎng

    in the past

  • 一口气yī kǒu qì

    one breath

  • 一身yī shēn

    whole body

  • 意识yì shí

    consciousness

  • 意味着yì wèi zhe

    to signify

  • 意志yì zhì

    will; willpower; determination

  • 因而yīn ér

    therefore

  • 饮料yǐn liào

    drink

  • 饮食yǐn shí

    eating and drinking

  • 印刷yìn shuā

    to print

  • 应yìng

    surname Ying

  • 硬yìng

    hard; stiff; solid

  • 硬件yìng jiàn

    hardware

  • 拥抱yōng bào

    to embrace

  • 拥有yōng yǒu

    to have; to possess

  • 用不着yòngbuzháo

    not need

  • 用户yòng hù

    user

  • 用来yòng lái

    to be used for

  • 用于yòng yú

    to use in; to use on; to use for

  • 优惠yōu huì

    privilege

  • 优先yōu xiān

    to have priority

  • 幽默yōu mò

    (loanword) humor

  • 尤其yóu qí

    especially; particularly

  • 由此yóu cǐ

    hereby

  • 犹豫yóu yù

    to hesitate

  • 游泳池yóu yǒng chí

    swimming pool

  • 友谊yǒu yì

    companionship

  • 有毒yǒu dú

    poisonous

  • 有害yǒu hài

    destructive

  • 有力yǒu lì

    powerful

  • 有利于yǒu lì yú

    to be advantageous to; to be beneficial for

  • 有着yǒu zhe

    to have

  • 羽毛球yǔ máo qiú

    shuttlecock

  • 羽绒服yǔ róng fú

    down-filled garment

  • 雨水yǔ shuǐ

    Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 19th February-5th March

  • 预备yù bèi

    to prepare

  • 预期yù qī

    to expect

  • 元旦yuán dàn

    New Year's Day

  • 园林yuán lín

    gardens; park; landscape garden

  • 原理yuán lǐ

    principle

  • 原始yuán shǐ

    first

  • 原先yuán xiān

    originally

  • 原有yuán yǒu

    original

  • 远处yuǎn chù

    distant place

  • 怨yuàn

    to blame

  • 愿yuàn

    honest

  • 约束yuē shù

    to restrict

  • 月饼yuè bing

    mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)

  • 月球yuè qiú

    the moon

  • 阅览室yuè lǎn shì

    reading room

  • 运yùn

    to move

  • 运行yùn xíng

    to move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc)

  • 灾zāi

    disaster

  • 灾害zāi hài

    calamity

  • 灾难zāi nàn

    disaster; catastrophe

  • 灾区zāi qū

    disaster area

  • 再次zài cì

    one more time

  • 再也zài yě

    (not) any more

  • 在场zài chǎng

    to be present

  • 在内zài nèi

    (included) in it

  • 暂时zàn shí

    temporary

  • 暂停zàn tíng

    to suspend

  • 糟zāo

    dregs

  • 糟糕zāo gāo

    too bad

  • 早期zǎo qī

    early period; early phase; early stage

  • 增zēng

    (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to

  • 增产zēng chǎn

    to increase production

  • 增大zēng dà

    to enlarge

  • 增多zēng duō

    to increase

  • 增强zēng qiáng

    to increase

  • 赠zèng

    to give as a present

  • 赠送zèng sòng

    to present as a gift

  • 摘zhāi

    to take

  • 展览zhǎn lǎn

    to put on display

  • 展示zhǎn shì

    to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit

  • 展现zhǎn xiàn

    to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display

  • 占领zhàn lǐng

    to capture; to seize; to occupy by force

  • 占有zhàn yǒu

    to have

  • 涨zhǎng

    to rise (of prices, rivers)

  • 涨价zhǎng jià

    to appreciate (in value)

  • 掌握zhǎng wò

    to grasp (often fig.)

  • 招生zhāo shēng

    to enroll new students

  • 招手zhāo shǒu

    to wave

  • 珍贵zhēn guì

    precious

  • 珍惜zhēn xī

    to treasure

  • 珍珠zhēn zhū

    pearl

  • 真诚zhēn chéng

    sincere; genuine; true

  • 真理zhēn lǐ

    truth

  • 真相zhēn xiàng

    the truth about sth; the actual facts

  • 诊断zhěn duàn

    to diagnose

  • 振动zhèn dòng

    to vibrate

  • 震惊zhèn jīng

    to shock

  • 争议zhēng yì

    controversy

  • 正版zhèng bǎn

    genuine

  • 正规zhèng guī

    regular

  • 正如zhèng rú

    just as

  • 正义zhèng yì

    justice

  • 证实zhèng shí

    to confirm (sth to be true)

  • 证书zhèng shū

    credentials

  • 挣zhèng

    used in 挣扎

  • 挣钱zhèng qián

    to make money

  • 之内zhī nèi

    inside

  • 之外zhī wài

    outside

  • 之下zhī xià

    under

  • 之中zhī zhōng

    inside

  • 支出zhī chū

    to spend; to pay out

  • 支配zhī pèi

    to control

  • 执行zhí xíng

    to implement

  • 直线zhí xiàn

    straight line

  • 值班zhí bān

    to work a shift

  • 职能zhí néng

    function

  • 职位zhí wèi

    position; post; job

  • 职务zhí wù

    post

  • 只不过zhǐ bù guò

    only

  • 只见zhǐ jiàn

    to see (the same thing) over and over again

  • 指标zhǐ biāo

    (production) target

  • 指甲zhǐ jia

    fingernail

  • 指示zhǐ shì

    to point out

  • 指责zhǐ zé

    to criticize

  • 至zhì

    to arrive

  • 制成zhì chéng

    to manufacture

  • 制约zhì yuē

    to restrict

  • 治安zhì ān

    law and order

  • 治理zhì lǐ

    to govern

  • 中断zhōng duàn

    to cut short

  • 中秋节zhōng qiū jié

    the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month

  • 中央zhōng yāng

    central

  • 中药zhōng yào

    traditional Chinese medicine

  • 终点zhōng diǎn

    the end

  • 终身zhōng shēn

    lifelong

  • 终止zhōng zhǐ

    to stop; to terminate

  • 中毒zhòng dú

    to be poisoned

  • 众多zhòng duō

    numerous

  • 周期zhōu qī

    period

  • 竹子zhú zi

    bamboo

  • 主办zhǔ bàn

    to organize

  • 主导zhǔ dǎo

    leading

  • 主观zhǔ guān

    subjective

  • 主管zhǔ guǎn

    in charge

  • 主体zhǔ tǐ

    main part

  • 助理zhù lǐ

    assistant

  • 助手zhù shǒu

    assistant; helper

  • 注册zhù cè

    to register

  • 注射zhù shè

    injection

  • 注视zhù shì

    to look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at

  • 注重zhù zhòng

    to pay attention to

  • 祝贺zhù hè

    to congratulate

  • 专辑zhuān jí

    album

  • 专利zhuān lì

    patent

  • 转化zhuǎn huà

    to change

  • 转换zhuǎn huàn

    to change

  • 转让zhuǎn ràng

    to transfer (ownership, rights etc)

  • 转向zhuǎn xiàng

    to change direction

  • 装饰zhuāng shì

    to decorate

  • 撞zhuàng

    to knock against

  • 资本zī běn

    capital (economics)

  • 资产zī chǎn

    property

  • 资助zī zhù

    to subsidize

  • 子弹zǐ dàn

    bullet

  • 仔细zǐ xì

    careful; attentive; cautious

  • 紫zǐ

    purple

  • 自豪zì háo

    proud (of one's achievements etc)

  • 自杀zì shā

    to kill oneself

  • 自愿zì yuàn

    voluntary

  • 总裁zǒng cái

    chairman

  • 总数zǒng shù

    total

  • 总算zǒng suàn

    at long last

  • 总体zǒng tǐ

    completely

  • 阻碍zǔ ài

    to obstruct

  • 组织zǔ zhī

    to organize

  • 醉zuì

    intoxicated

  • 尊敬zūn jìng

    to respect; to revere; to esteem

  • 尊重zūn zhòng

    to esteem

  • 遵守zūn shǒu

    to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)

How to Study HSK 5 Vocabulary

HSK 5 vocabulary is best learned in short, regular sessions. Start by reading through the word list and marking every word you cannot confidently read and understand. Review those words first, then move on to the rest of the list. Seeing the hanzi together with pinyin and meaning, as in the table above, builds the three connections your memory needs: shape, sound, and sense.

Use the free tools on HSKtools to make the words active. Analyze your Chinese text to see how these words appear in real sentences, Practice with HSK quiz to test recognition, and Test your HSK level to check your overall progress. Review the words you missed the same day and again the next day, and move to the next level only when most words feel automatic. For the complete picture, See all HSK levels.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HSK 5?+

HSK 5 is the 5th level of the HSK 3.0 standard and belongs to the Intermediate band. Learners at this level can read articles and express opinions on complex subjects.. It is one of the nine levels that make up the modern Chinese proficiency system.

How many words are in HSK 5?+

The official HSK 3.0 standard lists 1,071 new words at HSK 5, for a cumulative total of 4,316 words through this level.

How can I practice HSK 5 vocabulary?+

Review the word list below with hanzi, pinyin, and meanings, then practice with the HSK quiz and analyze real Chinese texts with the text analyzer. Start with the words you do not know and review them in short daily sessions.