HSK 5

HSK 5 Vocabulary

The official HSK 5 word list with pinyin and English meanings. Click any character to open its character page — stroke order animation, meanings and a printable tracing worksheet.

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  • 达成dá chéngto reach (an agreement); to accomplishLearn →
  • 答dā / dáto answer; to agree; reply; answer; return; respond; echoLearn →
  • 答复dá fùvariant of 答复; to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header)Learn →
  • 打dá / dǎdozen (loanword); to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build; to fight; to fetch; to make; to tie up; to issue; to shoot; to calculate; to play (a game); since; fromLearn →
  • 打扮dǎ banto decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dressLearn →
  • 打包dǎ bāoto wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-outLearn →
  • 打击dǎ jīto hit; to strike; to attack; to crack down on sth; blow; (psychological) shock; percussion (music)Learn →
  • 打架dǎ jiàto fight; to scuffle; to come to blowsLearn →
  • 打扰dǎ rǎoto disturb; to bother; to troubleLearn →
  • 大胆dà dǎnbrazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearlessLearn →
  • 大都Dà dū / dà dōu / dà dūDadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing; for the most part; on the whole; also pr.; for the most part; on the whole; metropolitanLearn →
  • 大纲dà gāngsynopsis; outline; program; leading principlesLearn →
  • 大伙儿dà huǒrerhua variant of 大伙Learn →
  • 大奖赛dàjiǎngsàiGrand prizeLearn →
  • 大脑dà nǎobrain; cerebrumLearn →
  • 大事dà shìmajor event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big wayLearn →
  • 大厅dà tīnghall; loungeLearn →
  • 大象dà xiàngelephantLearn →
  • 大熊猫dà xióng māogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)Learn →
  • 大于dà yúgreater than; bigger than; more than, >Learn →
  • 大致dà zhìmore or less; roughly; approximatelyLearn →
  • 呆dāifoolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stayLearn →
  • 待dāi / dàito stay; to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth); about to; intending toLearn →
  • 代价dài jiàprice; cost; consideration (in share dealing)Learn →
  • 代理dài lǐto act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogateLearn →
  • 带有dài yǒuto have; to involveLearn →
  • 贷款dài kuǎna loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank)Learn →
  • 单一dān yīsingle; only; soleLearn →
  • 胆dǎngall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)Learn →
  • 胆小dǎn xiǎocowardice; timidLearn →
  • 蛋糕dàn gāocakeLearn →
  • 当场dāng chǎngat the scene; on the spotLearn →
  • 当代dāng dàithe present age; the contemporary eraLearn →
  • 当年dāng nián / dàng niánin those days; then; in those years; during that time; that very same yearLearn →
  • 当前dāng qiáncurrent; today's; modern; present; to be facing (us)Learn →
  • 当选dāng xuǎnto be electedLearn →
  • 挡dǎng / dàngto resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission); variant of 挡; to arrange; to put in orderLearn →
  • 到来dào láito arrive; arrival; adventLearn →
  • 倒是dào shicontrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't youLearn →
  • 道德dào dévirtue; morality; ethicsLearn →
  • 得了dé le / dé liǎoall right!; that's enough!; (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possibleLearn →
  • 得以dé yǐable to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in viewLearn →
  • 等候děng hòuto wait; to wait forLearn →
  • 等级děng jígrade; rank; statusLearn →
  • 低于dī yúto be lower thanLearn →
  • 地带dì dàizoneLearn →
  • 地形dì xíngtopography; terrain; landformLearn →
  • 地震dì zhènearthquakeLearn →
  • 递dìto hand over; to pass on sth; to gradually increase or decrease; progressivelyLearn →
  • 递给dìgěiHandleLearn →
  • 典礼diǎn lǐcelebration; ceremonyLearn →
  • 点燃diǎn ránto ignite; to set on fire; aflameLearn →
  • 电池diàn chíbatteryLearn →
  • 电饭锅diàn fàn guōelectric rice cookerLearn →
  • 电子版diànzibǎne-editionLearn →
  • 调动diào dòngto transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel; to mobilize; to bring into playLearn →
  • 丢diūto lose; to put aside; to throwLearn →
  • 动机dòng jīmotor; locomotive; motive; motivation; intentionLearn →
  • 动手dòng shǒuto set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touchLearn →
  • 动态dòng tàimovement; motion; development; trend; dynamic (science)Learn →
  • 动员dòng yuánto mobilize; to arouse; mobilizationLearn →
  • 冻dòngto freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jellyLearn →
  • 洞dòngcave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)Learn →
  • 豆制品dòuzhìpǐnBean productsLearn →
  • 毒dúpoison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcoticsLearn →
  • 堆duīto pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amountLearn →
  • 对立duì lìto oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to; antithetical; relative opposite; opposing; diametricalLearn →
  • 对应duì yìngto correspond; a correspondence; corresponding; homologous; matching with sth; counterpartLearn →
  • 吨dūnton (loanword); Taiwan pr.Learn →
  • 朵duǒflower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc; variant of 朵Learn →
  • 躲duǒto hide; to dodge; to avoidLearn →
  • 弹dàn / táncrossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball; to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)Learn →
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G56 words
H43 words
J72 words
  • 机器人jī qì rénmechanical person; robot; androidLearn →
  • 机制jī zhìmechanism; machine processed; machine made; mechanismLearn →
  • 肌肉jī ròumuscle; fleshLearn →
  • 基地jī dìbase (of operations); industrial or military base; al-QaedaLearn →
  • 基金jī jīnfundLearn →
  • 即使jí shǐeven if; even thoughLearn →
  • 集团jí tuángroup; bloc; corporation; conglomerateLearn →
  • 挤jǐto crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)Learn →
  • 记忆jì yìto remember; to recall; memoryLearn →
  • 技能jì néngtechnical ability; skillLearn →
  • 继承jì chéngto inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)Learn →
  • 加热jiā rèto heatLearn →
  • 加上jiā shàngplus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of thatLearn →
  • 加速jiā sùto speed up; to expediteLearn →
  • 加以jiā yǐin addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)Learn →
  • 夹jiā / jiá / jiàto press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr.; double-layered; lined (garment); variant of 夹; Taiwan pr. used in 夹生 and 夹竹桃Learn →
  • 甲jiǎfirst of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter 'A' or roman 'I' in list 'A, B, C', or 'I, II, III' etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°Learn →
  • 价jià / jieprice; value; (chemistry) valence; great; good; middleman; servantLearn →
  • 驾驶jià shǐto pilot (ship, airplane etc); to driveLearn →
  • 驾照jià zhàodriver's licenseLearn →
  • 坚定jiān dìngfirm; steady; staunch; resoluteLearn →
  • 肩jiānshoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)Learn →
  • 艰苦jiān kǔdifficult; hard; arduousLearn →
  • 艰难jiān nándifficult; hard; challengingLearn →
  • 检验jiǎn yànto inspect; to examine; to testLearn →
  • 减轻jiǎn qīngto lighten; to ease; to alleviateLearn →
  • 剪Jiǎn / jiǎnsurname Jian; scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminateLearn →
  • 剪刀jiǎn dāoscissorsLearn →
  • 剪子jiǎn ziclippers; scissors; shearsLearn →
  • 间接jiàn jiēindirectLearn →
  • 建造jiàn zàoto construct; to buildLearn →
  • 建筑jiàn zhùto construct; buildingLearn →
  • 健全jiàn quánrobust; soundLearn →
  • 键jiànkey (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond; linchpinLearn →
  • 键盘jiàn pánkeyboardLearn →
  • 将jiāng / jiàng / qiāngwill; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把); general; commander-in-chief (military); king (chess piece); to command; to lead; to desire; to invite; to requestLearn →
  • 将要jiāng yàowill; shall; to be going toLearn →
  • 奖励jiǎng lìto reward; reward (as encouragement)Learn →
  • 交代jiāo dàito hand over; to explain; to make clear; to brief (sb); to account for; to justify oneself; to confess; to finish (colloquial)Learn →
  • 郊区jiāo qūsuburban district; outskirts; suburbsLearn →
  • 胶带jiāo dàiadhesive tape; rubber belt; recording tapeLearn →
  • 胶水jiāo shuǐglueLearn →
  • 脚步jiǎo bùfootstep; stepLearn →
  • 接触jiē chùto touch; to contact; access; in touch withLearn →
  • 接连jiē liánon end; in a row; in successionLearn →
  • 解除jiě chúto remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)Learn →
  • 解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949Learn →
  • 戒jièto guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)Learn →
  • 届jièto arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)Learn →
  • 今日jīn rìtodayLearn →
  • 尽管jǐn guǎndespite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitatingLearn →
  • 紧紧jǐn jǐnclosely; tightlyLearn →
  • 尽可能jǐn kě néngas far as possible; to do one's utmostLearn →
  • 进化jìn huàevolutionLearn →
  • 近来jìn láirecently; latelyLearn →
  • 经费jīng fèifunds; expenditureLearn →
  • 景象jǐng xiàngscene; sight (to behold)Learn →
  • 警告jǐng gàoto warn; to admonishLearn →
  • 竞赛jìng sàirace; competitionLearn →
  • 竞争jìng zhēngto compete; competitionLearn →
  • 酒鬼jiǔ guǐdrunkardLearn →
  • 救灾jiù zāito relieve disaster; to help disaster victimsLearn →
  • 居然jū ránunexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as toLearn →
  • 局面jú miànaspect; phase; situationLearn →
  • 局长jú zhǎngbureau chiefLearn →
  • 举动jǔ dòngact; action; activity; move; movementLearn →
  • 拒绝jù juéto refuse; to decline; to rejectLearn →
  • 俱乐部jù lè bùclub (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)Learn →
  • 剧本jù běnscript for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenarioLearn →
  • 决不jué bùnot at all; simply (can) notLearn →
  • 绝望jué wàngto despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperationLearn →
  • 军人jūn rénserviceman; soldier; military personnelLearn →
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L33 words
  • 落là / lào / luòto leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind; see 落枕 and 落炕; to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlementLearn →
  • 来信lái xìnincoming letter; send a letter hereLearn →
  • 烂lànsoft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; badLearn →
  • 朗读lǎng dúto read aloudLearn →
  • 浪漫làng mànromanticLearn →
  • 劳动láo dòngwork; toil; physical laborLearn →
  • 梨lípearLearn →
  • 礼Lǐ / lǐsurname Li; abbr. for 礼记, Classic of Rites; gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesyLearn →
  • 礼拜lǐ bàiweek; religious service; worshipLearn →
  • 礼貌lǐ màocourtesy; mannersLearn →
  • 厉害lì haidifficult to deal with; difficult to endure; ferocious; radical; serious; terrible; violent; tremendous; awesomeLearn →
  • 立Lì / lìsurname Li; to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediatelyLearn →
  • 立场lì chǎngposition; standpointLearn →
  • 利润lì rùnprofitsLearn →
  • 例外lì wàiexception; to be an exceptionLearn →
  • 连接lián jiēto link; to join; to attach; connection; a link (on web page)Learn →
  • 联络lián luòto get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connectionLearn →
  • 联想Lián xiǎng / lián xiǎngabbr. for 联想集团; to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection; mental association; word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programsLearn →
  • 脸盆liǎn pénwashbowl; basin for washing hands and faceLearn →
  • 脸色liǎn sècomplexion; lookLearn →
  • 恋爱liàn ài(romantic) love; in love; to have an affairLearn →
  • 两岸liǎng ànbilateral; both shores; both sides; both coasts; Taiwan and mainlandLearn →
  • 邻居lín jūneighbor; next doorLearn →
  • 铃líng(small) bellLearn →
  • 铃声líng shēngring; ringtone; bell stroke; tintinnabulationLearn →
  • 领带lǐng dàinecktieLearn →
  • 令Líng / líng / lǐng / lìngsee 令狐; see 脊令; classifier for a ream of paper; to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)Learn →
  • 流动liú dòngto flow; to circulate; to go from place to place; to be mobile; (of assets) liquidLearn →
  • 流通liú tōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distributionLearn →
  • 漏lòuto leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)Learn →
  • 漏洞lòu dòngleak; hole; gap; loopholeLearn →
  • 逻辑luó jilogic (loanword)Learn →
  • 落实luò shípractical; workable; to implement; to carry out; to decideLearn →
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N17 words
P30 words
  • 拍摄pāi shèto film; to shoot (a picture)Learn →
  • 排除pái chúto eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule outLearn →
  • 旁pángbeside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phoneticLearn →
  • 陪péito accompany; to keep sb company; to assist; old variant of 赔Learn →
  • 赔péito compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial lossLearn →
  • 赔偿péi chángto compensateLearn →
  • 配备pèi bèito allocate; to provide; to outfit withLearn →
  • 配套pèi tàoto form a complete set; coherentLearn →
  • 喷pēn / pènto puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt; (of a smell) strong; peak season (of a crop); (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)Learn →
  • 盆pénbasin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 litersLearn →
  • 披pīto drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread outLearn →
  • 皮肤pí fūskinLearn →
  • 皮鞋pí xiéleather shoesLearn →
  • 脾气pí qicharacter; temperament; disposition; bad temperLearn →
  • 匹pī / pǐmate; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr.; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower; variant of 匹; classifier for cloth: boltLearn →
  • 骗piànto cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg overLearn →
  • 骗子piàn ziswindler; a cheatLearn →
  • 拼pīnto piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spellLearn →
  • 频道pín dàofrequency; (television) channelLearn →
  • 频繁pín fánfrequently; oftenLearn →
  • 品pǐnarticle; commodity; product; goods; kind; grade; rank; character; disposition; nature; temperament; variety; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size upLearn →
  • 品种pǐn zhǒngbreed; varietyLearn →
  • 平坦píng tǎnlevel; even; smooth; flatLearn →
  • 平原píng yuánfield; plainLearn →
  • 评估píng gūto evaluate; to assess; assessment; evaluationLearn →
  • 评论píng lùnto comment on; to discuss; comment; commentaryLearn →
  • 凭píngvariant of 凭; to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proofLearn →
  • 泼pōto splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutishLearn →
  • 葡萄pú taograpeLearn →
  • 葡萄酒pú tao jiǔ(grape) wineLearn →
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  • 染rǎnto dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a paintingLearn →
  • 绕ràoto wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex; variant of 绕, to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detourLearn →
  • 热量rè liàngheat; quantity of heat; calorific valueLearn →
  • 热门rè ménpopular; hot; in vogueLearn →
  • 人间rén jiānthe human world; the earthLearn →
  • 人力rén lìmanpower; labor powerLearn →
  • 人士rén shìperson; figure; public figureLearn →
  • 人物rén wùperson; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonistLearn →
  • 忍rěnto bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneselfLearn →
  • 忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help; unable to bearLearn →
  • 忍受rěn shòuto bear; to endureLearn →
  • 认rènto recognize; to know; to admitLearn →
  • 认定rèn dìngto maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify withLearn →
  • 扔rēngto throw; to throw awayLearn →
  • 仍旧réng jiùstill (remaining); to remain (the same); yetLearn →
  • 如此rú cǐin this way; soLearn →
  • 如同rú tónglike; asLearn →
  • 如下rú xiàas followsLearn →
  • 入门rù ménentrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject)Learn →
  • 软ruǎnsoft; flexible; variant of 软Learn →
  • 软件ruǎn jiàn(computer) softwareLearn →
S102 words
T37 words
W30 words
X59 words
Y82 words
Z122 words