HSK vocabulary
HSK 5 Vocabulary List
All 2,493 words for the HSK 5 exam — the complete HSK 1–5 vocabulary — read newspapers, watch Chinese films, and speak fluidly. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 利益 | lì yì | benefit | |
| 利用 | lì yòng | to exploit | |
| 粒 | lì | grain | |
| 连忙 | 連忙 | lián máng | promptly |
| 连续剧 | 連續劇 | lián xù jù | serialized drama |
| 联合 | 聯合 | lián hé | to combine |
| 恋爱 | 戀愛 | liàn ài | (romantic) love |
| 良好 | liáng hǎo | good | |
| 粮食 | 糧食 | liáng shi | foodstuff |
| 临时 | 臨時 | lín shí | as the time draws near |
| 灵活 | 靈活 | líng huó | flexible |
| 铃 | 鈴 | líng | (small) bell |
| 零件 | líng jiàn | part | |
| 零钱 | 零錢 | líng qián | change (of money) |
| 零食 | líng shí | between-meal nibbles | |
| 领导 | 領導 | lǐng dǎo | lead |
| 领域 | 領域 | lǐng yù | domain |
| 浏览 | 瀏覽 | liú lǎn | to skim over |
| 流传 | 流傳 | liú chuán | to spread |
| 龙 | 龍 | lóng | dragon |
| 漏 | lòu | to leak | |
| 陆地 | 陸地 | lù dì | dry land (as opposed to the sea) |
| 陆续 | 陸續 | lù xù | in turn |
| 录取 | 錄取 | lù qǔ | to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam |
| 录音 | 錄音 | lù yīn | to record (sound) |
| 露 | lù | dew | |
| 轮流 | 輪流 | lún liú | to alternate |
| 论文 | 論文 | lùn wén | paper |
| 逻辑 | 邏輯 | luó ji | logic (loanword) |
| 落后 | 落後 | luò hòu | to fall behind |
| 骂 | 罵 | mà | to scold |
| 麦克风 | 麥克風 | mài kè fēng | microphone (loanword) |
| 馒头 | 饅頭 | mán tou | steamed roll |
| 满足 | 滿足 | mǎn zú | to satisfy |
| 毛 | máo | hair | |
| 毛病 | máo bìng | fault | |
| 矛盾 | máo dùn | contradiction | |
| 冒险 | 冒險 | mào xiǎn | to take risks |
| 贸易 | 貿易 | mào yì | (commercial) trade |
| 眉毛 | méi mao | eyebrow | |
| 煤炭 | méi tàn | coal | |
| 美术 | 美術 | měi shù | art |
| 魅力 | mèi lì | charm | |
| 迷路 | mí lù | to lose the way | |
| 谜语 | 謎語 | mí yǔ | riddle |
| 秘密 | mì mì | secret | |
| 秘书 | 秘書 | mì shū | secretary |
| 密切 | mì qiè | close | |
| 蜜蜂 | mì fēng | bee | |
| 棉花 | mián hua | cotton | |
| 面对 | 面對 | miàn duì | to face |
| 面积 | 面積 | miàn jī | area (of a floor, piece of land etc) |
| 面临 | 面臨 | miàn lín | to face sth |
| 苗条 | 苗條 | miáo tiao | (of a woman) slim |
| 描写 | 描寫 | miáo xiě | to describe |
| 秒 | miǎo | second (unit of time) | |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy | |
| 名牌 | míng pái | famous brand | |
| 名片 | míng piàn | (business) card | |
| 名胜 | 名勝 | míng shèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics |
| 明确 | 明確 | míng què | clear-cut |
| 明显 | 明顯 | míng xiǎn | clear |
| 明信片 | míng xìn piàn | postcard | |
| 明星 | míng xīng | star | |
| 命令 | mìng lìng | order | |
| 命运 | 命運 | mìng yùn | fate |
| 摸 | mō | to feel with the hand | |
| 模仿 | mó fǎng | to imitate | |
| 模糊 | mó hu | vague | |
| 摩托车 | 摩托車 | mó tuō chē | (loanword) motorbike |
| 陌生 | mò shēng | strange | |
| 某 | mǒu | some | |
| 木头 | 木頭 | mù tou | slow-witted |
| 目标 | 目標 | mù biāo | target |
| 目录 | 目錄 | mù lù | catalog |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time | |
| 哪怕 | nǎ pà | even | |
| 难怪 | 難怪 | nán guài | (it's) no wonder (that...) |
| 难看 | 難看 | nán kàn | ugly |
| 脑袋 | 腦袋 | nǎo dai | head |
| 内科 | 內科 | nèi kē | internal medicine |
| 嫩 | nèn | young and tender | |
| 能干 | 能幹 | néng gàn | capable |
| 能源 | néng yuán | energy | |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) | |
| 年纪 | 年紀 | nián jì | age |
| 念 | niàn | to read | |
| 宁可 | 寧可 | nìng kě | preferably |
| 牛仔裤 | 牛仔褲 | niú zǎi kù | jeans |
| 农民 | 農民 | nóng mín | peasant |
| 农业 | 農業 | nóng yè | agriculture |
| 浓 | 濃 | nóng | concentrated |
| 女士 | nǚ shì | lady | |
| 偶然 | ǒu rán | incidentally | |
| 拍 | pāi | to pat | |
| 排队 | 排隊 | pái duì | to line up |
| 排球 | pái qiú | volleyball | |
| 派 | pài | clique | |
| 盼望 | pàn wàng | to hope for | |
| 培养 | 培養 | péi yǎng | to cultivate |
| 赔偿 | 賠償 | péi cháng | to compensate |
| 佩服 | pèi fú | to admire | |
| 配合 | pèi hé | matching | |
| 盆 | pén | basin | |
| 碰见 | 碰見 | pèng jiàn | to run into |
| 批 | pī | to ascertain | |
| 批准 | pī zhǔn | to approve | |
| 披 | pī | to drape over one's shoulders | |
| 皮鞋 | pí xié | leather shoes | |
| 疲劳 | 疲勞 | pí láo | fatigue |
| 匹 | pǐ | classifier for horses, mules etc | |
| 片 | piàn | thin piece | |
| 片面 | piàn miàn | unilateral | |
| 飘 | 飄 | piāo | to float |
| 频道 | 頻道 | pín dào | frequency |
| 品种 | 品種 | pǐn zhǒng | breed |
| 平 | píng | flat | |
| 平常 | píng cháng | ordinary | |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal | |
| 平方 | píng fāng | square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) | |
| 平衡 | píng héng | balance | |
| 平静 | 平靜 | píng jìng | tranquil |
| 平均 | píng jūn | average | |
| 评价 | 評價 | píng jià | to evaluate |
| 凭 | 憑 | píng | to lean against |
| 迫切 | pò qiè | urgent | |
| 破产 | 破產 | pò chǎn | to go bankrupt |
| 破坏 | 破壞 | pò huài | destruction |
| 朴素 | 樸素 | pǔ sù | plain and simple |
| 期待 | qī dài | to look forward to | |
| 期间 | 期間 | qī jiān | period of time |
| 其余 | 其餘 | qí yú | the rest |
| 奇迹 | 奇跡 | qí jì | miracle |
| 企图 | 企圖 | qǐ tú | to attempt |
| 企业 | 企業 | qǐ yè | company |
| 启发 | 啟發 | qǐ fā | to enlighten |
| 气氛 | 氣氛 | qì fēn | atmosphere |
| 汽油 | qì yóu | gasoline | |
| 牵 | 牽 | qiān | to lead along |
| 谦虚 | 謙虛 | qiān xū | modest |
| 签字 | 簽字 | qiān zì | to sign (one's name) |
| 前途 | qián tú | prospects | |
| 浅 | 淺 | qiǎn | shallow |
| 欠 | qiàn | to owe | |
| 枪 | 槍 | qiāng | gun |
| 强调 | 強調 | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement) |
| 强烈 | 強烈 | qiáng liè | strong |
| 抢 | 搶 | qiǎng | to fight over |
| 悄悄 | qiāo qiāo | quiet | |
| 瞧 | qiáo | to look at | |
| 巧妙 | qiǎo miào | ingenious | |
| 切 | qiē | to cut | |
| 亲爱 | 親愛 | qīn ài | dear |
| 亲切 | 親切 | qīn qiè | amiable |
| 亲自 | 親自 | qīn zì | personally |
| 侵略 | qīn lüè | to invade | |
| 勤奋 | 勤奮 | qín fèn | hardworking |
| 勤劳 | 勤勞 | qín láo | hardworking |
| 青 | qīng | green | |
| 青春 | qīng chūn | youth | |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent | |
| 轻视 | 輕視 | qīng shì | contempt |
| 清淡 | qīng dàn | light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) | |
| 情景 | qíng jǐng | scene | |
| 情绪 | 情緒 | qíng xù | mood |
| 请求 | 請求 | qǐng qiú | to request |
| 庆祝 | 慶祝 | qìng zhù | to celebrate |
| 球迷 | qiú mí | fan (ball sports) | |
| 趋势 | 趨勢 | qū shì | trend |
| 取消 | qǔ xiāo | to cancel | |
| 娶 | qǔ | to take a wife | |
| 去世 | qù shì | to pass away | |
| 圈 | quān | circle | |
| 全面 | quán miàn | all-around | |
| 权力 | 權力 | quán lì | power |
| 权利 | 權利 | quán lì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) |
| 劝 | 勸 | quàn | to advise |
| 缺乏 | quē fá | to lack | |
| 确定 | 確定 | què dìng | definite |
| 确认 | 確認 | què rèn | to confirm |
| 燃烧 | 燃燒 | rán shāo | to ignite |
| 嚷 | rǎng | to shout | |
| 绕 | 繞 | rào | to wind |
| 热爱 | 熱愛 | rè ài | to love ardently |
| 热烈 | 熱烈 | rè liè | enthusiastic |
| 热心 | 熱心 | rè xīn | enthusiastic |
| 人才 | rén cái | talent | |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population | |
| 人类 | 人類 | rén lèi | humanity |
| 人生 | rén shēng | life (one's time on earth) | |
| 人事 | rén shì | personnel | |
| 人物 | rén wù | person | |
| 人员 | 人員 | rén yuán | staff |
| 忍不住 | rěn bu zhù | cannot help | |
| 日常 | rì cháng | day-to-day | |
| 日程 | rì chéng | schedule | |
| 日历 | 日曆 | rì lì | calendar |
| 日期 | rì qī | date | |
| 日用品 | rì yòng pǐn | articles for daily use | |
| 荣幸 | 榮幸 | róng xìng | honored (to have the privilege of ...) |
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