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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case | |
| 觉得 | 覺得 | jué de | to think that ... |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee (loanword) | |
| 开始 | 開始 | kāi shǐ | to begin |
| 考试 | 考試 | kǎo shì | to take an exam |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) | |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can | |
| 课 | 課 | kè | subject |
| 快 | kuài | rapid | |
| 快乐 | 快樂 | kuài lè | happy |
| 累 | lèi | tired | |
| 离 | 離 | lí | to leave |
| 两 | 兩 | liǎng | two |
| 路 | lù | road | |
| 旅游 | 旅遊 | lǚ yóu | trip |
| 卖 | 賣 | mài | to sell |
| 慢 | màn | slow | |
| 忙 | máng | busy | |
| 每 | měi | each | |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister | |
| 门 | 門 | mén | gate |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man | |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) | |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk | |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman | |
| 旁边 | 旁邊 | páng biān | side |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run | |
| 票 | piào | ticket | |
| 妻子 | qī zǐ | wife and children | |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed | |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | |
| 晴 | qíng | clear | |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year | |
| 让 | 讓 | ràng | to yield |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work | |
| 身体 | 身體 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill | |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday | |
| 时间 | 時間 | shí jiān | time |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair | |
| 手表 | 手錶 | shǒu biǎo | wristwatch |
| 手机 | 手機 | shǒu jī | cell phone |
| 送 | sòng | to send | |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore | |
| 它 | tā | it | |
| 踢 | tī | to kick | |
| 题 | 題 | tí | topic |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance | |
| 外 | wài | outside | |
| 完 | wán | to finish | |
| 玩 | wán | to play | |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening | |
| 为 | 為 | wèi | because of |
| 问 | 問 | wèn | to ask |
| 问题 | 問題 | wèn tí | question |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope | |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash | |
| 西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon | |
| 向 | xiàng | towards | |
| 小时 | 小時 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh | |
| 新 | xīn | new | |
| 姓 | xìng | family name | |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest | |
| 雪 | xuě | snow | |
| 颜色 | 顏色 | yán sè | color |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye | |
| 羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton | |
| 药 | 葯 | yào | leaf of the iris |
| 要 | yào | to want | |
| 也 | yě | (adverb) also | |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place | |
| 已经 | 已經 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 意思 | yì si | idea | |
| 因为 | 因為 | yīn wèi | because |
| 阴 | 陰 | yīn | overcast (weather) |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming | |
| 右边 | 右邊 | yòu bian | right side |
| 鱼 | 魚 | yú | fish |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) | |
| 远 | 遠 | yuǎn | far |
| 运动 | 運動 | yùn dòng | to move |
| 再 | zài | again | |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning | |
| 张 | 張 | zhāng | to open up |
| 长 | 長 | cháng | length |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband | |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find | |
| 着 | 著 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 真 | zhēn | really | |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time) | |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know | |
| 准备 | 準備 | zhǔn bèi | preparation |
| 自行车 | 自行車 | zì xíng chē | bicycle |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk | |
| 最 | zuì | most | |
| 左边 | 左邊 | zuǒ bian | left |
| 阿姨 | ā yí | maternal aunt | |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent | |
| 矮 | ǎi | low | |
| 爱好 | 愛好 | ài hào | to like |
| 安静 | 安靜 | ān jìng | quiet |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold | |
| 班 | bān | team | |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself) | |
| 办法 | 辦法 | bàn fǎ | means |
| 办公室 | 辦公室 | bàn gōng shì | office |
| 半 | bàn | half | |
| 帮忙 | 幫忙 | bāng máng | to help |
| 包 | bāo | to cover | |
| 饱 | 飽 | bǎo | to eat till full |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north | |
| 被 | bèi | quilt | |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose | |
| 比较 | 比較 | bǐ jiào | to compare |
| 比赛 | 比賽 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc) |
| 必须 | 必須 | bì xū | to have to |
| 变化 | 變化 | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | to express | |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play | |
| 别人 | 別人 | bié ren | other people |
| 宾馆 | 賓館 | bīn guǎn | guesthouse |
| 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | icebox | |
| 才 | cái | ability | |
| 菜单 | 菜單 | cài dān | menu |
| 参加 | 參加 | cān jiā | to participate |
| 草 | cǎo | grass | |
| 层 | 層 | céng | to pile on top of one another |
| 差 | chà | different | |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场) | |
| 衬衫 | 襯衫 | chèn shān | shirt |
| 成绩 | 成績 | chéng jì | achievement |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city | |
| 迟到 | 遲到 | chí dào | to arrive late |
| 出现 | 出現 | chū xiàn | to appear |
| 除了 | chú le | besides | |
| 厨房 | 廚房 | chú fáng | kitchen |
| 春 | chūn | spring (season) | |
| 词语 | 詞語 | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) |
| 聪明 | 聰明 | cōng ming | intelligent |
| 打扫 | 打掃 | dǎ sǎo | to clean |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan | |
| 带 | 帶 | dài | band |
| 担心 | 擔心 | dān xīn | anxious |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake | |
| 当然 | 當然 | dāng rán | only natural |
| 地 | de | -ly | |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region | |
| 地铁 | 地鐵 | dì tiě | underground railway |
| 地图 | 地圖 | dì tú | map |
| 灯 | 燈 | dēng | lamp |
| 低 | dī | low | |
| 电梯 | 電梯 | diàn tī | elevator |
| 电子 | 電子 | diàn zǐ | electronic |
| 东 | 東 | dōng | east |
| 冬 | dōng | winter | |
| 动物 | 動物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 短 | duǎn | short | |
| 段 | duàn | paragraph | |
| 锻炼 | 鍛鍊 | duàn liàn | to toughen |
| 多么 | 多麼 | duō me | how (wonderful etc) |
| 饿 | 餓 | è | to be hungry |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also | |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear | |
| 发烧 | 發燒 | fā shāo | to have a high temperature (from illness) |
| 发现 | 發現 | fā xiàn | to notice |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient | |
| 放 | fàng | to put | |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved | |
| 分 | fēn | to divide | |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby | |
| 复习 | 復習 | fù xí | to review |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare | |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold | |
| 干净 | 乾淨 | gān jìng | clean |
| 刚才 | 剛才 | gāng cái | just now |
| 根据 | 根據 | gēn jù | according to |
| 跟 | gēn | heel | |
| 更 | gèng | more | |
| 公园 | 公園 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice | |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape | |
| 关 | 關 | guān | mountain pass |
| 关系 | 關係 | guān xi | relation |
| 关心 | 關心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about |
| 关于 | 關於 | guān yú | pertaining to |
| 国家 | 國家 | guó jiā | country |
| 果汁 | guǒ zhī | fruit juice | |
| 过去 | 過去 | guò qù | (in the) past |
| 还是 | 還是 | hái shi | still (as before) |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid | |
| 河 | hé | river | |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard | |
| 护照 | 護照 | hù zhào | passport |
| 花 | huā | flower | |
| 花园 | 花園 | huā yuán | garden |
| 画 | 畫 | huà | to draw |
| 坏 | 壞 | huài | bad |
| 环境 | 環境 | huán jìng | environment |
| 换 | 換 | huàn | to exchange |
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