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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 速度 | sù dù | speed | |
| 塑料袋 | sù liào dài | plastic bag | |
| 酸 | suān | sour | |
| 算 | suàn | to regard as | |
| 随便 | 隨便 | suí biàn | as one wishes |
| 随着 | 隨著 | suí zhe | along with |
| 孙子 | 孫子 | sūn zi | grandson |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all | |
| 台 | tái | (classical) you (in letters) | |
| 抬 | tái | to lift | |
| 态度 | 態度 | tài du | manner |
| 谈 | 談 | tán | to speak |
| 汤 | 湯 | tāng | soup |
| 躺 | tǎng | to recline | |
| 趟 | tàng | classifier for times, round trips or rows | |
| 讨论 | 討論 | tǎo lùn | to discuss |
| 讨厌 | 討厭 | tǎo yàn | to dislike |
| 特点 | 特點 | tè diǎn | characteristic (feature) |
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer | |
| 提前 | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date | |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind | |
| 填空 | tián kòng | to fill a job vacancy | |
| 条件 | 條件 | tiáo jiàn | condition |
| 停止 | tíng zhǐ | to stop | |
| 挺 | tǐng | straight | |
| 通过 | 通過 | tōng guò | to pass through |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify | |
| 同情 | tóng qíng | to sympathize with | |
| 推 | tuī | to push | |
| 推迟 | 推遲 | tuī chí | to postpone |
| 脱 | 脫 | tuō | to shed |
| 袜子 | 襪子 | wà zi | socks |
| 完全 | wán quán | complete | |
| 网球 | 網球 | wǎng qiú | tennis |
| 网站 | 網站 | wǎng zhàn | website |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) | |
| 往往 | wǎng wǎng | usually | |
| 危险 | 危險 | wēi xiǎn | danger |
| 味道 | wèi dao | flavor | |
| 温度 | 溫度 | wēn dù | temperature |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article | |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | to shake hands | |
| 污染 | wū rǎn | to pollute | |
| 无 | 無 | wú | not to have |
| 无聊 | 無聊 | wú liáo | bored |
| 无论 | 無論 | wú lùn | no matter what or how |
| 误会 | 誤會 | wù huì | to misunderstand |
| 吸引 | xī yǐn | to attract | |
| 洗衣机 | 洗衣機 | xǐ yī jī | washing machine |
| 西红柿 | 西紅柿 | xī hóng shì | tomato |
| 咸 | xián | all | |
| 现代 | 現代 | xiàn dài | modern times |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | to restrict | |
| 羡慕 | 羨慕 | xiàn mù | to envy |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite | |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant | |
| 详细 | 詳細 | xiáng xì | detailed |
| 响 | 響 | xiǎng | echo |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | news | |
| 小说 | 小說 | xiǎo shuō | novel |
| 效果 | xiào guǒ | result | |
| 笑话 | 笑話 | xiào hua | joke |
| 心情 | xīn qíng | mood | |
| 辛苦 | xīn kǔ | exhausting | |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | to trust | |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence | |
| 信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card | |
| 行 | xíng | to walk | |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up | |
| 兴奋 | 興奮 | xīng fèn | excited |
| 幸福 | xìng fú | happiness | |
| 性别 | 性別 | xìng bié | gender |
| 性格 | xìng gé | nature | |
| 修 | xiū | to decorate | |
| 许多 | 許多 | xǔ duō | many |
| 血 | xuè | blood | |
| 压力 | 壓力 | yā lì | pressure |
| 牙膏 | yá gāo | toothpaste | |
| 亚洲 | 亞洲 | yà zhōu | Asia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲) |
| 呀 | ya | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 严格 | 嚴格 | yán gé | strict |
| 严重 | 嚴重 | yán zhòng | grave |
| 研究生 | yán jiū shēng | graduate student | |
| 盐 | 鹽 | yán | salt |
| 演出 | yǎn chū | to act (in a play) | |
| 演员 | 演員 | yǎn yuán | actor or actress |
| 阳光 | 陽光 | yáng guāng | sunshine |
| 养成 | 養成 | yǎng chéng | to cultivate |
| 样子 | 樣子 | yàng zi | appearance |
| 邀请 | 邀請 | yāo qǐng | to invite |
| 钥匙 | 鑰匙 | yào shi | key |
| 也许 | 也許 | yě xǔ | perhaps |
| 叶子 | 葉子 | yè zi | leaf |
| 页 | 頁 | yè | page |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything | |
| 以 | yǐ | to use | |
| 亿 | 億 | yì | 100 million |
| 艺术 | 藝術 | yì shù | art |
| 意见 | 意見 | yì jiàn | idea |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus | |
| 引起 | yǐn qǐ | to give rise to | |
| 饮料 | 飲料 | yǐn liào | drink |
| 印象 | yìn xiàng | impression (sth that stays in one's mind) | |
| 赢 | 贏 | yíng | to beat |
| 硬 | yìng | hard | |
| 永远 | 永遠 | yǒng yuǎn | forever |
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | brave | |
| 优点 | 優點 | yōu diǎn | merit |
| 优秀 | 優秀 | yōu xiù | outstanding |
| 幽默 | yōu mò | (loanword) humor | |
| 尤其 | yóu qí | especially | |
| 由 | yóu | to follow | |
| 由于 | 由於 | yóu yú | due to |
| 有趣 | yǒu qù | interesting | |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | friendly | |
| 友谊 | 友誼 | yǒu yì | companionship |
| 于是 | 於是 | yú shì | thereupon |
| 愉快 | yú kuài | cheerful | |
| 与 | 與 | yǔ | and |
| 羽毛球 | yǔ máo qiú | shuttlecock | |
| 语法 | 語法 | yǔ fǎ | grammar |
| 语言 | 語言 | yǔ yán | language |
| 预习 | 預習 | yù xí | to prepare a lesson |
| 原来 | 原來 | yuán lái | original |
| 原谅 | 原諒 | yuán liàng | to excuse |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause | |
| 圆 | 圓 | yuán | circle |
| 约会 | 約會 | yuē huì | appointment |
| 阅读 | 閱讀 | yuè dú | to read |
| 允许 | 允許 | yǔn xǔ | to permit |
| 杂志 | 雜誌 | zá zhì | magazine |
| 咱们 | 咱們 | zán men | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) |
| 暂时 | 暫時 | zàn shí | temporary |
| 脏 | 髒 | zāng | dirty |
| 责任 | 責任 | zé rèn | responsibility |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise | |
| 增长 | 增長 | zēng zhǎng | to grow |
| 窄 | zhǎi | narrow | |
| 长城 | 長城 | cháng chéng | the Great Wall |
| 长江 | 長江 | cháng jiāng | Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang |
| 招聘 | zhāo pìn | to invite applications for a job | |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous | |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine | |
| 整理 | zhěng lǐ | to arrange | |
| 整齐 | 整齊 | zhěng qí | orderly |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | regular | |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just (in time) | |
| 正确 | 正確 | zhèng què | correct |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal | |
| 证明 | 證明 | zhèng míng | proof |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) | |
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of | |
| 知识 | 知識 | zhī shi | knowledge |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct (opposite: indirect 间接) | |
| 值得 | zhí de | to be worth | |
| 职业 | 職業 | zhí yè | occupation |
| 植物 | zhí wù | plant | |
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | to have no other option but to ... | |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only | |
| 指 | zhǐ | finger | |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least | |
| 制造 | 製造 | zhì zào | to manufacture |
| 质量 | 質量 | zhì liàng | quality |
| 中文 | zhōng wén | Chinese language | |
| 重点 | 重點 | zhòng diǎn | important point |
| 重视 | 重視 | zhòng shì | to attach importance to sth |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again | |
| 周围 | 周圍 | zhōu wéi | environs |
| 猪 | 豬 | zhū | hog |
| 逐渐 | 逐漸 | zhú jiàn | gradually |
| 主动 | 主動 | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative |
| 主意 | zhǔ yi | plan | |
| 祝贺 | 祝賀 | zhù hè | to congratulate |
| 专门 | 專門 | zhuān mén | specialist |
| 专业 | 專業 | zhuān yè | specialty |
| 赚 | 賺 | zhuàn | to earn |
| 撞 | zhuàng | to knock against | |
| 准确 | 準確 | zhǔn què | accurate |
| 准时 | 準時 | zhǔn shí | on time |
| 仔细 | 仔細 | zǐ xì | careful |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature | |
| 总结 | 總結 | zǒng jié | to sum up |
| 租 | zū | to hire | |
| 组成 | 組成 | zǔ chéng | to form |
| 组织 | 組織 | zǔ zhī | to organize |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth | |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best | |
| 最后 | 最後 | zuì hòu | final |
| 尊重 | zūn zhòng | to esteem | |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author | |
| 座 | zuò | seat | |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat | |
| 做生意 | zuò shēng yì | to do business | |
| 唉 | ài | alas | |
| 爱护 | 愛護 | ài hù | to cherish |
| 爱惜 | 愛惜 | ài xī | to cherish |
| 爱心 | 愛心 | ài xīn | compassion |
| 安慰 | ān wèi | to comfort | |
| 安装 | 安裝 | ān zhuāng | to install |
| 岸 | àn | bank |
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