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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 的确 | 的確 | dí què | really |
| 登机牌 | 登機牌 | dēng jī pái | boarding pass |
| 登记 | 登記 | dēng jì | to register (one's name) |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait | |
| 等候 | děng hòu | to wait | |
| 等于 | 等於 | děng yú | to equal |
| 滴 | dī | a drop | |
| 敌人 | 敵人 | dí rén | enemy |
| 递 | 遞 | dì | to hand over |
| 点头 | 點頭 | diǎn tóu | to nod |
| 点心 | 點心 | diǎn xin | light refreshments |
| 电池 | 電池 | diàn chí | battery |
| 电台 | 電臺 | diàn tái | transmitter-receiver |
| 钓 | 釣 | diào | to fish with a hook and bait |
| 调皮 | 調皮 | tiáo pí | naughty |
| 调整 | 調整 | tiáo zhěng | to adjust |
| 丁 | dīng | male adult | |
| 顶 | 頂 | dǐng | apex |
| 动画片 | 動畫片 | dòng huà piàn | animated film |
| 冻 | 凍 | dòng | to freeze |
| 洞 | dòng | cave | |
| 豆腐 | dòu fu | tofu | |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease (playfully) | |
| 独立 | 獨立 | dú lì | independent |
| 独特 | 獨特 | dú tè | unique |
| 度过 | 度過 | dù guò | to pass |
| 短信 | duǎn xìn | text message | |
| 堆 | duī | to pile up | |
| 对比 | 對比 | duì bǐ | to contrast |
| 对待 | 對待 | duì dài | to treat |
| 对方 | 對方 | duì fāng | the other person |
| 对手 | 對手 | duì shǒu | opponent |
| 对象 | 對象 | duì xiàng | target |
| 对于 | 對於 | duì yú | regarding |
| 吨 | 噸 | dūn | ton (loanword) |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch | |
| 多亏 | 多虧 | duō kuī | thanks to |
| 多余 | 多餘 | duō yú | superfluous |
| 躲藏 | duǒ cáng | to conceal oneself | |
| 恶劣 | 惡劣 | è liè | vile |
| 发表 | 發表 | fā biǎo | to issue |
| 发愁 | 發愁 | fā chóu | to worry |
| 发达 | 發達 | fā dá | well-developed |
| 发抖 | 發抖 | fā dǒu | to tremble |
| 发挥 | 發揮 | fā huī | to display |
| 发明 | 發明 | fā míng | to invent |
| 发票 | 發票 | fā piào | invoice |
| 发言 | 發言 | fā yán | to make a speech |
| 罚款 | 罰款 | fá kuǎn | to fine |
| 法院 | fǎ yuàn | court of law | |
| 翻 | fān | to turn over | |
| 凡是 | fán shì | each and every | |
| 繁荣 | 繁榮 | fán róng | prosperous |
| 反而 | fǎn ér | on the contrary | |
| 反复 | 反覆 | fǎn fù | repeatedly |
| 反应 | 反應 | fǎn yìng | to react |
| 反正 | fǎn zhèng | anyway | |
| 方 | fāng | square | |
| 方案 | fāng àn | plan | |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way | |
| 妨碍 | 妨礙 | fáng ài | to hinder |
| 房东 | 房東 | fáng dōng | landlord |
| 仿佛 | 彷彿 | fǎng fú | to seem |
| 放松 | 放鬆 | fàng sōng | to relax |
| 非 | fēi | to not be | |
| 肥皂 | féi zào | soap | |
| 废话 | 廢話 | fèi huà | nonsense |
| 肺 | fèi | lung | |
| 费用 | 費用 | fèi yòng | cost |
| 分别 | 分別 | fēn bié | to part |
| 分布 | 分佈 | fēn bù | to scatter |
| 分配 | fēn pèi | to distribute | |
| 分析 | fēn xī | to analyze | |
| 纷纷 | 紛紛 | fēn fēn | one after another |
| 奋斗 | 奮鬥 | fèn dòu | to strive |
| 愤怒 | 憤怒 | fèn nù | angry |
| 风格 | 風格 | fēng gé | style |
| 风俗 | 風俗 | fēng sú | social custom |
| 风险 | 風險 | fēng xiǎn | risk |
| 疯狂 | 瘋狂 | fēng kuáng | crazy |
| 讽刺 | 諷刺 | fěng cì | to satirize |
| 否定 | fǒu dìng | to negate | |
| 否认 | 否認 | fǒu rèn | to declare to be untrue |
| 扶 | fú | to support with the hand | |
| 服从 | 服從 | fú cóng | to obey (an order) |
| 服装 | 服裝 | fú zhuāng | dress |
| 幅 | fú | width | |
| 辅导 | 輔導 | fǔ dǎo | to give guidance |
| 付款 | fù kuǎn | to pay a sum of money | |
| 妇女 | 婦女 | fù nǚ | woman |
| 复制 | 複製 | fù zhì | to duplicate |
| 改革 | gǎi gé | reform | |
| 改进 | 改進 | gǎi jìn | to improve |
| 改善 | gǎi shàn | to make better | |
| 改正 | gǎi zhèng | to correct | |
| 盖 | 蓋 | gài | lid |
| 概括 | gài kuò | to summarize | |
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept | |
| 赶紧 | 趕緊 | gǎn jǐn | hurriedly |
| 赶快 | 趕快 | gǎn kuài | quickly |
| 感激 | gǎn jī | to be grateful | |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense | |
| 感想 | gǎn xiǎng | impressions | |
| 干脆 | 乾脆 | gān cuì | candid |
| 干活儿 | 幹活兒 | gàn huó r | erhua variant of 干活 |
| 钢铁 | 鋼鐵 | gāng tiě | steel |
| 高档 | 高檔 | gāo dàng | superior quality |
| 高速 | gāo sù | high speed | |
| 搞 | gǎo | to do | |
| 告别 | 告別 | gào bié | to leave |
| 胳膊 | gē bo | arm | |
| 鸽子 | 鴿子 | gē zi | pigeon |
| 革命 | gé mìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) | |
| 格外 | gé wài | especially | |
| 隔壁 | gé bì | next door | |
| 个别 | 個別 | gè bié | individually |
| 个人 | 個人 | gè rén | individual |
| 个性 | 個性 | gè xìng | individuality |
| 各自 | gè zì | each | |
| 根 | gēn | root | |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental | |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else) | |
| 工厂 | 工廠 | gōng chǎng | factory |
| 工程师 | 工程師 | gōng chéng shī | engineer |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker | |
| 工业 | 工業 | gōng yè | industry |
| 公布 | 公佈 | gōng bù | to announce |
| 公开 | 公開 | gōng kāi | open |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair | |
| 公寓 | gōng yù | apartment building | |
| 公元 | gōng yuán | CE (Common Era) | |
| 公主 | gōng zhǔ | princess | |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill | |
| 功能 | gōng néng | function | |
| 贡献 | 貢獻 | gòng xiàn | to contribute |
| 沟通 | 溝通 | gōu tōng | to join |
| 构成 | 構成 | gòu chéng | to constitute |
| 姑姑 | gū gu | paternal aunt | |
| 姑娘 | gū niang | girl | |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times | |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical | |
| 古老 | gǔ lǎo | ancient | |
| 股票 | gǔ piào | share certificate | |
| 骨头 | 骨頭 | gǔ tou | bone |
| 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | heartening (news) | |
| 固定 | gù dìng | to fix | |
| 固体 | 固體 | gù tǐ | solid |
| 雇佣 | 雇傭 | gù yōng | to employ |
| 挂号 | 掛號 | guà hào | to register (at a hospital etc) |
| 乖 | guāi | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved | |
| 拐弯 | 拐彎 | guǎi wān | to go round a curve |
| 怪不得 | guài bu de | no wonder! | |
| 关闭 | 關閉 | guān bì | to close |
| 关怀 | 關懷 | guān huái | care |
| 观察 | 觀察 | guān chá | to observe |
| 观点 | 觀點 | guān diǎn | point of view |
| 观念 | 觀念 | guān niàn | notion |
| 官 | guān | government official | |
| 冠军 | 冠軍 | guàn jūn | champion |
| 管子 | guǎn zi | tube | |
| 罐头 | 罐頭 | guàn tou | tin |
| 光滑 | guāng huá | glossy | |
| 光临 | 光臨 | guāng lín | (formal) to honor with one's presence |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light | |
| 光盘 | 光盤 | guāng pán | compact disc (CD) |
| 光荣 | 光榮 | guāng róng | honor and glory |
| 广场 | 廣場 | guǎng chǎng | public square |
| 广大 | 廣大 | guǎng dà | (of an area) vast or extensive |
| 广泛 | 廣泛 | guǎng fàn | extensive |
| 规矩 | 規矩 | guī ju | lit. compass and set square |
| 规律 | 規律 | guī lǜ | rule (e.g. of science) |
| 规模 | 規模 | guī mó | scale |
| 规则 | 規則 | guī zé | rule |
| 柜台 | 櫃檯 | guì tái | sales counter |
| 滚 | 滾 | gǔn | to boil |
| 锅 | 鍋 | guō | pot |
| 国籍 | 國籍 | guó jí | nationality |
| 国庆节 | 國慶節 | guó qìng jié | PRC National Day (October 1st) |
| 果实 | 果實 | guǒ shí | fruit (produced by a plant) |
| 过分 | 過分 | guò fèn | excessive |
| 过敏 | 過敏 | guò mǐn | oversensitive |
| 过期 | 過期 | guò qī | to be overdue |
| 哈 | hā | (interj.) ha! | |
| 海关 | 海關 | hǎi guān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) |
| 海鲜 | 海鮮 | hǎi xiān | seafood |
| 喊 | hǎn | to yell | |
| 豪华 | 豪華 | háo huá | luxurious |
| 好奇 | hào qí | inquisitive | |
| 合法 | hé fǎ | lawful | |
| 合理 | hé lǐ | rational | |
| 合同 | hé tong | (business) contract | |
| 合影 | hé yǐng | to take a joint photo | |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate | |
| 何必 | hé bì | there is no need | |
| 何况 | 何況 | hé kuàng | let alone |
| 和平 | hé píng | peace | |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core | |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate | |
| 横 | 橫 | héng | horizontal |
| 后果 | 後果 | hòu guǒ | consequences |
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