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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 呼吸 | hū xī | to breathe | |
| 忽视 | 忽視 | hū shì | to neglect |
| 胡说 | 胡說 | hú shuō | to talk nonsense |
| 胡同 | hú tòng | lane | |
| 胡须 | 鬍鬚 | hú xū | beard |
| 壶 | 壺 | hú | pot |
| 蝴蝶 | hú dié | butterfly | |
| 糊涂 | 糊塗 | hú tu | muddled |
| 花生 | huā shēng | peanut | |
| 华裔 | 華裔 | huá yì | ethnic Chinese |
| 滑冰 | huá bīng | to skate | |
| 化学 | 化學 | huà xué | chemistry |
| 划船 | huá chuán | to row a boat | |
| 话题 | 話題 | huà tí | subject (of a talk or conversation) |
| 怀念 | 懷念 | huái niàn | to cherish the memory of |
| 缓解 | 緩解 | huǎn jiě | to bring relief |
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | delusion | |
| 慌张 | 慌張 | huāng zhāng | flustered |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor | |
| 皇后 | huáng hòu | empress | |
| 黄瓜 | 黃瓜 | huáng guā | cucumber |
| 黄金 | 黃金 | huáng jīn | gold |
| 灰 | huī | ash | |
| 灰尘 | 灰塵 | huī chén | dust |
| 灰心 | huī xīn | to lose heart | |
| 恢复 | 恢復 | huī fù | to reinstate |
| 挥 | 揮 | huī | to wave |
| 汇率 | 匯率 | huì lǜ | exchange rate |
| 会计 | 會計 | kuài jì | accountant |
| 婚礼 | 婚禮 | hūn lǐ | wedding ceremony |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | matrimony | |
| 活跃 | 活躍 | huó yuè | active |
| 火柴 | huǒ chái | match (for lighting fire) | |
| 伙伴 | huǒ bàn | partner | |
| 机器 | 機器 | jī qì | machine |
| 肌肉 | jī ròu | muscle | |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic | |
| 激烈 | jī liè | (of competition or fighting) intense | |
| 及格 | jí gé | to pass an exam or a test | |
| 急忙 | jí máng | hastily | |
| 集体 | 集體 | jí tǐ | collective (decision) |
| 集中 | jí zhōng | to concentrate | |
| 计算 | 計算 | jì suàn | to count |
| 记录 | 記錄 | jì lù | to record |
| 记忆 | 記憶 | jì yì | to remember |
| 纪录 | 紀錄 | jì lù | variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") |
| 纪律 | 紀律 | jì lǜ | discipline |
| 纪念 | 紀念 | jì niàn | to commemorate |
| 寂寞 | jì mò | lonely | |
| 夹子 | 夾子 | jiā zi | clip |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family | |
| 家务 | 家務 | jiā wù | household duties |
| 家乡 | 家鄉 | jiā xiāng | hometown |
| 嘉宾 | 嘉賓 | jiā bīn | esteemed guest |
| 甲 | jiǎ | first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干 | |
| 假如 | jiǎ rú | if | |
| 假装 | 假裝 | jiǎ zhuāng | to feign |
| 价值 | 價值 | jià zhí | value |
| 驾驶 | 駕駛 | jià shǐ | to pilot (ship, airplane etc) |
| 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry | |
| 尖锐 | 尖銳 | jiān ruì | sharp |
| 坚决 | 堅決 | jiān jué | firm |
| 坚强 | 堅強 | jiān qiáng | staunch |
| 肩膀 | jiān bǎng | shoulder | |
| 艰巨 | 艱巨 | jiān jù | arduous |
| 艰苦 | 艱苦 | jiān kǔ | difficult |
| 煎 | jiān | to pan fry | |
| 捡 | 撿 | jiǎn | to pick up |
| 剪刀 | jiǎn dāo | scissors | |
| 简历 | 簡歷 | jiǎn lì | curriculum vitae (CV) |
| 简直 | 簡直 | jiǎn zhí | simply |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | to establish | |
| 建设 | 建設 | jiàn shè | to build |
| 建议 | 建議 | jiàn yì | to propose |
| 建筑 | 建築 | jiàn zhù | to construct |
| 健身房 | jiàn shēn fáng | gym | |
| 键盘 | 鍵盤 | jiàn pán | keyboard |
| 讲究 | 講究 | jiǎng jiu | to pay particular attention to |
| 讲座 | 講座 | jiǎng zuò | a course of lectures |
| 降落 | jiàng luò | to descend | |
| 酱油 | 醬油 | jiàng yóu | soy sauce |
| 交换 | 交換 | jiāo huàn | to exchange |
| 交际 | 交際 | jiāo jì | communication |
| 郊区 | 郊區 | jiāo qū | suburban district |
| 浇 | 澆 | jiāo | to pour liquid |
| 胶水 | 膠水 | jiāo shuǐ | glue |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle | |
| 角色 | jué sè | role | |
| 狡猾 | jiǎo huá | crafty | |
| 教材 | jiào cái | teaching material | |
| 教练 | 教練 | jiào liàn | instructor |
| 教训 | 教訓 | jiào xun | to provide guidance |
| 阶段 | 階段 | jiē duàn | stage |
| 接触 | 接觸 | jiē chù | to touch |
| 接待 | jiē dài | to receive (a visitor) | |
| 接近 | jiē jìn | to approach | |
| 接着 | 接著 | jiē zhe | to catch and hold on |
| 节 | 節 | jié | joint |
| 节省 | 節省 | jié shěng | saving |
| 结构 | 結構 | jié gòu | structure |
| 结合 | 結合 | jié hé | to combine |
| 结论 | 結論 | jié lùn | conclusion |
| 结实 | 結實 | jiē shi | rugged |
| 结账 | 結賬 | jié zhàng | to pay the bill |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate | |
| 解说员 | 解說員 | jiě shuō yuán | commentator |
| 戒烟 | 戒煙 | jiè yān | to give up smoking |
| 戒指 | jiè zhi | (finger) ring | |
| 届 | 屆 | jiè | to arrive at (place or time) |
| 借口 | jiè kǒu | to use as an excuse | |
| 金属 | 金屬 | jīn shǔ | metal |
| 尽力 | 盡力 | jìn lì | to strive one's hardest |
| 尽量 | 儘量 | jǐn liàng | as much as possible |
| 紧 | 緊 | jǐn | tight |
| 紧急 | 緊急 | jǐn jí | urgent |
| 谨慎 | 謹慎 | jǐn shèn | cautious |
| 近代 | jìn dài | the not-very-distant past | |
| 进步 | 進步 | jìn bù | progress |
| 进口 | 進口 | jìn kǒu | to import |
| 经典 | 經典 | jīng diǎn | the classics |
| 经营 | 經營 | jīng yíng | to engage in (business etc) |
| 精力 | jīng lì | energy | |
| 景色 | jǐng sè | scenery | |
| 敬爱 | 敬愛 | jìng ài | to respect and love |
| 酒吧 | jiǔ bā | bar | |
| 救 | jiù | to save | |
| 救护车 | 救護車 | jiù hù chē | ambulance |
| 舅舅 | jiù jiu | mother's brother | |
| 居然 | jū rán | unexpectedly | |
| 桔子 | jú zi | tangerine | |
| 举 | 舉 | jǔ | to lift |
| 巨大 | jù dà | huge | |
| 具备 | 具備 | jù bèi | to possess |
| 具体 | 具體 | jù tǐ | concrete |
| 俱乐部 | 俱樂部 | jù lè bù | club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword) |
| 据说 | 據說 | jù shuō | it is said that |
| 聚会 | 聚會 | jù huì | party |
| 捐 | juān | to relinquish | |
| 卷 | juàn | scroll | |
| 决赛 | 決賽 | jué sài | finals (of a competition) |
| 决心 | 決心 | jué xīn | determination |
| 绝对 | 絕對 | jué duì | absolute |
| 军事 | 軍事 | jūn shì | military affairs |
| 均匀 | 均勻 | jūn yún | even |
| 卡车 | 卡車 | kǎ chē | truck |
| 开发 | 開發 | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource) |
| 开放 | 開放 | kāi fàng | to bloom |
| 开幕式 | 開幕式 | kāi mù shì | opening ceremony |
| 开心 | 開心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop | |
| 看不起 | kàn bu qǐ | to look down upon | |
| 看来 | 看來 | kàn lai | apparently |
| 抗议 | 抗議 | kàng yì | to protest |
| 烤鸭 | 烤鴨 | kǎo yā | roast duck |
| 颗 | 顆 | kē | classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc |
| 可见 | 可見 | kě jiàn | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable | |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful | |
| 克 | kè | to be able to | |
| 克服 | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc) | |
| 刻苦 | kè kǔ | hardworking | |
| 客观 | 客觀 | kè guān | objective |
| 客厅 | 客廳 | kè tīng | drawing room (room for arriving guests) |
| 课程 | 課程 | kè chéng | course |
| 空间 | 空間 | kōng jiān | space |
| 空闲 | 空閒 | kòng xián | idle |
| 恐怖 | kǒng bù | terrible | |
| 控制 | kòng zhì | to control | |
| 口味 | kǒu wèi | a person's preferences | |
| 夸 | 誇 | kuā | to boast |
| 矿泉水 | 礦泉水 | kuàng quán shuǐ | mineral water |
| 蜡烛 | 蠟燭 | là zhú | candle |
| 辣椒 | là jiāo | hot pepper | |
| 来自 | 來自 | lái zì | to come from (a place) |
| 拦 | 攔 | lán | to block sb's path |
| 烂 | 爛 | làn | soft |
| 狼 | láng | wolf | |
| 劳动 | 勞動 | láo dòng | work |
| 劳驾 | 勞駕 | láo jià | excuse me |
| 老百姓 | lǎo bǎi xìng | ordinary people | |
| 老板 | 老闆 | lǎo bǎn | boss |
| 老实 | 老實 | lǎo shi | honest |
| 老鼠 | lǎo shǔ | rat | |
| 姥姥 | lǎo lao | (coll.) mother's mother | |
| 乐观 | 樂觀 | lè guān | optimistic |
| 了不起 | liǎo bu qǐ | amazing | |
| 雷 | léi | thunder | |
| 类 | 類 | lèi | kind |
| 厘米 | 釐米 | lí mǐ | centimeter |
| 离婚 | 離婚 | lí hūn | to divorce |
| 梨 | lí | pear | |
| 礼拜天 | 禮拜天 | lǐ bài tiān | Sunday |
| 理论 | 理論 | lǐ lùn | theory |
| 理由 | lǐ yóu | reason | |
| 力量 | lì liang | power | |
| 立方 | lì fāng | cube (math.) | |
| 立即 | lì jí | immediately | |
| 立刻 | lì kè | forthwith | |
| 利润 | 利潤 | lì rùn | profits |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan) |
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