HSK 3.0 vocabulary
HSK 3.0 Level 5 Vocabulary List
All 1,059 words for the HSK 3.0 Level 5 exam — the fifth band of the 2021 HSK standard — upper-intermediate vocabulary. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 悄悄 | qiāo qiāo | quiet | |
| 瞧 | qiáo | to look at | |
| 勤奋 | 勤奮 | qín fèn | hardworking |
| 青 | qīng | green | |
| 劝 | 勸 | quàn | to advise |
| 缺乏 | quē fá | to lack | |
| 绕 | 繞 | rào | to wind |
| 人物 | rén wù | person | |
| 忍不住 | rěn bu zhù | cannot help | |
| 软件 | 軟件 | ruǎn jiàn | (computer) software |
| 洒 | 灑 | sǎ | to sprinkle |
| 杀 | 殺 | shā | to kill |
| 沙漠 | shā mò | desert | |
| 傻 | shǎ | foolish | |
| 扇子 | shàn zi | fan | |
| 蛇 | shé | snake | |
| 舍不得 | 捨不得 | shě bu de | to hate to do sth |
| 射击 | 射擊 | shè jī | to shoot |
| 摄影 | 攝影 | shè yǐng | to take a photograph |
| 伸 | shēn | to stretch | |
| 神经 | 神經 | shén jīng | nerve |
| 蔬菜 | shū cài | vegetables | |
| 鼠标 | 鼠標 | shǔ biāo | mouse (computing) |
| 摔 | shuāi | to throw down | |
| 私人 | sī rén | private | |
| 宿舍 | sù shè | dormitory | |
| 碎 | suì | (transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces | |
| 损失 | 損失 | sǔn shī | loss |
| 锁 | 鎖 | suǒ | to lock |
| 逃 | táo | to escape | |
| 桃 | táo | peach | |
| 提倡 | tí chàng | to promote | |
| 体积 | 體積 | tǐ jī | volume |
| 土豆 | tǔ dòu | potato | |
| 吐 | tǔ | to spit | |
| 围绕 | 圍繞 | wéi rào | to revolve around |
| 违反 | 違反 | wéi fǎn | to violate (a law) |
| 唯一 | wéi yī | only | |
| 委托 | 委託 | wěi tuō | to entrust |
| 胃 | wèi | stomach | |
| 卧室 | 臥室 | wò shì | bedroom |
| 无奈 | 無奈 | wú nài | to have no alternative |
| 物质 | 物質 | wù zhì | matter |
| 戏剧 | 戲劇 | xì jù | a drama |
| 吓 | 嚇 | xià | to frighten |
| 鲜艳 | 鮮艷 | xiān yàn | bright-colored |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy | |
| 象征 | 象徵 | xiàng zhēng | emblem |
| 歇 | xiē | to rest | |
| 斜 | xié | inclined | |
| 欣赏 | 欣賞 | xīn shǎng | to appreciate |
| 雄伟 | 雄偉 | xióng wěi | grand |
| 休闲 | 休閒 | xiū xián | leisure |
| 虚心 | 虛心 | xū xīn | open-minded |
| 询问 | 詢問 | xún wèn | to inquire |
| 严肃 | 嚴肅 | yán sù | solemn |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite | |
| 业务 | 業務 | yè wù | business |
| 一辈子 | 一輩子 | yī bèi zi | (for) a lifetime |
| 一旦 | yī dàn | in case (sth happens) | |
| 一路 | yī lù | the whole journey | |
| 乙 | yǐ | second of the ten Heavenly Stems 干 | |
| 因而 | yīn ér | therefore | |
| 硬件 | yìng jiàn | hardware | |
| 拥抱 | 擁抱 | yōng bào | to embrace |
| 优惠 | 優惠 | yōu huì | privilege |
| 犹豫 | 猶豫 | yóu yù | to hesitate |
| 元旦 | yuán dàn | New Year's Day | |
| 灾害 | 災害 | zāi hài | calamity |
| 糟糕 | zāo gāo | too bad | |
| 摘 | zhāi | to take | |
| 展览 | 展覽 | zhǎn lǎn | to put on display |
| 涨 | 漲 | zhǎng | to rise (of prices, rivers) |
| 掌握 | zhǎng wò | to grasp (often fig.) | |
| 珍惜 | zhēn xī | to treasure | |
| 真理 | zhēn lǐ | truth | |
| 诊断 | 診斷 | zhěn duàn | to diagnose |
| 振动 | 振動 | zhèn dòng | to vibrate |
| 挣钱 | 掙錢 | zhèng qián | to make money |
| 执行 | 執行 | zhí xíng | to implement |
| 竹子 | zhú zi | bamboo | |
| 主观 | 主觀 | zhǔ guān | subjective |
| 注册 | 註冊 | zhù cè | to register |
| 装饰 | 裝飾 | zhuāng shì | to decorate |
| 紫 | zǐ | purple | |
| 自豪 | zì háo | proud (of one's achievements etc) | |
| 自愿 | 自願 | zì yuàn | voluntary |
| 总裁 | 總裁 | zǒng cái | chairman |
| 总算 | 總算 | zǒng suàn | at long last |
| 醉 | zuì | intoxicated | |
| 尊敬 | zūn jìng | to respect | |
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | to comply with | |
| 岸上 | àn shàng | ashore | |
| 按摩 | àn mó | massage | |
| 拔 | bá | to pull up | |
| 白酒 | bái jiǔ | baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum | |
| 拜访 | 拜訪 | bài fǎng | to pay a visit |
| 版 | bǎn | a register | |
| 扮演 | bàn yǎn | to play the role of | |
| 包围 | 包圍 | bāo wéi | to surround |
| 包装 | 包裝 | bāo zhuāng | to pack |
| 薄弱 | bó ruò | weak | |
| 保卫 | 保衛 | bǎo wèi | to defend |
| 保养 | 保養 | bǎo yǎng | to take good care of (or conserve) one's health |
| 报答 | 報答 | bào dá | to repay |
| 报警 | 報警 | bào jǐng | to sound an alarm |
| 抱怨 | bào yuàn | to complain | |
| 悲剧 | 悲劇 | bēi jù | tragedy |
| 悲伤 | 悲傷 | bēi shāng | sad |
| 北极 | 北極 | běi jí | the North Pole |
| 背包 | bēi bāo | knapsack | |
| 被动 | 被動 | bèi dòng | passive |
| 辈 | 輩 | bèi | lifetime |
| 本人 | běn rén | I | |
| 比方 | bǐ fang | analogy | |
| 比重 | bǐ zhòng | proportion | |
| 必 | bì | certainly | |
| 闭幕 | 閉幕 | bì mù | the curtain falls |
| 闭幕式 | 閉幕式 | bì mù shì | closing ceremony |
| 边境 | 邊境 | biān jìng | frontier |
| 变动 | 變動 | biàn dòng | to change |
| 便利 | biàn lì | convenient | |
| 便条 | 便條 | biàn tiáo | (informal) note |
| 便于 | 便於 | biàn yú | easy to |
| 饼 | 餅 | bǐng | round flat cake |
| 博客 | bó kè | blog (loanword) | |
| 博览会 | 博覽會 | bó lǎn huì | exposition |
| 补偿 | 補償 | bǔ cháng | to compensate |
| 补贴 | 補貼 | bǔ tiē | to subsidize |
| 不曾 | bù céng | hasn't yet | |
| 不敢当 | 不敢當 | bù gǎn dāng | lit. I dare not (accept the honor) |
| 不顾 | 不顧 | bù gù | in spite of |
| 不利 | bù lì | unfavorable | |
| 不良 | bù liáng | bad | |
| 不能不 | bù néng bù | have to | |
| 不时 | 不時 | bù shí | from time to time |
| 不停 | bù tíng | incessant | |
| 不幸 | bù xìng | misfortune | |
| 不许 | 不許 | bù xǔ | not to allow |
| 不易 | bù yì | not easy to do sth | |
| 不止 | bù zhǐ | incessantly | |
| 部位 | bù wèi | part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable (e.g. the root), or a garment (e.g. the sleeve) etc) | |
| 猜测 | 猜測 | cāi cè | to guess |
| 裁判 | cái pàn | judgment | |
| 采购 | 採購 | cǎi gòu | to procure (for an enterprise etc) |
| 彩票 | cǎi piào | lottery ticket | |
| 餐馆 | 餐館 | cān guǎn | restaurant |
| 餐饮 | 餐飲 | cān yǐn | food and beverage |
| 草原 | cǎo yuán | grassland | |
| 层次 | 層次 | céng cì | layer |
| 叉 | chā | fork | |
| 查询 | 查詢 | chá xún | to check |
| 差点儿 | 差點兒 | chà diǎn r | erhua variant of 差点 |
| 差距 | chā jù | disparity | |
| 差一点儿 | 差一點兒 | chà yī diǎn r | erhua variant of 差一点 |
| 拆除 | chāi chú | to tear down | |
| 产业 | 產業 | chǎn yè | industry |
| 肠 | 腸 | cháng | intestines |
| 尝试 | 嘗試 | cháng shì | to try |
| 厂长 | 廠長 | chǎng zhǎng | factory director |
| 场面 | 場面 | chǎng miàn | scene |
| 倡导 | 倡導 | chàng dǎo | to advocate |
| 超越 | chāo yuè | to surpass | |
| 车主 | 車主 | chē zhǔ | vehicle owner |
| 称号 | 稱號 | chēng hào | name |
| 成本 | chéng běn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs | |
| 成交 | chéng jiāo | to complete a contract | |
| 成效 | chéng xiào | effect | |
| 承办 | 承辦 | chéng bàn | to undertake |
| 城里 | 城裡 | chénglǐ | In the city |
| 乘车 | 乘車 | chéng chē | to ride (in a car or carriage) |
| 乘客 | chéng kè | passenger | |
| 吃力 | chī lì | to entail strenuous effort | |
| 迟 | 遲 | chí | late |
| 充足 | chōng zú | adequate | |
| 冲动 | 衝動 | chōng dòng | to have an urge |
| 冲突 | 衝突 | chōng tū | conflict |
| 愁 | chóu | to worry about | |
| 出汗 | chū hàn | to perspire | |
| 出于 | 出於 | chū yú | due to |
| 初期 | chū qī | initial stage | |
| 处罚 | 處罰 | chǔ fá | to penalize |
| 处分 | 處分 | chǔ fèn | to discipline sb |
| 处在 | 處在 | chǔ zài | to be situated at |
| 传达 | 傳達 | chuán dá | to pass on |
| 创立 | 創立 | chuàng lì | to establish |
| 辞典 | 辭典 | cí diǎn | dictionary (variant of 词典) |
| 此后 | 此後 | cǐ hòu | after this |
| 此刻 | cǐ kè | this moment | |
| 此时 | 此時 | cǐ shí | now |
| 从中 | 從中 | cóng zhōng | from within |
| 脆 | cuì | brittle | |
| 存款 | cún kuǎn | to deposit money (in a bank etc) | |
| 寸 | cùn | a unit of length | |
| 达成 | 達成 | dá chéng | to reach (an agreement) |
| 答 | dá | to answer | |
| 答复 | 答覆 | dá fù | to answer |
| 打包 | dǎ bāo | to wrap | |
| 打击 | 打擊 | dǎ jī | to hit |
| 打架 | dǎ jià | to fight |
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