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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 看待 | kàn dài | to look upon | |
| 考核 | kǎo hé | to examine | |
| 烤肉 | kǎo ròu | barbecue (lit. roast meat) | |
| 靠近 | kào jìn | to be close to | |
| 可 | kě | (prefix) can | |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for | |
| 客户 | 客戶 | kè hù | client |
| 客气 | 客氣 | kè qi | polite |
| 课题 | 課題 | kè tí | task |
| 空中 | kōng zhōng | in the sky | |
| 口号 | 口號 | kǒu hào | slogan |
| 库 | 庫 | kù | warehouse |
| 快活 | kuài huo | happy | |
| 宽度 | 寬度 | kuān dù | width |
| 狂 | kuáng | mad | |
| 亏 | 虧 | kuī | deficiency |
| 困扰 | 困擾 | kùn rǎo | to perplex |
| 来信 | 來信 | lái xìn | incoming letter |
| 朗读 | 朗讀 | lǎng dú | to read aloud |
| 礼 | 禮 | lǐ | gift |
| 礼拜 | 禮拜 | lǐ bài | to attend a religious service |
| 立 | lì | to stand | |
| 立场 | 立場 | lì chǎng | position |
| 例外 | lì wài | exception | |
| 连接 | 連接 | lián jiē | to link |
| 联络 | 聯絡 | lián luò | to get in touch with |
| 联想 | 聯想 | lián xiǎng | to associate (cognitively) |
| 脸盆 | 臉盆 | liǎn pén | washbowl |
| 脸色 | 臉色 | liǎn sè | complexion |
| 两岸 | 兩岸 | liǎng àn | bilateral |
| 铃声 | 鈴聲 | líng shēng | ring |
| 领带 | 領帶 | lǐng dài | necktie |
| 令 | lìng | to order | |
| 流动 | 流動 | liú dòng | to flow |
| 流通 | liú tōng | to circulate | |
| 漏洞 | lòu dòng | leak | |
| 率领 | 率領 | shuài lǐng | to lead |
| 落实 | 落實 | luò shí | practical |
| 码头 | 碼頭 | mǎ tóu | dock |
| 买卖 | 買賣 | mǎi mài | buying and selling |
| 漫画 | 漫畫 | màn huà | caricature |
| 漫长 | 漫長 | màn cháng | very long |
| 毛笔 | 毛筆 | máo bǐ | writing brush |
| 冒 | mào | to emit | |
| 煤 | méi | coal | |
| 煤气 | 煤氣 | méi qì | coal gas |
| 门诊 | 門診 | mén zhěn | outpatient service |
| 迷人 | mí rén | fascinating | |
| 迷信 | mí xìn | superstition | |
| 面貌 | miàn mào | face | |
| 面子 | miàn zi | outer surface | |
| 敏感 | mǐn gǎn | sensitive | |
| 明亮 | míng liàng | bright | |
| 明明 | míng míng | obviously | |
| 模范 | 模範 | mó fàn | model |
| 模式 | mó shì | mode | |
| 模样 | 模樣 | mú yàng | look |
| 摩擦 | mó cā | friction | |
| 摩托 | mó tuō | motor (loanword) | |
| 目光 | mù guāng | gaze | |
| 男性 | nán xìng | the male sex | |
| 南北 | nán běi | north and south | |
| 南极 | 南極 | nán jí | south pole |
| 难得 | 難得 | nán dé | seldom |
| 难以 | 難以 | nán yǐ | hard to (predict, imagine etc) |
| 脑子 | 腦子 | nǎo zi | brains |
| 内在 | 內在 | nèi zài | inner |
| 能量 | néng liàng | energy | |
| 年度 | nián dù | year (e.g. school year, fiscal year) | |
| 年前 | nián qián | by the end of the year | |
| 农产品 | 農產品 | nóng chǎn pǐn | agricultural produce |
| 女性 | nǚ xìng | woman | |
| 暖 | nuǎn | warm | |
| 偶像 | ǒu xiàng | idol | |
| 拍摄 | 拍攝 | pāi shè | to take (a picture) |
| 排除 | pái chú | to eliminate | |
| 旁 | páng | one side | |
| 赔 | 賠 | péi | to compensate for loss |
| 配备 | 配備 | pèi bèi | to allocate |
| 配套 | pèi tào | to form a complete set | |
| 喷 | 噴 | pēn | to puff |
| 骗子 | 騙子 | piàn zi | swindler |
| 拼 | pīn | to piece together | |
| 频繁 | 頻繁 | pín fán | frequently |
| 品 | pǐn | (bound form) article | |
| 平坦 | píng tǎn | level | |
| 平原 | píng yuán | field | |
| 评估 | 評估 | píng gū | to evaluate |
| 评论 | 評論 | píng lùn | to comment on |
| 泼 | 潑 | pō | to splash |
| 葡萄酒 | pú tao jiǔ | (grape) wine | |
| 期望 | qī wàng | to have expectations | |
| 齐全 | 齊全 | qí quán | complete |
| 其 | qí | his | |
| 启动 | 啟動 | qǐ dòng | to start (a machine) |
| 启事 | 啟事 | qǐ shì | announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) |
| 起到 | qǐ dào | (in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect) | |
| 起码 | 起碼 | qǐ mǎ | at the minimum |
| 气体 | 氣體 | qì tǐ | gas (i.e. gaseous substance) |
| 气象 | 氣象 | qì xiàng | meteorological feature |
| 签 | 簽 | qiān | to sign one's name |
| 签订 | 簽訂 | qiān dìng | to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) |
| 签名 | 簽名 | qiān míng | to sign (one's name with a pen etc) |
| 签约 | 簽約 | qiān yuē | to sign a contract or agreement |
| 前景 | qián jǐng | foreground | |
| 前提 | qián tí | premise | |
| 强度 | 強度 | qiáng dù | strength |
| 强迫 | 強迫 | qiǎng pò | to compel |
| 墙壁 | 牆壁 | qiáng bì | wall |
| 抢救 | 搶救 | qiǎng jiù | to rescue |
| 敲门 | 敲門 | qiāo mén | to knock on a door |
| 琴 | qín | guqin 琴 (a type of zither) | |
| 清晨 | qīng chén | early morning | |
| 清理 | qīng lǐ | to clear up | |
| 情节 | 情節 | qíng jié | circumstances |
| 情形 | qíng xing | circumstances | |
| 晴朗 | qíng lǎng | sunny and cloudless | |
| 区域 | 區域 | qū yù | area |
| 全都 | quán dōu | all | |
| 全世界 | quán shì jiè | worldwide | |
| 泉 | quán | spring (small stream) | |
| 确立 | 確立 | què lì | to establish |
| 群体 | 群體 | qún tǐ | community |
| 群众 | 群眾 | qún zhòng | mass |
| 染 | rǎn | to dye | |
| 热量 | 熱量 | rè liàng | heat |
| 热门 | 熱門 | rè mén | popular |
| 人间 | 人間 | rén jiān | the human world |
| 人力 | rén lì | manpower | |
| 人士 | rén shì | person | |
| 忍 | rěn | to bear | |
| 忍受 | rěn shòu | to bear | |
| 认 | 認 | rèn | to recognize |
| 认定 | 認定 | rèn dìng | to maintain (that sth is true) |
| 仍旧 | 仍舊 | réng jiù | still (remaining) |
| 如此 | rú cǐ | like this | |
| 如同 | rú tóng | like | |
| 如下 | rú xià | as follows | |
| 入门 | 入門 | rù mén | entrance door |
| 散文 | sǎn wén | prose | |
| 杀毒 | 殺毒 | shā dú | to disinfect |
| 山区 | 山區 | shān qū | mountain area |
| 扇 | shàn | fan | |
| 商标 | 商標 | shāng biāo | trademark |
| 上级 | 上級 | shàng jí | higher authorities |
| 上下 | shàng xià | up and down | |
| 上涨 | 上漲 | shàng zhǎng | to rise |
| 稍 | shāo | somewhat | |
| 舍得 | 捨得 | shě de | to be willing to part with sth |
| 设想 | 設想 | shè xiǎng | to imagine |
| 社 | shè | (bound form) society | |
| 社区 | 社區 | shè qū | community |
| 射 | shè | to shoot | |
| 摄像 | 攝像 | shè xiàng | to videotape |
| 摄像机 | 攝像機 | shè xiàng jī | video camera |
| 摄影师 | 攝影師 | shè yǐng shī | photographer |
| 深处 | 深處 | shēn chù | abyss |
| 深度 | shēn dù | depth | |
| 神 | shén | deity | |
| 神奇 | shén qí | magical | |
| 神情 | shén qíng | look | |
| 升高 | shēng gāo | to raise | |
| 生成 | shēng chéng | to generate | |
| 声 | 聲 | shēng | sound |
| 胜负 | 勝負 | shèng fù | victory or defeat |
| 剩下 | shèng xià | to remain | |
| 失误 | 失誤 | shī wù | lapse |
| 诗歌 | 詩歌 | shī gē | poem |
| 十足 | shí zú | ample | |
| 时常 | 時常 | shí cháng | often |
| 时光 | 時光 | shí guāng | time |
| 时机 | 時機 | shí jī | opportunity |
| 时事 | 時事 | shí shì | current trends |
| 实惠 | 實惠 | shí huì | tangible benefit |
| 使得 | shǐ de | usable | |
| 示范 | 示範 | shì fàn | to demonstrate |
| 式 | shì | type | |
| 势力 | 勢力 | shì li | power |
| 视频 | 視頻 | shì pín | video |
| 视为 | 視為 | shì wéi | to view as |
| 试图 | 試圖 | shì tú | to attempt |
| 拾 | shí | to pick up | |
| 收购 | 收購 | shōu gòu | to purchase (from various places) |
| 收集 | shōu jí | to gather | |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method | |
| 手法 | shǒu fǎ | technique | |
| 寿司 | 壽司 | shòu sī | sushi |
| 受灾 | 受災 | shòu zāi | disaster-stricken |
| 书法 | 書法 | shū fǎ | calligraphy |
| 书柜 | 書櫃 | shū guì | bookcase |
| 书桌 | 書桌 | shū zhuō | desk |
| 输出 | 輸出 | shū chū | to export |
| 鼠 | shǔ | (bound form) rat | |
| 数目 | 數目 | shù mù | amount |
| 摔倒 | shuāi dǎo | to fall down | |
| 双手 | 雙手 | shuāng shǒu | both hands |
| 水产品 | 水產品 | shuǐ chǎn pǐn | aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc) |
| 水分 | shuǐ fèn | moisture content | |
| 水库 | 水庫 | shuǐ kù | reservoir |
| 水灾 | 水災 | shuǐ zāi | flood |
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