HSK 5 vocabulary list

The 1,055 words of new HSK band 5, the intermediate stage of the 2021 standard, with pinyin and English meanings.

1,055 words

Ordered by pinyin

岸ànbank; shore; beach; coast 按摩àn mómassage; to massage 岸上àn shàngashore; on the riverbank 安慰ān wèito comfort; to console 拔báto pull up; to pull out 拜访bài fǎngto pay a visit; to call on 白酒bái jiǔbaijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum; (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒 (báipútaojiǔ))版bǎna register; block of printing 扮演bàn yǎnto play the role of; to act 棒bàngstick; club 报答bào dáto repay; to requite 报警bào jǐngto sound an alarm; to report sth to the police 包围bāo wéito surround; to encircle 保卫bǎo wèito defend; to safeguard 保养bǎo yǎngto take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair 抱怨bào yuànto complain; to grumble 包装bāo zhuāngto pack; to package 辈bèilifetime; generation 背包bēi bāoknapsack; rucksack 被动bèi dòngpassive 北极běi jíthe North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole 悲剧bēi jùtragedy 悲伤bēi shāngsad; sorrowful 本人běn rénI; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned 必bìcertainly; must 彼此bǐ cǐeach other; one another 比方bǐ fanganalogy; instance 毕竟bì jìngafter all; all in all 闭幕bì mùthe curtain falls; lower the curtain 闭幕式bì mù shìclosing ceremony 必需bì xūto need; to require 比重bǐ zhòngproportion; specific gravity 鼻子bí zinose 变动biàn dòngto change; to fluctuate 编辑biān jíto edit; to compile 边境biān jìngfrontier; border 便利biàn lìconvenient; easy 便条biàn tiáo(informal) note 便于biàn yúeasy to; convenient for 宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge 饼bǐnground flat cake; cookie 病毒bìng dúvirus 饼干bǐng gānbiscuit; cracker; cookie 博客bó kèblog (loanword); weblog 博览会bó lǎn huìexposition; international fair 玻璃bō liglass; (slang) male homosexual 薄弱bó ruòweak; frail 博士bó shìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade 博物馆bó wù guǎnmuseum 不曾bù cénghasn't yet; hasn't ever 补偿bǔ chángto compensate; to make up 不得了bù dé liǎodesperately serious; disastrous 不敢当bù gǎn dānglit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me 不顾bù gùin spite of; regardless of 不利bù lìunfavorable; disadvantageous 不良bù liángbad; harmful 不免bù miǎninevitably 不耐烦bù nài fánimpatient; to lose patience 不能不bù néng bùhave to; cannot but 不时bù shífrom time to time; now and then 补贴bǔ tiēto subsidize; subsidy 不停bù tíngincessant 部位bù wèipart (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)不幸bù xìngmisfortune; adversity 不许bù xǔnot to allow; must not 不易bù yìnot easy to do sth; difficult 不止bù zhǐincessantly; without end 不足bù zúinsufficient; lacking 猜cāito guess 猜测cāi cèto guess; to conjecture 采购cǎi gòuto procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase 裁判cái pàn(law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee 彩票cǎi piàolottery ticket 餐馆cān guǎnrestaurant 餐厅cān tīngdining hall; dining room 餐饮cān yǐnfood and beverage; catering 草原cǎo yuángrassland; prairie 册cèbook; booklet 层次céng cìlayer; level 叉chāfork; pitchfork 插chāto insert; stick in 差别chā biédifference; distinction; disparity 差距chā jùdisparity; gap 查询chá xúnto check; to inquire 叉子chā zifork 拆chāito tear open; to tear down 拆除chāi chúto tear down; to demolish 产业chǎn yèindustry; estate 肠chángintestines 尝chángto taste; to experience (variant of 尝 (cháng))倡导chàng dǎoto advocate; to initiate 长度cháng dùlength 场面chǎng miànscene; spectacle 尝试cháng shìto try; to attempt 长寿cháng shòulongevity; long-lived 厂长chǎng zhǎngfactory director 超越chāo yuèto surpass; to exceed; to transcend 车主chē zhǔvehicle owner 乘chéngto ride; to mount 承办chéng bànto undertake; to accept a contract

Practice HSK 5 with flashcards

Each list contains the words with an exact simplified-spelling match in our CC-CEDICT dictionary, ordered by pinyin. The official word lists are slightly larger; spellings outside the dictionary do not appear here. Read how the three HSK word lists compare.