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

由此yóu cǐhereby; from this 有毒yǒu dúpoisonous 有害yǒu hàidestructive; harmful 优惠yōu huìprivilege; favorable (terms)有力yǒu lìpowerful; forceful 有利于yǒu lì yúto be advantageous to; to be beneficial for 幽默yōu mò(loanword) humor; humorous 尤其yóu qíespecially; particularly 优先yōu xiānto have priority; to take precedence 友谊yǒu yìcompanionship; fellowship 游泳池yóu yǒng chíswimming pool 犹豫yóu yùto hesitate 有着yǒu zheto have; to possess 预备yù bèito prepare; to make ready 羽毛球yǔ máo qiúbadminton; shuttlecock 预期yù qīto expect; to anticipate 羽绒服yǔ róng fúdown-filled garment 雨水yǔ shuǐrainwater; rainfall; rain 怨yuànto blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge 愿yuàn(bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing 远处yuǎn chùdistant place 元旦Yuán dànNew Year's Day 原理yuán lǐprinciple; theory 园林yuán língardens; park; landscape garden 原始yuán shǐfirst; original 原先yuán xiānoriginally; original 原有yuán yǒuoriginal; former 月饼yuè bǐngmooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)阅览室yuè lǎn shìreading room 月球yuè qiúthe moon 约束yuē shùto restrict; to limit to 运yùnto move; to transport 运行yùn xíng(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation 灾zāidisaster; calamity 在场zài chǎngto be present; to be on the scene 再次zài cìonce more; once again 灾害zāi hàicalamity; disaster 灾难zāi nàndisaster; catastrophe 在内zài nèi(included) in it; among them 灾区zāi qūdisaster area; stricken region 再也zài yě(not) any more 暂时zàn shítemporary; provisional; for the time being 暂停zàn tíngto suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports)糟zāorotten; messy; ruined; dregs; draff 糟糕zāo gāotoo bad; how terrible 早期zǎo qīearly period; early phase; early stage 增zēng(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to 赠zèngto give as a present; to repel 增产zēng chǎnto increase production 增大zēng dàto enlarge; to amplify 增多zēng duōto increase; to grow in number 增强zēng qiángto increase; to strengthen 赠送zèng sòngto present as a gift 摘zhāito take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out 展览zhǎn lǎnto put on display; to exhibit 占领zhàn lǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force 展示zhǎn shìto reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit 展现zhǎn xiànto unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display 占有zhàn yǒuto have; to own 涨zhǎngto rise (of prices, rivers)涨价zhǎng jiàto appreciate (in value); to increase in price 掌握zhǎng wòto grasp (often fig.); to control 招生zhāo shēngto enroll new students; to get students 招手zhāo shǒuto wave; to beckon 真诚zhēn chéngsincere; genuine; true 振动zhèn dòngto vibrate; to shake 诊断zhěn duànto diagnose 珍贵zhēn guìprecious 震惊zhèn jīngto shock; to astonish 真理zhēn lǐtruth 珍惜zhēn xīto treasure; to value 真相zhēn xiàngthe truth about sth; the actual facts 珍珠zhēn zhūpearl 挣zhèngto struggle to get free; to strive to acquire 正版zhèng bǎngenuine; legal 正规zhèng guīregular; according to standards 挣钱zhèng qiánto make money 正如zhèng rújust as; precisely as 证实zhèng shíto confirm (sth to be true); to verify 证书zhèng shūcredentials; certificate 争议zhēng yìcontroversy; dispute 正义zhèng yìjustice; righteousness 至zhìto arrive; most 治安zhì ānlaw and order; public security 值班zhí bānto work a shift; on duty 指标zhǐ biāo(production) target; quota; index; indicator 只不过zhǐ bu guòonly; merely 制成zhì chéngto manufacture; to turn out (a product)支出zhī chūto spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure 指甲zhǐ jiafingernail 只见zhǐ jiànto see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly)治理zhì lǐto govern; to administer 之内zhī nèiinside; within 职能zhí néngfunction; role 支配zhī pèito control; to dominate 指示zhǐ shìto point out; to indicate 之外zhī wàioutside; excluding 职位zhí wèiposition; post; job 职务zhí wùpost; position 之下zhī xiàunder; beneath

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.