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

调动diào dòngto transfer; to maneuver (troops etc)丢diūto lose; to put aside 冻dòngto freeze; to feel very cold 洞dòngcave; hole 动机dòng jīmotive; motivation 动手dòng shǒuto set about (a task); to hit 动态dòng tàimovement; motion 动员dòng yuánto mobilize; mobilization 豆制品dòu zhì pǐnlegume-based product; soybean product 毒dúpoison; to poison 堆duīto pile up; to heap up 对立duì lìto oppose; to set sth against 对应duì yìngto correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to 吨dūnton (loanword)朵duǒflower; earlobe 躲duǒto hide; to dodge 耳朵ěr duoear; handle (on a cup)儿女ér nǚchildren; sons and daughters; a young man and a young woman (in love)二维码èr wéi mǎ2D barcode; matrix code; (esp.) QR code 罚fáto punish; to penalize; to fine 发布fā bùto release; to issue 法规fǎ guīlegislation; statute 发觉fā juéto become aware; to detect 罚款fá kuǎnto fine; penalty 发射fā shèto shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket)发行fā xíngto publish; to issue; to release; to distribute 法制fǎ zhìlegal system and institutions 返回fǎn huíto return to; to come (or go) back 繁荣fán róngprosperous; booming 放大fàng dàto enlarge; to magnify 放弃fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up 防治fáng zhìto prevent and cure; prevention and cure 分成fēn chéngto divide (into); to split a bonus 分解fēn jiěto resolve; to decompose 分类fēn lèito classify 分离fēn líto separate 分析fēn xīto analyze; analysis 分享fēn xiǎngto share (let others have some of sth good)疯fēnginsane; mad 风度fēng dùelegance (for men); elegant demeanor 风光fēng guāngscene; view 疯狂fēng kuángcrazy; frenzied; wild 丰收fēng shōubumper harvest 扶fúto support with the hand; to help sb up 幅fúwidth; roll 服从fú cóngto obey (an order); to comply 幅度fú dùwidth; extent 附件fù jiànappendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document)福利fú lìmaterial benefit; benefit in kind 负责人fù zé rénperson in charge 辅助fǔ zhùto assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary 改革gǎi géreform; to reform 干脆gān cuìcandid; direct and to the point 干扰gān rǎoto disturb; to interfere 感想gǎn xiǎngimpressions; reflections 干预gān yùto meddle; to intervene 钢笔gāng bǐfountain pen 钢琴gāng qínpiano 搞gǎoto do; to make 高大gāo dàtall; lofty; towering 高度gāo dùheight; altitude 高跟鞋gāo gēn xiéhigh-heeled shoes 搞好gǎo hǎoto do well at; to do a good job 高温gāo wēnhigh temperature 高于gāo yúgreater than; to exceed 高原gāo yuánplateau 隔壁gé bìnext door; neighbor 歌曲gē qǔsong 个儿gè rsize; height 跟前gēn qiánthe front (of); (in) front 跟随gēn suíto follow 更换gēng huànto replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)更新gēng xīnto replace the old with new; to renew 公告gōng gàopost; announcement 共计gòng jìto sum up to; to total 公认gōng rènpublicly known (to be); accepted (as)公式gōng shìformula 共享gòng xiǎngto share; to enjoy together 工艺gōng yìarts and crafts; industrial arts 公正gōng zhèngjust; fair; equitable 工作日gōng zuò rìworkday; working day 沟gōuditch; gutter 沟通gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up; to communicate 鼓gǔdrum; to drum 估计gū jìto estimate; to assess; to calculate; (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...)古老gǔ lǎoancient; old 鼓励gǔ lìto encourage 顾问gù wènadviser; consultant 鼓掌gǔ zhǎngto applaud; to clap 关怀guān huáicare; solicitude 关键guān jiàncrucial point; crux 冠军guàn jūnchampion 广泛guǎng fànwide; broad; extensive; widespread 光荣guāng rónghonor and glory; glorious 光线guāng xiànlight ray; light 鬼guǐdisembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 规划guī huàto draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program 柜子guì zicupboard; cabinet 滚gǔnto boil; to roll 锅guōpot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing

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.