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

缺乏quē fáto lack; to be short of 确立què lìto establish; to institute 群体qún tǐcommunity; colony 群众qún zhòngmass; multitude 染rǎnto dye; to catch (a disease)绕ràoto wind; to coil (thread)热量rè liàngheat; quantity of heat 热门rè ménpopular; hot; in vogue 忍rěnto bear; to endure 认rènto recognize; to know 忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help; unable to bear 认定rèn dìngto maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact)人间rén jiānthe human world; the earth 人力rén lìmanpower; labor power 人士rén shìperson; figure 忍受rěn shòuto bear; to endure 人物rén wùperson; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)扔rēngto throw; to throw away 仍旧réng jiùstill (remaining); to remain (the same)如此rú cǐlike this; so; such 入门rù ménentrance door; to enter a door 如同rú tónglike; as 如下rú xiàas follows 软ruǎnsoft; flexible 软件ruǎn jiàn(computer) software 洒sǎto sprinkle; to spray 散文sǎn wénprose; essay 杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce 傻shǎfoolish 杀毒shā dúto disinfect; (computing) to destroy a computer virus 沙漠shā mòdesert 扇shānto fan; to slap sb on the face 山区shān qūmountain area 扇子shàn zifan 商标shāng biāotrademark; logo 上级shàng jíhigher authorities; superiors 上下shàng xiàup and down; top and bottom 上涨shàng zhǎngto rise; to go up 稍shāosomewhat; a little 稍微shāo wēia little bit 蛇shésnake; serpent 社shè(bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land 射shèto shoot; to launch 拾shíto pick up; to collate or arrange 舍不得shě bu deto hate to do sth; to hate to part with 舍得shě deto be willing to part with sth 射击shè jīto shoot; to fire (a gun)社区shè qūcommunity; neighborhood 设想shè xiǎngto imagine; to assume 摄像shè xiàngto videotape 摄像机shè xiàng jīvideo camera 摄影shè yǐngto take a photograph; photography 摄影师shè yǐng shīphotographer; cinematographer; cameraman 伸shēnto stretch; to extend 神shéngod; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious 深处shēn chùabyss; depths 深度shēn dùdepth; (of a speech etc) profundity 神经shén jīngnerve; mental state 神奇shén qímagical; mystical 神情shén qínglook; expression 声shēngsound; voice 剩shèngto remain; to be left 生成shēng chéngto generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with 胜负shèng fùvictory or defeat; the outcome of a battle 升高shēng gāoto raise; to ascend 剩下shèng xiàto remain; to be left over 式shìtype; form 时常shí chángoften; frequently 使得shǐ deusable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable 示范shì fànto demonstrate; to show how to do sth 师傅shī fumaster; qualified worker 诗歌shī gēpoem 时光shí guāngtime; era 实惠shí huìtangible benefit; material advantages 时机shí jīopportunity; opportune moment 势力shì lipower; influence 视频shì pínvideo 时事shí shìcurrent trends; the present situation; how things are going 试图shì túto attempt; to try 视为shì wéito view as; to see as 失误shī wùlapse; mistake 十足shí zúample; complete 瘦shòuthin; to lose weight 手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability 手法shǒu fǎtechnique; trick 收购shōu gòuto buy; to purchase; to procure 收集shōu jíto gather; to collect 收拾shōu shito put in order; to tidy up 寿司shòu sīsushi 受灾shòu zāidisaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity 鼠shǔ(bound form) rat; mouse 鼠标shǔ biāomouse (computing)蔬菜shū càivegetables 输出shū chūto export; to output 书法shū fǎcalligraphy; handwriting 书柜shū guìbookcase 数目shù mùamount; number 熟悉shú xīto be familiar with; to know well 书桌shū zhuōdesk 摔shuāito throw down; to fall

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.