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

摔倒shuāi dǎoto fall down; to slip and fall 率领shuài lǐngto lead; to command 双手shuāng shǒuboth hands 水产品shuǐ chǎn pǐnaquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc)水分shuǐ fènmoisture content; (fig.) overstatement 水库shuǐ kùreservoir 睡眠shuì miánsleep; to sleep 水灾shuǐ zāiflood; flood damage 说法shuō fǎto expound Buddhist teachings 硕士shuò shìmaster's degree; person who has a master's degree 私人sī rénprivate; personal 思维sī wéi(line of) thought; thinking 四周sì zhōuall around 搜sōuto search 搜索sōu suǒto search (a place); to search (a database)宿舍sù shèdormitory; dorm room 酸甜苦辣suān tián kǔ làsour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot; fig. the joys and sorrows of life 碎suì(transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered 随后suí hòusoon after 随意suí yìas one wishes; according to one's wishes 岁月suì yuèyears; time 随着suí zhealong with; in the wake of 损害sǔn hàiharm; to damage 损失sǔn shīloss; damage 锁suǒto lock; to lock up; a lock 所在suǒ zàiplace; location 抬táito lift; to raise 台风tái fēngtyphoon 太空tài kōngouter space 抬头tái tóuto raise one's head; to gain ground 逃táoto escape; to run away 桃táopeach 桃花táo huāpeach blossom; (fig.) love affair 逃跑táo pǎoto flee from sth; to run away 桃树táo shùpeach tree 讨厌tǎo yànto dislike; to loathe 逃走táo zǒuto escape; to flee 特定tè dìngspecial; specific; designated; particular 特性tè xìngproperty; characteristic 特有tè yǒuspecific (to); characteristic (of)题材tí cáisubject matter 提倡tí chàngto promote; to advocate 体积tǐ jīvolume; bulk 体力tǐ lìphysical strength; physical power 提起tí qǐto mention; to speak of 提示tí shìto point out; to remind (sb of sth)天才tiān cáitalent; gift 天然气tiān rán qìnatural gas 天文tiān wénastronomy 调节tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate 调解tiáo jiěto mediate; to bring parties to an agreement 厅tīng(reception) hall; living room 停留tíng liúto stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over 通用tōng yòngto use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)偷tōuto steal; to pilfer 偷偷tōu tōustealthily; secretly 吐tǔto spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)兔tùrabbit 土豆tǔ dòupotato; (Tw) peanut 突破tū pòto break through; to make a breakthrough 团长tuán zhǎngregimental command; head of a delegation 推行tuī xíngto put into effect; to carry out 脱离tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from 外界wài jièthe outside world; external 完了wán leto be finished; to be done for 胃wèistomach 微博wēi bómicroblogging; microblog 违法wéi fǎillegal; to break the law 违反wéi fǎnto violate (a law)违规wéi guīto violate the rules 为难wéi nánto feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone)为期wéi qī(to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)围绕wéi ràoto revolve around; to center on (an issue)委托wěi tuōto entrust; to trust 慰问wèi wènto express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc 卫星wèi xīngsatellite; moon 唯一wéi yīonly; sole 为止wéi zhǐuntil; (used in combination with words like 到 (dào) or 至 (zhì) in constructs of the form 到...到...为止)为主wéi zhǔto rely mainly on; to attach most importance to 温和wēn hémild; gentle 文艺wén yìliterature and art 握wòto hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist)卧室wò shìbedroom 屋wū(bound form) house; (bound form) room 舞wǔto dance; to wield 物价wù jià(commodity) prices 误解wù jiěto misunderstand; misunderstanding 无奈wú nàito have no alternative; frustrated 污染wū rǎnto pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)污水wū shuǐsewage 物业wù yèproperty; real estate 无疑wú yíundoubtedly; without doubt; for sure 物质wù zhìmatter; substance 戏xìtrick; drama 西红柿xī hóng shìtomato 喜剧xǐ jùa comedy 戏剧xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play 西装xī zhuāngsuit; Western-style clothes 闲xiánidle; unoccupied 显xiǎnto make visible; to reveal

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.