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

献xiànto offer; to present 先后xiān hòuearly or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another 先前xiān qiánbefore; previously 线索xiàn suǒtrail; clues 鲜艳xiān yànbright-colored; gaily-colored 现有xiàn yǒucurrently existing; currently available 现状xiàn zhuàngcurrent situation 乡xiāngcountry or countryside; native place 香肠xiāng chángsausage 乡村xiāng cūnrustic; village 向导xiàng dǎoguide 相等xiāng děngequal; equally 向前xiàng qiánforward; onward 向上xiàng shàngupward; up 相声xiàng shengcomic dialogue; sketch 享受xiǎng shòuto enjoy; to live it up 详细xiáng xìdetailed; in detail 相应xiāng yìngto correspond; answering (one another)象征xiàng zhēngemblem; symbol 消除xiāo chúto eliminate; to remove 消毒xiāo dúto disinfect; to sterilize 消防xiāo fángfirefighting; fire control 消费者xiāo fèi zhěconsumer 消极xiāo jínegative; passive 小偷儿xiǎo tōu rerhua variant of 小偷 (xiǎotōu)歇xiēto rest; to take a break 斜xiéinclined; slanting 协议xié yìagreement; pact 协议书xié yì shūcontract; protocol 辛苦xīn kǔexhausting; hard 信念xìn niànfaith; belief 欣赏xīn shǎngto appreciate; to enjoy; to admire 心态xīn tàiattitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche 心疼xīn téngto love dearly; to feel sorry for sb 信箱xìn xiāngmailbox; post office box 性能xìng néngfunction; performance; behavior 行驶xíng shǐto travel along a route (of vehicles etc)形态xíng tàishape; form 熊xióngbear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke 雄伟xióng wěigrand; imposing 修复xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)修建xiū jiànto build; to construct 休闲xiū xiánleisure; relaxation 修养xiū yǎngaccomplishment; training 许可xǔ kěto allow; to permit 虚心xū xīnopen-minded; humble 选修xuǎn xiū(at a school) to take as an elective; an elective 学科xué kēsubject; branch of learning 学位xué wèiacademic degree; place in school 学者xué zhěscholar 寻求xún qiúto seek; to look for 询问xún wènto inquire 押金yā jīndeposit; down payment 亚军yà jūnsecond place (in a sports contest); runner-up 鸭子yā ziduck; male prostitute (slang)广guǎngwide; numerous 眼光yǎn guānggaze; insight 研究所yán jiū suǒresearch institute; graduate studies 严厉yán lìsevere; strict 延伸yán shēnto extend; to spread 严肃yán sù(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting 言语yán yǔwords; speech 咬yǎoto bite; to nip 邀请yāo qǐngto invite; invitation 摇头yáo tóuto shake one's head 也好yě hǎothat's fine; may as well 夜间yè jiānnighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)业务yè wùbusiness; professional work 乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān); second in order 一辈子yī bèi zi(for) a lifetime 以便yǐ biànso that; so as to 一带yī dàiregion; area 一旦yī dànin case (sth happens); if 依法yī fǎlegal (proceedings); according to law 依旧yī jiùas before; still 依据yī jùaccording to; basis 一句话yī jù huàin a word; in short 一口气yī kǒu qìone breath; in one breath 一流yī liútop quality; front ranking 一路yī lùthe whole journey; all the way 一身yī shēnwhole body; from head to toe 意识yì shíconsciousness; awareness 以往yǐ wǎngin the past; formerly 意味着yì wèi zheto signify; to mean 一下子yī xià ziin a short while; all at once 一向yī xiànga period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time 依照yī zhàoaccording to; in light of 意志yì zhìwill; willpower; determination 因而yīn értherefore; as a result 饮料yǐn liàodrink; beverage 饮食yǐn shíeating and drinking; food and drink; diet 印刷yìn shuāto print; printing 硬yìnghard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm 硬件yìng jiànhardware 拥抱yōng bàoto embrace; to hug 用不着yòng bu zháonot need; have no use for 用户yòng hùuser; consumer 用来yòng láito be used for 拥有yōng yǒuto have; to possess 用于yòng yúto use in; to use on; to use for

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.