Old HSK 5 vocabulary list

The 1,299 words of level 5 in the 2010 six-level HSK, the version most textbooks still follow.

1,299 words

Ordered by pinyin

唉àialas; oh dear 爱护ài hùto cherish; to treasure 爱惜ài xīto cherish; to treasure 爱心ài xīncompassion; kindness 岸ànbank; shore; beach; coast 安慰ān wèito comfort; to console 安装ān zhuāngto install; to erect 把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.); to seize 摆bǎito arrange; to exhibit 办理bàn lǐto handle; to transact; to conduct 班主任bān zhǔ rènteacher in charge of a class 棒bàngstick; club 傍晚bàng wǎnin the evening; when night falls 薄báothin; cold in manner 宝贝bǎo bèitreasured object; treasure 保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain 保存bǎo cúnto conserve; to preserve 报告bào gàoto inform; to report 宝贵bǎo guìvaluable; precious 包裹bāo guǒto wrap up; to bind up 包含bāo hánto contain; to embody 保留bǎo liúto keep; to retain 保险bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure 包子bāo zibao (steamed stuffed bun)背bèithe back of a body or object; to turn one's back 悲观bēi guānpessimistic 背景bèi jǐngbackground; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer 被子bèi ziquilt 本科běn kēundergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)本领běn lǐngskill; ability 本质běn zhìessence; nature 彼此bǐ cǐeach other; one another 毕竟bì jìngafter all; all in all 比例bǐ lìproportion; scale 避免bì miǎnto avert; to prevent 必然bì ráninevitable; certain 比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance 必需bì xūto need; to require 必要bì yàonecessary; essential 便biànplain; informal 编辑biān jíto edit; to compile 辩论biàn lùndebate; argument 鞭炮biān pàofirecrackers; string of small firecrackers 标点biāo diǎnpunctuation; a punctuation mark 表面biǎo miànsurface; face 表明biǎo míngto make clear; to make known 表情biǎo qíng(facial) expression; to express one's feelings 表现biǎo xiànto show; to show off 标志biāo zhìsign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark 丙bǐngthird of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān); third in order 病毒bìng dúvirus 玻璃bō liglass; (slang) male homosexual 博物馆bó wù guǎnmuseum 脖子bó zineck 布bùcloth; to declare 不安bù ānunpeaceful; unstable 不必bù bìneed not; does not have to 补充bǔ chōngto replenish; to supplement 不得了bù dé liǎodesperately serious; disastrous 不断bù duànunceasing; uninterrupted 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing 不见得bù jiàn denot necessarily; not likely 部门bù méndepartment; branch 不免bù miǎninevitably 不耐烦bù nài fánimpatient; to lose patience 不然bù ránnot so; no 不如bù rúnot equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to 不要紧bù yào jǐnunimportant; not serious 步骤bù zhòuprocedure; step 不足bù zúinsufficient; lacking 踩cǎito step on; to tread 财产cái chǎnproperty; assets 采访cǎi fǎngto interview; to gather news 彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow 采取cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take 残疾cán jídisabled; handicapped 参考cān kǎoconsultation; reference 惭愧cán kuìashamed 餐厅cān tīngdining hall; dining room 参与cān yùto participate (in sth)操场cāo chǎngplayground; sports field 操心cāo xīnto worry about 册cèbook; booklet 厕所cè suǒtoilet; lavatory 测验cè yàntest; to test 曾经céng jīngonce; already 插chāto insert; stick in 差别chā biédifference; distinction; disparity 叉子chā zifork 拆chāito tear open; to tear down 产品chǎn pǐngoods; merchandise 产生chǎn shēngto arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate 常识cháng shícommon sense; general knowledge 长途cháng túlong distance 抄chāoto make a copy; to plagiarize 朝cháoimperial or royal court; government 炒chǎoto sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp 朝代cháo dàidynasty; reign (of a king)吵架chǎo jiàto quarrel; to have a row 彻底chè dǐthorough; thoroughly

Practice Old 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.