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

寻找xún zhǎoto seek; to look for 延长yán chángto prolong; to extend 宴会yàn huìbanquet; feast 严肃yán sù(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting 痒yǎngto itch; to tickle 样式yàng shìtype; style 阳台yáng táibalcony; porch 腰yāowaist; lower back 摇yáoto shake; to rock 咬yǎoto bite; to nip 要不yào bùotherwise; or else 要是yào shi(coll.) if 夜yènight 液体yè tǐliquid 业务yè wùbusiness; professional work 业余yè yúin one's spare time; outside working hours 乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān); second in order 一辈子yī bèi zi(for) a lifetime 一旦yī dànin case (sth happens); if 移动yí dòngto move; movement 遗憾yí hànregret; to regret 以及yǐ jías well as; too 以来yǐ láisince (a previous event)一路yī lùthe whole journey; all the way 议论yì lùnto comment; to talk about 移民yí mínto immigrate; to migrate 依然yī ránstill; as before 意外yì wàiunexpected; accident 疑问yí wènquestion; interrogation 义务yì wùduty; obligation; volunteer (work etc)意义yì yìsense; meaning 一致yī zhìconsistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison 银yínsilver; silver-colored 因而yīn értherefore; as a result 因素yīn sùelement; factor 硬币yìng bìcoin 应付yìng futo deal with; to cope 硬件yìng jiànhardware 迎接yíng jiēto welcome; to greet 英俊yīng jùnhandsome 应聘yìng pìnto accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position 英雄yīng xiónghero 营养yíng yǎngnutrition; nourishment 营业yíng yèto do business; to trade 应用yìng yòngto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)影子yǐng zishadow; reflection 拥抱yōng bàoto embrace; to hug 拥挤yōng jǐcrowded; to throng 勇气yǒng qìcourage; valor 用途yòng túuse; application 幼儿园yòu ér yuánkindergarten; nursery school 优惠yōu huìprivilege; favorable (terms)悠久yōu jiǔlong (tradition, history etc)邮局yóu júpost office 游览yóu lǎnto go sightseeing; to tour 有利yǒu lìadvantageous; favorable 优美yōu měigraceful; fine 优势yōu shìsuperiority; dominance 犹豫yóu yùto hesitate 油炸yóu zháto deep fry 预报yù bàoforecast 预订yù dìngto place an order; to book ahead 预防yù fángto prevent; to take precautions against 娱乐yú lèto entertain; to amuse 玉米yù mǐcorn; maize 与其yǔ qírather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 (yǔqí) + {verb1} + 不如 (bùrú) + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")语气yǔ qìtone; manner of speaking 宇宙yǔ zhòuuniverse; cosmos 元旦Yuán dànNew Year's Day 缘故yuán gùreason; cause 原料yuán liàoraw material 愿望yuàn wàngdesire; wish 原则yuán zéprinciple; doctrine 晕yūnconfused; dizzy 运气yùn qiluck (good or bad)运输yùn shūto transport; to carry 运用yùn yòngto use; to put to use 灾害zāi hàicalamity; disaster 再三zài sānover and over again; again and again 赞成zàn chéngto approve; to endorse 赞美zàn měito admire; to praise 造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause 糟糕zāo gāotoo bad; how terrible 则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm 责备zé bèito blame; to criticize 摘zhāito take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out 展开zhǎn kāito unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out 展览zhǎn lǎnto put on display; to exhibit 粘贴zhān tiēto stick; to affix 占线zhàn xiànbusy (telephone line)战争zhàn zhēngwar; conflict 涨zhǎngto rise (of prices, rivers)账户zhàng hùbank account; online account 掌握zhǎng wòto grasp (often fig.); to control 照常zhào chángas usual 招待zhāo dàito hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)召开zhào kāito convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke 着凉zháo liángto catch cold 哲学zhé xuéphilosophy 阵zhèndisposition of troops; wave

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.