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

振动zhèn dòngto vibrate; to shake 诊断zhěn duànto diagnose 针对zhēn duìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to 真理zhēn lǐtruth 真实zhēn shítrue; real 枕头zhěn toupillow 珍惜zhēn xīto treasure; to value 睁zhēngto open (one's eyes)正zhèngstraight; upright 政策zhèng cèpolicy 政府zhèng fǔgovernment 整个zhěng gèwhole; entire 证件zhèng jiàncertificate; papers; credentials; document; ID 证据zhèng jùevidence; proof 争论zhēng lùnto argue; to debate 挣钱zhèng qiánto make money 征求zhēng qiúto solicit; to seek 争取zhēng qǔto fight for; to strive for 整体zhěng tǐwhole entity; entire body 政治zhèng zhìpolitics; political 支zhīto support; to sustain 直zhístraight; to straighten 指导zhǐ dǎoto guide; to give directions 制定zhì dìngto draw up; to formulate 制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution 指挥zhǐ huīto conduct; to command 智慧zhì huìwisdom; intelligence 至今zhì jīnso far; to this day 治疗zhì liáoto treat (an illness); medical treatment 支票zhī piàocheck (bank); cheque 执行zhí xíngto implement; to carry out 秩序zhì xùorder (orderly); order (sequence)至于zhì yúas for; as to 志愿者zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer 执照zhí zhàolicense; permit 制作zhì zuòto make; to manufacture 钟zhōnga (large) bell; clock 中介zhōng jièto act as intermediary; to link 重量zhòng liàngweight 中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core 中旬zhōng xúnmiddle third of a month 周到zhōu dàothoughtful; considerate 煮zhǔto cook; to boil 逐步zhú bùprogressively; step by step 注册zhù cèto register; to enroll 主持zhǔ chíto take charge of; to manage or direct 嘱咐zhǔ futo urge; to exhort 祝福zhù fúblessings; to wish sb well 主观zhǔ guānsubjective 主人zhǔ rénmaster; host 主席zhǔ xíchairperson; premier 主张zhǔ zhāngto advocate; to stand for 竹子zhú zibamboo 抓紧zhuā jǐnto keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to 转变zhuǎn biànto change; to transform 转告zhuǎn gàoto pass on; to communicate 专家zhuān jiāexpert; specialist 专心zhuān xīnto focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)装zhuāngadornment; to adorn 状况zhuàng kuàngcondition; state; situation 装饰zhuāng shìto decorate; decoration 状态zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs 追求zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after 紫zǐpurple; violet 自从zì cóngsince (a time); ever since 自动zì dòngautomatic; voluntarily 资格zī géqualifications; seniority 自豪zì háoproud (of one's achievements etc)资金zī jīnfunds; capital 自觉zì juéconscious; aware 资料zī liàomaterial; resources 字幕zì mùcaption; subtitle 姿势zī shìposture; position 自私zì sīselfish; selfishness 自信zì xìnto have confidence in oneself; self-confidence 咨询zī xúnto consult; to seek advice 自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted 资源zī yuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)自愿zì yuànvoluntary 总裁zǒng cáichairman; director-general (of a company etc)总共zǒng gòngaltogether; in sum; in all; in total 综合zōng hécomprehensive; composite 宗教zōng jiàoreligion 总理zǒng lǐpremier; prime minister 总算zǒng suànat long last; finally 总统zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country)总之zǒng zhīin a word; in short 祖国zǔ guómotherland 组合zǔ héto assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation 祖先zǔ xiānancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved 阻止zǔ zhǐto prevent; to block 醉zuìintoxicated 最初zuì chūfirst; primary 罪犯zuì fàncriminal 尊敬zūn jìngto respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)遵守zūn shǒuto comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)作品zuò pǐnwork (of art); opus 作为zuò wéione's conduct; deed 作文zuò wénto write an essay; composition (student essay)

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.