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

道理dào lireason; argument 倒霉dǎo méito have bad luck; to be out of luck 导演dǎo yǎnto direct; director (film etc)导致dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about 等待děng dàito wait; to wait for 等候děng hòuto wait; to wait for 登记dēng jìto register (one's name)登机牌dēng jī páiboarding pass 等于děng yúto equal; to be tantamount to 滴dīa drop; to drip 递dìto hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift 地道dì dàotunnel; causeway 地理dì lǐgeography 地区dì qūlocal; regional 的确dí quèreally; indeed 敌人dí rénenemy 地毯dì tǎncarpet; rug 地位dì wèiposition; status 地震dì zhènearthquake 电池diàn chíbattery 电台diàn táitransmitter-receiver; broadcasting station 点头diǎn tóuto nod 点心diǎn xinlight refreshments; pastry 钓diàoto fish with a hook and line; to angle 丁dīngmale adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 (tiāngān)顶dǐngapex; crown of the head 冻dòngto freeze; to feel very cold 洞dòngcave; hole 动画片dòng huà piànanimated film 逗dòuto tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke 豆腐dòu futofu; bean curd 度过dù guòto pass; to spend (time)独立dú lìindependent; independence 独特dú tèunique; distinctive 短信duǎn xìntext message; SMS 堆duīto pile up; to heap up 对比duì bǐto contrast; contrast 对待duì dàito treat; treatment 对方duì fāngthe other person; the other side; the other party 对手duì shǒuopponent; rival 对象duì xiàngtarget; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend 对于duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to 吨dūnton (loanword)蹲dūnto crouch; to squat 躲藏duǒ cángto conceal oneself; to go into hiding 多亏duō kuīthanks to; luckily 多余duō yúsuperfluous; unnecessary 恶劣è lièvile; nasty 发表fā biǎoto issue; to publish 发愁fā chóuto worry; to fret 发达fā dáwell-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand 发抖fā dǒuto tremble; to shake 发挥fā huīto display; to exhibit 罚款fá kuǎnto fine; penalty 发明fā míngto invent; an invention 发票fā piàoinvoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 统一发票 (tǒngyīfāpiào))发言fā yánto make a speech; statement 法院fǎ yuàncourt of law; court 翻fānto turn over; to flip over 反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead 反复fǎn fùrepeatedly; over and over 繁荣fán róngprosperous; booming 凡是fán shìeach and every; every; all; any 反应fǎn yìngto react; to respond 反正fǎn zhènganyway; in any case 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.)妨碍fáng àito hinder; to obstruct 方案fāng ànplan; program (for action etc)房东fáng dōnglandlord 仿佛fǎng fúto seem; as if 方式fāng shìway; manner; style; mode; pattern 放松fàng sōngto relax; to slacken; to loosen 非fēito not be; not; wrong; incorrect 肺fèilung 废话fèi huànonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)费用fèi yòngcost; expenditure 肥皂féi zàosoap 分别fēn biéto part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart 分布fēn bùto scatter; to distribute 奋斗fèn dòuto strive; to struggle 纷纷fēn fēnone after another; in succession 愤怒fèn nùangry; indignant 分配fēn pèito distribute; to assign 分析fēn xīto analyze; analysis 讽刺fěng cìto satirize; to mock 风格fēng géstyle 疯狂fēng kuángcrazy; frenzied; wild 风俗fēng súsocial custom 风险fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard 否定fǒu dìngto negate; to deny 否认fǒu rènto declare to be untrue; to deny 扶fúto support with the hand; to help sb up 幅fúwidth; roll 服从fú cóngto obey (an order); to comply 辅导fǔ dǎoto give guidance; to mentor 付款fù kuǎnto pay a sum of money; payment 妇女fù nǚwoman 复制fù zhìto duplicate; to make a copy of 服装fú zhuāngdress; clothing

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.