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

胶水jiāo shuǐglue 教训jiào xunto provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson 节jiéjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment 届jièto arrive at (place or time); period 接触jiē chùto touch; to contact 接待jiē dàito receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)阶段jiē duànstage; section 解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate 结构jié gòustructure; composition 结合jié héto combine; to link 接近jiē jìnto approach; to get close to 借口jiè kǒuto use as an excuse; excuse; pretext 结论jié lùnconclusion; verdict 节省jié shěngsaving; to save 结实jiē shirugged; sturdy 解说员jiě shuō yuáncommentator 戒烟jiè yānto give up smoking 结账jié zhàngto pay the bill; to settle accounts 接着jiē zheto catch and hold on; to continue 戒指jiè zhi(finger) ring 紧jǐntight; strict 进步jìn bùprogress; improvement; to improve; to progress 近代jìn dàithe not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades 紧急jǐn jíurgent; emergency 进口jìn kǒuto import; imported 尽力jìn lìto strive one's hardest; to spare no effort 尽量jǐn liàngas much as possible; to the greatest extent 谨慎jǐn shèncautious; prudent 金属jīn shǔmetal 敬爱jìng àito respect and love; to hold in high esteem 经典jīng diǎnthe classics; scriptures 精力jīng lìenergy 景色jǐng sèscenery; scene 经营jīng yíngto engage in (business etc); to run; to operate 救jiùto save; to assist 酒吧jiǔ bābar (place to buy drinks)救护车jiù hù chēambulance 舅舅jiù jiumother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)举jǔto lift; to hold up 具备jù bèito possess; to have 巨大jù dàhuge; immense 聚会jù huìparty; gathering 俱乐部jù lè bùclub (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)居然jū ránunexpectedly; to one's surprise 据说jù shuōit is said that; reportedly 具体jù tǐconcrete; specific; detailed 桔子jú zitangerine 捐juānto relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate 卷juǎnto roll up; roll 圈quāncircle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc 绝对jué duìabsolute; unconditional 决赛jué sàifinals (of a competition)角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc)决心jué xīndetermination; resolution 军事jūn shìmilitary affairs; (attributive) military 均匀jūn yúneven; well-distributed 卡车kǎ chētruck 开发kāi fāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop 开放kāi fàngto bloom; to open 开幕式kāi mù shìopening ceremony 开心kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice 砍kǎnto chop; to cut down 看不起kàn bu qǐto look down upon; to despise 看来kàn laiapparently; it seems that 抗议kàng yìto protest; protest 烤鸭kǎo yāroast duck 颗kēclassifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc 克kègram; to overcome; to subdue; to restrain 课程kè chéngcourse; academic program 克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer 客观kè guānobjective; impartial 可见kě jiànit can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear 可靠kě kàoreliable 刻苦kè kǔhardworking; assiduous 可怕kě pàawful; dreadful 客厅kè tīngdrawing room (room for arriving guests); living room 恐怖kǒng bùterrible; frightful 空间kōng jiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway 空闲kòng xiánleisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied 控制kòng zhìto control 口味kǒu wèia person's preferences; tastes (in food)夸kuāto boast; to exaggerate; to praise 会计kuài jìaccountant; accountancy 矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐmineral water 辣椒là jiāohot pepper; chili 蜡烛là zhúcandle 来自lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)拦lánto block sb's path; to obstruct 烂lànsoft; mushy; well-cooked and soft 狼lángwolf 老百姓lǎo bǎi xìngordinary people; the "person in the street"老板lǎo bǎnboss; business proprietor 劳动láo dòngwork; toil 劳驾láo jiàexcuse me 姥姥lǎo lao(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 老实lǎo shihonest; sincere; well-behaved 老鼠lǎo shǔrat; mouse 乐观lè guānoptimistic; hopeful 雷léithunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 (dìléi) land mine 类lèikind; type

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.