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

梨lípear 粒lìgrain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)礼拜天Lǐ bài tiānSunday 立方lì fāngcube (math.)离婚lí hūnto divorce 立即lì jíimmediately 立刻lì kèforthwith; immediate 力量lì liangpower; force; strength 理论lǐ lùntheory; to argue 厘米lí mǐcentimeter 利润lì rùnprofits 利息lì xīinterest (on a loan)利益lì yìbenefit; (in sb's) interest 利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of 理由lǐ yóureason; grounds 恋爱liàn ài(romantic) love; in love 联合lián héto combine; to join 连忙lián mángpromptly; at once 连续剧lián xù jùserialized drama; dramatic series 良好liáng hǎogood; favorable 粮食liáng shifoodstuff; cereals 了不起liǎo bu qǐamazing; terrific 临时lín shías the time draws near; at the last moment 铃líng(small) bell 领导lǐng dǎolead; leading 灵活líng huóflexible; nimble 零件líng jiànpart; component 零钱líng qiánchange (of money); small change 零食líng shíbetween-meal nibbles; snacks 领域lǐng yùdomain; sphere; field; territory; area 流传liú chuánto spread; to circulate 浏览liú lǎnto skim over; to browse 龙lóngChinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor 漏lòuto leak; to divulge 露lòuto show; to reveal 陆地lù dìdry land (as opposed to the sea)录取lù qǔto accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student)陆续lù xùin turn; successively 录音lù yīnto record (sound); sound recording 轮流lún liúto alternate; to take turns 论文lùn wénpaper; treatise 落后luò hòuto fall behind; to lag (in technology etc)逻辑luó jilogic (loanword)骂màto scold; to abuse 麦克风mài kè fēng(loanword) microphone 馒头mán tousteamed bun 满足mǎn zúto satisfy; to meet (the needs of)毛máohair; feather 毛病máo bìngfault; defect 矛盾máo dùncontradiction; conflicting views 冒险mào xiǎnto take risks; to take chances 贸易mào yì(commercial) trade 魅力mèi lìcharm; fascination 眉毛méi maoeyebrow 美术měi shùart; fine arts 煤炭méi tàncoal 蜜蜂mì fēngbee; honeybee 迷路mí lùto lose the way; lost 秘密mì mìsecret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret 密切mì qièclose; familiar 秘书mì shūsecretary 谜语mí yǔriddle; conundrum 面对miàn duìto face; to confront 棉花mián huacotton 面积miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area 面临miàn línto face sth; to be confronted with 秒miǎosecond (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit)苗条miáo tiao(of a woman) slim; slender 描写miáo xiěto describe; to depict 民主mín zhǔdemocracy 命令mìng lìngorder; command 名牌míng páifamous brand; nameplate 名片míng piàn(business) card 明确míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite 名胜míng shènga place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot 明显míng xiǎnclear; distinct 明信片míng xìn piànpostcard 明星míng xīngstar; celebrity 命运mìng yùnfate; destiny 摸mōto feel with the hand; to touch 模仿mó fǎngto imitate; to copy 模糊mó huvague; indistinct 陌生mò shēngstrange; unfamiliar 摩托车mó tuō chē(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle 某mǒusome; a certain 目标mù biāotarget; goal 目录mù lùcatalog; table of contents 目前mù qiánat the present time; currently 木头mù touslow-witted; blockhead 哪怕nǎ pàeven; even if 难怪nán guài(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)难看nán kànugly; unsightly 脑袋nǎo daihead; skull 内科nèi kēinternal medicine; general medicine 嫩nènyoung and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked 能干néng gàncapable; competent 能源néng yuánenergy; power source 念niànto read; to study (a subject)年代nián dàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age 年纪nián jìage

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.