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

宁可nìng kěpreferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...)牛仔裤niú zǎi kùjeans 浓nóngconcentrated; dense 农民nóng mínpeasant; farmer 农业nóng yèagriculture; farming 女士nǚ shìlady; madam 偶然ǒu ránincidentally; occasional 派pàiclique; school 拍pāito pat; to clap 排队pái duìto line up 排球pái qiúvolleyball 盼望pàn wàngto hope for; to look forward to 赔偿péi chángto compensate 佩服pèi fúto admire 配合pèi hématching; fitting in with 培养péi yǎngto cultivate; to breed 盆pénbasin; flower pot 碰见pèng jiànto run into; to meet (unexpectedly)批pīto ascertain; to act on 披pīto drape over one's shoulders; to open 匹pǐ(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair 疲劳pí láofatigue; wearily 皮鞋pí xiéleather shoes 批准pī zhǔnto approve; to ratify 片piànthin piece; flake 片面piàn miànunilateral; one-sided 飘piāoto float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous 频道pín dàofrequency; (television) channel 品种pǐn zhǒngbreed; variety 平píngflat; level 凭píngto lean against; to rely on 平常píng chángordinary; common 平等píng děngequal; equality 平方píng fāngsquare (as in square foot, square mile, square root)平衡píng héngbalance; equilibrium 评价píng jiàto evaluate; to assess 平静píng jìngtranquil; undisturbed 平均píng jūnaverage; on average; evenly; in equal proportions 破产pò chǎnto go bankrupt; to become impoverished 破坏pò huàidestruction; damage 迫切pò qièurgent; pressing 朴素pǔ sùplain and simple; unadorned 期待qī dàito look forward to; to awaitIn context 启发qǐ fāto enlighten; to explain (a text etc)气氛qì fēnatmosphere; mood 奇迹qí jìmiracle; miraculous 期间qī jiānperiod of time; time 企图qǐ túto attempt; to try 企业qǐ yècompany; firm; enterprise; corporation 汽油qì yóugasoline 其余qí yúthe rest; the others 牵qiānto lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether)欠qiànto owe; to lack 前途qián túprospects; future outlook 谦虚qiān xūmodest; self-effacing 签字qiān zìto sign (one's name); signature 枪qiānggun; firearm 抢qiǎngto fight over; to rush 强调qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress 强烈qiáng lièstrong; intense 瞧qiáoto look at; to see 巧妙qiǎo miàoingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice 悄悄qiāo qiāoquiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy 切qiēto cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential 亲爱qīn àidear; beloved 勤奋qín fènhardworking; diligent 勤劳qín láohardworking; industrious 侵略qīn lüèto invade; invasion 亲切qīn qièamiable; cordial 亲自qīn zìpersonally; in person 青qīnggreen; blue 青春qīng chūnyouth; youthfulness 清淡qīng dànlight (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid 情景qíng jǐngscene; spectacle; circumstances; situation 请求qǐng qiúto request; to ask; request 青少年qīng shào niánadolescent; youth 轻视qīng shìcontempt; contemptuous 情绪qíng xùmood; state of mind 庆祝qìng zhùto celebrate 球迷qiú mífan (ball sports)娶qǔto take a wife; to marry (a woman)趋势qū shìtrend; tendency 去世qù shìto pass away; to die 取消qǔ xiāoto cancel; cancellation 劝quànto advise; to urge 权力quán lìpower; authority 权利quán lìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth 全面quán miànall-around; comprehensive 确定què dìngdefinite; certain 缺乏quē fáto lack; to be short of 确认què rènto confirm; to verify 燃烧rán shāoto ignite; to combust 嚷rǎngto shout; to bellow 绕ràoto wind; to coil (thread)热爱rè àito love ardently; to adore 热烈rè lièenthusiastic; ardent 热心rè xīnenthusiastic; ardent; zealous 忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help; unable to bear 人才rén cáitalent; talented person 人口rén kǒupopulation; people

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.