HSK 5 vocabulary list

• 哎āihey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
• 唉āiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh
• 爱护ài hùto cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
• 爱惜ài xīto cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly
• 爱心ài xīncompassion; kindness; care for others; love; charity (bazaar, golf day etc); heart (the symbol ♥)
• 安慰ān wèito comfort; to console
• 安装ān zhuāngto install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation
• 岸ànvariant of 岸
• 暗ànvariant of 暗
• 熬夜áo yèto stay up late or all night
• 把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
• 摆bǎito arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum
• 办理bàn lǐto handle; to transact; to conduct
• 傍晚bàng wǎnin the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk
• 包裹bāo guǒto wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package
• 包含bāo hánto contain; to embody; to include
• 包括bāo kuòto comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of
• 薄bósurname Bo
• 宝贝bǎo bèitreasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character
• 宝贵bǎo guìvaluable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by
• 保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve
• 保存bǎo cúnto conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing)
• 保留bǎo liúto keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later
• 保险bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to
• 报到bào dàoto report for duty; to check in; to register
• 报道bào dàoto report (news); report
• 报告bào gàoto inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture
• 报社bào shènewspaper (i.e. a company); CL:家[jia1]
• 抱怨bào yuànto complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied
• 背bēivariant of 背
• 悲观bēi guānpessimistic
• 背景bèi jǐngbackground; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer
• 被子bèi ziquilt
• 本科běn kēundergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)
• 本领běn lǐngskill; ability; capability
• 本质běn zhìessence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
• 比例bǐ lìproportion; scale
• 彼此bǐ cǐeach other; one another
• 必然bì ráninevitable; certain; necessity
• 必要bì yàonecessary; essential; indispensable; required
• 毕竟bì jìngafter all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis
• 避免bì miǎnto avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from
• 编辑biān jíto edit; to compile; editor; compiler
• 鞭炮biān pàofirecrackers; string of small firecrackers; CL:枚[mei2]
• 便biànplain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
• 辩论biàn lùndebate; argument; to argue over
• 标点biāo diǎnpunctuation; a punctuation mark; to punctuate
• 标志biāo zhìsign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
• 表达biǎo dáto express; to convey
• 表面biǎo miànsurface; face; outside; appearance
• 表明biǎo míngto make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known
• 表情biǎo qíng(facial) expression; to express one's feelings
• 表现biǎo xiànto show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior
• 冰激凌bīng jī língice cream
• 病毒bìng dúvirus
• 玻璃bō liglass; (slang) male homosexual
• 播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
• 脖子bó zineck; CL:個|个[ge4]
• 博物馆bó wù guǎnmuseum
• 补充bǔ chōngto replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary

Frequently asked questions

How many words do you need for HSK 5?

On the current exam (HSK 2.0), HSK 5 requires 2,500 words in total, counted from HSK 1. Under the new HSK 3.0 standard, level 5 covers 4,316 words in total.

What is in this HSK 5 vocabulary list?

1,725 Chinese words that the HSK Ace dictionary places at HSK 5, sorted by frequency. Each one has pinyin, an English meaning, audio and a stroke-order animation. The set draws on both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0, so its size differs from the official counts.

Practice HSK 5

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