HSK 5 word list
All 1300 words of HSK level 5, with pinyin and English meanings. Characters are coloured by tone. This list follows the classic HSK 2.0 syllabus.
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The fifth level of the classic HSK syllabus: 1300 words. The word, its reading and a short English meaning — the same data that fills the flashcards in the app.
| # | Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 哎 | āi | hey |
| 2 | 熬夜 | áoyè | to stay up late or all night |
| 3 | 唉 | ài | oh; ah; well |
| 4 | 爱护 | àihù | care; cherish; take good care of |
| 5 | 爱惜 | àixī | value; cherish; treasure |
| 6 | 爱心 | àixīn | compassion; kindness; consideration |
| 7 | 安慰 | ānwèi | to comfort; console |
| 8 | 安装 | ānzhuāng | to install; mount; erect |
| 9 | 暗 | àn | dark |
| 10 | 岸 | àn | shore; coast; bank; |
| 11 | 把握 | bǎwò | to grasp; to hold; seize |
| 12 | 摆 | bǎi | to arrange; set in order; pendulum; lower hem (of a gown/jacket/skirt) |
| 13 | 办理 | bànlǐ | deal with; attend to; handle |
| 14 | 傍晚 | bàngwǎn | towards evening; at nightfall; at dusk |
| 15 | 包裹 | bāoguǒ | wrap up; pack up |
| 16 | 包含 | bāohán | to contain; embody; include; inclusion |
| 17 | 包括 | bāokuò | include |
| 18 | 薄 | báo | thin; flimsy |
| 19 | 宝贝 | bǎobèi | treasure; baby |
| 20 | 保持 | bǎochí | to keep; hold; retain; maintain |
| 21 | 保存 | bǎocún | preserve; keep; conserve |
| 22 | 宝贵 | bǎoguì | valuable; precious |
| 23 | 保留 | bǎoliú | continue to have; persist; to retain; hold back |
| 24 | 保险 | bǎoxiǎn | guarantee; insurance |
| 25 | 报道 | bàodào | report |
| 26 | 报到 | bàodào | report for duty; check in; register |
| 27 | 报告 | bàogào | report; make known; inform |
| 28 | 报社 | bàoshè | newspaper office |
| 29 | 抱怨 | bàoyuàn | complain; grumble |
| 30 | 悲观 | bēiguān | pessimistic |
| 31 | 背 | bèi | back |
| 32 | 背景 | bèijǐng | background |
| 33 | 被子 | bèizi | quilt |
| 34 | 本科 | běnkē | undergraduate course; regular college course |
| 35 | 本领 | běnlǐng | capability; capacity; faculty |
| 36 | 本质 | běnzhì | nature; innate character; intrinsic quality |
| 37 | 彼此 | bǐcǐ | each other; both parties; one another |
| 38 | 比例 | bǐlì | scale; proportion; ratio |
| 39 | 毕竟 | bìjìng | after all; all in all; when all is said and done |
| 40 | 避免 | bìmiǎn | to avoid; refrain from; prevent something from happening |
| 41 | 必然 | bìrán | inevitable; certain; necessarily |
| 42 | 必要 | bìyào | requisite; necessary; essential |
| 43 | 编辑 | biānjí | edit; compile |
| 44 | 鞭炮 | biānpào | firecrackers |
| 45 | 便 | biàn | convenience; excrement or urine; relieve oneself |
| 46 | 辩论 | biànlùn | argue; debate |
| 47 | 标点 | biāodiǎn | punctuation |
| 48 | 标志 | biāozhì | sign; symbol; hallmark |
| 49 | 表达 | biǎodá | to voice (an opinion) |
| 50 | 表面 | biǎomiàn | surface |
| 51 | 表明 | biǎomíng | make known; state clearly; indicate |
| 52 | 表情 | biǎoqíng | expression; look |
| 53 | 表现 | biǎoxiàn | expression; representation; display |
| 54 | 冰激凌 | bīngjīlíng | ice cream |
| 55 | 病毒 | bìngdú | virus |
| 56 | 播放 | bōfàng | broadcast |
| 57 | 玻璃 | bōli | glass |
| 58 | 博物馆 | bówùguǎn | museum |
| 59 | 脖子 | bózi | neck |
| 60 | 不断 | búduàn | ceaseless; uninterrupted; continual continuous; unceasing |
| 61 | 不见得 | bújiànde | not likely; not necessarily |
| 62 | 不耐烦 | búnàifán | impatient |
| 63 | 不要紧 | búyàojǐn | not important; not serious It doesn't matter; never mind |
| 64 | 补充 | bǔchōng | add; supplement; replenish |
| 65 | 布 | bù | cloth; textile; proclaim |
| 66 | 不安 | bù'ān | uneasy; unsettled; unstable |
| 67 | 不得了 | bùdéliǎo | desperately serious disastrous; terrible |
| 68 | 部门 | bùmén | department; branch; section |
| 69 | 不然 | bùrán | not the case; otherwise |
| 70 | 不如 | bùrú | it would be better to …not as good as |
| 71 | 步骤 | bùzhòu | step; move; procedure |
| 72 | 不足 | bùzú | not enough; insufficient |
| 73 | 财产 | cáichǎn | property; assets; estate |
| 74 | 踩 | cǎi | to step on; to stamp on; trample |
| 75 | 采访 | cǎifǎng | to interview |
| 76 | 彩虹 | cǎihóng | rainbow |
| 77 | 采取 | cǎiqǔ | to carry out; adopt; take |
| 78 | 参考 | cānkǎo | to consult; to refer to |
| 79 | 参与 | cānyù | to take part; to participate in |
| 80 | 惭愧 | cánkuì | ashamed |
| 81 | 操场 | cāochǎng | playground; sports ground; drill ground |
| 82 | 操心 | cāoxīn | to worry about; to take pains over; be concerned over |
| 83 | 册 | cè | volume; copy [measure word for books] |
| 84 | 测验 | cèyàn | test; trial run; examination |
| 85 | 曾经 | céngjīng | once |
| 86 | 插 | chā | stick in; to insert; interpose |
| 87 | 差别 | chābié | difference |
| 88 | 差距 | chājù | gap; disparity |
| 89 | 叉子 | chāzi | fork; prong |
| 90 | 拆 | chāi | to tear open; take apart; pull down |
| 91 | 产品 | chǎnpǐn | product |
| 92 | 产生 | chǎnshēng | produce |
| 93 | 常识 | chángshí | general knowledge |
| 94 | 长途 | chángtú | long-distance |
| 95 | 抄 | chāo | to copy; transcribe; plagiarise |
| 96 | 超级 | chāojí | super |
| 97 | 朝 | cháo | dynasty; court; government |
| 98 | 潮湿 | cháoshī | damp; moist; humidy |
| 99 | 吵 | chǎo | noisy |
| 100 | 炒 | chǎo | stir-fry |
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