HSK 5 word list (3.0): 201–300
All 1600 words of HSK 5 under the new HSK 3.0 standard, in force since July 2026. With pinyin, English meanings and characters coloured by tone.
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Words and readings come from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus. English meanings: the official HSK word lists where a word also appears in the older syllabus, and our own translation for the rest.
| # | Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 从而 | cóng'ér | thus; therebyupon |
| 202 | 从前 | cóngqián | in the past; formerly |
| 203 | 从事 | cóngshì | go in for; devote oneself to; be to engaged in [formal] |
| 204 | 催 | cuī | to urge; hurry; to hasten |
| 205 | 促进 | cùjìn | promote; boost; accelerate |
| 206 | 存放 | cúnfàng | to leave in somebody's care; to store |
| 207 | 存款 | cúnkuǎn | to deposit money; savings; deposit |
| 208 | 存在 | cúnzài | to exist; be |
| 209 | 措施 | cuòshī | measure; step |
| 210 | 促使 | cùshǐ | precipitate; impel; to urge |
| 211 | 促销 | cùxiāo | sales promotion; to promote sales |
| 212 | 打扮 | dǎban | to decorate |
| 213 | 打包 | dǎbāo | to wrap/box up |
| 214 | 达成 | dáchéng | reach; conclude |
| 215 | 大胆 | dàdǎn | bold; daring |
| 216 | 打断 | dǎduàn | to interrupt; to break off |
| 217 | 大多 | dàduō | mostly; for the most part |
| 218 | 大会 | dàhuì | general assembly; conference |
| 219 | 代 | dài | to take the place of; generation; era |
| 220 | 代表 | dàibiǎo | to stand for; on behalf of representative |
| 221 | 带动 | dàidòng | to drive; to bring along; to spur on |
| 222 | 代替 | dàitì | instead |
| 223 | 待遇 | dàiyù | treatment |
| 224 | 大力 | dàlì | vigorously; energetically |
| 225 | 大妈 | dàmā | auntie; older woman |
| 226 | 大米 | dàmǐ | rice |
| 227 | 淡 | dàn | thin; light in colour; tasteless |
| 228 | 单 | dān | single; odd; alone; list |
| 229 | 大脑 | dànǎo | brain |
| 230 | 单独 | dāndú | alone; by oneself; on one's own; single-handed |
| 231 | 当 | dàng | work as |
| 232 | 挡 | dǎng | to block; hinder; resist |
| 233 | 当成 | dàngchéng | to regard as; to take for |
| 234 | 当地 | dāngdì | local area |
| 235 | 当年 | dāngnián | in those years; that same year |
| 236 | 当前 | dāngqián | before one; present; current |
| 237 | 当中 | dāngzhōng | in the middle; among |
| 238 | 当作 | dàngzuò | to treat as; to regard as |
| 239 | 担任 | dānrèn | assume the office of; to hold the post of |
| 240 | 胆小 | dǎnxiǎo | timid; cowardly |
| 241 | 单一 | dānyī | single; unitary |
| 242 | 单元 | dānyuán | unit; cell |
| 243 | 倒 | dǎo | to reverse; turn upside down; to pour |
| 244 | 到达 | dàodá | to arrive; get to reach |
| 245 | 道理 | dàolǐ | reason; principle; truth |
| 246 | 到期 | dàoqī | to fall due; to expire |
| 247 | 导演 | dǎoyǎn | director |
| 248 | 导致 | dǎozhì | to cause; lead to; result in |
| 249 | 大批 | dàpī | a large number of; a batch of |
| 250 | 打破 | dǎpò | to break; to smash; to break (a record) |
| 251 | 大厦 | dàshà | large building; edifice |
| 252 | 大事 | dàshì | an important matter; a major event |
| 253 | 打听 | dǎting | to ask about; inquire about |
| 254 | 大象 | dàxiàng | elephant |
| 255 | 大型 | dàxíng | large-scale |
| 256 | 大爷 | dàye | uncle; elderly man |
| 257 | 大于 | dàyú | greater than |
| 258 | 大众 | dàzhòng | the public; the masses; popular |
| 259 | 登 | dēng | to climb; to ascend; to publish |
| 260 | 等待 | děngdài | to wait for; to await |
| 261 | 灯光 | dēngguāng | lighting; lamplight |
| 262 | 等候 | děnghòu | to wait; await; expect |
| 263 | 登记 | dēngjì | to register; check in |
| 264 | 登录 | dēnglù | log on/in |
| 265 | 等于 | děngyú | equal to; equivalent to; be worth |
| 266 | 递 | dì | to hand over; to pass on; progressively |
| 267 | 电池 | diànchí | battery; cell |
| 268 | 电动 | diàndòng | electric; electrically powered |
| 269 | 电器 | diànqì | electrical appliance |
| 270 | 电商 | diànshāng | e-commerce |
| 271 | 电视台 | diànshìtái | television station |
| 272 | 点心 | diǎnxin | snack; dim sum |
| 273 | 点赞 | diǎnzàn | to like (a post); to give a thumbs-up |
| 274 | 电子版 | diànzǐbǎn | electronic edition; digital version |
| 275 | 调 | diào | to adjust; to mix; to tune |
| 276 | 调研 | diàoyán | to research; to conduct a survey |
| 277 | 地理 | dìlǐ | geographical features of a place; geography |
| 278 | 地面 | dìmiàn | ground; floor; surface |
| 279 | 定期 | dìngqī | fix a date; at regular intervals |
| 280 | 地区 | dìqū | area; district; region |
| 281 | 的确 | díquè | really; and no mistake; indeed |
| 282 | 敌人 | dírén | enemy; foe |
| 283 | 低头 | dītóu | to lower one's head; to yield |
| 284 | 丢失 | diūshī | to lose; to be missing |
| 285 | 地位 | dìwèi | position; standing; status |
| 286 | 地下 | dìxià | underground; below ground |
| 287 | 地震 | dìzhèn | earthquake; tremour |
| 288 | 冻 | dòng | frozen; jelly |
| 289 | 洞 | dòng | hole; cavity |
| 290 | 动画 | dònghuà | animation |
| 291 | 动人 | dòngrén | moving; touching |
| 292 | 动手 | dòngshǒu | start work |
| 293 | 豆腐 | dòufu | bean curd; tofu |
| 294 | 豆浆 | dòujiāng | soya milk |
| 295 | 度 | dù | degree; extent; to spend (time) |
| 296 | 堵 | dǔ | to block; to stop up; congested |
| 297 | 断 | duàn | to break |
| 298 | 短处 | duǎnchù | shortcoming; weak point |
| 299 | 短期 | duǎnqī | short-term; short period |
| 300 | 堆 | duī | heap; pile; crowd |
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