HSK 5 word list (3.0): 401–500
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 更新 | gēngxīn | renew; renovate; update |
| 402 | 歌曲 | gēqǔ | song |
| 403 | 个人 | gèrén | oneself; personal; individual |
| 404 | 格外 | géwài | especially; exceptionally |
| 405 | 个性 | gèxìng | individual character; personality |
| 406 | 各自 | gèzì | each; by oneself; respective |
| 407 | 公布 | gōngbù | to announce; make public |
| 408 | 工程 | gōngchéng | engineering; project |
| 409 | 工程师 | gōngchéngshī | engineer |
| 410 | 工具 | gōngjù | tool |
| 411 | 功能 | gōngnéng | function |
| 412 | 公平 | gōngpíng | fair; just |
| 413 | 公务员 | gōngwùyuán | civil servant |
| 414 | 恭喜 | gōngxǐ | congratulate |
| 415 | 贡献 | gòngxiàn | to dedicate; devote; contribution |
| 416 | 共享 | gòngxiǎng | to share |
| 417 | 工业 | gōngyè | industry |
| 418 | 工艺 | gōngyì | craft; technology; workmanship |
| 419 | 公寓 | gōngyù | flats; apartment |
| 420 | 构成 | gòuchéng | to constitute; form; consist of |
| 421 | 沟通 | gōutōng | to communicate; link up; connect |
| 422 | 古 | gǔ | ancient; old |
| 423 | 鼓 | gǔ | drum; to beat; to rouse |
| 424 | 挂号 | guàhào | register; send by registered mail |
| 425 | 怪 | guài | strange; odd; to blame |
| 426 | 关闭 | guānbì | to close; to shut |
| 427 | 观察 | guānchá | observe; watch; survey |
| 428 | 观点 | guāndiǎn | point of view; standpoint |
| 429 | 广 | guǎng | wide; broad; extensive |
| 430 | 广场 | guǎngchǎng | (public) square |
| 431 | 广大 | guǎngdà | vast; wide; extensive |
| 432 | 广泛 | guǎngfàn | extensive; wide-ranging |
| 433 | 光临 | guānglín | to honour with your presence |
| 434 | 光明 | guāngmíng | light; bright; openhearted |
| 435 | 光线 | guāngxiàn | light; ray |
| 436 | 冠军 | guànjūn | champion |
| 437 | 观念 | guānniàn | sense; concept; perception |
| 438 | 古代 | gǔdài | ancient; archaic; antiquity |
| 439 | 固定 | gùdìng | fixed; fasten |
| 440 | 规律 | guīlǜ | law; regular pattern |
| 441 | 规模 | guīmó | scale; scope; dimensions |
| 442 | 贵姓 | guìxìng | what is your surname? (polite) |
| 443 | 规则 | guīzé | rule; regulation |
| 444 | 柜子 | guìzi | cupboard; cabinet |
| 445 | 古老 | gǔlǎo | ancient; age-old |
| 446 | 滚 | gǔn | to roll; trundle |
| 447 | 锅 | guō | pan; pot; wok |
| 448 | 过度 | guòdù | excessive; over; undue |
| 449 | 过分 | guòfèn | excessive; go too far |
| 450 | 国画 | guóhuà | traditional Chinese painting |
| 451 | 过敏 | guòmǐn | allergy; irritability |
| 452 | 过期 | guòqī | exceed the time limit; be overdue; expire |
| 453 | 国庆 | guóqìng | National Day |
| 454 | 果然 | guǒrán | really |
| 455 | 果实 | guǒshí | fruit; gains |
| 456 | 过于 | guòyú | too; unduly; excessively |
| 457 | 故乡 | gùxiāng | native place; hometown; birthplace |
| 458 | 鼓掌 | gǔzhǎng | applaud |
| 459 | 哈 | hā | ha |
| 460 | 海关 | hǎiguān | customs [import/export] |
| 461 | 海外 | hǎiwài | overseas; abroad |
| 462 | 海鲜 | hǎixiān | seafood |
| 463 | 含 | hán | to contain; to hold in the mouth |
| 464 | 行 | háng | row; line; trade; firm |
| 465 | 行业 | hángyè | trade; profession; industry |
| 466 | 含量 | hánliàng | content (of a substance) |
| 467 | 汗水 | hànshuǐ | sweat; perspiration |
| 468 | 含有 | hányǒu | to contain; to include |
| 469 | 好 | hào | good |
| 470 | 好评 | hǎopíng | favourable comment; good review |
| 471 | 好奇 | hàoqí | curious |
| 472 | 好运 | hǎoyùn | good luck; good fortune |
| 473 | 好转 | hǎozhuǎn | to take a turn for the better; to improve |
| 474 | 合 | hé | to close; to join; to suit |
| 475 | 合法 | héfǎ | legal; legitimate; rightful |
| 476 | 盒饭 | héfàn | boxed meal; lunch box |
| 477 | 黑 | hēi | black |
| 478 | 合理 | hélǐ | rational; reasonable; equitable |
| 479 | 河流 | héliú | rivers |
| 480 | 合同 | hétóng | agreement; contract |
| 481 | 合影 | héyǐng | group photo |
| 482 | 合作 | hézuò | cooperate; collaborate; work together |
| 483 | 红 | hóng | red |
| 484 | 厚度 | hòudù | thickness |
| 485 | 后果 | hòuguǒ | consequence; aftermath |
| 486 | 猴子 | hóuzi | monkey |
| 487 | 湖 | hú | lake |
| 488 | 滑 | huá | slippery |
| 489 | 划 | huá | to assign |
| 490 | 化 | huà | to change into; -ise; -ification |
| 491 | 话费 | huàfèi | phone charges; call credit |
| 492 | 花费 | huāfèi | to spend (money, time); expense |
| 493 | 画面 | huàmiàn | picture; image; scene |
| 494 | 黄瓜 | huángguā | cucumber |
| 495 | 黄金 | huángjīn | gold |
| 496 | 环节 | huánjié | link; segment |
| 497 | 缓解 | huǎnjiě | relieve; ease |
| 498 | 缓慢 | huǎnmàn | slow; sluggish |
| 499 | 话题 | huàtí | subject of a talk; topic of conversation |
| 500 | 化学 | huàxué | chemistry |
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