HSK 5 Vocabulary List — Every Word with Pinyin & Meaning
Here is every HSK 5 word, each with pinyin, tone colors and its English meaning. The list is ordered by how often the word turns up in real Chinese text, so the highest-impact vocabulary comes first.
Updated 2026年6月
HSK 5 is part of the standard test of Mandarin proficiency. Below are all 451 HSK 5 words in our dictionary, each with pinyin, tone colors and an English meaning. They are ordered by how often they appear in real text, so the words that will repay your effort fastest come first.
- 1
certainly; must
- 2
god; deity
- 3
will; shall
- 4
like this; so
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to offer; to present
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honest and prudent; variant of 願|愿[yuan4]
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to stand; to set up
- 8
to kill; to slay
- 9
(prefix) can; may
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today
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to separate oneself from; to break away from
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children; sons and daughters
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to prepare; to make ready
- 14
like; as
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his; her
- 16
round flat cake; cookie
- 17
to wait; to treat
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or; either one or the other
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each other; one another
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to construct; to build
- 21
words; speech
- 22
to follow
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industry; estate
- 24
idol
- 25
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing)
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variant of 岸[an4]
- 27
massage; to massage
- 28
ashore; on the riverbank
- 29
to comfort; to console
- 30
to pull up; to pull out
- 31
a register; block of printing
- 32
stick; club
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to repay; to requite
- 34
to take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair
- 35
to complain; to grumble
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lifetime; generation
- 37
the North Pole; the north magnetic pole
- 38
sad; sorrowful
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I; me
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analogy; instance
- 41
nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- 42
convenient; easy
- 43
glass; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]
- 44
doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade
- 45
hasn't yet; hasn't ever
- 46
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise
- 47
in spite of; regardless of
- 48
unfavorable; disadvantageous
- 49
inevitably
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impatient; to lose patience
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have to; cannot but
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incessant
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not to allow; must not
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incessantly; without end
- 55
insufficient; lacking
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to guess
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book; booklet
- 58
to insert; stick in
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fork; pitchfork
- 60
fork; CL:把[ba3]
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to tear open; to tear down
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intestines
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to taste; to try (food)
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longevity; long-lived
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to ride; to mount
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late; delayed
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pond; bathhouse pool
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adequate; sufficient
- 69
to worry about
- 70
stench; smelly
- 71
clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
- 72
only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
- 73
to perspire; to sweat
- 74
due to; to stem from
- 75
to be situated at; to find oneself at
- 76
to rush; to charge
- 77
to establish; to set up
- 78
after this; afterwards
- 79
now; this moment
- 80
intelligent; clever
- 81
from among them; from it
- 82
to answer; to reply
- 83
to decorate; to dress
- 84
brazen; audacious
- 85
major event; major political event (war or change of regime)
- 86
greater than; bigger than
- 87
gall bladder; courage
- 88
to resist; to obstruct
- 89
in those days; back then
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to be elected; to be selected
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contrary to what one might expect; actually
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all right!; that's enough!
- 93
able to; so that sb can
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to wait; to wait for
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to hand over; to pass on
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zone; CL:個|个[ge4]
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to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb)
- 98
earthquake
- 99
to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc)
- 100
to lose; to put aside
- 101
cave; hole
- 102
to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb
- 103
poison; to poison
- 104
to pile up; to heap up
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to hide; to dodge
- 106
flower; earlobe
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ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]
- 108
to punish; to penalize
- 109
to return to; to come (or go) back
- 110
to divide (into); to split a bonus
- 111
to resolve; to decompose
- 112
to separate
- 113
insane; mad
- 114
crazy; frenzied
- 115
to reap a bumper harvest
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to support with the hand; to help sb up
- 117
width; roll
- 118
to obey (an order); to comply
- 119
to assist; to aid
- 120
to meddle; to intervene
- 121
tall; lofty
- 122
greater than; to exceed
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plateau; CL:片[pian4]
- 124
next door; neighbor
- 125
size; height
- 126
song
- 127
the front (of); (in) front
- 128
to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)
- 129
to replace the old with new; to renew
- 130
to sum up to; to total
- 131
just; fair
- 132
ditch; gutter
- 133
old variant of 鼓[gu3]
- 134
to encourage
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wide; numerous
- 136
honor and glory; glorious
- 137
light ray; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
- 138
disembodied spirit; ghost
- 139
cupboard; cabinet
- 140
to boil; to roll
- 141
pot; pan
- 142
excessive; over-
- 143
nationals; citizens
- 144
excessively; too
- 145
to do harm to; to cause trouble to
- 146
sound of sighing; (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh
- 147
perspiration; sweat
- 148
small box; case
- 149
to compose; to constitute
- 150
box; case
- 151
to hate; to regret
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to regret; to feel remorse
- 153
beard; mustache or whiskers
- 154
to slip; to slide
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to get panicky; to lose one's head
- 156
(in) return; reciprocation
- 157
variant of 迴避|回避[hui2 bi4]
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to look back; to review
- 159
gray; ash gray
- 160
to turn round; to turn one's head
- 161
match (for lighting fire); CL:根[gen1],盒[he2]
- 162
lively; vivacious
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to crowd in; to cram in
- 164
technical ability; skill
- 165
double-layered (quilt); lined (garment)
- 166
price; value
- 167
plus; to put in
- 168
(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors
- 169
shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
- 170
firm; steady
- 171
difficult; hard
- 172
difficult; hard
- 173
to construct; building
- 174
clippers; scissors
- 175
will; shall
- 176
footstep; step
- 177
to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions
- 178
on end; in a row
- 179
closely; tightly
- 180
recently; lately
- 181
funds; expenditure
- 182
act; action
- 183
to refuse; to decline
- 184
not at all; simply (can) not
- 185
to despair; to give up all hope
- 186
to make out; to see
- 187
to look upon; to regard
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to be close to; to approach
- 189
to barbecue meat; to roast meat
- 190
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
- 191
pitiful; pathetic
- 192
in the sky; in the air
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warehouse; storehouse
- 194
happy; cheerful
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mad; wild
- 196
to lose (money); to have a deficit
- 197
incoming letter; to send us a letter
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soft; mushy
- 199
work; toil
- 200
gift; rite
- 201
to attend a religious service; (coll.) week
- 202
(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense
- 203
(romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]
- 204
to get in touch with; to contact
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complexion; look
- 206
bilateral; both shores
- 207
neighbor
- 208
to order; to command
- 209
to flow; to circulate
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to leak; to divulge
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to scold; to abuse
- 212
wharf; dock
- 213
to buy and sell
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old variant of 冒[mao4]
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(commercial) trade; CL:個|个[ge4]
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face; features
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bright; shining
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order; command
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obviously; plainly
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model; fine example
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look; style
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to be patient; patience
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north and south; north to south
- 224
seldom; rare
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hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 226
energy; capabilities
- 227
old variant of 暖[nuan3]
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incidentally; occasional
- 229
one side; other
- 230
to compensate for loss; to indemnify
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basin; flower pot
- 232
to spout; to spurt
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(bound form) matching; comparable to
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to drape over one's shoulders; to open
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skin; CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4]
- 236
leather shoes
- 237
(bound form) article; commodity
- 238
variant of 憑|凭[ping2]
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level; even
- 240
field; plain
- 241
to splash; to spill
- 242
grape
- 243
(grape) wine
- 244
(in an expression of the form 起到[qi3 dao4] + … + 作用[zuo4 yong4]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 245
complete; comprehensive
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to owe; to lack
- 247
to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document
- 248
to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph
- 249
to fight over; to rush
- 250
gun; firearm
- 251
wall
- 252
to compel; to force
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to hit; to strike
- 254
to knock on a door
- 255
quiet; making little or no noise
- 256
guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general
- 257
green; blue
- 258
early morning
- 259
circumstances; plot
- 260
circumstances; situation
- 261
spring (small stream); mouth of a spring
- 262
to advise; to urge
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all; without exception
- 264
worldwide; entire world
- 265
to lack; to be short of
- 266
mass; multitude
- 267
to dye; to catch (a disease)
- 268
to wind; to coil (thread)
- 269
to recognize; to know
- 270
to bear; to endure
- 271
to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact)
- 272
the human world; the earth
- 273
manpower; labor power
- 274
to bear; to endure
- 275
to throw; to throw away
- 276
still (remaining); to remain (the same)
- 277
entrance door; to enter a door
- 278
as follows
- 279
to sprinkle; to spray
- 280
desert; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 281
fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth
- 282
the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth
- 283
somewhat; a little
- 284
a little bit
- 285
variant of 蛇[she2]
- 286
old variant of 射[she4]
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to hate to do sth; to hate to part with
- 288
to stretch; to extend
- 289
abyss; depths
- 290
magical; mystical
- 291
to remain; to be left
- 292
sound; voice
- 293
to raise; to ascend
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to remain; to be left over
- 295
to pick up; to collate or arrange
- 296
type; form
- 297
often; frequently
- 298
usable; serviceable
- 299
master; qualified worker
- 300
poem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4]
- 301
power; influence
- 302
ample; complete
- 303
thin; to lose weight
- 304
method; way
- 305
to gather; to collect
- 306
to put in order; to tidy up
- 307
disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity
- 308
(bound form) rat; mouse
- 309
vegetables
- 310
amount; number
- 311
to be familiar with; to know well
- 312
to throw down; to fall
- 313
to fall down; to slip and fall
- 314
to lead; to command
- 315
both hands
- 316
moisture content; (fig.) overstatement
- 317
to search; variant of 蒐|搜[sou1]
- 318
(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter
- 319
afterward; later
- 320
as one wishes; according to one's wishes
- 321
years; time
- 322
along with; in the wake of
- 323
harm; to damage
- 324
loss; damage
- 325
to lock; to lock up
- 326
place; location
- 327
to lift; to raise
- 328
to raise one's head; to look up
- 329
to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument)
- 330
to escape; to run away
- 331
to flee from sth; to run away
- 332
to dislike; to loathe
- 333
to escape; to flee
- 334
to mention; to bring up
- 335
talent; gift
- 336
(reception) hall; living room
- 337
to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over
- 338
to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)
- 339
to steal; to pilfer
- 340
to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)
- 341
to be finished; to be done for
- 342
to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone)
- 343
to revolve around; to center on (an issue)
- 344
to entrust; to trust
- 345
until; (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
- 346
to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to
- 347
mild; gentle
- 348
(bound form) house; (bound form) room
- 349
to have no alternative; frustrated
- 350
(lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate
- 351
variant of 戲|戏[xi4]
- 352
to frighten; to scare
- 353
enclosure; (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle
- 354
to make visible; to reveal
- 355
before; previously
- 356
country or countryside; native place
- 357
rustic; village
- 358
equal; equally
- 359
forward; onward
- 360
upward; up
- 361
to enjoy; to live it up
- 362
detailed; in detail
- 363
to eliminate; to remove
- 364
inclined; slanting
- 365
to rest; to take a break
- 366
exhausting; hard
- 367
faith; belief
- 368
to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb
- 369
bear; (coll.) to scold
- 370
open-minded; humble
- 371
to seek; to look for
- 372
to inquire
- 373
severe; strict
- 374
(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave
- 375
to bite; to nip
- 376
to shake one's head
- 377
that's fine; may as well
- 378
nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)
- 379
so that; so as to
- 380
region; area
- 381
in a word; in short
- 382
one breath; in one breath
- 383
the whole journey; all the way
- 384
whole body; from head to toe
- 385
a period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along
- 386
therefore; as a result
- 387
eating and drinking; food and drink
- 388
hard; stiff
- 389
to embrace; to hug
- 390
not need; have no use for
- 391
hereby; from this
- 392
poisonous
- 393
destructive; harmful
- 394
powerful; forceful
- 395
rainwater; rainfall
- 396
to blame; (bound form) resentment
- 397
distant place
- 398
gardens; park
- 399
originally; original
- 400
original; former
- 401
to restrict; to limit to
- 402
to move; to transport
- 403
(of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function
- 404
disaster; calamity
- 405
to be present; to be on the scene
- 406
once more; once again
- 407
calamity; disaster
- 408
disaster; catastrophe
- 409
(included) in it; among them
- 410
careful; attentive
- 411
temporary; provisional
- 412
(bound form) to increase; to augment
- 413
to increase; to grow in number
- 414
to present as a gift
- 415
to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc)
- 416
to rise (of prices, rivers)
- 417
to grasp (often fig.); to control
- 418
to wave; to beckon
- 419
truth; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 420
pearl (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]); (fig.) teardrop
- 421
to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire
- 422
just as; precisely as
- 423
to confirm (sth to be true); to verify
- 424
to arrive; most
- 425
fingernail
- 426
to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly)
- 427
to govern; to administer
- 428
inside; within
- 429
to point out; to indicate
- 430
outside; excluding
- 431
under; beneath
- 432
to criticize; to find fault with
- 433
inside; among
- 434
to cut short; to break off
- 435
numerous
- 436
lifelong; all one's life
- 437
in charge; responsible for
- 438
to pay attention to; to emphasize
- 439
to change direction; fig. to change one's stance
- 440
to knock against; to bump into
- 441
to decorate; decoration
- 442
purple; violet
- 443
to kill oneself; to commit suicide
- 444
voluntary
- 445
to subsidize; to provide financial aid
- 446
total; sum
- 447
to obstruct; to hinder
- 448
intoxicated
- 449
to respect; to revere
- 450
to comply with; to abide by
- 451
to esteem; to respect
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