HSK 5 Vocabulary Lists
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岸
㟁
àn
variant of 岸[an4]
散
㪚
sàn
variant of 散[san4]
暖
㬉
nuǎn
old variant of 暖[nuan3]
射
䠶
shè
old variant of 射[she4]
丑
chǒu
surname Chou
丢
丟
diū
to lose
中毒
zhòng dú
to be poisoned
乘
chéng
surname Cheng
乙
yǐ
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
令
lìng
to order
伸
shēn
to stretch
值班
zhí bān
to work a shift
偷
tōu
to steal
傻
shǎ
foolish
价
價
jià
price
兔
兎
tù
variant of 兔[tu4]
兔
tù
rabbit
其
qí
his
册
冊
cè
book
冒
冐
mào
old variant of 冒[mao4]
冒
mào
surname Mao
冻
凍
dòng
to freeze
凭
凴
píng
variant of 憑|凭[ping2]
出差
chū chāi
to go on an official or business trip
出汗
chū hàn
to perspire
分成
fēn chéng
to divide (into)
分类
分類
fēn lèi
to classify
刻
kè
quarter (hour)
剩
shèng
to remain
剪
jiǎn
surname Jian
加热
加熱
jiā rè
to heat
动手
動手
dòng shǒu
to set about (a task)
劝
勸
quàn
to advise
匹
pǐ
(bound form) matching; comparable to
叉
chā
fork
受灾
受災
shòu zāi
disaster-stricken
可
kě
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able
吐
tǔ
to spit
呆
dāi
foolish; stupid
咬
yǎo
to bite
咳
hāi
sound of sighing
品
pǐn
(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods
尝
嘗
cháng
to taste; to try (food)
喷
噴
pēn
to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff
吨
噸
dūn
ton (loanword)
吓
嚇
xià
to frighten
尝
嚐
cháng
to taste; to experience (variant of 嘗|尝[chang2])
堆
duī
to pile up
报警
報警
bào jǐng
to sound an alarm
增
zēng
(bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to
增产
增產
zēng chǎn
to increase production
夹
夾
jiā
to press from either side
害
hài
to do harm to
寸
cùn
a unit of length
封
fēng
surname Feng
射
shè
to shoot
将
將
jiāng
will
届
屆
jiè
to arrive at (place or time)
屋
wū
(bound form) house
岸
àn
bank; shore; beach; coast
幅
fú
width
库
庫
kù
warehouse
广
廣
guǎng
surname Guang
厅
廳
tīng
(reception) hall
式
shì
type
弹
彈
dàn
crossball
待
dài
to wait
必
bì
certainly
忍
rěn
to bear
怨
yuàn
to blame
怪
guài
bewildering
怪
恠
guài
variant of 怪[guai4]
恨
hèn
to hate
愁
chóu
to worry about
愿
yuàn
honest and prudent
慌
huāng
to get panicky; to lose one's head
凭
憑
píng
to lean against
应
應
yīng
surname Ying
成交
chéng jiāo
to complete a contract
戒
jiè
to guard against
戏
戯
xì
variant of 戲|戏[xi4]
戏
戲
xì
trick
扇
shàn
fan
打
dǎ
a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate")
打包
dǎ bāo
to wrap; to pack
打架
dǎ jià
to fight
扔
rēng
to throw
扶
fú
to support with the hand
披
pī
to drape over one's shoulders
抬
tái
to lift
抬头
抬頭
tái tóu
to raise one's head; to look up
拆
chāi
to tear open
拔
bá
to pull up
招手
zhāo shǒu
to wave
招生
zhāo shēng
to enroll new students
拼
pīn
to piece together; to put together
拾
shè
to ascend in light steps
挣
掙
zhēng
used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]
挣钱
掙錢
zhèng qián
to make money
插
chā
to insert
握
wò
to hold; to grasp
插
揷
chā
old variant of 插[cha1]
摇头
搖頭
yáo tóu
to shake one's head
搜
sōu
to search
搞
gǎo
to do
搞好
gǎo hǎo
to do well at
抢
搶
qiǎng
to fight over
摔
shuāi
to throw down
摘
zhāi
to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)
撞
zhuàng
to knock against
挡
擋
dǎng
to resist
挤
擠
jǐ
to crowd in
抬
擡
tái
variant of 抬[tai2]
挡
攩
dǎng
variant of 擋|挡[dang3]
放大
fàng dà
to enlarge
救灾
救災
jiù zāi
to relieve disaster
散
sàn
to scatter
敲
qiāo
to hit
敲门
敲門
qiāo mén
to knock on a door
斜
xié
inclined
旁
páng
one side
暖
nuǎn
warm
朵
duǒ
flower
朵
朶
duǒ
variant of 朵[duo3]
染
rǎn
to dye
桃
táo
peach
梨
lí
pear
棒
bàng
stick
乘
椉
chéng
old variant of 乘[cheng2]
枪
槍
qiāng
surname Qiang
欠
qiàn
to owe
歇
xiē
to rest
杀
殺
shā
to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
杀毒
殺毒
shā dú
to disinfect
毒
dú
poison
汗
hàn
perspiration
泉
quán
spring (small stream)
洞
dòng
cave
沟
溝
gōu
ditch
滑
huá
surname Hua
滚
滾
gǔn
to boil
漏
lòu
to leak
涨
漲
zhǎng
to rise (of prices, rivers)
涨价
漲價
zhǎng jià
to appreciate (in value)
泼
潑
pō
to splash
洒
灑
sǎ
to sprinkle
灾
災
zāi
disaster; calamity
灾
烖
zāi
variant of 災|灾[zai1]
暖
煖
nuǎn
variant of 暖[nuan3]
暖
煗
nuǎn
variant of 暖[nuan3], warm
煤
méi
coal
熊
xióng
surname Xiong
烂
爛
làn
soft; mushy
版
bǎn
a register
牛
niú
surname Niu
狂
kuáng
mad
猜
cāi
to guess
猴
hóu
monkey
呆
獃
dāi
foolish; stupid (variant of 呆[dai1])
献
獻
xiàn
to offer
琴
qín
guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither)
琴
琹
qín
variant of 琴[qin2], guqin or zither
尝
甞
cháng
old variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]
甲
jiǎ
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
匹
疋
pǐ
variant of 匹[pi3]
疯
瘋
fēng
insane
瘦
shòu
thin
鼓
皷
gǔ
old variant of 鼓[gu3]
盆
pén
basin
盒
hé
small box
看出
kàn chū
to make out
瞧
qiáo
to look at
硬
yìng
hard; stiff; solid
碎
suì
(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble
社
shè
(bound form) society; organization; agency
神
shén
God
礼
禮
lǐ
surname Li
秒
miǎo
second (unit of time)
稍
shāo
somewhat
称
稱
chēng
to weigh
突破
tū pò
to break through
立
lì
surname Li
答
dá
to answer
签
簽
qiān
to sign one's name
签字
簽字
qiān zì
to sign (one's name)
签约
簽約
qiān yuē
to sign a contract or agreement
签
籖
qiān
Japanese variant of 籤|签[qian1]
签
籤
qiān
inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)
糟
zāo
dregs
紫
zǐ
purple
绝望
絕望
jué wàng
to despair
绕
繞
rào
to wind
罚
罰
fá
to punish; to penalize; to fine
骂
罵
mà
to scold
罚
罸
fá
variant of 罰|罚[fa2]
声
聲
shēng
sound
肩
jiān
shoulder
胃
wèi
stomach
脆
脃
cuì
old variant of 脆[cui4]
脆
cuì
brittle
肠
腸
cháng
intestines
肠
膓
cháng
old variant of 腸|肠[chang2]
胆
膽
dǎn
gall bladder
臭
chòu
stench
至
zhì
to arrive
舞
wǔ
to dance
灾
菑
zāi
old variant of 災|灾[zai1]
落
luò
to fall or drop
搜
蒐
sōu
(bound form) to collect; to gather
虎
hǔ
tiger
亏
虧
kuī
to lose (money); to have a deficit
蛇
虵
shé
variant of 蛇[she2]
蛇
shé
snake
讨厌
討厭
tǎo yàn
to dislike
注册
註冊
zhù cè
to register
认
認
rèn
to recognize
赔
賠
péi
to compensate for loss
剩
賸
shèng
variant of 剩[sheng4]
赠
贈
zèng
to give as a present
躲
duǒ
to hide
软
軟
ruǎn
soft
辈
輩
bèi
lifetime
软
輭
ruǎn
variant of 軟|软[ruan3]
转向
轉向
zhuǎn xiàng
to change direction
辞职
辭職
cí zhí
to resign
逃
táo
to escape
逃走
táo zǒu
to escape
运
運
yùn
to move
达成
達成
dá chéng
to reach (an agreement)
违法
違法
wéi fǎ
illegal
违规
違規
wéi guī
to violate the rules
递
遞
dì
to hand over; to pass on; to deliver
迟
遲
chí
surname Chi
绕
遶
rào
variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around
乡
鄉
xiāng
country or countryside
配套
pèi tào
to form a complete set
醉
zuì
intoxicated
丑
醜
chǒu
shameful
铃
鈴
líng
(small) bell
锅
鍋
guō
pot; pan; wok; cauldron
键
鍵
jiàn
key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
锁
鎖
suǒ
to lock; to lock up
枪
鎗
qiāng
variant of 槍|枪[qiang1]
锁
鎻
suǒ
old variant of 鎖|锁[suo3]
闭幕
閉幕
bì mù
the curtain falls
开幕
開幕
kāi mù
to open (a conference)
闲
閑
xián
enclosure
闲
閒
xián
idle
闯
闖
chuǎng
to rush
陪
péi
to accompany
随意
隨意
suí yì
as one wishes
青
qīng
abbr. for 青海[Qing1 hai3], Qinghai Province
颗
顆
kē
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
愿
願
yuàn
(bound form) wish; hope; desire
显
顯
xiǎn
to make visible
饼
餅
bǐng
round flat cake
骂
駡
mà
variant of 罵|骂[ma4]
骗
騙
piàn
to cheat
鬼
guǐ
disembodied spirit; ghost; devil
鼓
gǔ
drum
鼓掌
gǔ zhǎng
to applaud
鼠
shǔ
(bound form) rat; mouse
咬
齩
yǎo
variant of 咬[yao3]
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