HSK 5 - Standard Course – Chinese vocabulary

Learning path · 39 study sets · 975 words · Chinese vocabulary · Created by Openquiz Team

Complete HSK 5 vocabulary following the standard course, reorganized into easy-to-remember topics

Study sets in this learning path

Self and Individual (28 words)
- 一辈子 yíbèizi — whole life; lifetime
- 不要紧 bú yào jǐn — not serious; no big deal
- 个人 gèrén — individual; personal
- 个别 gèbié — isolated; occasional
- 主动 zhǔdòng — proactive; on one's own initiative
- 倒霉 dǎo méi — unlucky
- 勇气 yǒngqì — courage; bravery; nerve
- 各自 gèzì — each; respectively
- 呆 dāi — stay; remain
- 唉 ài — alas; sigh
Family and Relatives (24 words)
- 丈夫 zhàngfu — husband
- 儿子 érzi — son
- 儿童 értóng — children; kids
- 哥哥 gēge — older brother
- 外公 wàigōng — maternal grandfather
- 女儿 nǚ'ér — daughter
- 奶奶 nǎinai — paternal grandmother
- 妈妈 māma — mom; mother
- 妹妹 mèimei — younger sister
- 妻子 qīzi — wife
Work and Occupations (25 words)
- 人事 rénshì — personnel; human resources
- 从事 cóngshì — engage in; be employed in
- 农民 nóngmín — farmer; peasant
- 冠军 guànjūn — champion; winner
- 员工 yuángōng — employee; staff member
- 工业 gōngyè — industry
- 工人 gōngrén — worker; laborer
- 工厂 gōngchǎng — factory; plant; workshop
- 工程 gōngchéng — project; construction work
- 工程师 gōngchéngshī — engineer
Finance and Economy (23 words)
- 人口 rénkǒu — population
- 人民币 rénmínbì — renminbi; Chinese yuan
- 价格 jiàgé — price; cost
- 兑换 duìhuàn — to exchange (currency)
- 利息 lìxī — interest
- 利润 lìrùn — profit
- 利益 lìyì — interest; benefit
- 吃亏 chī kuī — suffer a loss
- 多亏 duōkuī — thanks to; fortunately
- 大方 dà fang — generous; open-handed; natural
The Body and Its Parts (27 words)
- 后背 hòu bèi — back
- 呼吸 hū xī — breathing; to breathe
- 嗓子 sǎng zi — throat；voice
- 嘴巴 zuǐ ba — mouth
- 姿势 zīshì — posture；pose
- 心脏 xīn zàng — heart
- 手指 shǒu zhǐ — finger
- 振动 zhèndòng — vibration; to vibrate
- 毛 máo — fur; hair
- 牙齿 yá chǐ — tooth; teeth
Cuisine and Food (20 words)
- 冰淇淋 bīngqílín — ice cream
- 叉子 chāzi — fork
- 味道 wèi dào — taste; flavor
- 咸 xián — salty
- 土豆 tǔ dòu — potato
- 海鲜 hǎi xiān — seafood
- 片 piàn — tablet; slice; piece
- 甜 tián — sweet
- 粮食 liáng shi — grain; food; foodstuffs
- 肉 ròu — meat
Communication and Expression (29 words)
- 传播 chuánbō — spread; disseminate; propagate
- 反应 fǎnyìng — reaction; response
- 反映 fǎnyìng — reflect; mirror; depict
- 发表 fābiǎo — publish; issue; express
- 发言 fāyán — speak; speech; statement
- 吹 chuī — blow; boast; fall through
- 喊 hǎn — shout; call out; yell
- 媒体 méitǐ — media
- 广播 guǎngbō — broadcast; radio
- 废话 fèihuà — nonsense; idle talk
Time Adverbs (29 words)
- 一再 yízài — again and again; repeatedly
- 临时 línshí — temporary; provisional
- 从前 cóngqián — formerly; in the past
- 从来 cónglái — all along; never; always
- 从此 cóngcǐ — from then on; since then
- 以来 yǐlái — since; ever since
- 依然 yīrán — still; as before
- 再三 zàisān — again and again; repeatedly
- 刚刚 gānggāng — just; just now
- 即将 jíjiāng — soon; about to
Digital Devices and Networks (29 words)
- 下载 xiàzǎi — to download
- 主机 zhǔjī — host computer; main unit
- 保存 bǎocún — save
- 充电 chōngdiàn — to charge (electricity)
- 关闭 guānbì — close; shut down
- 内存 nèicún — memory (RAM)
- 删除 shānchú — delete
- 功能 gōngnéng — function; feature
- 复制 fùzhì — copy
- 屏幕 píngmù — screen; display
Arts and Performance (29 words)
- 主持 zhǔchí — host; emcee; preside over
- 乐器 yuèqì — musical instrument
- 京剧 jīngjù — Peking opera
- 剪纸 jiǎnzhǐ — paper cutting
- 动画片 dònghuàpiàn — animated film; cartoon
- 卡通 kǎtōng — cartoon; animation
- 发挥 fāhuī — bring into play; give full scope to
- 唱歌 chànggē — sing; singing
- 国画 guóhuà — traditional Chinese painting
- 戏剧 xìjù — drama; theatre; opera
State and Politics (20 words)
- 人民 rénmín — people; the masses
- 体系 tǐxì — system; structure
- 公民 gōngmín — citizen
- 军事 jūnshì — military affairs; military
- 军队 jūnduì — army; armed forces
- 制度 zhìdù — system; institution
- 国家 guójiā — country; nation
- 国王 guówáng — king; monarch
- 国籍 guójí — nationality; citizenship
- 外交 wàijiāo — diplomacy
Places and Directions (23 words)
- 中心 zhōngxīn — center; downtown；core
- 出口 chūkǒu — exit; way out；export
- 古迹 gǔjì — historic site; relic
- 名胜 míngshèng — scenic spot
- 地区 dìqū — area; region; district
- 地理 dìlǐ — geography
- 外国 wàiguó — foreign country; abroad
- 大型 dàxíng — large-scale
- 岸 àn — bank; shore; coast
- 广场 guǎngcháng — square; plaza
Qualities and Degrees (29 words)
- 不足 bù zú — insufficient; lacking
- 仿佛 fǎngfú — as if; seemingly
- 充分 chōng fèn — full; ample; sufficient
- 光滑 guānghuá — smooth; slippery; glossy
- 刻苦 kè kǔ — diligent; hardworking
- 可靠 kě kào — reliable; dependable
- 固定 gùdìng — fixed; set; unchanging
- 坚决 jiān jué — resolute; firm; determined
- 多余 duōyú — superfluous; redundant
- 尽力 jìn lì — do one's best
Expressions and Emotions (28 words)
- 不安 bù ān — uneasy; anxious; restless
- 不耐烦 bú nài fán — impatient; irritable
- 乐观 lè guān — optimistic
- 充满 chōng mǎn — full of; filled with
- 冷漠 lěng mò — cold; indifferent; aloof
- 刺激 cì jī — exciting; thrilling
- 发愁 fā chóu — worried; anxious
- 发抖 fādǒu — tremble; shiver
- 吵架 chǎo jià — quarrel; argue
- 哈 hā — ha (laughing sound)
Personality and Appearance (28 words)
- 丑 chǒu — ugly; unsightly
- 个性 gèxìng — personality; individuality
- 乖 guāi — well-behaved; obedient
- 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ — amazing; remarkable
- 出色 chūsè — outstanding; excellent
- 单纯 dān chún — simple; naive; innocent
- 善良 shàn liáng — kind-hearted
- 坚强 jiān qiáng — strong; firm; resilient
- 坦率 tǎn shuài — frank; candid
- 坦白 tǎn bái — honest; to confess
Argument and Debate (28 words)
- 一致 yízhì — unanimous; in agreement
- 不如 bù rú — not as good as
- 不见得 bú jiàn dé — not necessarily
- 主张 zhǔzhāng — proposition; advocate
- 主观 zhǔguān — subjective
- 争取 zhēngqǔ — to strive for
- 争论 zhēnglùn — to argue; to debate
- 反对 fǎnduì — to oppose; to object to
- 否定 fǒu dìng — to negate; to deny
- 否认 fǒu rèn — to deny; to disclaim
Romantic Relationships (28 words)
- 亲切 qīn qiè — kind; warm; cordial
- 分手 fēnshǒu — break up
- 告别 gàobié — bid farewell
- 娶 qǔ — marry (a woman)
- 婚姻 hūnyīn — marriage; matrimony
- 婚礼 hūnlǐ — wedding ceremony; wedding
- 嫁 jià — marry (a man)
- 对方 duìfāng — the other party
- 对象 duìxiàng — partner; target
- 恋爱 liàn'ài — love affair; date
Forms of Address and Status (20 words)
- 主任 zhǔrèn — director; head
- 主席 zhǔxí — chairman; president
- 乙 yǐ — second; Party B
- 先生 xiānsheng — Mr.; sir; husband
- 公主 gōngzhǔ — princess
- 地位 dìwèi — status; position; standing
- 女士 nǚshì — lady; madam; Ms.
- 妇女 fùnǚ — women
- 姑娘 gūniang — girl; young woman
- 官 guān — official; officer
Agencies and Organizations (20 words)
- 企业 qǐyè — enterprise; company
- 公共 gōnggòng — public; common; communal
- 公司 gōngsī — company; firm
- 出席 chūxí — attend
- 办公室 bàngōngshì — office; bureau
- 协会 xiéhuì — association; society
- 参与 cānyù — take part in; participate
- 嘉宾 jiābīn — guest of honor
- 团队 tuánduì — team; group; collective
- 委员会 wěiyuánhuì — committee
Academic Study and Research (29 words)
- 专家 zhuānjiā — expert; specialist
- 专心 zhuānxīn — concentrated; focused
- 人才 réncái — talent; talented person
- 分析 fēnxī — analyze; analysis
- 化学 huàxué — chemistry
- 博士 bóshì — doctorate; PhD
- 发明 fāmíng — invent; invention
- 咨询 zīxún — consult; consultation
- 哲学 zhéxué — philosophy
- 实验 shíyàn — experiment
Community Life (28 words)
- 中秋节 zhōngqiū jié — Mid-Autumn Festival
- 习俗 xísú — custom; practice; tradition
- 仪式 yíshì — ceremony; ritual
- 传统 chuántǒng — tradition; traditional
- 光临 guānglín — honor with one's presence
- 典礼 diǎnlǐ — ceremony; formal celebration
- 召开 zhàokāi — convene; call (a meeting)
- 和平 hépíng — peace; peaceful
- 和谐 héxié — harmonious; harmony
- 国庆节 guóqìng jié — National Day
Business and Commerce (21 words)
- 中介 zhōngjiè — intermediary; agent; broker
- 产品 chǎnpǐn — product; goods
- 优惠 yōuhuì — preferential; discount; concession
- 分配 fēnpèi — distribute; allocate; assign
- 制作 zhìzuò — make; produce; create
- 制造 zhìzào — manufacture; make; produce
- 发行 fāxíng — issue; publish; release
- 商业 shāngyè — commerce; trade; business
- 商务 shāngwù — business affairs; commercial matters
- 应用 yìngyòng — apply; put to use
Procedures and Documents (22 words)
- 传真 chuánzhēn — fax
- 公开 gōngkāi — make public; disclose
- 办理 bànlǐ — handle; process
- 包裹 bāoguǒ — parcel; package
- 单元 dānyuán — unit; lesson
- 发票 fāpiào — invoice
- 合同 hétong — contract; agreement
- 处理 chǔlǐ — handle; deal with
- 复印 fùyìn — photocopy
- 执照 zhízhào — license; permit
Health and Illness (25 words)
- 传染 chuánrǎn — infect; be contagious
- 保险 bǎoxiǎn — insurance；to insure
- 压力 yā lì — pressure; stress
- 吸收 xī shōu — to absorb
- 失眠 shī mián — insomnia; be sleepless
- 头晕 tóu yūn — dizzy; giddy
- 恶劣 è liè — bad; terrible; severe
- 感冒 gǎn mào — catch a cold; common cold
- 打喷嚏 dǎ pēn tì — to sneeze
- 承受 chéng shòu — bear; endure
Medical Care (20 words)
- 住院 zhù yuàn — to be hospitalized
- 健康 jiàn kāng — healthy; health
- 关怀 guān huái — show care for; care; solicitude
- 内科 nèi kē — internal medicine
- 发烧 fā shāo — have a fever; fever
- 周到 zhōudào — thoughtful; considerate
- 咳嗽 ké sou — to cough
- 外科 wài kē — surgery department; surgery
- 急诊 jí zhěn — emergency; emergency room
- 恢复 huī fù — recover; restore
Safety and Accidents (29 words)
- 保卫 bǎowèi — defend
- 保护 bǎohù — protect
- 保证 bǎozhèng — guarantee; ensure
- 保障 bǎozhàng — guarantee
- 冒险 mào xiǎn — take risks; adventure
- 危机 wēijī — crisis; danger; risk
- 危险 wēixiǎn — dangerous
- 受伤 shòu shāng — be injured
- 可怕 kě pà — terrible; frightful
- 妨碍 fáng'ài — hinder; impede
Cooking and Supplementary Words (20 words)
- 加工 jiāgōng — to process; processing
- 口味 kǒu wèi — taste; flavor preference
- 在乎 zàihu — care about; mind
- 娱乐 yúlè — entertainment; amusement
- 忽视 hū shì — ignore; neglect
- 掌握 zhǎngwò — master; grasp
- 本质 běnzhì — essence; nature
- 果然 guǒrán — as expected; sure enough
- 油炸 yóu zhá — to deep-fry
- 炒 chǎo — stir-fry
Materials and Resources (20 words)
- 原料 yuánliào — raw material
- 吨 dūn — ton
- 宝贵 bǎoguì — precious; valuable
- 布 bù — cloth; fabric
- 根 gēn — root; measure word for long thin objects
- 汽油 qìyóu — gasoline; petrol
- 煤炭 méitàn — coal
- 物质 wùzhì — matter; substance
- 玻璃 bōli — glass
- 痛快 tòng kuai — delighted; exhilarated; frank
Housing and Household Items (26 words)
- 主人 zhǔrén — master; owner
- 公寓 gōngyù — apartment; flat
- 大厦 dàshà — building; high-rise
- 安装 ānzhuāng — install; fit
- 实用 shíyòng — practical; useful
- 家务 jiāwù — housework; household chores
- 工具 gōngjù — tool; instrument; means
- 建筑 jiànzhù — architecture; building
- 影子 yǐngzi — shadow; silhouette
- 抽屉 chōuti — drawer
Writing and Symbols (20 words)
- 作文 zuòwén — composition; essay
- 公布 gōngbù — publish; announce
- 出示 chūshì — show; produce
- 印刷 yìnshuā — to print
- 字幕 zìmù — subtitle; caption
- 字母 zìmǔ — letter
- 成语 chéngyǔ — idiom; set phrase
- 打印 dǎyìn — print
- 扫描 sǎomiáo — to scan
- 抄 chāo — copy; transcribe
Characteristics and Concepts (29 words)
- 主题 zhǔtí — theme; subject
- 优势 yōushì — advantage; superiority
- 优美 yōuměi — beautiful; graceful
- 光明 guāngmíng — light; bright; promising
- 初级 chūjí — elementary; primary; basic
- 单调 dān diào — monotonous; dull; tedious
- 参考 cānkǎo — refer to; consult; reference
- 吵 chǎo — noisy; loud; quarrel
- 圆 yuán — round; circular; full
- 奇迹 qí jì — miracle; wonder
Connectors and Relations (28 words)
- 一旦 yídàn — once; as soon as
- 不然 bù rán — otherwise; or else
- 与其 yǔqí — rather than; instead of
- 从而 cóng'ér — thus; thereby; hence
- 以及 yǐjí — and; as well as
- 作为 zuòwéi — as; in the capacity of; conduct
- 便 biàn — then; at once; just
- 分别 fēnbié — part; distinguish; separately; respectively
- 则 zé — while; whereas; rule
- 包含 bāohán — contain; include; comprise
Time and Calendar (22 words)
- 世纪 shìjì — century
- 中旬 zhōngxún — middle ten days of a month
- 傍晚 bàngwǎn — dusk; evening; nightfall
- 元旦 yuándàn — New Year's Day
- 公元 gōngyuán — Common Era; AD
- 劳动节 láodòng jié — Labour Day; May Day
- 古代 gǔdài — ancient times; antiquity
- 年代 niándài — decade; years; period
- 日历 rìlì — calendar; wall calendar
- 日期 rìqī — date; deadline
Change and Development (29 words)
- 不断 bù duàn — constantly; continuously
- 产生 chǎnshēng — arise; emerge; produce
- 促使 cùshǐ — prompt; urge; cause
- 促进 cùjìn — promote; advance; facilitate
- 保持 bǎochí — maintain; keep; preserve
- 保留 bǎoliú — retain; keep; reserve
- 催 cuī — urge; hurry; press
- 创新 chuàngxīn — innovate; innovation
- 创造 chuàngzào — create; produce; bring about
- 反复 fǎnfù — repeatedly; go back and forth
Numbers and Measurement (20 words)
- 亿 yì — hundred million
- 册 cè — volume (book)
- 单位 dānwèi — unit
- 堆 duī — heap; pile
- 多数 duōshù — majority; most
- 少数 shǎoshù — minority; few
- 尺子 chǐzi — ruler; measuring stick
- 幅 fú — measure word for paintings, cloth
- 总共 zǒnggòng — altogether; in total
- 支 zhī — measure word for pens, sticks
Books and Literary Works (22 words)
- 书法 shūfǎ — calligraphy
- 人物 rénwù — character; figure
- 传说 chuánshuō — legend; folklore
- 作品 zuòpǐn — work; opus
- 光盘 guāngpán — optical disc; CD
- 出版 chūbǎn — publish; publication
- 剧本 jùběn — script; screenplay
- 博物馆 bówùguǎn — museum
- 古典 gǔdiǎn — classical
- 寓言 yùyán — fable; allegory; parable
Law and Regulations (20 words)
- 义务 yìwù — duty; obligation
- 公平 gōngpíng — fair; equitable
- 公正 gōngzhèng — just; impartial; fair
- 制定 zhìdìng — formulate; draw up
- 原则 yuánzé — principle; rule
- 改正 gǎizhèng — correct; amend
- 正义 zhèngyì — justice; righteousness
- 法律 fǎlǜ — law
- 法院 fǎyuàn — court of law
- 秩序 zhìxù — order; sequence
Nature and Living Things (29 words)
- 人类 rénlèi — humankind; mankind
- 冰 bīng — ice
- 地震 dìzhèn — earthquake
- 大象 dàxiàng — elephant
- 宠物 chǒngwù — pet
- 寿命 shòu mìng — lifespan; life expectancy; longevity
- 尾巴 wěi ba — tail
- 彩虹 cǎihóng — rainbow
- 摘 zhāi — pick; pluck; gather
- 果实 guǒshí — fruit; result
Actions and Movement (29 words)
- 冲 chōng — rush forward; rinse; brew (tea, coffee)
- 分布 fēnbù — be distributed; spread out; distribution
- 匆忙 cōng máng — hurried; in a rush; hasty
- 占 zhàn — occupy; take up; account for
- 因素 yīnsù — factor; element
- 干活儿 gàn huór — do work; do manual labor
- 彻底 chèdǐ — thorough; complete; completely
- 成分 chéngfèn — component; ingredient; constituent
- 成就 chéngjiù — achievement; accomplishment; achieve
- 抓 zhuā — grab; seize; catch; scratch

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A new exam syllabus, usually called HSK 3.0, was published in November 2025. The first official sitting under it was announced for 13 December 2026.
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