HSK 5 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
1595 words
- 提倡 tíchàng — to promote; to advocate (an idea, policy, practice)
- 提升 tíshēng — to promote (to a higher-ranking position)
- 提起 tíqǐ — to mention; to bring up; to raise (a topic); (lit.) to lift; to initiate (legal proceedings)
- 提问 tíwèn — to ask a question; to raise a question; to quiz
- 插 chā — to insert; to put into or between
- 握 wò — to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control
- 握手 wòshǒu — to shake hands
- 搜 sōu — to search; to look for
- 搜索 sōusuǒ — to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (something)
- 搞 gǎo — to do; to carry out (an action)
- 摄影 shèyǐng — to take a photograph
- 摇 yáo — to shake; to rock; to swing; to sway; to row; to crank
- 摔 shuāi — to throw down; to fall; to drop (and break)
- 摘 zhāi — to pick; to pluck (flowers, fruit etc.)
- 摸 mō — to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke
- 撞 zhuàng — to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet (someone) by accident
- 擅长 shàncháng — to be good at; to excel in
- 操作 cāozuò — to work; to operate; to manipulate (controls, machinery, systems)
- 支 zhī — to support; to sustain; to prop up; to raise/erect
- 收看 shōukàn — to watch (a TV program)
- 收获 shōuhuò — to harvest; to reap; to obtain or gain (as a result of effort)
- 收集 shōují — to gather; to collect (items, information, data, materials)
- 改善 gǎishàn — to make better; to improve
- 改天 gǎitiān — another day; some other time; to find another day (for an appointment); to take a rain check
- 改正 gǎizhèng — to correct; to amend; to put right
- 改进 gǎijìn — to improve; to make better
- 改革 gǎigé — to reform; to make changes to a system, institution, policy, etc.
- 政府 zhèngfǔ — government; the governing authority of a state, region, or city
- 政治 zhèngzhì — politics; public affairs and governance
- 故乡 gùxiāng — home; homeland; native place; (often used with nostalgia)
- 效率 xiàolǜ — efficiency; the rate at which work is done or resources are used
- 敌人 dírén — enemy
- 敏感 mǐngǎn — sensitive; easily affected, upset, or offended
- 救 jiù — to save; to assist; to rescue
- 救护车 jiùhùchē — ambulance
- 教材 jiàocái — teaching material; instructional material; courseware
- 敢于 gǎnyú — to have the courage to do something; to dare to; to be bold enough to
- 数 shǔ — to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list
- 数据 shùjù — data; factual information (collected for analysis)
- 整体 zhěngtǐ — the whole; entire entity; whole body
- 整整 zhěngzhěng — for a whole (amount of time, quantity); exactly a full
- 整齐 zhěngqí — orderly; neat; tidy; arranged evenly
- 文学 wénxué — literature; written works as an art form or the academic field of literature
- 斜 xié — inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting
- 断 duàn — to break; to snap
- 新人 xīnrén — newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent (a person newly arrived or recently hired)
- 新型 xīnxíng — of a new type; new-model; newly developed
- 新娘 xīnniáng — bride
- 新郎 xīnláng — bridegroom; groom (man at a wedding)
- 方 fāng — square (shape); four-sided
- 方案 fāngàn — plan; program (for action); proposal; proposed bill
- 旅行社 lǚxíngshè — travel agency
- 族 zú — race; ethnicity; nationality (a group of people sharing common ancestry or cultural traits)
- 无关 wúguān — unrelated; having nothing to do (with something)
- 无奈 wúnài — having no alternative; helpless; resigned; exasperated
- 无效 wúxiào — not valid; ineffective; no effect
- 无数 wúshù — countless; innumerable
- 无限 wúxiàn — unlimited; unbounded; without limit
- 日历 rìlì — calendar; (printed or digital) system showing days, weeks, months; CL: 張|张[zhang1], 本[ben3]
- 日用品 rìyòngpǐn — articles for daily use
- 早已 zǎoyǐ — for a long time; long since
- 早晚 zǎowǎn — morning and evening; at all times of day
- 早期 zǎoqī — early; relating to an early period or stage
- 时代 shídài — Time (U.S. weekly news magazine)
- 时刻 shíkè — time; juncture; moment; a period of time
- 时差 shíchā — time difference; time lag; jet lag
- 时常 shícháng — often; frequently
- 时期 shíqī — period; phase (a length of time in history, development, etc.)
- 昆虫 kūnchóng — insect; (general term for invertebrate arthropods such as beetles, flies, ants, etc.)
- 明星 míngxīng — star; celebrity (well‑known person, esp. in entertainment)
- 明显 míngxiǎn — clear; distinct; obvious
- 明确 míngquè — clear-cut; definite; explicit
- 显得 xiǎnde — to seem; to look; to appear (to be in a certain state)
- 显然 xiǎnrán — clearly; evidently; obviously
- 显示 xiǎnshì — to show; to display; to make visible
- 晒 shài — (of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sun)
- 普及 pǔjí — to spread widely; to make something common or accessible to the general public
- 智慧 zhìhuì — wisdom; intelligence; mental acuity
- 智能 zhìnéng — intelligent; smart (e.g. phone, system, bomb); able
- 暗 àn — dark; lacking light
- 暴雨 bàoyǔ — torrential rain; rainstorm
- 更换 gēnghuàn — to replace; to change (one thing for another, e.g. a worn part, an address)
- 更新 gēngxīn — to replace the old with the new; to renew, renovate, upgrade or update
- 曾 zēng — great- (as in great-grandfather, great-grandchild etc.)
- 曾经 céngjīng — once; formerly; at some time in the past (indicates a past situation or action)
- 替 tì — to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for
- 最佳 zuìjiā — optimum; optimal; best (e.g., athlete, movie, choice)
- 最初 zuìchū — initial; original; first (in time or order)
- 有利 yǒulì — advantageous; favorable; giving benefit or advantage
- 有力 yǒulì — powerful; forceful; vigorous
- 有助于 yǒuzhùyú — to contribute to; to be conducive to; to help promote
- 有害 yǒuhài — destructive; harmful; damaging
- 有益 yǒuyì — useful; beneficial; profitable
- 有限 yǒuxiàn — limited; finite
- 服装 fúzhuāng — clothing; dress; costume; clothes
- 朝 cháo — imperial or royal court; government; (a) dynasty; reign
- 期待 qīdài — to look forward to; to await
- 期间 qījiān — period of time; time; time period
- 木头 mùtou — slow-witted; dull
- 未来 wèilái — future; tomorrow