HSK 5 puts you at upper intermediate: 1,071 additional words let you read press articles, follow a film without subtitles with some effort, and argue on complex topics. Vocabulary becomes more literary and technical. Plan for around 600 cumulative hours of study.
1000 words loaded from our database (1685 unique characters). Search in hanzi, pinyin or English.
| Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| yīxiàr | 1. a moment; 2. a little (softened form of 一下) | |
| yīxiàzi | all of a sudden; all at once | |
| yīqiè | everything | |
| yīkǒuqì | in one breath; at a stretch | |
| yī jù huà | in a word; in short | |
| yīxiàng | always; all along | |
| yīdài | region; district | |
| yīdàn | once; as soon as | |
| yīliú | first-class; top-grade | |
| yīlù | all the way; throughout the journey | |
| yīshēn | the whole body; a suit of clothes | |
| yībèizi | all one's life; throughout one's life | |
| shàngxià | up and down; superior and subordinate | |
| shàngzhǎng | rise; go up | |
| shàngjí | superior; higher authority | |
| bù tíng | incessant; continuously | |
| bùmiǎn | inevitably | |
| bùlì | disadvantageous; unfavorable | |
| bùrú | not as good as | |
| bùxìng | misfortune; unfortunately | |
| bùdéliǎo | extremely; disastrously | |
| bùgǎndāng | I don't deserve such praise | |
| bùshí | from time to time; occasionally | |
| bùyì | not easy; difficult | |
| bùcéng | never | |
| bùzhǐ | more than; not limited to | |
| bù nàifán | impatient; impatience | |
| bù néng bù | must; cannot but | |
| bùliáng | harmful; bad | |
| bùxǔ | forbid; not allow | |
| bùzú | insufficient; not worth | |
| bùgù | disregarding; regardless of | |
| chǒu | ugly; shameful | |
| zhuānlì | patent | |
| zhuānjí | album (music) | |
| yèwù | business; professional work | |
| diū | lose; throw | |
| liǎng'àn | both sides of a strait/river | |
| yánlì | strict; severe | |
| yánsù | solemn; serious | |
| gèr | height; size | |
| zhōngyāng | center; central authority | |
| zhōngduàn | suspend; interrupt | |
| zhòngdú | be poisoned | |
| Zhōngqiū Jié | Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| zhōngyào | traditional Chinese medicine | |
| fēngshōu | good harvest | |
| wéizhǔ | mainly; primarily | |
| wéiqī | last for; for a period of | |
| wéizhǐ | up to; until | |
| wéinán | feel embarrassed; make things difficult for | |
| zhǔtǐ | main body; subject | |
| zhǔbàn | host; sponsor | |
| zhǔdǎo | leading; dominant | |
| zhǔguǎn | be in charge of; responsible person | |
| zhǔguān | subjective | |
| jǔdòng | act; movement; action | |
| zhīxià | under; below | |
| zhīzhōng | among; in the midst of | |
| zhīnèi | within; in less than | |
| zhīwài | beyond; apart from | |
| chéng | ride; multiply | |
| chéngzuò | ride; take | |
| chéngkè | passenger | |
| chéng chē | ride a vehicle; take a bus | |
| yǐ | second of the Heavenly Stems; second | |
| yě bù | rather not | |
| yěhǎo | may as well; it's alright | |
| shūguì | bookcase; bookshelf | |
| shūzhuō | desk | |
| shūfǎ | calligraphy; penmanship | |
| shūmiànyǔ | written language | |
| mǎimai | buying and selling; business | |
| zhēngyì | controversy; dispute | |
| èrwéimǎ | QR code; 2D barcode | |
| kuī | lose; suffer a loss; lack | |
| yàjūn | runner-up; second place | |
| jiāodài | explain; make a statement; hand over | |
| chǎnyè | industry; property | |
| xiǎngshòu | enjoy | |
| rénlì | manpower; labor force | |
| rénshì | personage; public figure | |
| rénwù | person; character | |
| rénjiān | human world; earth | |
| jīnrì | today | |
| réngjiù | still; remain | |
| cóngzhōng | from within; from this | |
| cóng'ér | thus; thereby | |
| zǐxì | careful; meticulous | |
| dàijià | price; cost | |
| dàilǐ | act as agent; represent | |
| lìng | cause; make; command | |
| yǐbiàn | in order to; so as to | |
| yǐwǎng | formerly; in the past | |
| jià | price; value | |
| xiūxián | leisure | |
| zhòngduō | numerous; many | |
| yōuxiān | priority | |
| yōuhuì | preferential; favorable; discount | |
| huìtán | talks; conversation |
Free resources to work on the basics alongside vocabulary.
Yes, most Chinese universities require HSK 5 (sometimes with a minimum score of 180/300) to enter a Chinese-taught bachelor's program.
Plan for 1 to 1.5 additional years after HSK 4 at one hour a day.
About a hundred idiomatic expressions and literary formulas appear, mostly in the reading comprehension section.