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HSK 5 vocabulary

1,638 vocabulary items · 431 recognition characters

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班
班

bān

team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

笔
笔

bǐ

pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose

跟
跟

gēn

heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb

面
面

miàn

face; side; surface; aspect

条
条

tiáo

strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty)

头
头

tóu

head; hair style; the top; end

正
正

zhèng

straight; upright; proper; main

冰
冰

bīng

ice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold

带
带

dài

band; belt; girdle; ribbon

电
电

diàn

lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock

根据
根据

gēn jù

according to; based on; basis; foundation

关
关

guān

mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve

刻
刻

kè

quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave

可
可

kě

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very

毛
毛

máo

hair; feather; down; wool

牛
牛

niú

ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4])

起
起

qǐ

to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out

总
总

zǒng

general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later

棒
棒

bàng

stick; club; cudgel; smart

不过
不过

bú guò

only; merely; no more than; but

重
重

zhòng

heavy; serious; to attach importance to

出口
出口

chū kǒu

an exit; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port

等
等

děng

to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade

队
队

duì

squadron; team; group

干
干

gān

dry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster

管
管

guǎn

to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of

奖
奖

jiǎng

prize; award; encouragement

经济
经济

jīng jì

economy; economic

究竟
究竟

jiū jìng

to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally

空
空

kōng

empty; air; sky; in vain

困
困

kùn

to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded

连
连

lián

to link; to join; to connect; continuously

深
深

shēn

deep (lit. and fig.)

死
死

sǐ

to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible

所有
所有

suǒ yǒu

all; to have; to possess; to own

台
台

tái

platform; stage; terrace; stand

准
准

zhǔn

accurate; standard; definitely; certainly

组
组

zǔ

to form; to organize; group; team

唉
唉

ài

alas; oh dear

哎
哎

āi

hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)

爱护
爱护

ài hù

to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect

哎呀
哎呀

āi yā

interjection of wonder, shock or admiration

暗
暗

àn

(literary) to close (a door); to eclipse; confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4]); dark (variant of 暗[an4])

安
安

ān

(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2])

安全带
安全带

ān quán dài

seat belt; safety belt

安慰
安慰

ān wèi

to comfort; to console

安装
安装

ān zhuāng

to install; to erect; to fix; to mount

熬夜
熬夜

áo yè

to stay up late or all night

白
白

bái

white; snowy; pure; bright

傍晚
傍晚

bàng wǎn

in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall

半夜
半夜

bàn yè

midnight; in the middle of the night

薄
薄

báo

thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak

宝
宝

bǎo

jewel; gem; treasure; precious

保
保

bǎo

to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3jia3] system

保安
保安

bǎo ān

to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security; security guard

宝贝
宝贝

bǎo bèi

treasured object; treasure; darling; baby

保持
保持

bǎo chí

to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve

保存
保存

bǎo cún

to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing)

报到
报到

bào dào

to report for duty; to check in; to register

报道
报道

bào dào

to report (news); report

报告
报告

bào gào

to inform; to report; to make known; report

宝贵
宝贵

bǎo guì

valuable; precious; to value; to treasure

包裹
包裹

bāo guǒ

to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel

包含
包含

bāo hán

to contain; to embody; to include

报警
报警

bào jǐng

to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police

包括
包括

bāo kuò

to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate

保留
保留

bǎo liú

to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth)

保险
保险

bǎo xiǎn

insurance; to insure; safe; secure

暴雨
暴雨

bào yǔ

torrential rain; rainstorm

抱怨
抱怨

bào yuàn

to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied

保质期
保质期

bǎo zhì qī

shelf life; expiration date

包装
包装

bāo zhuāng

to pack; to package; to wrap; packaging

把握
把握

bǎ wò

to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance

背
背

bèi

the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart

背后
背后

bèi hòu

behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back

背景
背景

bèi jǐng

background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer

被子
被子

bèi zi

quilt

本
本

běn

(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc)

本地
本地

běn dì

local; this locality

本领
本领

běn lǐng

skill; ability; capability

本人
本人

běn rén

I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned

本质
本质

běn zhì

essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality

必
必

bì

certainly; must; will; necessarily

便
便

biàn

plain; informal; suitable; convenient

变动
变动

biàn dòng

to change; to fluctuate; change; fluctuation

便利
便利

biàn lì

convenient; easy; to facilitate

便利店
便利店

biàn lì diàn

convenience store

表达
表达

biǎo dá

to express; to convey

表面
表面

biǎo miàn

surface; face; outside; appearance

表明
表明

biǎo míng

to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate

表情
表情

biǎo qíng

(facial) expression; to express one's feelings

标题
标题

biāo tí

title; heading; headline; caption

标志
标志

biāo zhì

sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark

彼此
彼此

bǐ cǐ

each other; one another

别
别

bié

to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!

比分
比分

bǐ fēn

score

毕竟
毕竟

bì jìng

after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis

比例
比例

bǐ lì

proportion; scale

避免
避免

bì miǎn

to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from

闭幕式
闭幕式

bì mù shì

closing ceremony

饼
饼

bǐng

round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry

病房
病房

bìng fáng

ward (of a hospital); sickroom

病情
病情

bìng qíng

state of an illness; patient's condition

必然
必然

bì rán

inevitable; certain; necessity

必需
必需

bì xū

to need; to require; essential; indispensable

必要
必要

bì yào

necessary; essential; indispensable; required

比喻
比喻

bǐ yù

to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy

拨打
拨打

bō dǎ

to call; to dial

玻璃
玻璃

bō lí

glass; (slang) male homosexual

博物馆
博物馆

bó wù guǎn

museum

补充
补充

bǔ chōng

to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional

不得了
不得了

bù dé liǎo

desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly

不符
不符

bù fú

inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with; not conform to

不利
不利

bú lì

unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful; detrimental

不良
不良

bù liáng

bad; harmful; unhealthy

不然
不然

bù rán

not so; no; or else; otherwise

不幸
不幸

bú xìng

misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad

步行
步行

bù xíng

to go on foot; to walk

不要紧
不要紧

bú yào jǐn

unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind

不足
不足

bù zú

insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough