HSK level V

Chinese textbooks

Here are all the words you need to know in HSK level 5.

sī丝silk; threadlike thing

fá乏lack; tired

xiǎng享enjoy; #$

wěi伟tall and big; great

sì似like; seem

chàng倡initiate lead

xiōng兄elder brother; elder male relative of the same generation

bīng兵weapons; troops

jī击attack; touch

shì势power; omentum

qín勤diligent; work

wò卧lie; for sleeping in

juàn卷volume; book

xù叙assess; talk

wéi唯only; yes

sǎng嗓throat; voice

tǔ土earth; ground

tǎn坦wide and smooth; candid

nài奈deal with; how

wěi委entrust; committee member

wēi威impressive strength; threaten by force

xiào孝filial piety; mourning

sù宿pass/spend a night; long-standing

shòu寿long; life

shè射shoot; spout

shào少young; son of a rich family

shàng尚esteem; set great store by

wěi尾tail; one of the 28 constellations into which the celestial sphere was divided in ancient Chinese astronomy

wū屋house; inner room

xíng形body; form

zhēng征go on a journey; levy

rěn忍bear; bring oneself to

sī思consider; long for

zhàn战engage in war; battle

shàn扇fan; leaf

tóu投cast; put in

quán拳fist; curl

tiǎo挑poke; bring into the open

sǔn损decrease; harm

sōu搜look for; search

shè摄take a photograph of; act for

shuāi摔fall; hurtle down

wèi未the eeighth of the 12 Earthly Branches; not yet

quán权sliding/steelyard weight; power

róu柔soft; soften

shū梳comb; comb one's hair

qí棋chess or any board game; chess piece

wǔ武military; of attack and defence

shū殊die; different

háo毫fine long hair; writing brush

táo淘rinse; comb second-hand markets for something to buy

tān滩beach; shoal

mò漠desert; unconcerned

rán燃burn; ignite

zhuàng状form; state

shuài率command; follow

lüè略summary; strategy

tòng痛ache; sadness

mián眠sleep; dormant

shí石rock; stone inscription

shén神god; supernatural

sī私private; selfish

wěn稳steady; staid

suǒ索thick rope or chain; search

gāng纲the headrope of a fishing net; outline

luò络net-like things; subsidiary channels in the human body through which vital energy, blood and nutriment circulate

xù绪end of a silk thread; remnants

shéng绳rope; restrict

wéi维tie up; maintain

chóu绸silk fabric

suō缩contract; draw back

cháng肠intestines; sausage

xié胁flank; coerce

zàng脏internal organs

shě舍give up; give alms

shè舍house; pen

yàn艳gorgeous; amorous

jiàn荐straw mat; grass

shū蔬vegetables

wèi谓say; call

tiē贴paste; keep close to

shǎng赏grant a reward; reward

qū趋tend towards; cater to

jiàn践trample; act on

fǎn返come/go back

wéi违disobey; part

tòu透pass/seep/ooze/osmose through; tell secretly

liàn链chain; enchain

xiāo销melt; cancel

shǎn闪duck; be shaken

xiàn限bound; restrict

zài载carry; be filled with

ba巴suffixes of word which is attached to certain words to form a disyllabic noun