HSK 5 Vokabelliste
Die HSK 5 Wortliste mit Pinyin und Bedeutungen, nach Themen geordnet.
About HSK 5
HSK 5 requires 2,500 words and about 125 minutes. You should be able to read Chinese newspapers and magazines, watch films, and give a structured speech. This is the level employers and universities usually ask for.
The vocabulary more than doubles from HSK 4, and the reading passages become full articles. The writing section asks you to compose a short essay from given words.
Formal and written vocabulary
The words that appear in news and formal writing.
- 政府 zhèngfǔ — government
- 社会 shèhuì — society
- 经济 jīngjì — economy
- 政策 zhèngcè — policy
- 法律 fǎlǜ — law
- 制度 zhìdù — system
- 环境 huánjìng — environment
- 资源 zīyuán — resource
- 能源 néngyuán — energy
- 人口 rénkǒu — population
- 农村 nóngcūn — countryside
- 城市 chéngshì — city
- 教育 jiàoyù — education
- 科学 kēxué — science
- 技术 jìshù — technology
- 文化 wénhuà — culture
- 传统 chuántǒng — tradition
- 现代 xiàndài — modern
- 发展 fāzhǎn — development
- 改革 gǎigé — reform
- 开放 kāifàng — opening-up
- 交流 jiāoliú — exchange
- 合作 hézuò — cooperation
- 竞争 jìngzhēng — competition
- 效率 xiàolǜ — efficiency
- 质量 zhìliàng — quality
Abstract and reasoning words
For expressing complex ideas and arguments.
- 观点 guāndiǎn — viewpoint
- 现象 xiànxiàng — phenomenon
- 本质 běnzhì — essence
- 因素 yīnsù — factor
- 程度 chéngdù — degree
- 范围 fànwéi — scope
- 意义 yìyì — meaning
- 作用 zuòyòng — effect, role
- 价值 jiàzhí — value
- 优势 yōushì — advantage
- 劣势 lièshì — disadvantage
- 矛盾 máodùn — contradiction
- 差距 chājù — gap
- 挑战 tiǎozhàn — challenge
- 趋势 qūshì — trend
- 背景 bèijǐng — background
- 阶段 jiēduàn — stage
- 过程 guòchéng — process
- 结构 jiégòu — structure
- 方面 fāngmiàn — aspect
- 角度 jiǎodù — angle
- 立场 lìchǎng — position, standpoint
- 主张 zhǔzhāng — proposition
Verbs for analysis and expression
Verbs that let you analyse and argue.
- 分析 fēnxī — to analyse
- 判断 pànduàn — to judge
- 评价 píngjià — to evaluate
- 强调 qiángdiào — to emphasize
- 指出 zhǐchū — to point out
- 表明 biǎomíng — to indicate
- 反映 fǎnyìng — to reflect
- 体现 tǐxiàn — to embody
- 促进 cùjìn — to promote
- 推动 tuīdòng — to push forward
- 限制 xiànzhì — to restrict
- 避免 bìmiǎn — to avoid
- 适应 shìyìng — to adapt
- 调整 tiáozhěng — to adjust
- 完善 wánshàn — to perfect
- 重视 zhòngshì — to value
- 关注 guānzhù — to pay attention
- 采取 cǎiqǔ — to adopt
- 产生 chǎnshēng — to produce
- 造成 zàochéng — to cause
- 面临 miànlín — to face
- 克服 kèfú — to overcome
- 实现 shíxiàn — to realize
- 达到 dádào — to reach
Connectors and discourse markers
For structuring a coherent argument in writing.
- 此外 cǐwài — furthermore
- 总之 zǒngzhī — in short
- 综上所述 zōngshàngsuǒshù — in summary
- 换句话说 huànjùhuàshuō — in other words
- 也就是说 yějiùshìshuō — that is to say
- 由此可见 yóucǐkějiàn — thus it can be seen
- 然而 rán'ér — however
- 否则 fǒuzé — otherwise
- 况且 kuàngqiě — moreover
- 反之 fǎnzhī — conversely
- 一方面…另一方面… yīfāngmiàn…lìngyīfāngmiàn… — on one hand…on the other hand…
- 不仅…还… bùjǐn…hái… — not only…but also…
- 与其…不如… yǔqí…bùrú… — rather than…better to…
- 之所以…是因为… zhīsuǒyǐ…shìyīnwèi… — the reason…is because…
How to master HSK 5
HSK 5 is won in the reading section — you must read fast and accurately. Build a daily habit of reading one news article in Chinese. Keep a vocabulary notebook organised by theme, not by the order you met the words. For writing, memorise a few set phrases for openings and conclusions — they earn easy marks.
The listening section now includes longer monologues. Practise note-taking: write keywords as you listen, then answer. Our HSK 5 workbook includes full practice papers with answer keys.
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