Based on the official HSK 3.0 syllabus

HSK 5 vocabulary

1,600 words first listed at this level · 3,600 cumulative · showing 1–50 of 1,600. English meanings from CC-CEDICT. See also HSK 5 graded readings.

HSK 5 vocabulary, page 1
Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Readings
哎āi	interjection	hey!
哎呀āiyā	interjection	interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
唉ài	interjection	alas
爱护àihù	verb	to cherish
安ān	adjective, verb	to calm; to set at ease
安全带ānquándài	noun	seat belt
安慰ānwèi	verb, adjective	to comfort
安装ānzhuāng	verb	to install
暗àn	adjective	dark	In 1 reading Lights in the Courtyard
熬夜áoyè	verb	to stay up late or all night
把握bǎwò	verb, noun	to grasp (also fig.)
白bái	adjective, adverb	white	In 3 readings When It Turns Cold, I Go to Buy a Jacket Feeding Two Stray Cats Downstairs Looking for an Umbrella at the Train Station
半夜bànyè	numeral, measure word, noun	midnight
傍晚bàngwǎn	noun	in the evening
包裹bāoguǒ	verb, noun	to wrap up
包含bāohán	verb	to contain
包括bāokuò	verb	to comprise
包装bāozhuāng	verb, noun	to pack
薄báo	adjective	thin
宝bǎo	noun	jewel
保bǎo	verb, noun	to defend; to protect; to keep
保安bǎo’ān	verb, noun	to ensure public security
宝贝bǎobèi	noun	treasured object
保持bǎochí	verb	to keep
保存bǎocún	verb	to conserve	In 1 reading The Changing Old Street
宝贵bǎoguì	adjective	valuable	In 1 reading Reflections on Studying Abroad
保留bǎoliú	verb	to keep	In 2 readings Should We Cut the Riverside Grass Between Bitterness and Sweetness
保险bǎoxiǎn	noun, adjective	insurance
保质期bǎozhìqī	noun	shelf life
报到bàodào	verb	to report for duty
报道bàodào	verb, noun	to report (news)
报告bàogào	verb, noun	to inform	In 2 readings One Thing Missing From the Report That Overly Neat Report
报警bàojǐng	verb	to sound an alarm
暴雨bàoyǔ	noun	torrential rain
抱怨bàoyuàn	verb	to complain	In 3 readings One Thing Missing From the Report Where Does the Garbage Come From That Overly Neat Report
背bèi	noun, verb, adjective	the back of a body or object
背后bèihòu	noun	behind
背景bèijǐng	noun	background; backdrop; context
被子bèizi	noun	quilt
本běn	adverb, pronoun	root; stem	In 6 readings My Book The History Class I Like The New Library The School Library Choosing a Gift The Borrowed Book
本地běndì	noun	local	In 1 reading Moving to a New City
本领běnlǐng	noun	skill
本人běnrén	pronoun	I; me; myself
本质běnzhì	noun	essence
彼此bǐcǐ	pronoun	each other; one another	In 1 reading I Misunderstood My Friend
比分bǐfēn	noun	score
比例bǐlì	noun	proportion
比喻bǐyù	verb, noun	to compare
必bì	adverb	certainly
毕竟bìjìng	adverb	after all