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HSK 5 vocabulary

Understand newspapers, films, and fuller arguments, with a broader range of formal vocabulary.

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WordPinyinMeaning
不顾bùgùnot caring about danger or problems
不利bùlìnot good for someone or something; causing harm
不耐烦bù nàifánimpatient; easily annoyed when you have to wait
不幸bùxìngvery bad luck; a sad thing that happens
不易bùyìnot easy; difficult to do
补偿bǔchángto give money or things to make up for something lost
补贴bǔtiēextra money given to someone to help pay for things
不曾bùcéngnever; has not happened even once up to now
不得了bùdéliǎoterrible; very serious, often said when something bad has happened
不敢当bùgǎndāngPolite words said when someone praises you: I do not deserve it.
不良bùliángbad or harmful; not good for your health
不免bùmiǎninevitably; something happens even when you try to stop it
不能不bù néng bùhave to do something; it is necessary
不时bùshífrom time to time; sometimes, but not often
不停bù tíngwithout stopping; all the time
不许bùxǔmust not; someone says you cannot do something
不止bùzhǐmore than (a number or amount)
不足bùzúnot enough; too little
部位bùwèia part of the body, such as the head or the arm
猜cāito give an answer without knowing if it is right
猜测cāicèto guess; to say what you think is true without knowing for sure
裁判cáipànreferee; umpire; a person who makes sure players follow the rules
采购cǎigòuto buy things for a company, school, or office
彩票cǎipiàoa ticket with numbers you buy; you can win money
餐馆cānguǎna place where you pay to sit and eat meals
餐厅cāntīngrestaurant; a place where people buy and eat meals
餐饮cānyǐnfood and drinks
草原cǎoyuána big open area of land covered with grass
册cèa book or small book (as in 手册, handbook; 画册, picture book)
层次céngcìa level of quality, ability, or importance
叉chāfork; a tool with points that you use to eat food
叉子chāzia fork; a tool with points that you use to eat food
差别chābiéa difference; how two or more things are not the same
差距chājùa difference between two things, people, or levels, often a big one
插chāto put or push something into something else
查询cháxúnto look up information (in a book, on a list, or online)
差点儿chà(yī)diǎnralmost; nearly
拆chāito open something like a box, letter, or present
拆除chāichúto pull down a building or wall
产业chǎnyèan industry, a big kind of business, for example cars or tourism
长度chángdùHow long something is, from one end to the other.
长寿chángshòulong life; living to a very old age
肠chángintestine; gut (as in 肠子)
尝chángto taste food or drink to see what it is like
尝试chángshìto try something new to see if you like it
厂长chǎngzhǎngthe person who leads and manages a factory
场面chǎngmiàna scene; what is happening in a place or at an event
倡导chàngdǎoto support an idea and tell people it is good
超越chāoyuèto do better than someone or something
车主chēzhǔthe person who owns a car