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HSK 2.0 Level 5 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings

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HSK 2.0 Level 5 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings
#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning
1	哎 āi	āi	hey!
2	熬夜 áo yè	áo yè	to stay up late or all night
3	唉 ài	ài	alas
4	爱护 ài hù	ài hù	to cherish
5	爱惜 ài xī	ài xī	to cherish
6	爱心 ài xīn	ài xīn	compassion
7	安慰 ān wèi	ān wèi	to comfort
8	安装 ān zhuāng	ān zhuāng	to install
9	暗 àn	àn	dark
10	岸 àn	àn	bank; shore; beach; coast
11	把握 bǎ wò	bǎ wò	to grasp (also fig.)
12	摆 bǎi	bǎi	to arrange
13	办理 bàn lǐ	bàn lǐ	to handle; to transact; to conduct
14	傍晚 bàng wǎn	bàng wǎn	in the evening
15	包裹 bāo guǒ	bāo guǒ	to wrap up
16	包含 bāo hán	bāo hán	to contain
17	包括 bāo kuò	bāo kuò	to comprise
18	薄 báo	báo	thin
19	宝贝 bǎo bèi	bǎo bèi	treasured object
20	保持 bǎo chí	bǎo chí	to keep
21	保存 bǎo cún	bǎo cún	to conserve
22	宝贵 bǎo guì	bǎo guì	valuable
23	保留 bǎo liú	bǎo liú	to keep
24	保险 bǎo xiǎn	bǎo xiǎn	insurance
25	报道 bào dào	bào dào	to report (news)
26	报到 bào dào	bào dào	to report for duty
27	报告 bào gào	bào gào	to inform
28	报社 bào shè	bào shè	newspaper (i.e. a company)
29	抱怨 bào yuàn	bào yuàn	to complain
30	悲观 bēi guān	bēi guān	pessimistic
31	背 bèi	bèi	the back of a body or object
32	背景 bèi jǐng	bèi jǐng	background; backdrop; context
33	被子 bèi zi	bèi zi	quilt
34	本科 běn kē	běn kē	undergraduate course
35	本领 běn lǐng	běn lǐng	skill
36	本质 běn zhì	běn zhì	essence
37	彼此 bǐ cǐ	bǐ cǐ	each other; one another
38	比例 bǐ lì	bǐ lì	proportion
39	毕竟 bì jìng	bì jìng	after all
40	避免 bì miǎn	bì miǎn	to avert
41	必然 bì rán	bì rán	inevitable
42	必要 bì yào	bì yào	necessary
43	编辑 biān jí	biān jí	to edit
44	鞭炮 biān pào	biān pào	firecrackers
45	便 biàn	biàn	plain
46	辩论 biàn lùn	biàn lùn	debate
47	标点 biāo diǎn	biāo diǎn	punctuation
48	标志 biāo zhì	biāo zhì	sign
49	表达 biǎo dá	biǎo dá	to express; to convey
50	表面 biǎo miàn	biǎo miàn	surface
51	表明 biǎo míng	biǎo míng	to make clear
52	表情 biǎo qíng	biǎo qíng	(facial) expression
53	表现 biǎo xiàn	biǎo xiàn	to show
54	冰激凌 bīng jī líng	bīng jī líng	ice cream
55	病毒 bìng dú	bìng dú	virus
56	播放 bō fàng	bō fàng	to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
57	玻璃 bō li	bō li	glass
58	博物馆 bó wù guǎn	bó wù guǎn	museum
59	脖子 bó zi	bó zi	neck
60	不断 bù duàn	bù duàn	unceasing
61	不见得 bù jiàn de	bù jiàn de	not necessarily
62	不耐烦 bù nài fán	bù nài fán	impatient
63	不要紧 bù yào jǐn	bù yào jǐn	unimportant
64	补充 bǔ chōng	bǔ chōng	to replenish
65	布 bù	bù	cloth
66	不安 bù ān	bù ān	unpeaceful
67	不得了 bù dé liǎo	bù dé liǎo	desperately serious
68	部门 bù mén	bù mén	department
69	不然 bù rán	bù rán	not so
70	不如 bù rú	bù rú	not equal to
71	步骤 bù zhòu	bù zhòu	procedure
72	不足 bù zú	bù zú	insufficient
73	财产 cái chǎn	cái chǎn	property
74	踩 cǎi	cǎi	to step on
75	采访 cǎi fǎng	cǎi fǎng	to interview
76	彩虹 cǎi hóng	cǎi hóng	rainbow
77	采取 cǎi qǔ	cǎi qǔ	to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
78	参考 cān kǎo	cān kǎo	consultation
79	参与 cān yù	cān yù	to participate (in sth)
80	惭愧 cán kuì	cán kuì	ashamed
81	操场 cāo chǎng	cāo chǎng	playground
82	操心 cāo xīn	cāo xīn	to worry about
83	册 cè	cè	book
84	测验 cè yàn	cè yàn	test
85	曾经 céng jīng	céng jīng	once
86	插 chā	chā	to insert
87	差别 chā bié	chā bié	difference; distinction; disparity
88	差距 chā jù	chā jù	disparity
89	叉子 chā zi	chā zi	fork
90	拆 chāi	chāi	to tear open
91	产品 chǎn pǐn	chǎn pǐn	goods
92	产生 chǎn shēng	chǎn shēng	to arise; to come into being; to come about
93	常识 cháng shí	cháng shí	common sense
94	长途 cháng tú	cháng tú	long distance
95	抄 chāo	chāo	to make a copy
96	超级 chāo jí	chāo jí	super-
97	朝 cháo	cháo	imperial or royal court
98	潮湿 cháo shī	cháo shī	damp
99	吵 chǎo	chǎo	to quarrel
100	炒 chǎo	chǎo	to sauté
101	吵架 chǎo jià	chǎo jià	to quarrel
102	车库 chē kù	chē kù	garage
103	车厢 chē xiāng	chē xiāng	carriage
104	彻底 chè dǐ	chè dǐ	thorough
105	沉默 chén mò	chén mò	taciturn
106	趁 chèn	chèn	to avail oneself of
107	称 chēng	chēng	to weigh
108	称呼 chēng hu	chēng hu	to call; to address as
109	称赞 chēng zàn	chēng zàn	to praise
110	承担 chéng dān	chéng dān	to undertake
111	程度 chéng dù	chéng dù	degree; level; extent
112	成分 chéng fèn	chéng fèn	composition; ingredient; element; component
113	成果 chéng guǒ	chéng guǒ	result
114	成就 chéng jiù	chéng jiù	accomplishment
115	诚恳 chéng kěn	chéng kěn	sincere
116	成立 chéng lì	chéng lì	to establish
117	成人 chéng rén	chéng rén	adult
118	承认 chéng rèn	chéng rèn	to admit
119	承受 chéng shòu	chéng shòu	to bear
120	成熟 chéng shú	chéng shú	mature; ripe
121	程序 chéng xù	chéng xù	procedures
122	成语 chéng yǔ	chéng yǔ	Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation
123	成长 chéng zhǎng	chéng zhǎng	to mature
124	吃亏 chī kuī	chī kuī	to suffer losses
125	池塘 chí táng	chí táng	pool
126	持续 chí xù	chí xù	to continue
127	迟早 chí zǎo	chí zǎo	sooner or later
128	尺子 chǐ zi	chǐ zi	ruler (measuring instrument)
129	翅膀 chì bǎng	chì bǎng	wing
130	冲 chōng	chōng	(of water) to dash against
131	充电器 chōng diàn qì	chōng diàn qì	battery charger
132	充分 chōng fèn	chōng fèn	ample
133	充满 chōng mǎn	chōng mǎn	full of
134	重复 chóng fù	chóng fù	to repeat
135	宠物 chǒng wù	chǒng wù	house pet
136	抽屉 chōu ti	chōu ti	drawer
137	抽象 chōu xiàng	chōu xiàng	abstract
138	丑 chǒu	chǒu	clown
139	臭 chòu	chòu	stench
140	出版 chū bǎn	chū bǎn	to publish
141	初级 chū jí	chū jí	junior
142	出口 chū kǒu	chū kǒu	an exit
143	出色 chū sè	chū sè	remarkable; outstanding
144	出示 chū shì	chū shì	to show
145	出席 chū xí	chū xí	to attend
146	除非 chú fēi	chú fēi	only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
147	除夕 chú xī	chú xī	lunar New Year's Eve
148	处理 chǔ lǐ	chǔ lǐ	to handle; to deal with
149	传播 chuán bō	chuán bō	to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
150	传染 chuán rǎn	chuán rǎn	to infect
151	传说 chuán shuō	chuán shuō	legend; folk tale
152	传统 chuán tǒng	chuán tǒng	tradition
153	窗帘 chuāng lián	chuāng lián	window curtains
154	闯 chuǎng	chuǎng	to rush
155	创造 chuàng zào	chuàng zào	to create
156	吹 chuī	chuī	to blow
157	词汇 cí huì	cí huì	vocabulary
158	辞职 cí zhí	cí zhí	to resign
159	此外 cǐ wài	cǐ wài	besides
160	刺激 cì jī	cì jī	to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite
161	次要 cì yào	cì yào	secondary
162	匆忙 cōng máng	cōng máng	hasty
163	从此 cóng cǐ	cóng cǐ	from now on
164	从而 cóng ér	cóng ér	thereby; thus
165	从前 cóng qián	cóng qián	previously
166	从事 cóng shì	cóng shì	to go for
167	粗糙 cū cāo	cū cāo	crude
168	醋 cù	cù	vinegar
169	促进 cù jìn	cù jìn	to promote (an idea or cause)
170	促使 cù shǐ	cù shǐ	to induce
171	催 cuī	cuī	to urge
172	存在 cún zài	cún zài	to exist
173	措施 cuò shī	cuò shī	measure
174	答应 dā ying	dā ying	to answer; to respond
175	达到 dá dào	dá dào	to reach
176	打工 dǎ gōng	dǎ gōng	to work a temporary or casual job
177	打交道 dǎ jiāo dào	dǎ jiāo dào	to come into contact with
178	打喷嚏 dǎ pēn tì	dǎ pēn tì	to sneeze
179	打听 dǎ ting	dǎ ting	to ask about
180	大方 dà fang	dà fang	generous
181	大厦 dà shà	dà shà	large building
182	大象 dà xiàng	dà xiàng	elephant
183	大型 dà xíng	dà xíng	large
184	呆 dāi	dāi	foolish
185	代表 dài biǎo	dài biǎo	representative
186	贷款 dài kuǎn	dài kuǎn	a loan
187	代替 dài tì	dài tì	to replace
188	待遇 dài yù	dài yù	treatment
189	单纯 dān chún	dān chún	simple
190	单调 dān diào	dān diào	monotonous
191	单独 dān dú	dān dú	alone
192	担任 dān rèn	dān rèn	to assume office of
193	单位 dān wèi	dān wèi	unit (of measure)
194	耽误 dān wu	dān wu	to delay
195	单元 dān yuán	dān yuán	unit (forming an entity)
196	胆小鬼 dǎn xiǎo guǐ	dǎn xiǎo guǐ	coward
197	淡 dàn	dàn	insipid
198	当地 dāng dì	dāng dì	local
199	当心 dāng xīn	dāng xīn	to take care
200	挡 dǎng	dǎng	to resist

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