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HSK 3.0 Level 5 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings

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HSK 3.0 Level 5 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings

HSK 3.0 Level 5 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings
Word Meaning
个性 gè xìng individuality
各自 gè zì each
根 gēn root
根本 gēn běn fundamental
更换 gēng huàn to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
更新 gēng xīn to renew
公布 gōng bù to announce
工程 gōng chéng engineering
工程师 gōng chéng shī engineer
工具 gōng jù tool
功能 gōng néng function
公平 gōng píng fair
公务员 gōng wù yuán functionary
恭喜 gōng xǐ congratulations
工业 gōng yè industry
工艺 gōng yì arts and crafts
公寓 gōng yù apartment building
贡献 gòng xiàn to contribute
共享 gòng xiǎng to share
沟通 gōu tōng to join; to connect; to link up
构成 gòu chéng to constitute
古 gǔ ancient
鼓 gǔ drum
古代 gǔ dài ancient times
古老 gǔ lǎo ancient
鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng to applaud
固定 gù dìng to fix
故乡 gù xiāng home
挂号 guà hào to register (at a hospital etc)
怪 guài bewildering
关闭 guān bì to close; to shut (a window etc)
观察 guān chá to observe; to watch; to survey
观点 guān diǎn point of view
观念 guān niàn notion
冠军 guàn jūn champion
光临 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence
光明 guāng míng light
光线 guāng xiàn light ray
广 guǎng wide
广场 guǎng chǎng public square; plaza
广大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive
广泛 guǎng fàn extensive
规律 guī lǜ rule (e.g. of science)
规模 guī mó scale
规则 guī zé rule
贵姓 guì xìng May I ask your surname?
柜子 guì zi cupboard
滚 gǔn to boil
锅 guō pot; pan; wok; cauldron
国画 guó huà traditional Chinese painting
国庆 guó qìng National Day
果然 guǒ rán really
果实 guǒ shí fruit (produced by a plant)
过度 guò dù excessive
过分 guò fèn excessive
过敏 guò mǐn oversensitive
过期 guò qī to be overdue
过于 guò yú too much
哈 hā (interj.) ha!
海关 hǎi guān customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
海外 hǎi wài overseas
海鲜 hǎi xiān seafood
含 hán to keep in the mouth
含量 hán liàng content
含有 hán yǒu to contain
汗水 hàn shuǐ sweat
行 háng row
行业 háng yè trade; profession; industry; business
好评 hǎo píng favorable criticism
好运 hǎo yùn good luck
好转 hǎo zhuǎn to improve
好 hào to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
好奇 hào qí inquisitive
合 hé to close
合法 hé fǎ lawful
盒饭 hé fàn meal in a partitioned box
合理 hé lǐ rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
河流 hé liú river
合同 hé tong (business) contract
合影 hé yǐng to take a joint photo
合作 hé zuò to cooperate
黑 hēi black
红 hóng red
猴子 hóu zi monkey
厚度 hòu dù thickness
后果 hòu guǒ consequences
忽视 hū shì to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore
呼吸 hū xī to breathe
湖 hú lake
蝴蝶 hú dié butterfly
胡同 hú tòng lane
互动 hù dòng to interact
户外 hù wài outdoor
花费 huā fèi expense
滑 huá to slip; to slide
划 huá to row
化 huà to make into
话费 huà fèi call charge
画面 huà miàn scene
话题 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation)
化学 huà xué chemistry
环节 huán jié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
缓解 huǎn jiě to bring relief
缓慢 huǎn màn slow
黄瓜 huáng guā cucumber
黄金 huáng jīn prime (time)
灰 huī ash
挥 huī to wave
恢复 huī fù to reinstate
灰色 huī sè gray
回收 huí shōu to recycle
汇率 huì lǜ exchange rate
婚礼 hūn lǐ wedding ceremony
伙 huǒ companion
伙伴 huǒ bàn partner
火锅 huǒ guō hotpot
或是 huò shì or
货物 huò wù goods
或许 huò xǔ perhaps; maybe
机构 jī gòu mechanism
激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense
机器 jī qì machine
机器人 jī qì rén robot
肌肉 jī ròu muscle
及 jí and
级 jí level
集 jí to gather
疾病 jí bìng disease; sickness; ailment
及格 jí gé to pass an exam or a test
集合 jí hé to gather; to assemble
即将 jí jiāng on the eve of
急忙 jí máng hastily
极其 jí qí extremely
集体 jí tǐ collective (decision)
急需 jí xū to urgently need
急诊 jí zhěn to give or receive urgent medical treatment
集中 jí zhōng to concentrate
挤 jǐ to crowd in
系 jì to tie
季度 jì dù quarter of a year
记录 jì lù to record
纪录 jì lù record
纪录片 jì lù piàn newsreel
技能 jì néng technical ability
纪念 jì niàn to commemorate; to honor the memory of
纪念日 jì niàn rì day of commemoration
计算 jì suàn to count
计算机 jì suàn jī computer
记忆 jì yì to remember
记载 jì zǎi to write down
嘉宾 jiā bīn esteemed guest
家电 jiā diàn domestic appliances
加工 jiā gōng to process
加热 jiā rè to heat
加深 jiā shēn to deepen
加速 jiā sù to speed up
家务 jiā wù housework
甲 jiǎ first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
假如 jiǎ rú if
架 jià to support
驾驶 jià shǐ to pilot (ship, airplane etc)
驾照 jià zhào driver's license
价值 jià zhí value
艰苦 jiān kǔ difficult
坚强 jiān qiáng staunch
捡 jiǎn to pick up
剪 jiǎn scissors
剪刀 jiǎn dāo scissors
减肥 jiǎn féi to lose weight
简历 jiǎn lì curriculum vitae (CV)
简直 jiǎn zhí simply; really
建 jiàn to establish
键 jiàn key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
渐渐 jiàn jiàn gradually
建立 jiàn lì to establish
键盘 jiàn pán keyboard
建设 jiàn shè to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
建造 jiàn zào to construct
建筑 jiàn zhù to construct
将近 jiāng jìn almost
讲话 jiǎng huà a speech
讲究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to
奖励 jiǎng lì to reward
讲述 jiǎng shù to talk about
讲座 jiǎng zuò a course of lectures
降水 jiàng shuǐ rain and snow
浇 jiāo to pour liquid
交换 jiāo huàn to exchange
交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with)
交易 jiāo yì to deal; to trade; to transact
脚步 jiǎo bù footstep
角度 jiǎo dù angle
较 jiào to compare
教材 jiào cái teaching material
接触 jiē chù to touch
接待 jiē dài to receive (a visitor)
阶段 jiē duàn stage
接近 jiē jìn to approach
接收 jiē shōu reception (of transmitted signal)
结 jié knot

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