HSK 5 Chinese Characters — Chinese In Flow

HSK 5

HSK 5 is an advanced level with 1,300 new characters, for 2,500 characters in total across all HSK levels. At HSK 5 you can read Chinese newspapers, websites, and give speeches or hold in-depth discussions. This level is roughly equivalent to CEFR B2.

Chinese In Flow includes HSK 5 character sets in the free matching game (without audio). If you are working up to this level, practice HSK 4 and the lower levels first.

Listed below are 25 of the 1,300 vocabulary items introduced at HSK 5.

to move backwards - dǎo
to urge - cuī
to freeze - dòng
to cut or slice - qiē
standard - zé
county - xiàn
to vomit - tǔ
to bite - yǎo
to hate - hèn
to take, hold, catch - ná
to pick up - jiǎn
to rescue - jiù
tree trunk, plant stem - zhū
a stick or club - bàng
to lack - qiàn
to fry - chǎo
basin, flower pot - pén
straight, fair - zhí
taxes - shuì
kind, type - lèi
to wind or rotate - rào
lung - fèi
to smell bad - chòu
snake - shé
to step on - cǎi
to escape - táo
to hear/smell, news - wén
dew, nectar - lù
(measure – for bits) - kē
clown - chǒu

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