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HSK 2.0 level 5

1299 words, in teaching order

Words 801–900
玉米yùmǐ
corn; maize
绕rào
to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex
单元dānyuán
unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
字幕zìmù
subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
接待jiēdài
to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)
捡jiǎn
to pick up; to collect; to gather
缓解huǎnjiě
to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
颗kē
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
吓hè
to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)
提倡tíchàng
to promote; to advocate
舒适shūshì
cozy; snug
露lòu
to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose
仿佛fǎngfú
to seem; as if; seemingly; alike; similar
启发qǐfā
to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation
善于shànyú
to be good at; to be adept at
想念xiǎngniàn
to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again
爱心àixīn
compassion; kindness; care for others; love; charity (bazaar, golf day etc); heart (the symbol ♥)
提问tíwèn
to question; to quiz; to grill
海关hǎiguān
customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
万一wànyī
just in case; if by any chance; contingency
身材shēncái
stature; build (height and weight); figure
运气yùnqi
luck (good or bad)
尽量jǐnliàng
as much as possible; to the greatest extent
涨zhǎng
to rise (of prices, rivers)
初级chūjí
junior; primary
排队páiduì
to line up
简历jiǎnlì
curriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes
纪律jìlǜ
discipline
缩短suōduǎn
to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
雾wù
fog; mist
借口jièkǒu
to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext
光荣guāngróng
honor and glory; glorious
前途qiántú
prospects; future outlook; journey
宝贵bǎoguì
valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by
幅fú
width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures
未必wèibì
not necessarily; maybe not
规矩guīju
lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
醉zuì
intoxicated
题目tímù
subject; title; topic; exercise or exam question (CL:道 (dào))
中介zhōngjiè
to act as intermediary; to link; intermediate; inter-; agency; agent
人事rénshì
personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life
告别gàobié
to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
拆chāi
to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open
总共zǒnggòng
altogether; in sum; in all; in total
说不定shuōbudìng
can't say for sure; maybe
讲座jiǎngzuò
course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position)
薄báo
thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile
凡是fánshì
each and every; every; all; any
善良shànliáng
good and honest; kindhearted
业余yèyú
in one's spare time; outside working hours; amateur (historian etc)
无奈wúnài
to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately
缩小suōxiǎo
to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
趁chèn
to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
陌生mòshēng
strange; unfamiliar
偶然ǒurán
incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly
安慰ānwèi
to comfort; to console
瞎xiā
blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose
祖先zǔxiān
ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
逃避táobì
to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk
关怀guānhuái
care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to
乘shèng
(archaic) four horse military chariot; (archaic) four; generic term for history books
不好意思bùhǎoyìsi
to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
丑chǒu
clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30°; shameful; ugly; disgraceful
妨碍fáng'ài
to hinder; to obstruct
生动shēngdòng
(of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
摔shuāi
to throw down; to fall; to drop and break
沙滩shātān
beach; sandy shore
录取lùqǔ
to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student); to hire (a job candidate)
主观zhǔguān
subjective
包裹bāoguǒ
to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package
郊区jiāoqū
suburban district; outskirts; suburbs
干脆gāncuì
candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well
寿命shòumìng
life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)
怀念huáiniàn
to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce
扶fú
to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help
抓紧zhuājǐn
to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth)
短信duǎnxìn
text message; SMS
降落jiàngluò
to descend; to land
隔壁gébì
next door; neighbor
嘉宾jiābīn
esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show)
堆duī
to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
感激gǎnjī
to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful
打工dǎgōng
to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
舌头shétou
tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
利息lìxī
interest (on a loan)
情景qíngjǐng
scene; spectacle; circumstances; situation
手工shǒugōng
handwork; manual
灰huī
ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected
节省jiéshěng
saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on
证件zhèngjiàn
certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID