HSK 5 Frequent Words

Upper-Intermediate · target vocabulary ~2,500 words. Here are 20 representative frequent words for this level, with pinyin, meanings and example sentences.

Note: these are representative words to give you a feel for the level, not the full official vocabulary list.

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承认
chéngrèn
WordPinyinMeaningExample
承认chéngrènto admit; acknowledge他承认了自己的错误。
tā chéngrènle zìjǐ de cuòwù.
He admitted his mistake.
促进cùjìnto promote; boost运动促进健康。
yùndòng cùjìn jiànkāng.
Exercise promotes health.
反映fǎnyìngto reflect; report这部电影反映了社会现实。
zhè bù diànyǐng fǎnyìngle shèhuì xiànshí.
This film reflects social reality.
分析fēnxīto analyze; analysis我们来分析一下原因。
wǒmen lái fēnxī yíxià yuányīn.
Let's analyze the reason.
结构jiégòustructure这篇文章结构清楚。
zhè piān wénzhāng jiégòu qīngchu.
This article has a clear structure.
培养péiyǎngto cultivate; foster学校培养了很多人才。
xuéxiào péiyǎngle hěn duō réncái.
The school has cultivated many talents.
强调qiángdiàoto emphasize老师强调了重点。
lǎoshī qiángdiàole zhòngdiǎn.
The teacher emphasized the key points.
现象xiànxiàngphenomenon这是很常见的现象。
zhè shì hěn chángjiàn de xiànxiàng.
This is a very common phenomenon.
趋势qūshìtrend这是未来的趋势。
zhè shì wèilái de qūshì.
This is the trend of the future.
曾经céngjīngonce; formerly我曾经去过中国。
wǒ céngjīng qùguo zhōngguó.
I have been to China before.
安慰ānwèito comfort朋友安慰了我。
péngyou ānwèi le wǒ.
A friend comforted me.
熬夜áoyèto stay up late别熬夜，明天还要上班。
bié áoyè, míngtiān hái yào shàngbān.
Do not stay up late; you have work tomorrow.
把握bǎwòconfidence; to grasp我有把握完成这个任务。
wǒ yǒu bǎwò wánchéng zhège rènwu.
I am confident that I can finish this task.
保存bǎocúnto save; preserve请保存这份文件。
qǐng bǎocún zhè fèn wénjiàn.
Please save this file.
抱怨bàoyuànto complain别总是抱怨天气。
bié zǒngshì bàoyuàn tiānqì.
Do not always complain about the weather.
效率xiàolǜefficiency这个方法可以提高工作效率。
zhège fāngfǎ kěyǐ tígāo gōngzuò xiàolǜ.
This method can improve work efficiency.
培训péixùnto train; training公司为新员工安排了培训。
gōngsī wèi xīn yuángōng ānpáile péixùn.
The company arranged training for new employees.
优势yōushìadvantage; edge这家公司在技术上有明显的优势。
zhè jiā gōngsī zài jìshù shàng yǒu míngxiǎn de yōushì.
This company has a clear advantage in technology.
克服kèfúto overcome他克服了很多困难。
tā kèfúle hěn duō kùnnan.
He overcame many difficulties.
逐渐zhújiàngradually天气逐渐暖和起来了。
tiānqì zhújiàn nuǎnhuo qǐlai le.
The weather has gradually turned warmer.

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