# HSK Guide/HSK 5 Vocab/A G/B

| 把握 bǎ wò | to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) |
| 摆 bǎi | to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum |
| 办理 bàn lǐ | to handle; to transact; to conduct |
| 傍晚 bàng wǎn | in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk |
| 包裹 bāo guǒ | wrap up; bind up; bundle; parcel; package; CL:个 |
| 包含 bāo hán | to contain; to embody; to include |
| 包括 bāo kuò | to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of |
| 薄 báo | thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile |
| 保持 bǎo chí | to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve |
| 保存 bǎo cún | to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing) |
| 保留 bǎo liú | to preserve; to maintain; to retain; to continue to have; to reserve; reservations; to hold back (approval or acceptance) |
| 保险 bǎo xiǎn | insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to; CL:份[fen4] |
| 宝贝 bǎo bèi | treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character |
| 宝贵 bǎo guì | valuable; precious; value; treasure; set store by |
| 报到 bào dào | to check in; to report for duty; to register |
| 报道 bào dào | report; to report (new); CL:篇[pian1] ,份[fen4] |
| 报告 bào gào | to inform; report; make known; speech; talk; lecture; CL:篇[pian1] ,份[fen4] ,个,通[tong4] |
| 报社 bào shè | general office of a newspaper; newspaper office; CL:家[jia1] |
| 抱怨 bào yuàn | to complain; to grumble |
| 悲观 bēi guān | pessimistic |
| 背 bèi | the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory |
| 背景 bèi jǐng | background; backdrop; context; CL:种[zhong3] |
| 被子 bèi zi | quilt; CL:床[chuang2] |
| 本科 běn kē | undergraduate course; undergraduate (adjective) |
| 本领 běn lǐng | skill; ability; capability; CL:项[xiang4] ,个 |
| 本质 běn zhì | essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality |
| 彼此 bǐ cǐ | each other; one another |
| 比例 bǐ lì | proportion; scale |
| 必然 bì rán | inevitable; certain; necessity |
| 必要 bì yào | necessary; essential; indispensable; required |
| 毕竟 bì jìng | after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis |
| 避免 bì miǎn | to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from |
| 编辑 biān jí | to edit; to compile; editor; compiler |
| 鞭炮 biān pào | firecrackers; a string of small firecrackers; CL:枚[mei2] |
| 便 biàn | convenient; as convenient; ordinary; plain; when the chance arises; handy; easy; informal; simple; so; thus; to relieve oneself; to urinate; to defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards |
| 辩论 biàn lùn | debate; argument; to argue over; CL:场[chang3] ,次[ci4] |
| 标点 biāo diǎn | punctuation; a punctuation mark; to punctuate; CL:个 |
| 标志 biāo zhì | sign; mark; symbol; symbolize; to indicate; to mark |
| 表达 biǎo dá | to voice (an opinion); to express; to convey |
| 表面 biǎo miàn | surface; face; outside; appearance |
| 表明 biǎo míng | to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known |
| 表情 biǎo qíng | (facial) expression; to express one's feelings; expression |
| 表现 biǎo xiàn | to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc) |
| 冰激凌 bīng jī líng | ice cream; |
| 病毒 bìng dú | virus |
| 播放 bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit |
| 玻璃 bō li | glass; nylon; plastic; CL:张[zhang1] ,块[kuai4] |
| 博物馆 bó wù guǎn | museum |
| 脖子 bó zi | neck; CL:个 |
| 不断 bú duàn | unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant |
| 不见得 bú jiàn de | not necessarily; not likely |
| 不耐烦 bú nài fán | impatience; impatient |
| 不要紧 bú yào jǐn | unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right; but |
| 补充 bǔ chōng | to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary; CL:个 |
| 不安 bù ān | unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried |
| 不得了 bù dé liǎo | disastrous; desperately serious; extremely; exceedingly |
| 不然 bù rán | not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not |
| 不如 bù rú | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to |
| 不足 bù zú | insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not |
| 布 bù | cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known |
| 步骤 bù zhòu | step; move; measure |
| 部门 bù mén | department; branch; section; division; CL:个 |