HSK 1.0 (1992)	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
A	利用	利用	li4yong4	use/ utilize/ exploit/ make use of
C	開發	开发	kai1fa1	develop/ exploit
C	剝削	剥削	bo1xue1	exploit/ exploitation
D	開采	开采	kai1cai3	exploit (mine)
D	開拓	开拓	kai1tuo4	open up/ exploit

HSK 2.0 (2010)	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
5		利用	li4 yong4	exploit/ make use of/ to use/ to take advantage of/ to utilize
5		开发	kai1 fa1	exploit (a resource)/ open up (for development)/ to develop
6		剥削	bo1 xue1	to exploit/ exploitation
6		开采	kai1 cai3	to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)/ to exploit/ to mine
6		辫子	bian4 zi5	plait/ braid/ pigtail/ a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent/ handle/ CL:根[gen1];條|条[tiao2]

HSK 3.0 (2022)	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
3	開發	开发	kāifa	develop, open up, exploit
3	利用	利用	lìyòng	use, utilize, take advantage of, exploit
7	辮子	辫子	biànzi	plait, braid, pigtail, a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent, handle, CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2]
7	剝削	剥削	bōxuē	to exploit, exploitation
7	湊	凑	còu	to gather together, pool or collect, to happen by chance, to move close to, to exploit an opportunity
7	功	功	gōng	meritorious service, exploit, achievement, result, effect, skill
7	開采	开采	kāicǎi	mine, extract, exploit
7	鑽空子	钻空子	zuān kòngzi	lit. to drill a hole, to take advantage of a loophole, to exploit an advantage, to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)