HSK 6 vocabulary list

The 1,115 words of new HSK band 6, the intermediate stage of the 2021 standard, with pinyin and English meanings.

1,115 words

Ordered by pinyin

选举xuǎn jǔto elect; election 旋转xuán zhuǎnto rotate; to revolve 血管xuè guǎnvein; artery 学会xué huìto learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association 血液xuè yèblood 学员xué yuánstudent; member of an institution of learning 循环xún huánto cycle; to circulate 压迫yā pòto oppress; to repress 沿yánalong; to follow (a line, tradition etc)研发yán fāresearch and development; to develop 沿海yán hǎicoastal 烟花yān huāfireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)宴会yàn huìbanquet; feast 眼看yǎn kànsoon; in a moment 沿着yán zheto go along; to follow 演奏yǎn zòuto perform on a musical instrument 洋yángocean; vast 仰yǎngto face upward; to look up 样yàngmanner; pattern 养老yǎng lǎoto provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement 氧气yǎng qìoxygen 要不然yào bù ránotherwise; or else 要好yào hǎoto be on good terms; to be close friends 要么yào meor; either one or the other 药品yào pǐnmedicaments; medicine 要素yào sùessential factor; key constituent 野yěfield; plain 野生yě shēngwild; undomesticated 异常yì chángunusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally 依次yī cìin order; in succession 一次性yī cì xìngone-off (offer); one-time 一代yī dàigeneration 一道yī dàotogether 一贯yī guànconsistent; constant 遗憾yí hànregret; to regret 依赖yī làito depend on; to be dependent on 一路上yī lù shàngalong the way; the whole way 一模一样yī mú yī yàngexactly the same (idiom); carbon copy 一齐yī qíat the same time; simultaneously 仪器yí qìinstrument; apparatus 艺人yì rénperforming artist; actor 一时yī shía period of time; a while 仪式yí shìceremony 议题yì títopic of discussion; topic 一同yī tóngtogether 意想不到yì xiǎng bù dàounexpected; previously unimagined 一行yī xíngparty; delegation 医药yī yàomedical care and medicines; medicine (drug)意愿yì yuànaspiration; wish (for)因yīncause; reason 印yìnto print; to mark 隐藏yǐn cángto hide; to conceal 音量yīn liàngloudness; volume 阴谋yīn móuto conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot 隐私yǐn sīsecrets; private business 因素yīn sùelement; factor 音像yīn xiàngaudio and video; audiovisual 阴影yīn yǐng(lit. and fig.) shadow 应对yìng duìto answer; to reply; to handle; to deal with 应急yìng jíto respond to an emergency; to meet a contingency 迎来yíng láito welcome (a visitor or newcomer); (fig.) to usher in 影迷yǐng mífilm enthusiast; movie fan 影星yǐng xīngfilm star 英雄yīng xiónghero 用处yòng chuusefulness 用得着yòng de zháoto be able to use; useable; to have a use for; (in a question) to be necessary to 用法yòng fǎusage 用品yòng pǐnarticles for use; products 用心yòng xīnmotive; intention 有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to 有没有yǒu méi yǒu(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?游人yóu réna tourist 有事yǒu shìto be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind 游玩yóu wánto amuse oneself; to have fun 游戏机yóu xì jīvideo game machine; video game console 游行yóu xíngto march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration 优质yōu zhìexcellent quality 于yú(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 与yǔand; to give 粥zhōucongee; gruel 宇航员yǔ háng yuánastronaut 愉快yú kuàicheerful; cheerily 娱乐yú lèto entertain; to amuse 雨衣yǔ yīraincoat 预约yù yuēbooking; reservation 园yuánland used for growing plants; site used for public recreation 原yuánformer; original 园地yuán dìgarden area 远方yuǎn fāngfar away; a distant location 原告yuán gàocomplainant; plaintiff 缘故yuán gùreason; cause 远离yuǎn líto be far from; to keep away from 原谅yuán liàngto excuse; to forgive 元素yuán sùelement (key component of sth); (chemistry) element 远远yuǎn yuǎndistant; by far 援助yuán zhùto help; to support 圆珠笔yuán zhū bǐballpoint pen 约定yuē dìngto agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain 乐曲yuè qǔmusical composition 晕yūnconfused; dizzy

Practice HSK 6 with flashcards

Each list contains the words with an exact simplified-spelling match in our CC-CEDICT dictionary, ordered by pinyin. The official word lists are slightly larger; spellings outside the dictionary do not appear here. Read how the three HSK word lists compare.