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

晕车yùn chēto be carsick 允许yǔn xǔto permit; to allow 运作yùn zuòto operate; operations 杂zámixed; miscellaneous 再生zài shēngto be reborn; to regenerate 再说zài shuōto say again; to put off a discussion until later 遭到zāo dàoto suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)遭受zāo shòuto suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)早晚zǎo wǎnmorning and evening; (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days 遭遇zāo yùto meet with; to encounter 增进zēng jìnto promote; to enhance 增值zēng zhíto appreciate (financially); to increase in value 扎zhāto prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into 炸zhàto burst; to explode; to blow up; to bomb 炸弹zhà dànbomb 扎实zhā shistrong; solid 炸药zhà yàoexplosive (material)债zhàidebt 战场zhàn chǎngbattlefield 占据zhàn jùto occupy; to hold 战略zhàn lüèstrategy 战术zhàn shùtactics 站台zhàn táiplatform (at a railway station); (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate)战友zhàn yǒucomrade-in-arms; battle companion 章zhāngchapter; section 账zhàngaccount; bill 障碍zhàng àibarrier; obstruction 账户zhàng hùbank account; online account 掌声zhǎng shēngapplause 招zhāoto recruit; to provoke 招聘zhāo pìnto invite applications for a job; to recruit 照样zhào yàngas before; (same) as usual 照耀zhào yàoto shine; to illuminate 这就是说zhè jiù shì shuōin other words; that is to say 哲学zhé xuéphilosophy 镇zhènto press down; to calm 政策zhèng cèpolicy 正当zhèng dànghonest; reasonable 政党zhèng dǎngpolitical party 整顿zhěng dùnto tidy up; to reorganize 争夺zhēng duóto fight over; to contest 政权zhèng quánregime; political power 整治zhěng zhìto bring under control; to regulate 症状zhèng zhuàngsymptom (of an illness)枝zhībranch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 织zhīto weave 止zhǐto stop; to prohibit 治病zhì bìngto treat an illness 支撑zhī chēngto prop up; to support 只得zhǐ déto have no alternative but to; to be obliged to 指定zhǐ dìngto appoint; to assign 只顾zhǐ gùsolely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed 只管zhǐ guǎnsolely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest)智慧zhì huìwisdom; intelligence 之类zhī lèiand so on; and such 知名zhī míngwell-known; famous 直升机zhí shēng jīhelicopter 指数zhǐ shù(numerical, statistical) index; (math.) exponent 指头zhǐ toufinger; toe 至于zhì yúas for; as to 支援zhī yuánto provide assistance; to support 职责zhí zéduty; responsibility 肿zhǒngto swell; swelling 中等zhōng děngmedium 中华Zhōng huáChina (alternate formal name)中期zhōng qīmiddle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc)钟头zhōng tóuhour 中外zhōng wàiSino-foreign; Chinese-foreign 忠心zhōng xīngood faith; devotion 种种zhǒng zhǒngall kinds of 煮zhǔto cook; to boil 驻zhùto halt; to stay 珠宝zhū bǎopearls; jewels 主持人zhǔ chí rénhost; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor; (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI); program director 主角zhǔ juéleading role; lead; protagonist 主流zhǔ liúmain stream (of a river); fig. the essential point 诸位zhū wèi(pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen 祝愿zhù yuànto wish 住宅zhù zháiresidence; dwelling; abode 柱子zhù zipillar 赚zhuànto earn; to make a profit 赚钱zhuàn qiánto earn money; moneymaking 专用zhuān yòngspecial; dedicated 装备zhuāng bèiequipment; to equip 壮观zhuàng guānspectacular; magnificent sight 追究zhuī jiūto investigate; to look into 捉zhuōto clutch; to grab 自来水zì lái shuǐrunning water; tap water 自我zì wǒself-; ego (psychology)自学zì xuéself-study; to study on one's own 咨询zī xúnto consult; to seek advice 自言自语zì yán zì yǔto talk to oneself; to think aloud 自在zì zaicomfortable; at ease 总部zǒng bùgeneral headquarters 总监zǒng jiānhead; director (of an organizational unit)宗教zōng jiàoreligion 总经理zǒng jīng lǐgeneral manager; CEO 总量zǒng liàngtotal; overall amount 奏zòuto play music; to achieve 走私zǒu sīto smuggle; to have an illicit affair

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.