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

岛dǎoisland 盗版dào bǎnpirated; illegal 道教Dào jiàoTaoism; Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs)到期dào qīto fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc)道歉dào qiànto apologize 滴dīa drop; to drip 地板dì bǎnfloor 抵达dǐ dáto arrive; to reach (a destination)抵抗dǐ kàngto resist; resistance 地名dì míngplace name; toponym 低头dī tóuto bow the head; to yield 低温dī wēnlow temperature 地下室dì xià shìbasement; cellar 电车diàn chētrolleybus 电动diàn dòngelectric-powered; (Tw) video game 电力diàn lìelectrical power; electricity 电器diàn qì(electrical) appliance; device 吊diàoto suspend; to hang up 调研diào yánto investigate and research; research 跌diēto fall; to tumble 定价dìng jiàto set a price; to fix a price 定时dìng shíto fix a time; fixed time 定位dìng wèito orientate; to position 动画dòng huàanimation; cartoon 斗争dòu zhēnga struggle; fight 赌dǔto bet; to gamble 渡dùto cross; to pass through 赌博dǔ bóto gamble 毒品dú pǐndrugs; narcotics 都市dū shìcity; metropolis 端duānend; extremity 短片duǎn piànshort film; video clip 端午节Duān wǔ jiéDragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)对抗duì kàngto withstand; to resist 对外duì wàiexternal; foreign 队伍duì wǔranks; troops 蹲dūnto crouch; to squat 夺duóto seize; to take away forcibly 多半duō bànmost; mostly 多方面duō fāng miànmany-sided; in many aspects 多媒体duō méi tǐmultimedia 夺取duó qǔto seize; to capture 恩人ēn réna benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else 儿科ér kēpediatrics 发病fā bìng(of an illness) to occur; (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill 发电fā diànto generate electricity; to send a telegram 发放fā fàngto provide; to give 发怒fā nùto get angry 发起fā qǐto originate; to initiate 法庭fǎ tíngcourt of law 发炎fā yánto become inflamed; inflammation 发言人fā yán rénspokesperson 法语Fǎ yǔFrench (language)番fān(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort 犯fànto violate; to offend 犯规fàn guīto break the rules; an illegality 反抗fǎn kàngto resist; to rebel 番茄fān qiétomato 凡是fán shìeach and every; every; all; any 反问fǎn wènto ask (a question) in reply; to answer a question with a question 反响fǎn xiǎngrepercussions; reaction 繁殖fán zhíto breed; to reproduce 犯罪fàn zuìto commit a crime; crime; offense 防范fáng fànto be on guard; wariness 仿佛fǎng fúto seem; as if 房价fáng jiàhouse price; cost of housing 防守fáng shǒuto defend; to protect (against)肺fèilung 飞船fēi chuánspaceship; spacecraft 飞行员fēi xíng yuánpilot; aviator 分工fēn gōngto divide up the work; division of labor 分裂fēn lièto split up; to divide 愤怒fèn nùangry; indignant 风暴fēng bàostorm; violent commotion 峰会fēng huìsummit meeting 奉献fèng xiànto offer respectfully; to consecrate 佛教Fó jiàoBuddhism 佛FóBuddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀 (Fótuó))服fúclothes; dress 浮fúto float; superficial 负fùto bear; to carry (on one's back)副fùsecondary; auxiliary 父女fù nǚfather and daughter 妇女fù nǚwoman 富人fù rénrich person; the rich 复苏fù sūto recover (health, economic); to resuscitate 富有fù yǒurich; wealthy; affluent; to be rich in; to be replete with 父子fù zǐfather and son 改装gǎi zhuāngto change one's costume; to repackage 杆gǎnstick; pole 肝gānliver; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game)赶不上gǎn bù shàngcan't keep up with; can't catch up with 赶忙gǎn mángto hurry; to hasten 感人gǎn réntouching; moving 赶上gǎn shàngto keep up with; to catch up with 干涉gān shèto interfere; to meddle 敢于gǎn yúto have the courage to do sth; to dare to 刚好gāng hǎojust; exactly 港口gǎng kǒuport; harbor 岗位gǎng wèia post; a job

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.