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

基督教Jī dū jiàoChristianity; Christian 极端jí duānextreme 机关jī guānmechanism; gear; machine-operated 急救jí jiùto give emergency treatment; first aid 吉利jí lìauspicious; lucky 激情jī qíngpassion; fervor 吉祥jí xiánglucky; auspicious 机械jī xièmachine; machinery 给予jǐ yǔ(literary) to give; to accord; to render 嘉宾jiā bīnesteemed guest; honored guest 家电jiā diànhousehold electric appliance 加盟jiā méngto become a member of an alliance or union; to align 假日jià rìa holiday; a day off 家园jiā yuánhome; homeland 尖jiānpointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing 捡jiǎnto pick up; to collect; to gather 剑jiàndouble-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword 箭jiànarrow 监测jiān cèto monitor 鉴定jiàn dìngto appraise; to identify 监督jiān dūto control; to supervise 简介jiǎn jièsummary; brief introduction 酱jiàngthick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste 将军jiāng jūngeneral; high-ranking military officer 讲课jiǎng kèteach; lecture 酱油jiàng yóusoy sauce 觉jiàoa nap; a sleep 骄傲jiāo àopride; arrogance 焦点jiāo diǎnfocal point; focus (lit. and fig.)教堂jiào tángchurch; chapel 脚印jiǎo yìnfootprint 教育部Jiào yù bùMinistry of Education 揭jiēto take the lid off; to expose 解jiěto divide; to break up 界jiè(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm 杰出jié chūoutstanding; distinguished 节假日jié jià rìpublic holiday 借鉴jiè jiànto draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things)节能jié néngto conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption 接收jiē shōureception (of transmitted signal); to receive 解说jiě shuōto explain (verbally); to give a running commentary 街头jiē tóustreet 截止jié zhǐto end; to close; (electricity) cut-off 截至jié zhìup to (a time); by (a time)节奏jié zòurhythm; tempo 尽jìnto use up; to exhaust 金额jīn ésum of money; monetary value 进攻jìn gōngto attack; to assault 金钱jīn qiánmoney; currency 近日jìn rì(in) the past few days; recently 金融jīn róngbanking; finance 近视jìn shìshortsighted; nearsighted 精jīngessence; extract 井jǐnga well; neat 景jǐng(bound form) scenery; circumstance 净jìngclean; completely 景点jǐng diǎntourist attraction; scenic spot 精美jīng měiexquisite; elegant; fine 精品jīng pǐnquality goods; premium product 惊人jīng rénastonishing 惊喜jīng xǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised 纠纷jiū fēndispute 救命jiù mìngto save sb's life; (interj.) Help!就是说jiù shì shuōin other words; that is 酒水jiǔ shuǐbeverage; drink 就算jiù suàn(coll.) even if 救援jiù yuánto save; to support 纠正jiū zhèngto correct; to make right 救助jiù zhùto help sb in trouble; aid 剧jùtheatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc)据jùaccording to; to act in accordance with 足zú(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample 捐juānto relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate 捐款juān kuǎnto donate money; to contribute funds 捐赠juān zèngto contribute (as a gift); to donate 捐助juān zhùto donate; to offer (aid)绝juéto cut short; extinct 决策jué cèstrategic decision; decision-making 绝大多数jué dà duō shùthe vast majority 觉悟jué wùto come to understand; to realize 军队jūn duìarmed forces; troops 军舰jūn jiànwarship; military naval vessel 军事jūn shìmilitary affairs; (attributive) military 开创kāi chuàngto initiate; to start; to found 开关kāi guānpower switch; gas valve 开设kāi shèto offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)开通kāi tōngto open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)开头kāi tóubeginning; to start 开夜车kāi yè chēto burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night 看得见kàn dé jiàncan see; visible 看得起kàn de qǐto show respect for; to think highly of 看管kān guǎnto look after 看好kàn hǎoto regard as having good prospects 看作kàn zuòto look upon as; to regard as 康复kāng fùto recuperate; to recover (health)抗议kàng yìto protest; protest 考场kǎo chǎngexam room 考题kǎo tíexam question 客车kè chēcoach; bus 科研kē yán(scientific) research

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.