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

伤亡shāng wángcasualties; injuries and deaths 上演shàng yǎnto screen (a movie); to stage (a play)伤员shāng yuánwounded person 勺sháospoon; ladle 少儿shào érchild 涉及shè jíto involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon 设计师shè jì shīdesigner; architect 舌头shé toutongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information 审查shěn cháto examine; to investigate 深化shēn huàto deepen; to intensify 深深shēn shēndeep; profound 圣诞节Shèng dàn jiéChristmas time; Christmas season 生活费shēng huó fèicost of living; living expenses 升级shēng jíto go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity)省钱shěng qiánto save money 盛行shèng xíngto be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent 升学shēng xuéto enter the next grade school 升值shēng zhíto rise in value; to appreciate 识shíto know; knowledge 适当shì dàngsuitable; appropriate 试点shì diǎntest point; to carry out trial 时而shí éroccasionally; from time to time 师父shī fuused for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master 事后shì hòuafter the event; in hindsight 实践shí jiànpractice; to put into practice 时节shí jiéseason; time 市民shì míncity resident 时期shí qīperiod; phase 师生shī shēngteachers and students 时时shí shíoften; constantly 食欲shí yùappetite 时装shí zhuāngfashion; fashionable clothes 识字shí zìto learn to read 收藏shōu cángto collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection 首次shǒu cìfirst; first time 首脑shǒu nǎohead (of state); summit (meeting)收取shōu qǔto receive; to collect 首席shǒu xíchief (representative, correspondent etc)首相shǒu xiàngprime minister (of Japan or UK etc)手续费shǒu xù fèiservice charge; processing fee 收养shōu yǎngto take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child)书房shū fángstudy (room); studio 薯片shǔ piànfried potato chips 薯条shǔ tiáofrench fries; french fried potatoes 爽shuǎngbright; clear 双打shuāng dǎdoubles (in sports)税shuìtaxes; duties 水泥shuǐ nícement 顺shùnto obey; to follow 说明书shuō míng shū(technical) manual; (book of) directions 说实话shuō shí huàto speak the truth; truth to tell 寺sìBuddhist temple; mosque 四处sì chùall over the place; everywhere and all directions 死亡sǐ wángto die; death 司长sī zhǎngbureau chief 送礼sòng lǐto give a present 送行sòng xíngto see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party 素质sù zhìinner quality; basic essence 算了suàn lelet it be; let it pass 算是suàn shìconsidered to be; at last 虽suīalthough; even though 岁数suì shuage (number of years old)塔tǎpagoda; tower 踏tàto tread; to stamp 踏实tā shifirmly-based; steady 台灯tái dēngdesk lamp; table lamp 太阳能tài yáng néngsolar energy 叹气tàn qìto sigh; to heave a sigh 探索tàn suǒto explore; to probe 探讨tàn tǎoto investigate; to probe 趟tàngclassifier for times, round trips or rows; a time 掏tāoto fish out (from pocket); to scoop 特tèspecial; unique 特大tè dàexceptionally big 特地tè dìspecially; for a special purpose 特快tè kuàiexpress (train, delivery etc)特意tè yìspecially; intentionally 疼痛téng tòngpain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt 踢tīto kick; to play (e.g. soccer)提交tí jiāoto submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb 提升tí shēngto promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist 添tiānto add; to increase; to replenish 田tiánfield; farm 田径tián jìngtrack and field (athletics)天然tiān ránnatural 天堂tiān tángparadise; heaven 天下tiān xiàland under heaven; the whole world 跳水tiào shuǐto dive (into water); (sports) diving 听取tīng qǔto hear (news); to listen to 同tónglike; same 通报tōng bàoto inform; to notify 同胞tóng bāoborn of the same parents; sibling 通道tōng dào(communications) channel; thoroughfare 同行tóng hángperson of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry 通红tōng hóngvery red; red through and through 通话tōng huàto hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone 铜牌tóng páibronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc 同期tóng qīthe corresponding time period (in a different year etc); concurrent 通行tōng xíngto go through; to pass through; to be in general use 通讯tōng xùncommunications; news story

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.