Old HSK 6 vocabulary list

The 2,498 words of level 6 in the 2010 six-level HSK, the version most textbooks still follow.

2,498 words

Ordered by pinyin

挨áito suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times)爱不释手ài bù shì shǒu(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible 爱戴ài dàito love and respect; love and respect 暧昧ài mèivague; ambiguous 哎哟āi yōhey; ow 癌症ái zhèngcancer 案件àn jiàncase; instance 安居乐业ān jū lè yèto live in peace and work happily (idiom)案例àn lìcase (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example 按摩àn mómassage; to massage 安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil 暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion 安详ān xiángserene 安置ān zhìto find a place for; to help settle down 昂贵áng guìexpensive; costly 熬áoto cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure 奥秘ào mìsecret; mystery 凹凸āo tūconcave or convex; bumps and holes 扒bāto peel; to skin 疤bāscar; scab 巴不得bā bu de(coll.) to be eager for; to long for 霸道bà dàothe Way of the Hegemon; despotic rule 罢工bà gōnga strike; to go on strike 把关bǎ guānto guard a pass; to check on sth 巴结bā jieto fawn on; to curry favor with 拔苗助长bá miáo zhù zhǎngto spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)把手bǎ shouhandle; grip 把戏bǎ xìacrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy 掰bāito break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)拜访bài fǎngto pay a visit; to call on 百分点bǎi fēn diǎnpercentage point 败坏bài huàito ruin; to corrupt 拜年bài niánto pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year 摆脱bǎi tuōto break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc)拜托bài tuōto request sb to do sth; please!版本bǎn běnversion; edition 颁布bān bùto issue; to proclaim 颁发bān fāto issue; to promulgate 伴侣bàn lǚcompanion; mate 伴随bàn suíto accompany; to follow 半途而废bàn tú ér fèito give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished 斑纹bān wénstripe; streak 扮演bàn yǎnto play the role of; to act 磅bàngscale (instrument for weighing); to weigh 绑架bǎng jiàto kidnap; to abduct 榜样bǎng yàngexample; model 包庇bāo bìto shield; to harbor 报仇bào chóuto take revenge; to avenge 报酬bào choureward; remuneration 报答bào dáto repay; to requite 报到bào dàoto report for duty; to check in 爆发bào fāto break out; to erupt 包袱bāo fuwrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth 报复bào fùto make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation 抱负bào fùaspiration; ambition 保管bǎo guǎnto hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee 曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)饱和bǎo hésaturated; filled to capacity 饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghaving lived through many changes 暴力bào lìviolence; force 暴露bào lùto expose; to reveal 保密bǎo mìto keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy 保姆bǎo mǔnanny; housekeeper 报社bào shènewspaper (i.e. a company)保守bǎo shǒuconservative; to guard 包围bāo wéito surround; to encircle 保卫bǎo wèito defend; to safeguard 报销bào xiāoto submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement 保养bǎo yǎngto take good care of (or conserve) one's health; to keep in good repair 抱怨bào yuànto complain; to grumble 爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode 保障bǎo zhàngto ensure; to guarantee 保重bǎo zhòngto take care of oneself 包装bāo zhuāngto pack; to package 悲哀bēi āigrieved; sorrowful 卑鄙bēi bǐbase; mean 悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable; tragic 被动bèi dòngpassive 备份bèi fènbackup 被告bèi gàodefendant 北极běi jíthe North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole 贝壳bèi késhell (of a mollusk)背叛bèi pànto betray 背诵bèi sòngto recite; to repeat from memory 备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum; aide-memoire 奔波bēn bōto rush about; to be constantly on the move 奔驰bēn chíto run quickly; to speed 本能běn nénginstinct 本钱běn qiáncapital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)本人běn rénI; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned 本身běn shēnitself; in itself 本事běn shiability; skill 本着běn zhebased on...; in conformance with..笨拙bèn zhuōclumsy; awkward 甭béng(contraction of 不用 (bùyòng)) need not; please don't 蹦bèngto jump; to bounce; to hop 迸发bèng fāto burst forth 崩溃bēng kuìto collapse; to crumble; to fall apart 臂bìarm 弊病bì bìngmalady; evil

Practice Old 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.