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

家常jiā chángthe daily life of a family 加工jiā gōngto process; processing 家伙jiā huoguy; chap; weapon 加剧jiā jùto intensify 假设jiǎ shèto suppose; to presume 假使jiǎ shǐif; in case 家属jiā shǔfamily member; (family) dependent 佳肴jiā yáofine food; delicacies 家喻户晓jiā yù hù xiǎounderstood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name 夹杂jiā záto mix together (disparate substances); to mingle 拣jiǎnto choose; to pick 溅jiànto splash 鉴别jiàn biéto differentiate; to distinguish 剪彩jiǎn cǎito cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony)间谍jiàn diéspy 坚定jiān dìngfirm; steady 鉴定jiàn dìngto appraise; to identify 监督jiān dūto control; to supervise 尖端jiān duānsharp pointed end; the tip 见多识广jiàn duō shí guǎngexperienced and knowledgeable (idiom)间隔jiàn gégap; interval 坚固jiān gùfirm; firmly 简化jiǎn huàto simplify 间接jiàn jiēindirect 见解jiàn jiěopinion; view 简陋jiǎn lòusimple and crude 艰难jiān nándifficult; hard 健全jiàn quánrobust; sound 坚韧jiān rèntough and durable; tenacious 坚实jiān shífirm and substantial; solid 监视jiān shìto monitor; to keep a close watch over 践踏jiàn tàto trample 检讨jiǎn tǎoto examine or inspect; self-criticism 简体字jiǎn tǐ zìsimplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字 (fántǐzì)舰艇jiàn tǐngwarship; naval vessel 见闻jiàn wénwhat one has seen and heard; knowledge 检验jiǎn yànto inspect; to examine 简要jiǎn yàoconcise; brief 见义勇为jiàn yì yǒng wéito see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause 坚硬jiān yìnghard; solid 监狱jiān yùprison 鉴于jiàn yúin view of; seeing that 兼职jiān zhíto hold concurrent posts; concurrent job 桨jiǎngoar; paddle 将近jiāng jìnalmost; nearly 将军jiāng jūngeneral; high-ranking military officer 奖励jiǎng lìto reward; reward (as encouragement)降临jiàng línto descend; to arrive 奖赏jiǎng shǎngreward; prize; award 僵硬jiāng yìngstiff; rigid 搅拌jiǎo bànto stir; to agitate 交叉jiāo chāto cross; to intersect 交代jiāo dàito transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)焦点jiāo diǎnfocal point; focus (lit. and fig.)焦急jiāo jíanxiety; anxious 较量jiào liàngto pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb 角落jiǎo luònook; corner 缴纳jiǎo nàto pay (taxes etc)娇气jiāo qìdelicate; squeamish 交涉jiāo shèto negotiate (with); to have dealings (with)交往jiāo wǎngto associate (with); to have contact (with)教养jiào yǎngto educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture 交易jiāo yìto deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal 皆jiēall; each and every 戒备jiè bèito take precautions; to guard against (emergency)阶层jiē céngsocial class 杰出jié chūoutstanding; distinguished 解除jiě chúto remove; to sack 揭发jiē fāto expose; to bring to light 解雇jiě gùto fire; to sack 借鉴jiè jiànto draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things)竭尽全力jié jìn quán lìto spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost 结晶jié jīngto crystallize; crystallization 结局jié júconclusion; ending 接连jiē liánon end; in a row 揭露jiē lùto expose; to unmask 解剖jiě pōuto dissect (an animal); to analyze 解散jiě sànto dissolve; to disband 结算jié suànto settle a bill; to close an account 解体jiě tǐto break up into components; to disintegrate 界限jiè xiànboundary 截至jié zhìup to (a time); by (a time)借助jiè zhùto draw support from; with the help of 节奏jié zòurhythm; tempo 进而jìn érand then (what follows next)进攻jìn gōngto attack; to assault 进化jìn huàevolution 津津有味jīn jīn yǒu wèiwith keen interest (idiom); with great pleasure 尽快jǐn kuàias quickly as possible; as soon as possible 近来jìn láirecently; lately 紧密jǐn mìinseparably close 浸泡jìn pàoto steep; to soak 紧迫jǐn pòpressing; urgent 金融jīn róngbanking; finance 晋升jìn shēngto promote to a higher position 近视jìn shìshortsighted; nearsighted 劲头jìn tóuenthusiasm; zeal 锦绣前程jǐn xiù qián chéngbright future; bright prospects 进展jìn zhǎnto make headway; to make progress 茎jīngstalk; stem

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.