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

井jǐnga well; neat 精打细算jīng dǎ xì suànmeticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)惊动jīng dòngto alarm; to startle 经费jīng fèifunds; expenditure 警告jǐng gàoto warn; to admonish 精华jīng huábest feature; most important part of an object 精简jīng jiǎnto simplify; to reduce 境界jìng jièboundary; state 兢兢业业jīng jīng yè yè(idiom) conscientious; assiduous 敬礼jìng lǐto salute; salute 精密jīng mìaccuracy; exact 惊奇jīng qíto be amazed; to be surprised 精确jīng quèaccurate; precise 竞赛jìng sàito compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race 经商jīng shāngto trade; to carry out commercial activities 警惕jǐng tìto be on the alert; vigilant 精通jīng tōngto be proficient in; to master (a subject)镜头jìng tóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)经纬jīng wěiwarp and woof; longitude and latitude 精心jīng xīnwith utmost care; fine 竞选jìng xuǎnto take part in an election; to run for office 惊讶jīng yàamazed; astonished 精益求精jīng yì qiú jīng(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting 精致jīng zhìdelicate; fine; exquisite; refined 颈椎jǐng zhuīcervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals 纠纷jiū fēndispute 救济jiù jìemergency relief; to help the needy with cash or goods 就近jiù jìnnearby; in a close neighborhood 酒精jiǔ jīngalcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH 就业jiù yèto get a job; employment 纠正jiū zhèngto correct; to make right 就职jiù zhíto take office; to assume a post 剧本jù běnscript for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay 局部jú bùpart; local 举动jǔ dòngact; action 鞠躬jū gōngto bow; (literary) to bend down 聚精会神jù jīng huì shénto concentrate one's attention (idiom)咀嚼jǔ juéto chew; to think over 剧烈jù lièviolent; acute; severe; fierce 拘留jū liúto detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody 局面jú miànaspect; phase 沮丧jǔ sàngdispirited; dejected 局势jú shìsituation; state (of affairs)举世闻名jǔ shì wén míngworld-famous (idiom)举世瞩目jǔ shì zhǔ mùto receive worldwide attention 拘束jū shùto restrict; to restrain 据悉jù xīaccording to reports; it is reported (that)局限jú xiànto limit; to confine 居住jū zhùto reside; to dwell 举足轻重jǔ zú qīng zhòngto play a critical role (idiom); influential 决策jué cèstrategic decision; decision-making 绝望jué wàngto despair; to give up all hope 觉悟jué wùto come to understand; to realize 觉醒jué xǐngto awaken; to come to realize 军队jūn duìarmed forces; troops 卡通kǎ tōngcartoon (loanword)开采kāi cǎito extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit 开除kāi chúto expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)开阔kāi kuòwide; open (spaces)开朗kāi lǎngspacious and well-lit; open and clear 开明kāi míngenlightened; open-minded 开辟kāi pìto open up; to set up 开水kāi shuǐboiled water; boiling water 开拓kāi tuòto break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam)开展kāi zhǎnto launch; to develop 开支kāi zhīexpenditures; expenses; to spend money 看待kàn dàito look upon; to regard 刊登kān dēngto carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)勘探kān tànto explore; to survey 看望kàn wàngto pay a visit to; to see (sb)刊物kān wùpublication 慷慨kāng kǎivehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous 考察kǎo cháto inspect; to observe and study 考古kǎo gǔarchaeology 考核kǎo héto examine; to check up on 靠拢kào lǒngto draw close to 考验kǎo yànto test; to put to the test 磕kēto tap; to knock (against sth hard)刻不容缓kè bù róng huǎnto brook no delay; to demand immediate action 可观kě guānconsiderable; impressive 客户kè hùclient; customer 可口kě kǒutasty; to taste good 颗粒kē lìkernel; granule 科目kē mùacademic subject; field of study 课题kè títask; problem 渴望kě wàngto thirst for; to long for 可恶kě wùrepulsive; vile 可笑kě xiàofunny; ridiculous 可行kě xíngfeasible 啃kěnto gnaw; to nibble 恳切kěn qièearnest; sincere 坑kēngpit; depression; hollow; tunnel; hole in the ground 孔kǒnghole; classifier for cave dwellings 空白kòng báiblank space 空洞kōng dòngcavity; empty 恐吓kǒng hèto threaten; to menace 恐惧kǒng jùto be frightened; fear 空前绝后kōng qián jué hòuunprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last 空隙kòng xìcrack; gap between two objects 空想kōng xiǎngdaydream; fantasy

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.