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

空虚kōng xūhollow; emptiness 口气kǒu qìtone of voice; the way one speaks 口腔kǒu qiāngoral cavity 口头kǒu tóuoral; verbal 口音kǒu yīn(linguistics) oral speech sounds 枯竭kū jiéused up; dried up 苦尽甘来kǔ jìn gān láibitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning 枯燥kū zàodry and dull; uninteresting; tedious 挎kuàto carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)跨kuàto step across; to stride over 快活kuài huohappy; cheerful 宽敞kuān changspacious; wide 款待kuǎn dàito entertain; to be hospitable to 款式kuǎn shìpattern; style 筐kuāngbasket 框架kuàng jià(construction) frame; (fig.) framework 旷课kuàng kèto play truant; to cut classes 况且kuàng qiěmoreover; besides 亏待kuī dàito treat sb unfairly 亏损kuī sǔndeficit; (financial) loss 捆绑kǔn bǎngto bind 昆虫kūn chónginsect 扩充kuò chōngto expand 扩散kuò sànto spread; to proliferate; to diffuse 扩张kuò zhāngexpansion; dilation 啦lasentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a list of examples 喇叭lǎ bahorn (automobile etc); loudspeaker 来历lái lìhistory; antecedents 来源lái yuánsource (of information etc); origin 懒惰lǎn duòidle; lazy 栏目lán mùregular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio)狼狈láng bèiin a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure 朗读lǎng dúto read aloud 捞lāoto fish up; to dredge up 唠叨láo daoto prattle; to chatter away 牢固láo gùfirm; secure 牢骚láo sāodiscontent; complaint 乐趣lè qùdelight; pleasure; joy 乐意lè yìto be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth 雷达léi dáradar (loanword)类似lèi sìsimilar; analogous 愣lèngto look distracted; to stare blankly 冷淡lěng dàncold; indifferent 冷酷lěng kùunfeeling; callous 冷却lěng quèto cool (lit. and fig.)理睬lǐ cǎito heed; to pay attention to 立场lì chǎngposition; standpoint 里程碑lǐ chéng bēimilestone 历代lì dàisuccessive generations; successive dynasties 利害lì hàipros and cons; advantages and disadvantages 立交桥lì jiāo qiáooverpass; flyover 礼节lǐ jiéetiquette 历来lì láialways; throughout (a period of time)利率lì lǜinterest rates 黎明lí míngdawn; daybreak 理所当然lǐ suǒ dāng ránas it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right 力所能及lì suǒ néng jías far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers 立体lì tǐthree-dimensional; solid 力图lì túto try hard to; to strive to 例外lì wàiexception; to be an exception 力争lì zhēngto work hard for; to do all one can 理智lǐ zhìreason; intellect 理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngin the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions 立足lì zúto stand; to have a footing 联欢lián huānto have a get-together; celebration 廉洁lián jiéincorruptible; unbribable; honest 联络lián luòto get in touch with; to contact 联盟lián méngalliance; union 连年lián niánsuccessive years; over many years 连锁lián suǒto interlock; to be linked 连同lián tóngtogether with; along with 联想lián xiǎngto associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection 晾liàngto dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder 谅解liàng jiěto understand; to make allowances for 良心liáng xīnconscience 辽阔liáo kuòvast; extensive 列举liè jǔa list; to list 淋línto sprinkle; to drip 临床lín chuángclinical 吝啬lìn sèstingy; mean; miserly 凌晨líng chénvery early in the morning; in the wee hours 灵感líng gǎninspiration; insight 领会lǐng huìto understand; to comprehend 灵魂líng húnsoul; spirit 伶俐líng lìclever; witty; intelligent 灵敏líng mǐnsmart; clever 领事馆lǐng shì guǎnconsulate 领土lǐng tǔterritory 领悟lǐng wùto understand; to comprehend 领先lǐng xiānto lead; to be in front 零星líng xīngfragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces; sporadic; scattered 领袖lǐng xiùleader 溜liūto slip away; to escape in stealth 流浪liú làngto drift about; to wander 留恋liú liànreluctant to leave; to hate to have to go 流露liú lùto reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc 流氓liú mángrogue; hoodlum 留念liú niànto keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly 留神liú shénto take care; to be careful 流通liú tōngto circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution

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.