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

垄断lǒng duànto monopolize 聋哑lóng yǎdeaf and nonverbal 笼罩lǒng zhàoto envelop; to shroud 隆重lóng zhònggrand; prosperous 搂lǒuto hug; to embrace 屡次lǚ cìrepeatedly; time and again 履行lǚ xíngto fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task)炉灶lú zàostove 掠夺lüè duóto plunder; to rob 略微lüè wēia little bit; slightly 轮船lún chuánsteamship; steamer; steamboat 轮廓lún kuòoutline; silhouette 轮胎lún tāitire; pneumatic tire 论坛lùn tánforum (for discussion)论证lùn zhèngto prove a point; to expound on 落成luò chéngto complete a construction project 落实luò shípractical; workable 螺丝钉luó sī dīngscrew 啰唆luō suovariant of 啰嗦 (luōsuo)络绎不绝luò yì bù jué(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream 嘛mamodal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis 麻痹má bìparalysis; palsy 麻木má mùnumb; insensitive 码头mǎ tóudock; pier 麻醉má zuìanesthesia; to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)迈màito take a step; to stride 脉搏mài bópulse (both medical and figurative)埋伏mái fúto ambush; to lie in wait for 埋没mái mòto engulf; to bury 埋葬mái zàngto bury 漫长màn chángvery long; endless 漫画màn huàcaricature; cartoon 慢性màn xìngslow and patient; chronic (disease)蔓延màn yánto extend; to spread 埋怨mán yuànto complain; to grumble (about)忙碌máng lùbusy; bustling 茫茫máng mángboundless; vast and obscure 盲目máng mùblind; blindly 茫然máng ránblankly; vacantly 冒充mào chōngto feign; to pretend to be 茂盛mào shènglush 枚méiclassifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 个 (gè)); classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc 美观měi guānpleasing to the eye; beautiful 媒介méi jièintermediary; vehicle 美满měi mǎnhappy; blissful 美妙měi miàobeautiful; wonderful 媒体méi tǐmedia, esp. news media 没辙méi zhéat one's wit's end; unable to find a way out 门诊mén zhěnoutpatient service 蒙mēng(knocked) unconscious; dazed 猛烈měng lièfierce; violent; vigorous; intense 梦想mèng xiǎng(fig.) to dream of; dream 萌芽méng yáto sprout (lit. or fig.); to bud 眯míto blind (as with dust)弥补mí bǔto complement; to make up for a deficiency 密度mì dùdensity; thickness 密封mì fēngto seal up 迷惑mí huoto puzzle; to confuse 弥漫mí mànto pervade; to fill the air 迷人mí rénfascinating; enchanting 迷失mí shīto lose (one's bearings); to get lost 迷信mí xìnsuperstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth)免得miǎn deso as not to; so as to avoid 勉励miǎn lìto encourage 面貌miàn màoface; features; appearance; look 勉强miǎn qiǎngto do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth 免疫miǎn yìimmunity (to disease)面子miàn ziouter surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face 描绘miáo huìto describe; to depict; to portray 渺小miǎo xiǎominute; tiny 蔑视miè shìto loathe; to despise 灭亡miè wángto be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate 敏感mǐn gǎnsensitive; susceptible 民间mín jiānamong the people; popular 敏捷mǐn jiénimble; quick 敏锐mǐn ruìkeen; sharp; acute 民用mín yòng(for) civilian use 名次míng cìposition in a ranking of names; place 名额míng équota; number of places 名副其实míng fù qí shínot just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named 明明míng míngobviously; plainly 命名mìng míngto give a name to; to dub 名誉míng yùfame; reputation 膜mómembrane; film 摩擦mó cāfriction; rubbing 模范mó fànmodel; fine example 魔鬼mó guǐdevil 磨合mó héto break in; to wear in 莫名其妙mò míng qí miào(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable 默默mò mòin silence; not speaking 抹杀mǒ shāto erase; to cover traces 模式mó shìmode; method 魔术mó shùmagic 墨水儿mò shuǐ rerhua variant of 墨水 (mòshuǐ)摸索mō suoto feel about; to grope about 模型mó xíngmodel; mold 谋求móu qiúto seek; to strive for 目睹mù dǔto witness; to see at first hand 目光mù guānggaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look 模样mú yànglook; style

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.