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

犬quǎndog; Kangxi radical 94 权衡quán héngto consider; to weigh (a matter)全局quán júoverall situation 全力以赴quán lì yǐ fùto do at all costs; to make an all-out effort 圈套quān tàotrap; snare; trick 拳头quán toufist; clenched fist 权威quán wēiauthority; authoritative 权益quán yìrights; interests 瘸quélame 确保què bǎoto ensure; to guarantee 缺口quē kǒunick; jag 确立què lìto establish; to institute 确切què qièdefinite; exact 缺席quē xíto be absent 缺陷quē xiàndefect; flaw 确信què xìnto be convinced; to be sure 群众qún zhòngmass; multitude 染rǎnto dye; to catch (a disease)让步ràng bùto concede; to give in 扰乱rǎo luànto disturb; to perturb 饶恕ráo shùto forgive; to pardon 惹祸rě huòto stir up trouble; to invite disaster 热泪盈眶rè lèi yíng kuàngeyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom); extremely moved 热门rè ménpopular; hot; in vogue 仁慈rén cíbenevolent; charitable 人道rén dàohuman sympathy; humanitarianism 认定rèn dìngto maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact)人格rén gépersonality; integrity 人工rén gōngartificial; manpower 人家rén jiaother people; sb else 人间rén jiānthe human world; the earth 认可rèn kěto approve; approval 任命rèn mìngto appoint; (job) appointment 忍耐rěn nàito endure; to bear with 人士rén shìperson; figure 忍受rěn shòuto bear; to endure 人为rén wéiartificial; man-made 人性rén xìnghuman nature; humanity 任性rèn xìngwillful; headstrong 任意rèn yìany; arbitrary 人质rén zhìhostage 任重道远rèn zhòng dào yuǎna heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)仍旧réng jiùstill (remaining); to remain (the same)日新月异rì xīn yuè yìdaily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments 日益rì yìday by day; more and more 溶解róng jiěto dissolve 容貌róng màoone's appearance; one's aspect 容纳róng nàto hold; to contain 容器róng qìreceptacle; vessel 融洽róng qiàharmonious; friendly relations 容忍róng rěnto put up with; to tolerate 揉róuto knead; to massage 柔和róu hégentle; soft 弱点ruò diǎnweak point; failing 若干ruò gāna certain number or amount; how many?撒谎sā huǎngto tell lies 腮sāicheek 散布sàn bùto disseminate 散发sàn fāto distribute; to emit 三角sān jiǎotriangle 散文sǎn wénprose; essay 丧失sàng shīto lose; to forfeit 嫂子sǎo zi(coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law 色彩sè cǎitint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character 啥shádialectal equivalent of 什么 (shénme)刹车shā chēto brake (when driving); to stop 筛选shāi xuǎnto filter 擅长shàn chángto be good at; to be expert in 山脉shān màimountain range 闪烁shǎn shuòflickering; twinkling 擅自shàn zìwithout permission 商标shāng biāotrademark; logo 上级shàng jíhigher authorities; superiors 上进心shàng jìn xīnmotivation; ambition 伤脑筋shāng nǎo jīnto be a real headache; to find sth a real headache 上任shàng rènto take office; previous (incumbent)上瘾shàng yǐnto get into a habit; to become addicted 上游shàng yóuupper reaches (of a river); upper level 捎shāoto bring sth to sb; to deliver 梢shāotip of branch 哨shàoa whistle; sentry 拾shíto pick up; to collate or arrange 折zhéto break; to fracture 奢侈shē chǐluxurious; extravagant 涉及shè jíto involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon 设立shè lìto set up; to establish 社区shè qūcommunity; neighborhood 摄取shè qǔto absorb (nutrients etc); to assimilate 摄氏度Shè shì dù°C (degrees Celsius)设想shè xiǎngto imagine; to assume 设置shè zhìto set up; to install 深奥shēn àoprofound; abstruse 申报shēn bàoto report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs)审查shěn cháto examine; to investigate 深沉shēn chéndeep; profound 审理shěn lǐto hear (a case)审美shěn měiesthetics; appreciating the arts 审判shěn pàna trial; to try sb 神奇shén qímagical; mystical 神气shén qìexpression; manner

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.