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

神情shén qínglook; expression 深情厚谊shēn qíng hòu yìdeep friendship 神色shén sèexpression; look 神圣shén shèngdivine; hallow 绅士shēn shìgentleman 神态shén tàiappearance; manner 渗透shèn tòu(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into 神仙shén xiānDaoist immortal; supernatural entity 呻吟shēn yínto moan; to groan 慎重shèn zhòngcautious; careful 盛产shèng chǎnto produce in abundance; to be rich in 牲畜shēng chùfarm animal; livestock 生存shēng cúnto exist; to survive 胜负shèng fùvictory or defeat; the outcome of a battle 省会shěng huìprovincial capital 生机shēng jīopportunity to live; hope of success; vigor; vitality 盛开shèng kāiblooming; in full flower 生理shēng lǐphysiology 声明shēng míngto state; to declare 盛情shèng qínggreat kindness; magnificent hospitality 声势shēng shìfame and power; prestige 生疏shēng shūunfamiliar; strange 生态shēng tàiecology 生物shēng wùorganism; living creature 生效shēng xiàoto take effect; to go into effect 盛行shèng xíngto be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent 生锈shēng xiùto rust; to grow rusty 生育shēng yùto give birth to; to bear; fertility 声誉shēng yùreputation; fame 势必shì bìto be bound to; undoubtedly will 识别shí biéto distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize 时差shí chātime difference; time lag 时常shí chángoften; frequently 世代shì dàifor many generations; generation 时而shí éroccasionally; from time to time 师范shī fànteacher-training; pedagogical 示范shì fànto demonstrate; to show how to do sth 释放shì fàngto release; to set free 是非shì fēiright and wrong; quarrel 事故shì gùaccident 时光shí guāngtime; era 实惠shí huìtangible benefit; material advantages 时机shí jīopportunity; opportune moment 事迹shì jìdeed; past achievement 施加shī jiāto exert (effort or pressure)事件shì jiànevent; happening 世界观shì jiè guānworldview; world outlook 实力shí lìstrength 势力shì lipower; influence 视力shì lìvision; eyesight 使命shǐ mìngmission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself 时事shí shìcurrent trends; the present situation; how things are going 实施shí shīto implement; to carry out 逝世shì shìto pass away; to die 实事求是shí shì qiú shìlit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic 事态shì tàisituation; existing state of affairs 尸体shī tǐdead body; corpse 试图shì túto attempt; to try 示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration 失误shī wùlapse; mistake 事务shì wù(political, economic etc) affairs; work 视线shì xiànline of sight 事项shì xiàngmatter; item 试验shì yànexperiment; test 事业shì yèundertaking; project 视野shì yěfield of view; (fig.) outlook; perspective 示意shì yìto hint; to indicate (an idea to sb)适宜shì yísuitable; appropriate 石油shí yóuoil; petroleum 施展shī zhǎnto use fully; to put to use 实质shí zhìsubstance; essence 时装shí zhuāngfashion; fashionable clothes 失踪shī zōngto be missing; to disappear 十足shí zúample; complete 收藏shōu cángto collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection 手法shǒu fǎtechnique; trick 守护shǒu hùto guard; to protect 手势shǒu shìgesture; sign; signal 收缩shōu suōto pull back; to shrink 首要shǒu yàothe most important; of chief importance 收益shōu yìearnings; profit 手艺shǒu yìcraftmanship; workmanship 收音机shōu yīn jīradio 授予shòu yǔto award; to confer 受罪shòu zuìto endure; to suffer 束shùto bind; bunch 竖shùto erect; vertical 数shǔto count; to count as; to regard as 舒畅shū chànghappy; entirely free from worry 数额shù éamount; sum of money 书法shū fǎcalligraphy; handwriting 束缚shù fùto bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle 疏忽shū huto neglect; to overlook 书籍shū jíbooks; works 书记shū jisecretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk 树立shù lìto set up; to establish 书面shū miànin writing; written 数目shù mùamount; number 耍shuǎto play with; to wield 衰老shuāi lǎoto age; to deteriorate with age

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.