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

率领shuài lǐngto lead; to command 衰退shuāi tuìto decline; to fall 涮shuànto rinse; to trick 双胞胎shuāng bāo tāitwin 爽快shuǎng kuairefreshed; rejuvenated 水利shuǐ lìwater conservancy; irrigation works 水龙头shuǐ lóng tóufaucet; tap 水泥shuǐ nícement 司法sī fǎjudicial; (administration of) justice 司令sī lìngcommanding officer 思念sī niànto think of; to long for 思索sī suǒto think deeply; to ponder 死亡sǐ wángto die; death 思维sī wéi(line of) thought; thinking 斯文sī wénrefined; educate 肆无忌惮sì wú jì dànabsolutely unrestrained; unbridled 思绪sī xùtrain of thought; emotional state 饲养sì yǎngto raise; to rear 四肢sì zhīthe four limbs of the body 私自sī zìprivate; personal; secretly; without explicit approval 耸sǒngto excite; to raise up 艘sōuclassifier for ships 搜索sōu suǒto search (a place); to search (a database)俗话sú huàcommon saying; proverb 素食sù shívegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet 诉讼sù sònglawsuit 苏醒sū xǐngto come to; to awaken 塑造sù zàoto model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)素质sù zhìinner quality; basic essence 算了suàn lelet it be; let it pass 算数suàn shùto count numbers; to keep to one's word 隧道suì dàotunnel 随即suí jíimmediately; presently 随身suí shēnto (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one 随手suí shǒuconveniently; without extra trouble 随意suí yìas one wishes; according to one's wishes 岁月suì yuèyears; time 损坏sǔn huàito damage; to injure 索赔suǒ péito ask for compensation; to claim damages 索性suǒ xìngyou might as well (do it); simply 塌tāto collapse; to droop 踏实tā shifirmly-based; steady 泰斗tài dǒu(abbr. for 泰山北斗 (TàiShānBěidǒu)) distinguished figure; doyen 台风tái fēngtyphoon 太空tài kōngouter space 坦白tǎn báihonest; forthcoming 探测tàn cèto probe; to survey 瘫痪tān huàn(medicine) to suffer paralysis; (fig.) to be paralyzed; to break down; to come to a standstill 贪婪tān lánavaricious; greedy 叹气tàn qìto sigh; to heave a sigh 摊儿tān rerhua variant of 摊 (tān)探索tàn suǒto explore; to probe 探讨tàn tǎoto investigate; to probe 探望tàn wàngto visit; to call on sb 贪污tān wūto be corrupt; corruption 弹性tán xìngflexibility; elasticity 糖葫芦táng hú lusugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu 倘若tǎng ruòif; supposing; in case 掏tāoto fish out (from pocket); to scoop 陶瓷táo cípottery and porcelain; ceramics 讨价还价tǎo jià huán jiàto haggle over price; to bargain 淘气táo qìnaughty; mischievous 淘汰táo tàito wash out; (fig.) to cull 滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù jué(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on 特长tè chángpersonal strength; one's special ability or strong points 特定tè dìngspecial; specific; designated; particular 特色tè sècharacteristic; distinguishing feature or quality 提拔tí báto promote to a higher job; to select for promotion 题材tí cáisubject matter 提炼tí liànto extract (ore, minerals etc); to refine 体谅tǐ liàngto empathize; to allow (for sth)体面tǐ miàndignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable 提示tí shìto point out; to remind (sb of sth)体系tǐ xìsystem; setup 提议tí yìproposal; suggestion 舔tiǎnto lick; to lap 天才tiān cáitalent; gift 田径tián jìngtrack and field (athletics)天伦之乐tiān lún zhī lèfamily love and joy; domestic bliss 天然气tiān rán qìnatural gas 天生tiān shēngnature; disposition 天堂tiān tángparadise; heaven 天文tiān wénastronomy 挑拨tiǎo bōto incite disharmony; to instigate 调和tiáo héharmonious; to mediate; to reconcile 调剂tiáo jìto adjust; to balance 调节tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate 调解tiáo jiěto mediate; to bring parties to an agreement 条款tiáo kuǎnclause (of contract or law)条理tiáo lǐarrangement; order 调料tiáo liàocondiment; seasoning 挑剔tiāo tipicky; fussy 挑衅tiǎo xìnto provoke; provocation 条约tiáo yuētreaty; pact 跳跃tiào yuèto jump; to leap 挺拔tǐng bátall and straight 停泊tíng bóto anchor; anchorage 停顿tíng dùnto halt; to break off 停滞tíng zhìstagnation; at a standstill 亭子tíng zipavilion

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.