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

必定bì dìngto be bound to; to be sure to 弊端bì duānsystemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)比方bǐ fanganalogy; instance 逼迫bī pòto force; to compel 闭塞bì sèto stop up; to close up 鼻涕bí tìnasal mucus; snivel; snot 比喻bǐ yùto compare; to liken to 碧玉bì yùjasper 比重bǐ zhòngproportion; specific gravity 遍布biàn bùto cover the whole (area); to be found throughout 鞭策biān cèto spur on; to urge on 贬低biǎn dīto belittle; to disparage 变故biàn gùan unforeseen event; accident 辩护biàn hùto speak in defense of; to argue in favor of 边疆biān jiāngborder area; borderland 边界biān jièboundary; border 辩解biàn jiěto explain; to justify 边境biān jìngfrontier; border 便利biàn lìconvenient; easy 变迁biàn qiānchanges; vicissitudes 辨认biàn rènto recognize; to identify 便条biàn tiáo(informal) note 贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation 便于biàn yúeasy to; convenient for 边缘biān yuánedge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline 辩证biàn zhèngto investigate; dialectical 编织biān zhīto weave; to knit; to plait; to braid; (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc)变质biàn zhìto degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off 辫子biàn ziplait; braid 标本biāo běnspecimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease 标记biāo jìsign; mark 表决biǎo juéto decide by vote; to vote 飙升biāo shēngto rise rapidly; to soar 表态biǎo tàito declare one's position; to say where one stands 标题biāo títitle; heading 表彰biǎo zhāngto honor; to commend 憋biēto choke; to stifle 别扭biè niuawkward; difficult 别墅bié shùvilla 别致bié zhìunusual; unique 濒临bīn línon the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of 冰雹bīng báohail; hailstone 并存bìng cúnto exist at the same time; to coexist 并非bìng fēireally isn't 并列bìng lièto stand side by side; to be juxtaposed 拨打bō dǎto call; to dial 博大精深bó dà jīng shēnwide-ranging and profound; broad and deep 搏斗bó dòuto wrestle; to fight; to struggle 播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)博览会bó lǎn huìexposition; international fair 波浪bō làngwave 伯母bó mǔwife of father's elder brother; aunt 薄弱bó ruòweak; frail 波涛汹涌bō tāo xiōng yǒngwaves surging forth; roaring sea 剥削bō xuēto exploit; exploitation 播种bō zhǒngto sow seeds 补偿bǔ chángto compensate; to make up 不得已bù dé yǐto act against one's will; to have no alternative but to 步伐bù fápace; (measured) step 不妨bù fángthere is no harm in; might as well 不敢当bù gǎn dānglit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me 布告bù gàoposting on a bulletin board; notice 不顾bù gùin spite of; regardless of 不禁bù jīncan't help (doing sth); can't refrain from 补救bǔ jiùto remedy 布局bù júarrangement; composition 不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand 不可思议bù kě - sī yì(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable 不愧bù kuìto be worthy of; to deserve to be called 不料bù liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise 哺乳bǔ rǔbreastfeeding; to suckle 不时bù shífrom time to time; now and then 部署bù shǔto dispose; to deploy 补贴bǔ tiēto subsidize; subsidy 部位bù wèipart (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)不惜bù xīnot stint; not spare 不像话bù xiàng huàunreasonable; shocking 不相上下bù xiāng shàng xiàequally matched; about the same 不屑一顾bù xiè yī gùto disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)不言而喻bù yán ér yùit goes without saying; it is self-evident 不由得bù yóu decan't help; cannot but 不择手段bù zé shǒu duànby fair means or foul; by hook or by crook 不止bù zhǐincessantly; without end 布置bù zhìto put in order; to arrange 捕捉bǔ zhuōto catch; to seize; to capture 裁缝cái féngto make an item of clothing; to tailor 财富cái fùwealth; riches 才干cái gànability; competence 采购cǎi gòuto procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase 采集cǎi jíto gather; to collect 采纳cǎi nàto accept; to adopt 裁判cái pàn(law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee 彩票cǎi piàolottery ticket 财务cái wùfinancial affairs 裁员cái yuánto cut staff; to lay off employees 财政cái zhèngfinances (public); financial 残酷cán kùcruel; cruelty 灿烂càn lànto glitter; brilliant 残留cán liúto remain; to be left over; residual; remnant 参谋cān móustaff officer; to give advice

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.