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

无从wú cóngnot to have access; beyond one's authority or capability 舞蹈wǔ dǎodance (performance art); dancing 无动于衷wú dòng yú zhōngaloof; indifferent 无非wú fēionly; nothing else 乌黑wū hēijet-black; dark 误解wù jiěto misunderstand; misunderstanding 无精打采wú jīng dǎ cǎidispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits 无可奉告wú kě fèng gào(idiom) "no comment"无可奈何wú kě nài héhave no way out; have no alternative 无赖wú làihoodlum; rascal 无理取闹wú lǐ qǔ nàoto make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative 物美价廉wù měi jià liángood quality and cheap; a bargain 污蔑wū mièto slander; to smear 无能为力wú néng wéi lìimpotent (idiom); powerless 无穷无尽wú qióng wú jìnendless; boundless 侮辱wǔ rǔto insult; to humiliate 务实wù shíto deal with concrete matters; pragmatic 无微不至wú wēi bù zhìin every possible way (idiom); meticulous 武侠wǔ xiámartial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant 诬陷wū xiànto entrap; to frame 无忧无虑wú yōu wú lǜcarefree and without worries (idiom)无知wú zhīignorant; ignorance 武装wǔ zhuāngarms; equipment 物资wù zīgoods; supplies 溪xīcreek; rivulet 细胞xì bāocell (biology)媳妇xí fùdaughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man)膝盖xī gàiknee; (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)袭击xí jīattack (esp. surprise attack); raid 细菌xì jūnbacterium; germ 系列xì lièseries; set 熄灭xī mièto stop burning; to go out (of fire)吸取xī qǔto absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc)昔日xī rìformer days; in the past 牺牲xī shēngto sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued)习俗xí súcustom; tradition 喜闻乐见xǐ wén lè jiànto love to hear and see (idiom); well received 夕阳xī yángsunset; the setting sun 喜悦xǐ yuèhappy; joyous 细致xì zhìdelicate; fine 霞xiárose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset 狭隘xiá ài(of a path etc) narrow; (of a living space etc) cramped 峡谷xiá gǔcanyon; gill 夏令营xià lìng yíngsummer camp 下属xià shǔsubordinate; underling 狭窄xiá zhǎinarrow 弦xiánbow string; string of musical instrument 嫌xiánto dislike; suspicion 现场xiàn chǎngthe scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot 现成xiàn chéngready-made; readily available 宪法xiàn fǎconstitution (of a country)陷害xiàn hàito entrap; to set up 闲话xián huàcasual conversation; chat 贤惠xián huìvariant of 贤慧 (xiánhuì)衔接xián jiēto link up; to connect; to join 先进xiān jìnsophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)鲜明xiān míng(of colors) bright; fresh and clear; clear-cut; distinct 掀起xiān qǐto lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)先前xiān qiánbefore; previously 馅儿xiàn rerhua variant of 馅 (xiàn)陷入xiàn rùto sink into; to get caught up in 线索xiàn suǒtrail; clues 纤维xiān wéifiber 嫌疑xián yísuspicion; to have suspicions 显著xiǎn zhùoutstanding; notable 现状xiàn zhuàngcurrent situation 巷xiànglane; alley 相差xiāng chàto differ 向导xiàng dǎoguide 相等xiāng děngequal; equally 想方设法xiǎng fāng shè fǎto think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means; to try this, that and the other 相辅相成xiāng fǔ xiāng chéngto complement one another (idiom)向来xiàng láialways (previously)响亮xiǎng liàngloud and clear; resounding 镶嵌xiāng qiànto inlay; to embed 向往xiàng wǎngto yearn for; to look forward to 相应xiāng yìngto correspond; answering (one another)响应xiǎng yìngto respond to; answer 乡镇xiāng zhènvillage; township 消除xiāo chúto eliminate; to remove 消毒xiāo dúto disinfect; to sterilize 消防xiāo fángfirefighting; fire control 消耗xiāo hàoto consume; to use up; to deplete; to expend 销毁xiāo huǐto destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate 消极xiāo jínegative; passive 肖像xiào xiàngportrait (painting, photo etc); (in a general sense) representation of a person 小心翼翼xiǎo xīn yì yìcautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent 效益xiào yìbenefit; effectiveness 屑xièbits; fragments 携带xié dàito carry (on one's person); to support (old)协会xié huìan association; a society 谢绝xiè juéto refuse politely 泄露xiè lùto leak (information); to divulge 泄气xiè qìto leak (gas); to be discouraged 协商xié shāngto consult with; to talk things over 协议xié yìagreement; pact 协助xié zhùto provide assistance; to aid 写作xiě zuòto write; to compose 新陈代谢xīn chén dài xièmetabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom)心得xīn déwhat one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge

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.