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

信赖xìn làito trust; to have confidence in 新郎xīn lángbridegroom; groom 心灵xīn língbright; smart 信念xìn niànfaith; belief 新娘xīn niángbride 辛勤xīn qínhardworking; industrious 薪水xīn shuǐsalary; wage 心态xīn tàiattitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche 心疼xīn téngto love dearly; to feel sorry for sb 欣慰xīn wèito be gratified 欣欣向荣xīn xīn xiàng róng(idiom) flourishing; thriving 心血xīn xuèheart's blood; expenditure (for some project)心眼儿xīn yǎn rone's thoughts; mind 信仰xìn yǎngto believe in (a religion); firm belief 新颖xīn yǐnglit. new bud; fig. new and original 信誉xìn yùprestige; distinction 腥xīngfishy (smell)性感xìng gǎnsex appeal; eroticism 兴高采烈xìng gāo cǎi lièhappy and excited (idiom); in high spirits 幸好xìng hǎofortunately 兴隆xīng lóngprosperous; thriving 性命xìng mìnglife 性能xìng néngfunction; performance; behavior 性情xìng qíngnature; temperament 刑事xíng shìcriminal; penal 形态xíng tàishape; form 兴旺xīng wàngprosperous; thriving 行政xíng zhèngadministration; (attributive) administrative; executive 兴致勃勃xìng zhì bó bóto become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits; full of zest 凶恶xiōng èfierce; ferocious 雄厚xióng hòusubstantial; robust; ample; abundant 胸怀xiōng huáione's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast 凶手xiōng shǒumurderer; assassin 胸膛xiōng tángchest 绣xiùto embroider; embroidery 羞耻xiū chǐ(a feeling of) shame 修复xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)修建xiū jiànto build; to construct 嗅觉xiù juésense of smell 修理xiū lǐto repair; to fix 休养xiū yǎngto recuperate; to recover 虚假xū jiǎfalse; phony 酗酒xù jiǔheavy drinking; to get drunk 许可xǔ kěto allow; to permit 畜牧xù mùto raise animals 需求xū qiúrequirement; to require 虚荣xū róngvanity 虚伪xū wěifalse; hypocritical 序言xù yánpreface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude 须知xū zhīkey information; instructions 选拔xuǎn báto select the best 悬挂xuán guàto suspend; to hang 旋律xuán lǜmelody 悬念xuán niànsuspense in a movie, play etc; concern for sb's welfare 宣誓xuān shìto swear an oath (of office); to make a vow 选手xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant 悬崖峭壁xuán yá qiào bìsheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)宣扬xuān yángto publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide 旋转xuán zhuǎnto rotate; to revolve 学历xué lìeducational background; academic qualifications 削弱xuē ruòto weaken; to impair 雪上加霜xuě shàng jiā shuāng(idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury 学说xué shuōtheory; doctrine 学位xué wèiacademic degree; place in school 血压xuè yāblood pressure 循环xún huánto cycle; to circulate 巡逻xún luóto patrol (police, army or navy)寻觅xún mìto look for 熏陶xūn táoto seep in; to influence 循序渐进xún xù jiàn jìnin sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally 押金yā jīndeposit; down payment 亚军yà jūnsecond place (in a sports contest); runner-up 压迫yā pòto oppress; to repress 压岁钱yā suì qiánmoney given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve 压缩yā suōto compress; compression 压抑yā yìto constrain or repress emotions; oppressive 压榨yā zhàto press; to squeeze 压制yā zhìto suppress; to inhibit 演变yǎn biànto develop; to evolve 掩盖yǎn gàito conceal; to hide behind 眼光yǎn guānggaze; insight 沿海yán hǎicoastal 严寒yán hánbitter cold; severe winter 掩护yǎn hùto screen; to shield 烟花yān huāfireworks; prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)演讲yǎn jiǎngto give a lecture; to make a speech 严禁yán jìnto strictly prohibit 严峻yán jùngrim; severe 严厉yán lìsevere; strict 言论yán lùnexpression of opinion; views 严密yán mìstrict; tight (organization, surveillance etc)淹没yān mòto submerge; to drown 延期yán qīto delay; to extend 炎热yán rèblistering hot; sizzling hot (weather)眼色yǎn sèsignal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance 延伸yán shēnto extend; to spread 眼神yǎn shénexpression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance 岩石yán shírock 掩饰yǎn shìto cover up; to conceal 验收yàn shōuto inspect and accept; acceptance

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.