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

照耀zhào yàoto shine; to illuminate 照应zhào yìngto correlate with; to correspond to 沼泽zhǎo zémarsh; swamp 遮挡zhē dǎngto shelter; to shelter from 折磨zhé móto torment; to torture 折腾zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again 阵地zhèn dì(military) position; front 镇定zhèn dìngcalm; unperturbed 振奋zhèn fènto stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits 珍贵zhēn guìprecious 镇静zhèn jìngcalm; cool 震惊zhèn jīngto shock; to astonish 阵容zhèn róngtroop arrangement; battle formation 侦探zhēn tàndetective; to do detective work 珍稀zhēn xīrare; precious and uncommon 真相zhēn xiàngthe truth about sth; the actual facts 振兴zhèn xīngto revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize 镇压zhèn yāsuppression; repression 真挚zhēn zhìsincere; sincerity 珍珠zhēn zhūpearl 斟酌zhēn zhuóto consider; to deliberate 正当zhèng dànghonest; reasonable 争端zhēng duāndispute; controversy 整顿zhěng dùnto tidy up; to reorganize 争夺zhēng duóto fight over; to contest 蒸发zhēng fāto evaporate; evaporation 征服zhēng fúto conquer; to subdue 正负zhèng fùpositive and negative 正规zhèng guīregular; according to standards 正经zhèng jīngdecent; honorable 争气zhēng qìto work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement 正气zhèng qìhealthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity 政权zhèng quánregime; political power 证实zhèng shíto confirm (sth to be true); to verify 征收zhēng shōuto levy (a tax); to expropriate 证书zhèng shūcredentials; certificate 争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòustriving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another 争议zhēng yìcontroversy; dispute 正义zhèng yìjustice; righteousness 正月Zhēng yuèfirst month of the lunar year 挣扎zhēng zháto struggle 郑重zhèng zhòngserious; solemn 症状zhèng zhuàngsymptom (of an illness)枝zhībranch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc 治安zhì ānlaw and order; public security 值班zhí bānto work a shift; on duty 指标zhǐ biāo(production) target; quota; index; indicator 直播zhí bō(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast 制裁zhì cáito punish; punishment 支撑zhī chēngto prop up; to support 支出zhī chūto spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure 致辞zhì cíto express in words or writing; to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc)指定zhǐ dìngto appoint; to assign 制订zhì dìngto work out; to formulate 脂肪zhī fángfat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)制服zhì fúto subdue; to check 指甲zhǐ jiafingernail 知觉zhī juéperception; consciousness 治理zhì lǐto govern; to administer 智力zhì lìintelligence; intellect 指令zhǐ lìngorder; command 支流zhī liútributary (river)滞留zhì liú(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded; (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger 殖民地zhí mín dìcolony 指南针zhǐ nán zhēncompass 职能zhí néngfunction; role 智能zhì néngintelligent; able 支配zhī pèito control; to dominate 志气zhì qìambition; resolve 智商zhì shāngIQ (intelligence quotient)指示zhǐ shìto point out; to indicate 致使zhì shǐto cause; to result in 指望zhǐ wàngto count on; to hope for; prospect; hope 职位zhí wèiposition; post; job 职务zhí wùpost; position 支援zhī yuánto provide assistance; to support 制约zhì yuēto restrict; condition 指责zhǐ zéto criticize; to find fault with 制止zhì zhǐto curb; to put a stop to 支柱zhī zhùmainstay; pillar 知足常乐zhī zú cháng lèsatisfied with what one has (idiom)忠诚zhōng chéngdevoted; loyal 终点zhōng diǎnthe end; end point 中断zhōng duànto cut short; to break off 终究zhōng jiūin the end; after all is said and done 中立zhōng lìneutral; neutrality 肿瘤zhǒng liútumor 终年zhōng niánentire year; throughout the year 终身zhōng shēnlifelong; all one's life 忠实zhōng shífaithful 众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhīas everyone knows (idiom)衷心zhōng xīnheartfelt; wholehearted 重心zhòng xīncenter of gravity; central core 中央zhōng yāngcentral; middle 终止zhōng zhǐto stop; to terminate 种子zhǒng ziseed 种族zhǒng zúrace; ethnicity 州zhōuprefecture; (old) province 舟zhōuboat 周边zhōu biānperiphery; rim

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.