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

残忍cán rěncruel; mean 参照cān zhàoto consult a reference; to refer to (another document)舱cāngcabin; the hold of a ship or airplane 苍白cāng báipale; wan 仓促cāng cùall of a sudden; hurriedly 仓库cāng kùdepot; storehouse 草案cǎo àndraft (legislation, proposal etc)操劳cāo láoto work hard; to look after 操练cāo liàndrill; practice 草率cǎo shuàicareless; negligent 嘈杂cáo zánoisy; clamorous 操纵cāo zòngto operate; to control 操作cāo zuòto work; to operate 策划cè huàto plot; to scheme 测量cè liángsurvey; to measure 策略cè lüèstrategy; tactics; crafty; adroit 侧面cè miànlateral side; side 层出不穷céng chū bù qióngmore and more emerge; innumerable succession 层次céng cìlayer; level 岔chàfork in road; bifurcation 查获chá huòto track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)差距chā jùdisparity; gap 刹那chà nàan instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye 诧异chà yìflabbergasted; astonished 柴油chái yóudiesel fuel 搀chānto take by the arm and assist; to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate 馋chángluttonous; greedy 颤抖chàn dǒuto shudder; to shiver 缠绕chán ràotwisting; to twine 阐述chǎn shùto expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic)产业chǎn yèindustry; estate 倡导chàng dǎoto advocate; to initiate 场合chǎng hésituation; occasion 偿还cháng huánto repay; to reimburse 敞开chǎng kāito open wide; unrestrictedly 猖狂chāng kuángsavage; furious 场面chǎng miànscene; spectacle 常年cháng niánall year round; for years on end 昌盛chāng shèngprosperous 尝试cháng shìto try; to attempt 场所chǎng suǒlocation; place 畅通chàng tōngunimpeded; free-flowing 常务cháng wùroutine; everyday business 畅销chàng xiāoto sell well; bestselling; chart-topping 倡议chàng yìto suggest; to initiate 超级chāo jísuper-; ultra-潮流cháo liútide; current 钞票chāo piàopaper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)潮湿cháo shīdamp; moist 嘲笑cháo xiàoto jeer at; to deride 超越chāo yuèto surpass; to exceed; to transcend 撤退chè tuìto retreat 撤销chè xiāoto repeal; to revoke 沉淀chén diàn(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate 陈旧chén jiùold-fashioned 陈列chén lièto display; to exhibit 沉闷chén mènoppressive (of weather); heavy 陈述chén shùan assertion; to declare 沉思chén sīto contemplate; to ponder 称心如意chèn xīn rú yì(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish 沉重chén zhòngheavy; hard 沉着chén zhuósteady; calm and collected 橙chéngorange tree; orange (color)秤chèngsteelyard; Roman balance 盛chéngto hold; to contain 承办chéng bànto undertake; to accept a contract 承包chéng bāoto contract; to undertake (a job)城堡chéng bǎocastle; rook (chess piece)成本chéng běn(manufacturing, production etc) costs 惩罚chéng fápenalty; punishment 称号chēng hàoname; term of address 成交chéng jiāoto complete a contract; to reach a deal 承诺chéng nuòto promise; to undertake to do something 澄清chéng qīngclear (of liquid); limpid 成天chéng tiān(coll.) all day long; all the time 乘务员chéng wù yuánattendant on an airplane, train, boat etc 呈现chéng xiànto appear; to emerge 成效chéng xiàoeffect; result 成心chéng xīnintentionally; deliberately; on purpose 成员chéng yuánmember 诚挚chéng zhìsincere; cordial 赤道chì dàoequator (of the earth or a celestial body); celestial equator 迟缓chí huǎnslow; sluggish 持久chí jiǔlasting; enduring 吃苦chī kǔto bear hardships 吃力chī lìto entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task 池塘chí tángpool; pond 迟疑chí yíto hesitate 赤字chì zì(financial) deficit; red letter 崇拜chóng bàito worship; adoration 充当chōng dāngto serve as; to act as 重叠chóng diéto overlap; to superimpose 冲动chōng dòngto have an urge; to be impetuous 崇高chóng gāomajestic; sublime 冲击chōng jīto attack; to batter 崇敬chóng jìngto revere; to venerate 充沛chōng pèiabundant; plentiful 充实chōng shírich; full 冲突chōng tūconflict; to conflict 重阳节Chóng yáng jiéDouble Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month

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.