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

充足chōng zúadequate; sufficient 筹备chóu bèipreparations; to get ready for sth 踌躇chóu chúto hesitate; (literary) to pace back and forth 丑恶chǒu èugly; repulsive 抽空chōu kòngto find the time to do sth 稠密chóu mìdense 储备chǔ bèito store up; reserves 初步chū bùinitial; preliminary 储存chǔ cúnstockpile; to store 触犯chù fànto violate; to offend 处分chǔ fènto discipline sb; to punish 处境chǔ jìngsituation (of a person)出路chū lùa way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward 出卖chū màito offer for sale; to sell; to sell out; to betray 出身chū shēnto be born of; to come from 出神chū shénspellbound; entranced 出息chū xifuture prospects; profit 储蓄chǔ xùto save money (in a bank); savings 出洋相chū yáng xiàngto make a fool of oneself 处置chǔ zhìto handle; to take care of 串chuànto string together; to skewer 船舶chuán bóshipping; boats 传达chuán dáto pass on; to convey 传单chuán dānleaflet; flier; pamphlet 川流不息chuān liú bù xīthe stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow 喘气chuǎn qìto breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather; to catch one's breath 传授chuán shòuto impart; to pass on; to teach 穿越chuān yuèto pass through; to traverse 幢zhuàngclassifier for buildings; carriage curtain (old)床单chuáng dānbed sheet 创立chuàng lìto establish; to set up; to found 创新chuàng xīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation 创业chuàng yèto begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship 创作chuàng zuòto create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation 锤chuíhammer; to hammer into shape 吹牛chuī niúto talk big; to shoot off one's mouth 吹捧chuī pěngto flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments 垂直chuí zhíperpendicular; vertical 纯粹chún cuìpure; unadulterated 纯洁chún jiépure; clean and honest 刺cìthorn; sting 伺候cì houto serve; to wait upon 词汇cí huìvocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)次品cì pǐnsubstandard products; defective 慈祥cí xiángkindly; benevolent (often of older person)雌雄cí xióngmale and female 次序cì xùsequence; order 丛cóngcluster; collection 从容不迫cóng róng bù pòcalm; unruffled 凑合còu heto bring together; to make do in a bad situation 粗鲁cū lǔcoarse; crude (in one's manner)窜cuànto flee; to scuttle 攒zǎnto collect; to hoard 摧残cuī cánto ravage; to ruin 脆弱cuì ruòweak; frail 搓cuōto rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist 磋商cuō shāngto consult; to discuss seriously 挫折cuò zhésetback; reverse 搭dāto put up; to build (scaffolding)打包dǎ bāoto wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out 答辩dá biànto reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation 大不了dà bù liǎoat worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming 大臣dà chénchancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister 达成dá chéngto reach (an agreement); to accomplish 搭档dā dàngto cooperate; partner 答复dá fùto answer; to reply 打官司dǎ guān sito file a lawsuit; to sue 大伙儿dà huǒ rerhua variant of 大伙 (dàhuǒ)打击dǎ jīto hit; to strike 打架dǎ jiàto fight; to scuffle 打量dǎ liangto size sb up; to look sb up and down 打猎dǎ lièto go hunting 搭配dā pèito pair up; to match 大厦dà shà(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)大肆dà sìwantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)大体dà tǐin general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture 大意dà yìgeneral idea; main idea 打仗dǎ zhàngto fight a battle; to go to war 大致dà zhìmore or less; roughly; approximately 逮捕dài bǔto arrest; to apprehend 代价dài jiàprice; cost 代理dài lǐto act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy 带领dài lǐngto guide; to lead 怠慢dài mànto slight; to neglect 歹徒dǎi túevildoer; malefactor 蛋白质dàn bái zhìprotein 担保dān bǎoto guarantee; to vouch for 诞辰dàn chénbirthday 淡季dàn jìoff season; slow business season 胆怯dǎn qiètimidity; timid 诞生dàn shēngto be born 淡水dàn shuǐpotable water (water with low salt content); fresh water 党dǎngparty; association 档案dàng ànfile; record; archive 当场dāng chǎngat the scene; on the spot 当初dāng chūat that time; originally 档次dàng cìgrade; class 当面dāng miànto sb's face; in sb's presence 当前dāng qiánthe present time; to be faced with 当事人dāng shì rénpersons involved or implicated; party (to an affair)

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.