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

当务之急dāng wù zhī jí(idiom) top priority job; matter of vital importance 当心dāng xīnto take care; to look out 当选dāng xuǎnto be elected; to be selected 倒闭dǎo bìto go bankrupt; to close down 导弹dǎo dàn(guided) missile 稻谷dào gǔunhusked rice; paddy 导航dǎo háng(lit. and fig.) to navigate 捣乱dǎo luànto disturb; to look for trouble 盗窃dào qièto steal 导向dǎo xiàngto be oriented towards; orientation 岛屿dǎo yǔisland 得不偿失dé bù cháng shīthe gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)得力dé lìable; capable 得天独厚dé tiān dú hòublessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages 得罪dé zuìto commit an offense; to violate the law 蹬dēngto step on; to tread on; to put on; to wear (shoes, trousers etc)瞪dèngto open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at 等级děng jígrade; rank 灯笼dēng lónglantern 登陆dēng lùto land; to come ashore 登录dēng lùto register; to log in 堤坝dī bàdam; dike 地步dì bùstage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation 抵达dǐ dáto arrive; to reach (a destination)抵抗dǐ kàngto resist; resistance 地势dì shìterrain; topography relief 敌视dí shìhostile; malevolence 递增dì zēngto increase by degrees; in increasing order 地质dì zhìgeology 抵制dǐ zhìto resist; to boycott 垫diànpad; cushion 颠簸diān bǒto be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence); (fig.) to undergo a rough experience 颠倒diān dǎoto turn upside down; to reverse 奠定diàn dìngto establish; to fix 惦记diàn jìto think of; to keep thinking about 典礼diǎn lǐceremony; celebration 典型diǎn xíngmodel; typical case 电源diàn yuánelectric power source 点缀diǎn zhuìto decorate; to adorn 叼diāoto hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)吊diàoto suspend; to hang up 调动diào dòngto transfer; to maneuver (troops etc)雕刻diāo kèto carve; to engrave 雕塑diāo sùa statue; a Buddhist image 跌diēto fall; to tumble 盯dīngto watch attentively; to fix one's attention on 定期dìng qīat set dates; at regular intervals 定义dìng yìdefinition; to define 叮嘱dīng zhǔto warn repeatedly; to urge 丢人diū rénto lose face 丢三落四diū sān là sìforgetful; empty-headed 栋dòngclassifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)动荡dòng dàngunrest (social or political); turmoil 东道主dōng dào zhǔhost; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)动机dòng jīmotive; motivation 冻结dòng jiéto freeze (water etc); (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)动静dòng jìng(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness 动力dòng lìmotive power; force 动脉dòng màiartery 动身dòng shēnto go on a journey; to leave 董事长dǒng shì zhǎngchairman of the board of directors 动手dòng shǒuto set about (a task); to hit 动态dòng tàimovement; motion 洞穴dòng xuécave; cavern 动员dòng yuánto mobilize; mobilization 东张西望dōng zhāng xī wàngto look in all directions (idiom); to glance around 兜dōupocket; bag 陡峭dǒu qiàoprecipitous 斗争dòu zhēnga struggle; fight 赌博dǔ bóto gamble 独裁dú cáidictatorship 督促dū cùto supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on 杜绝dù juéto put an end to 毒品dú pǐndrugs; narcotics 堵塞dǔ sèto clog up; blockage 都市dū shìcity; metropolis 端duānend; extremity 短促duǎn cùshort in time; fleeting 断定duàn dìngto conclude; to determine 断断续续duàn duàn xù xùintermittent; off and on 断绝duàn juéto sever; to break off 端午节Duān wǔ jiéDragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)端正duān zhèngupright; regular 对策duì cècountermeasure for dealing with a situation 对称duì chènsymmetry; symmetrical 对付duì futo handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do 兑换duì huànto convert; to exchange 堆积duī jīto pile up; to heap 对抗duì kàngto withstand; to resist 对立duì lìto oppose; to set sth against 对联duì liánrhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 队伍duì wǔranks; troops 兑现duì xiàn(of a check etc) to cash; to honor a commitment 对应duì yìngto correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to 对照duì zhàoto contrast; to compare 顿时dùn shíimmediately; suddenly 堕落duò luòto degrade; to degenerate 哆嗦duō suoto tremble; to shiver 多元化duō yuán huàdiversification; pluralism 哦òoh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)

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.