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

幅度fú dùwidth; extent 夫妇fū fùa (married) couple; husband and wife 覆盖fù gàito cover 符号fú hàosymbol; mark; sign 附和fù hèto agree; to go along with 复活fù huóto revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life 附件fù jiànappendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document)腐烂fǔ lànto rot; to putrefy 福利fú lìmaterial benefit; benefit in kind 俘虏fú lǔcaptive 服气fú qìto be convinced; to accept 福气fú qigood fortune; a blessing 夫人fū renlady; madam 辐射fú shèradiation 腐蚀fǔ shícorrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically)附属fù shǔsubsidiary; auxiliary 腹泻fù xièdiarrhea; to have the runs 复兴fù xīngto revive; to rejuvenate 腐朽fǔ xiǔrotten; decayed 敷衍fū yǎnto elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics)抚养fǔ yǎngto foster; to bring up 俯仰fǔ yǎnglowering and raising of the head; (fig.) small move 富裕fù yùprosperous; well-to-do; well-off 赋予fù yǔto assign; to entrust (a task)辅助fǔ zhùto assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary 副作用fù zuò yòngside effect 改良gǎi liángto improve (sth); to reform (a system)盖章gài zhāngto affix a seal; to stamp (a document)尴尬gān gàawkward; embarrassed 干旱gān hàndrought; arid 干劲gàn jìnenthusiasm for doing sth 感慨gǎn kǎito sigh with sorrow, regret etc; rueful 感染gǎn rǎnto infect; infection; (fig.) to influence 干扰gān rǎoto disturb; to interfere 干涉gān shèto interfere; to meddle 甘心gān xīnto be willing to; to resign oneself to 干预gān yùto meddle; to intervene 扛kángto carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)杠杆gàng gǎnlever; pry bar 港口gǎng kǒuport; harbor 纲领gāng lǐngprogram (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle 港湾gǎng wānbay serving as a harbor 岗位gǎng wèia post; a job 高超gāo chāoexcellent; superlative 高潮gāo cháohigh tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity 告辞gào cíto say goodbye; to take one's leave 高峰gāo fēngpeak; summit 稿件gǎo jiànpiece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article 告诫gào jièto warn; to admonish 高考gāo kǎocollege entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 (PǔtōngGāoděngXuéxiàoZhāoshēngQuánguóTǒngyīKǎoshì)); (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公务人员高等考试)高明gāo míngbrilliant; superior; wise 高尚gāo shàngnoble; lofty 高涨gāo zhǎngto surge up; to rise 割gēto cut; to cut apart 搁gēto place; to put aside 疙瘩gē daswelling or lump on skin; pimple; knot; lump 隔阂gé hémisunderstanding; estrangement 格局gé jústructure; pattern 隔离gé líto separate; to isolate 格式gé shìform; specification 各抒己见gè shū jǐ jiàneveryone gives their own view 歌颂gē sòngto sing the praises of; to extol 个体gè tǐindividual 跟前gēn qiánthe front (of); (in) front 根深蒂固gēn shēn dì gùdeep-rooted (problem etc)跟随gēn suíto follow 根源gēn yuánorigin; root (cause)跟踪gēn zōngto follow sb's tracks; to tail 耕地gēng dìarable land; to plow land 更新gēng xīnto replace the old with new; to renew 更正gēng zhèngto correct; to make a correction 公婆gōng - póhusband's parents; parents-in-law; (dialect) a couple; husband and wife 公安局gōng ān júpublic security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)供不应求gōng bù yìng qiúsupply does not meet demand 公道gōng daofair; equitable 宫殿gōng diànpalace 工夫gōng fuperiod of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time 公告gōng gàopost; announcement 巩固gǒng gùto consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable 公关gōng guānpublic relations 共和国gòng hé guórepublic 攻击gōng jīto attack; to accuse 供给gōng jǐto furnish; to provide 共计gòng jìto sum up to; to total 恭敬gōng jìngdeferential; respectful 功课gōng kèhomework; assignment 攻克gōng kèto capture; to take 功劳gōng láocontribution; meritorious service 公民gōng míncitizen 共鸣gòng míng(physics) to resonate; resonance; sympathetic response 公然gōng ránopenly; publicly 公认gōng rènpublicly known (to be); accepted (as)公式gōng shìformula 公务gōng wùofficial business 功效gōng xiàoefficacy 工艺品gōng yì pǐnhandicraft article; handiwork 公正gōng zhèngjust; fair; equitable 公证gōng zhèngnotarization; notarized 勾结gōu jiéto collude with; to collaborate with 构思gòu sīto design; to plot

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.