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

钩子gōu zihook 古董gǔ dǒngcurio; antique 股东gǔ dōngshareholder; stockholder 鼓动gǔ dòngto urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite; to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)孤独gū dúlonely; solitary 股份gǔ fèna share (in a company); stock 辜负gū fùto fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust)骨干gǔ gàndiaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone 古怪gǔ guàistrange; weird 孤立gū lìto isolate; isolated 顾虑gù lǜmisgivings; apprehensions; to worry about; to be concerned about 姑且gū qiěfor the time being; tentatively 固然gù ránadmittedly (it's true that...)顾问gù wènadviser; consultant 故乡gù xiānghome; homeland 固有gù yǒuintrinsic to sth; inherent 故障gù zhàngmalfunction; breakdown 固执gù zhíobstinate; stubborn 拐杖guǎi zhàngcrutches; crutch 罐guàncan; jar 贯彻guàn chèto implement; to put into practice 官方guān fānggovernment; official (approved or issued by an authority)灌溉guàn gàito irrigate 观光guān guāngto tour; sightseeing 惯例guàn lìconvention; usual practice 管辖guǎn xiáto administer; to have jurisdiction (over)关照guān zhàoto take care; to keep an eye on 光彩guāng cǎiluster; splendor 光辉guāng huīradiance; glory 广阔guǎng kuòwide; vast 光芒guāng mángrays of light; brilliant rays 跪guìto kneel 轨道guǐ dàotrack (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite)规范guī fànnorm; standard 规格guī géstandard; norm 归根到底guī gēn dào dǐafter all; in the final analysis 规划guī huàto draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program 归还guī huánto return sth; to revert 归纳guī nàto sum up; to summarize 规章guī zhāngrule; regulation 贵族guì zúlord; nobility 棍棒gùn bàngclub; staff; stick 过度guò dùexcessive; over-过渡guò dùto cross over (by ferry); transition 果断guǒ duànfirm; decisive 国防guó fángnational defense 过奖guò jiǎngto overpraise; to flatter 过滤guò lǜto filter; filter 过失guò shīerror; fault 过问guò wènto show an interest in; to get involved with 国务院Guó wù yuànState Council (PRC); State Department (USA)过瘾guò yǐnto satisfy a craving; to get a kick out of sth 过于guò yúexcessively; too 嗨hāioh alas; hey!海拔hǎi báheight above sea level; elevation 海滨hǎi bīnshore; seaside 含糊hán huambiguous; vague 罕见hǎn jiànrare; rarely seen 捍卫hàn wèito defend; to uphold; to safeguard 寒暄hán xuānto exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries 含义hán yìmeaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning 航空háng kōngaviation 行列háng lièformation; array 航天háng tiānspace flight 航行háng xíngto sail; to fly 耗费hào fèito waste; to spend 好客hào kèhospitality; to treat guests well 豪迈háo màibold; open-minded 毫米háo mǐmillimeter 毫无háo wúnot in the least; to completely lack 号召hào zhàoto call; to appeal 呵hēexpel breath; my goodness 和蔼hé ǎikindly; nice 合并hé bìngto merge; to annex 合成hé chéngto compose; to constitute 合乎hé hūto accord with; to conform to 合伙hé huǒto act jointly; to form a partnership 和解hé jiěto settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile 和睦hé mùpeaceful relations; harmonious 和气hé qifriendly; polite 合身hé shēnwell-fitting (of clothes)合算hé suànworthwhile; to be a good deal 和谐hé xiéharmonious; harmony 嘿hēihey 恨不得hèn bu dewishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth 痕迹hén jìvestige; mark 狠心hěn xīncallous; heartless; to resolve (to do sth)哼hēngto groan; to snort 哄hōngroar of laughter (onom.); hubbub 烘hōngto bake; to heat by fire 红包hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment 轰动hōng dòngto cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place)宏观hóng guānmacro-; macroscopic 洪水hóng shuǐdeluge; flood 宏伟hóng wěigrand; imposing 吼hǒuto roar; to howl 后代hòu dàidescendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations 后顾之忧hòu gù zhī yōufears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences 喉咙hóu lóngthe throat 后勤hòu qínlogistics

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.