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

候选hòu xuǎncandidate (attributive)互联网Hù lián wǎngInternet 胡乱hú luàncareless; reckless 忽略hū lüèto neglect; to overlook; to ignore 湖泊hú pōlake 呼啸hū xiàoto whistle; to scream; to whiz 呼吁hū yùto call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to)花瓣huā bànpetal 化肥huà féifertilizer 划分huà fēnto divide up; to partition 华丽huá lìgorgeous 华侨Huá qiáooverseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality 画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúlit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it 化石huà shífossil 话筒huà tǒngmicrophone; (telephone) receiver; handset 化验huà yànchemical examination; to do a lab test 化妆huà zhuāngto put on makeup 怀孕huái yùnpregnant; to have conceived 缓和huǎn héto ease (tension); to alleviate 环节huán jié(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc 欢乐huān lègaiety; gladness 还原huán yuánto restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event)患者huàn zhěpatient; sufferer 黄昏huáng hūndusk; evening 荒凉huāng liángdesolate 慌忙huāng mángin a great rush; in a flurry 荒谬huāng miùabsurd; ridiculous 恍然大悟huǎng rán dà wùto suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light 荒唐huāng tángbeyond belief; preposterous 回报huí bào(in) return; reciprocation 汇报huì bàoto report; to give an account of 回避huí bìto shun; to avoid (sb)回顾huí gùto look back; to review 悔恨huǐ hènremorse; repentance 辉煌huī huángsplendid; glorious 挥霍huī huòto squander money; extravagant 贿赂huì lùto bribe; a bribe 毁灭huǐ mièto perish; to ruin 回收huí shōuto recycle; to reclaim 会晤huì wùto meet; meeting 混合hùn héto mix; to blend; hybrid; composite 混乱hùn luànconfusion; chaos 昏迷hūn míto lose consciousness; to be in a coma 浑身hún shēnall over; from head to foot 混淆hùn xiáoto obscure; to confuse 混浊hùn zhuóturbid; muddy 货币huò bìcurrency; monetary 活该huó gāi(coll.) serve sb right; deservedly 火箭huǒ jiànrocket 活力huó lìenergy; vitality 或许huò xǔperhaps; maybe 火焰huǒ yànblaze; flame 火药huǒ yàogunpowder 即便jí biàneven if; even though 级别jí bié(military) rank; level 疾病jí bìngdisease; sickness; ailment 继承jì chéngto inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc)基地jī dìbase (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)机动jī dònglocomotive; motorized 嫉妒jí dùto be jealous of; to envy 季度jì dùquarter of a year; season (sports)极端jí duānextreme 饥饿jī èhunger; starvation 激发jī fāto arouse; to stimulate 急功近利jí gōng jìn lìseeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return 机构jī gòumechanism; structure 机关jī guānmechanism; gear; machine-operated 籍贯jí guànone's native place; place of ancestry 忌讳jì huìtaboo; to avoid as taboo 即将jí jiāngabout to; on the point of; soon 计较jì jiàoto bother about; to haggle 基金jī jīnfund 寂静jì jìngquiet 急剧jí jùrapid; sudden 季军jì jūnthird in a race; bronze medalist 激励jī lìto encourage; to urge 机灵jī lingclever; quick-witted 机密jī mìsecret; classified (information)技能jì néngtechnical ability; skill 技巧jì qiǎoskill; technique 急切jí qièeager; impatient 激情jī qíngpassion; fervor 集团jí tuángroup; bloc 寄托jì tuōto entrust (to sb); to place (one's hope, energy etc) in 继往开来jì wǎng kāi láito follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages 极限jí xiànlimit; extreme boundary 吉祥jí xiánglucky; auspicious 迹象jì xiàngsign; indication; mark; indicator 讥笑jī xiàoto sneer 机械jī xièmachine; machinery 记性jì xingmemory (ability to retain information)纪要jì yàominutes; written summary of a meeting 基因jī yīngene (loanword)给予jǐ yǔ(literary) to give; to accord; to render 机遇jī yùopportunity; favorable circumstance 急于求成jí yú qiú chénganxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success; impatient for result 记载jì zǎito write down; to record 及早jí zǎoat the earliest possible time; as soon as possible 急躁jí zàoirritable; irascible; impetuous 机智jī zhìquick-witted; resourceful

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.