HSK 6

HSK 6 Vocabulary

The official HSK 6 word list with pinyin and English meanings. Click any character to open its character page — stroke order animation, meanings and a printable tracing worksheet.

1134 words300 new characters1801 characters totalOfficial HSK 3.0 (2021) vocabulary
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  • 机动车jī dòng chēmotor vehicleLearn →
  • 机关jī guānmechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; strategum; scheme; intrigue; plot; trickLearn →
  • 机械jī xièmachine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; schemingLearn →
  • 基督教Jī dū jiàoChristianity; ChristianLearn →
  • 激情jī qíngpassion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotionLearn →
  • 吉利Jí lì / jí lìGeely, Chinese car make; auspicious; lucky; propitiousLearn →
  • 吉祥jí xiánglucky; auspicious; propitiousLearn →
  • 极端jí duānextremeLearn →
  • 急救jí jiùfirst aid; emergency treatmentLearn →
  • 疾病jí bìngdisease; sickness; ailmentLearn →
  • 集jíto gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episodeLearn →
  • 给予jǐ yǔto accord; to give; to show (respect)Learn →
  • 加盟jiā méngto become a member of an alliance or union; to align; to join; participateLearn →
  • 家电jiā diànhousehold electric appliance; abbr. for 家用电器Learn →
  • 家园jiā yuánhome; homelandLearn →
  • 嘉宾jiā bīnesteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show)Learn →
  • 假日jià rìholiday; non-working dayLearn →
  • 尖jiānpoint (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointedLearn →
  • 监测jiān cèto monitorLearn →
  • 监督jiān dūto control; to supervise; to inspectLearn →
  • 捡jiǎnto pick up; to collect; to gatherLearn →
  • 简介jiǎn jièsummary; brief introductionLearn →
  • 剑jiàndouble-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword; variant of 剑Learn →
  • 鉴定jiàn dìngto appraise; to identify; to evaluateLearn →
  • 箭jiànarrowLearn →
  • 将军Jiāng jūn / jiāng jūnChiangchun township in Tainan county 台南县, Taiwan; general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate; fig. to embarrass; to challenge; to put sb on the spotLearn →
  • 讲课jiǎng kèteach; lectureLearn →
  • 酱jiàngthick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jamLearn →
  • 酱油jiàng yóusoy sauceLearn →
  • 骄傲jiāo àopride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sthLearn →
  • 焦点jiāo diǎnfocus; focal pointLearn →
  • 脚印jiǎo yìnfootprintLearn →
  • 觉jiào / juéa nap; a sleep; to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; awareLearn →
  • 教堂jiào tángchurch; chapelLearn →
  • 教育部Jiào yù bùMinistry of EducationLearn →
  • 接收jiē shōureception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept; to admit; to take over (e.g. a factory); to expropriateLearn →
  • 揭jiēto take the lid off; to expose; to unmaskLearn →
  • 街头jiē tóustreetLearn →
  • 节jiē / jiésee 节骨眼; festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical versesLearn →
  • 节假日jié jià rìpublic holidayLearn →
  • 节能jié néngto save energy; energy-savingLearn →
  • 节奏jié zòurhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beatLearn →
  • 杰出jié chūoutstanding; distinguished; remarkable; prominent; illustriousLearn →
  • 截止jié zhǐto close; to stop; to put a stop to sth; cut-off point; stopping point; deadlineLearn →
  • 截至jié zhìup to (a time); by (a time)Learn →
  • 解说jiě shuōto explain; to commentLearn →
  • 界jièboundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)Learn →
  • 借鉴jiè jiànto use other people's experience; to borrow from a source; to use as referenceLearn →
  • 金额jīn ésum of money; monetary valueLearn →
  • 金钱jīn qiánmoney; currencyLearn →
  • 金融jīn róngbanking; finance; financialLearn →
  • 尽jǐn / jìnto the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to; to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth); all; entirelyLearn →
  • 进攻jìn gōngto attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports)Learn →
  • 近日jìn rìin the past few days; recently; in the last few daysLearn →
  • 近视jìn shìshortsighted; nearsighted; myopiaLearn →
  • 惊人jīng rénastonishingLearn →
  • 惊喜jīng xǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprisedLearn →
  • 精jīngessence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)Learn →
  • 精美jīng měidelicate; fine; refinementLearn →
  • 精品jīng pǐnquality goods; premium product; fine work (of art)Learn →
  • 井Jǐng / jǐngJing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing; a well; neat; orderlyLearn →
  • 景Jǐng / jǐngsurname Jing; bright; circumstance; sceneryLearn →
  • 景点jǐng diǎnscenic spot; place of interest (tourism)Learn →
  • 净jìngvariant of 净; clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male roleLearn →
  • 纠纷jiū fēndisputeLearn →
  • 纠正jiū zhèngto correct; to make rightLearn →
  • 酒水jiǔ shuǐbeverage; a drinkLearn →
  • 救命jiù mìngto save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!Learn →
  • 救援jiù yuánto save; to support; to help; to assistLearn →
  • 救助jiù zhùto help sb in trouble; aid; assistanceLearn →
  • 就是说jiù shì shuōin other words; that isLearn →
  • 就算jiù suàngranted that; even ifLearn →
  • 局júnarrow; office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etcLearn →
  • 剧jùtheatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severeLearn →
  • 据jù / jūvariant of 据; variant of 据; according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy; see 拮据Learn →
  • 捐juānto contribute; to donate; contribution; tax; to abandonLearn →
  • 捐款juān kuǎnto donate money; to contribute funds; donation; contribution (of money)Learn →
  • 捐赠juān zèngto contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefactionLearn →
  • 捐助juān zhùto donate; to offer (aid); contribution; donationLearn →
  • 决策jué cèstrategic decision; decision-making; policy decision; to determine policyLearn →
  • 觉悟jué wùto come to understand; to realize; consciousness; awareness; Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda)Learn →
  • 绝juéto cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means; variant of 绝Learn →
  • 绝大多数jué dà duō shùabsolute majority; overwhelming majorityLearn →
  • 军队jūn duìarmy; troopsLearn →
  • 军舰jūn jiànwarship; military naval vesselLearn →
  • 军事jūn shìmilitary affairs; military matters; militaryLearn →
  • 足jù / zúexcessive; foot; to be sufficient; ampleLearn →
K28 words
L42 words
  • 啦lā / la(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat; sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a list of examplesLearn →
  • 来往lái wǎngto come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation withLearn →
  • 赖Lài / làisurname Lai; to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad; to renege (on promise); to disclaim; to rat (on debts); rascally; to blame; to put the blame on; variant of 赖Learn →
  • 栏目lán mùregular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program); program (TV or radio)Learn →
  • 蓝领lán lǐngblue collar; common laborerLearn →
  • 蓝天lán tiānblue skyLearn →
  • 懒lǎnvariant of 懒; lazyLearn →
  • 牢láofirm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prisonLearn →
  • 老乡lǎo xiāngfellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometownLearn →
  • 冷气lěng qìair conditioning (Tw)Learn →
  • 冷水lěng shuǐcold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans)Learn →
  • 礼堂lǐ tángassembly hall; auditoriumLearn →
  • 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy upLearn →
  • 理财lǐ cáifinancial management; financeLearn →
  • 理智lǐ zhìreason; intellect; rationality; rationalLearn →
  • 力Lì / lìsurname Li; power; force; strength; ability; strenuouslyLearn →
  • 利Lì / lìsurname Li; sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefitLearn →
  • 联盟lián méngalliance; union; coalitionLearn →
  • 联赛lián sài(sports) league; league tournamentLearn →
  • 联手lián shǒulit. to join hands; to act togetherLearn →
  • 凉鞋liáng xiésandalLearn →
  • 两侧liǎng cètwo sides; both sidesLearn →
  • 两手liǎngshǒuTwo handsLearn →
  • 聊liáoto chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightlyLearn →
  • 聊天儿liáo tiānrerhua variant of 聊天Learn →
  • 料liàomaterial; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guessLearn →
  • 裂lièto split; to crack; to break open; to rendLearn →
  • 灵活líng huóflexible; nimble; agileLearn →
  • 领取lǐng qǔto receive; to draw; to getLearn →
  • 领袖lǐng xiùleaderLearn →
  • 另lìngother; another; separate; separatelyLearn →
  • 留言liú yánto leave a message; to leave one's comments; messageLearn →
  • 流感liú gǎnflu; influenzaLearn →
  • 楼道lóu dàocorridor; passageway (in storied building)Learn →
  • 楼房lóu fánga building of two or more storiesLearn →
  • 露Lù / lòu / lùsurname Lu; to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose; dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to exposeLearn →
  • 陆军lù jūnarmyLearn →
  • 录像lù xiàngto videotape; to videorecord; video recordingLearn →
  • 录音机lù yīn jī(tape) recording machine; tape recorderLearn →
  • 路过lù guòto pass by or throughLearn →
  • 旅店lǚ diàninn; small hotelLearn →
  • 绿化lǜ huàto make green with plants; to reforestLearn →
M36 words
  • 马车mǎ chēcart; chariot; carriage; buggyLearn →
  • 嘛mamodal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasisLearn →
  • 埋mái / mánto bury; to blameLearn →
  • 馒头mán tousteamed roll; steamed bun; steamed breadLearn →
  • 慢车màn chēlocal bus or train; slow train with many stopsLearn →
  • 盲人máng rénblind personLearn →
  • 梅花méi huāplum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect)Learn →
  • 美容měi róngto improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more attractive; to beautifyLearn →
  • 蒙méng / mēng / Méng / Měngdrizzle; mist; blind; dim-sighted; to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat; to deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink; to make a wild guess; (knocked) unconscious; dazed; stunned; surname Meng; Mongol ethnic group; abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古国; Taiwan pr.Learn →
  • 猛měngferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesomeLearn →
  • 棉miángeneric term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cottonLearn →
  • 免得miǎn deso as not to; so as to avoidLearn →
  • 面对面miàn duì miànface to faceLearn →
  • 面向miàn xiàngto face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facetLearn →
  • 妙miàoclever; wonderful; variant of 妙Learn →
  • 灭mièto extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drownLearn →
  • 民歌mín gēfolk songLearn →
  • 民工mín gōngmigrant worker; temporary worker enlisted on a public projectLearn →
  • 民警mín jǐngcivil police; PRC police; abbr. for 人民警察Learn →
  • 民意mín yìpublic opinion; popular will; public willLearn →
  • 民主mín zhǔdemocracyLearn →
  • 名额míng équota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc)Learn →
  • 名胜míng shènga place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spotLearn →
  • 名义míng yìname; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purposeLearn →
  • 名誉míng yùfame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)Learn →
  • 明日míng rìtomorrowLearn →
  • 命mìnglife; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etcLearn →
  • 膜mómembrane; filmLearn →
  • 磨mó / mòto rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist; grindstone; to grind; to turn roundLearn →
  • 没收mò shōuto confiscate; to seizeLearn →
  • 墨水mò shuǐinkLearn →
  • 母mǔmother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) femaleLearn →
  • 母鸡mǔ jīhenLearn →
  • 母女mǔ nǔmother-daughterLearn →
  • 母子mǔ zǐmother and child; parent and subsidiary (companies); principal and interestLearn →
  • 墓mùgrave; tomb; mausoleumLearn →
N10 words
P24 words
  • 扁Piān / biǎn / piānsurname Pian; flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up; old variant of 匾; small boatLearn →
  • 番Pān / fānsurname Pan; foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sortLearn →
  • 排行榜pái háng bǎngthe charts (of best-sellers); table of rankingLearn →
  • 派出pài chūto send; to dispatchLearn →
  • 判pànto judge; to sentence; to discriminate; to discern; obviously (different)Learn →
  • 盼望pàn wàngto hope for; to look forward toLearn →
  • 泡pāo / pàopuffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces; bubble; foam; blister (i.e. skin bubble); to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to shilly-shally; to hang about; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusionsLearn →
  • 陪同péi tóngto accompanyLearn →
  • 配置pèi zhìto deploy; to allocate; configuration; allocationLearn →
  • 皮球pí qiúball (made of rubber, leather etc)Learn →
  • 偏piānto lean; to slant; oblique; prejudiced; to deviate from average; to stray from the intended line; stubbornly; contrary to expectations; left-hand side of a split Chinese character, often the key or radicalLearn →
  • 贫困pín kùnimpoverished; povertyLearn →
  • 品牌pǐn páibrand name; trademarkLearn →
  • 聘请pìn qǐngto engage; to hire (a lawyer etc)Learn →
  • 平凡píng fáncommonplace; ordinary; mediocreLearn →
  • 平方米píng fāng mǐsquare meterLearn →
  • 平衡píng héngbalance; equilibriumLearn →
  • 平台píng táiplatform; terrace; flat-roofed buildingLearn →
  • 评píngto discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal)Learn →
  • 评选píng xuǎnto select on the basis of a vote or consensusLearn →
  • 屏幕píng mùscreen (TV, computer or movie)Learn →
  • 坡pōslope; sloping; slantedLearn →
  • 扑pūto throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend overLearn →
  • 铺pù / pūvariant of 铺; store; plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station; to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knockerLearn →
Q49 words
R17 words
S78 words
T53 words
  • 踏实tā shifirmly-based; steady; steadfast; to have peace of mind; free from anxiety; Taiwan pr.Learn →
  • 塔tǎpagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); old variant of 塔Learn →
  • 踏tā / tàsee 踏实; to tread; to stamp; to step on; to press a pedal; to investigate on the spotLearn →
  • 台灯tái dēngdesk lamp; table lampLearn →
  • 太阳能tài yáng néngsolar energyLearn →
  • 叹气tàn qìto sigh; to heave a sighLearn →
  • 探索tàn suǒto explore; to probeLearn →
  • 探讨tàn tǎoto investigate; to probeLearn →
  • 趟tāng / tàngold variant of 趟; to wade; to trample; to turn the soil; classifier for times, round trips or rows; a time; a tripLearn →
  • 掏tāoto fish out (from pocket); to scoop; variant of 掏Learn →
  • 特tèspecial; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; veryLearn →
  • 特大tèdàExtraordinaryLearn →
  • 特地tè dìspecially; for a special purposeLearn →
  • 特快tè kuàiexpress (train, delivery etc)Learn →
  • 特意tè yìspecially; intentionallyLearn →
  • 疼痛téng tòngpain; ache; soreLearn →
  • 踢tīto kick; to play (e.g. soccer)Learn →
  • 提交tí jiāoto submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sbLearn →
  • 提升tí shēngto promote; to upgradeLearn →
  • 天然tiān ránnaturalLearn →
  • 天堂tiān tángparadise; heavenLearn →
  • 天下tiān xiàland under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; ruleLearn →
  • 添tiānto add; to increase; to replenishLearn →
  • 田Tián / tiánsurname Tian; field; farmLearn →
  • 田径tián jìngtrack and field (athletics)Learn →
  • 跳水tiào shuǐto dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water; (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramaticallyLearn →
  • 听取tīng qǔto hear (news); to listen toLearn →
  • 通报tōng bàoto inform; to notify; to announce; circular; bulletin; (scientific) journalLearn →
  • 通道Tōng dào / tōng dàoTongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 怀化, Hunan; (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passageLearn →
  • 通红tōng hóngvery red; red through and through; to blush (deep red)Learn →
  • 通话tōng huàto hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone callLearn →
  • 通行tōng xíngto go through; a passage through; in general use; a pass or laissez-passer; a license (to a computer account)Learn →
  • 通讯tōng xùncommunications; news story; dispatchLearn →
  • 同tóng / tòng(used in given names); variant of 同; like; same; similar; together; alike; with; see 胡同Learn →
  • 同胞tóng bāoborn of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen; compatriotLearn →
  • 同行tóng háng / tóng xíngperson of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry; to journey togetherLearn →
  • 同期tóng qīthe corresponding time period (in a different year etc); concurrent; synchronousLearn →
  • 同一tóng yīidentical; the sameLearn →
  • 铜牌tóng páibronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etcLearn →
  • 头疼tóu téngheadacheLearn →
  • 投票tóu piàoto vote; voteLearn →
  • 透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge; to revealLearn →
  • 图书tú shūbooks (in a library or bookstore)Learn →
  • 徒弟tú dìapprentice; discipleLearn →
  • 途径tú jìngway; channelLearn →
  • 土Tǔ / tǔTu (ethnic group); surname Tu; earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音Learn →
  • 团队tuán duìteamLearn →
  • 推出tuī chūto push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommendLearn →
  • 退票tuì piàoto bounce (a check); to return a ticket; ticket refundLearn →
  • 吞tūnto swallow; to takeLearn →
  • 托tuōprop; support (for weight); rest (e.g. arm rest); thanks to; to hold in one's hand; to support in one's palm; to give; to base; to commit; to set; Torr (unit of pressure); to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trusteeLearn →
  • 拖tuōvariant of 拖; to drag; to tow; to trail; to hang down; to mop (the floor); to delay; to drag onLearn →
  • 拖鞋tuō xiéslippers; sandals; flip-flopsLearn →
W38 words
X56 words
Y97 words
Z117 words