HSK 6 vocabulary list
The 1,800 words the syllabus adds at HSK 6, with its own pinyin and part of speech. Drill them here, or search the list below.
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岸àn名
bank; shore; beach; coast
案例ànlì名
case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example
按摩ànmó动
to massage; massage
暗示ànshì动
to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
昂贵ángguì形
expensive; costly
白白báibái副
in vain; to no purpose; for nothing
白领báilǐng名
white-collar; white-collar worker
摆bǎi动
to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro
摆放bǎifàng动
to set up; to arrange; to lay out
百分点bǎifēndiǎn名
percentage point
百货bǎihuò名
general merchandise
摆脱bǎituō动
to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of
败bài动
to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent)
拜访bàifǎng动
to pay a visit; to call on
拜年bàinián动
to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year
版bǎn名、量
a register; block of printing; edition
版本bǎnběn名
version; edition; release
伴随bànsuí动
to accompany; to follow; to occur together with
扮演bànyǎn动
to play the role of; to act
榜样bǎngyàng名
model; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model
棒球bàngqiú名
baseball
保管bǎoguǎn动
to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely
保健bǎojiàn动
to maintain in good health; health protection; health care
保暖bǎonuǎn动
to keep warm
保修bǎoxiū动
to promise to keep sth in good repair; guarantee; warranty
保障bǎozhàng动、名
to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard
爆bào动
to explode; to burst; to stir-fry briefly; to quick-boil
爆发bàofā动
to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
报刊bàokān名
newspapers and periodicals; the press
暴力bàolì名
violence; force; violent
暴露bàolù动
to expose; to reveal; to lay bare
报社bàoshè名
newspaper (i.e. a company)
爆炸bàozhà动
to explode; to blow up; to detonate
悲观bēiguān形
pessimistic
悲剧bēijù名
tragedy
悲伤bēishāng形
sad; sorrowful
北极běijí名
the North Pole; the north magnetic pole
北美洲Běiměizhōu名
North America
被动bèidòng形
passive
被迫bèipò动
to be compelled; to be forced
背心bèixīn名
sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)
备用bèiyòng动
reserve; spare; alternate
倍增bèizēng动
to double; to redouble; to increase many times over
奔跑bēnpǎo动
to run
本能běnnéng名、副
instinct
本身běnshēn代
itself; in itself; per se
本土běntǔ名
one's native country; native; local
逼bī动
to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for
比方bǐfang动
analogy; illustrative example; for instance
比重bǐzhòng名
proportion; (physics) specific gravity
闭bì动
to close; to stop up; to shut
避bì动
to avoid; to shun; to flee
必修bìxiū形
(of an academic course) required; compulsory
编biān动
to weave; to plait; to organize
编辑biānjí动、名
to edit; to compile; editor
编写biānxiě动
to compile
遍地biàndì动、副
everywhere; all over
便捷biànjié形
convenient and fast
变质biànzhì动
to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism
兵bīng名
soldiers; a force; an army
病毒bìngdú名
virus
播bō动
(bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)
播种bōzhǒng动
to sow seeds
博览会bólǎnhuì名
an exposition; an international fair
薄弱bóruò形
weak; frail
脖子bózi名
neck
不耐烦bú nàifán
impatient; to lose patience
不顾búgù动
in spite of; regardless of
不料búliào连
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
不适búshì形
unwell; indisposed; out of sorts
不至于búzhìyú动
unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as
补bǔ动
to repair; to patch; to mend
捕bǔ动
to catch; to seize; to capture
补偿bǔcháng动
to compensate; to make up
补课bǔkè动
to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class
补贴bǔtiē动、名
to subsidize; to supplement (one's salary etc); subsidy
补习bǔxí动
to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
布bù名
cloth; to declare; to announce
不安bù’ān形
unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy
不曾bùcéng副
hasn't yet; hasn't ever
不成bùchéng动、形、助
won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
不得bùdé动
must not; may not; not to be allowed
部队bùduì名
army; armed forces; troops
不禁bùjīn副
can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
不时bùshí副、名
from time to time; now and then; occasionally
部位bùwèi名
part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)
不许bùxǔ动
not to allow; must not; can't
不宜bùyí动
not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate
不已bùyǐ动
(used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
布置bùzhì动
to arrange; to set up; to lay out; to assign (tasks, homework etc)
不止bùzhǐ动、副
incessantly; without end; more than
步骤bùzhòu名
procedure; step
猜测cāicè动
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
财产cáichǎn名
property; assets; estate
财富cáifù名
wealth; riches
才华cáihuá名
talent
才能cáinéng名
talent; ability; capacity
财务cáiwù名
financial affairs; finance
财物cáiwù名
property; belongings
材质cáizhì名
texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of)
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Word list, pinyin and part of speech: 《中文水平考试(HSK)考试大纲》, published by CTI in November 2025 and in force from July 2026 — 11,000 words, the same document the papers here are built against. English glosses from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pronunciation is read by your browser’s Chinese voice.