HSK 6 word list

All 2500 words of HSK level 6, with pinyin and English meanings. Characters are coloured by tone. This list follows the classic HSK 2.0 syllabus.

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The sixth level of the classic HSK syllabus: 2500 words. The word, its reading and a short English meaning — the same data that fills the flashcards in the app.

#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning
1	偶像	ǒuxiàng	idol
2	挨	ái	suffer; endure; drag out;
3	癌症	áizhèng	cancer
4	爱不释手	àibùshìshǒu	like something so much that one cannot bear to part with it
5	爱戴	àidài	love and esteem; respect and support
6	暧昧	àimèi	ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
7	安宁	ānníng	peaceful; tranquil; calm
8	安详	ānxiáng	composed; serene
9	安置	ānzhì	arrange for; find a place for
10	案件	ànjiàn	legal case
11	案例	ànlì	case; example of
12	按摩	ànmó	massage
13	暗示	ànshì	hint; imply
14	昂贵	ángguì	expensive; costly
15	凹凸	āotū	concave-convex; bumpy; uneven
16	熬	áo	boil; stew
17	奥秘	àomì	profound mystery; secret
18	扒	bā	dig up; pull down; rake
19	疤	bā	scar
20	巴不得	bābùdé	be only too anxious; eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish
21	巴结	bājie	curry favour with; fawn on; flatter
22	拨	bá	to pull up
23	拔苗助长	bámiáozhùzhǎng	pull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow
24	把关	bǎguān	guard a pass/checkpoint
25	把手	bǎshǒu	handle; holder; hand; knob
26	霸道	bàdào	strong; potent
27	罢工	bàgōng	go on strike; down tools
28	掰	bāi	break off (with hands); sever
29	摆脱	bǎituō	dispense; cast off; extricate oneself from
30	拜访	bàifǎng	pay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
31	败坏	bàihuài	ruin; corrupt; debase
32	拜年	bàinián	pay a New Year call
33	拜托	bàituō	request somebody to do something; entrust
34	斑	bān	spot
35	颁布	bānbù	promulgate; issue; proclaim
36	颁发	bānfā	issue; promulgate
37	版本	bǎnběn	edition
38	伴侣	bànlǚ	companion; mate; partner
39	伴随	bànsuí	accompany; be in the wake of
40	半途而废	bàntú'érfèi	give up halfway; leave something unfinished
41	扮演	bànyǎn	play the part of; have a role; act
42	绑架	bǎngjià	kidnap
43	榜样	bǎngyàng	example; model; pattern
44	磅	bàng	pound [weight]; scale
45	包庇	bāobì	shield; harbour; cover up
46	包袱	bāofu	cloth wrappers
47	包围	bāowéi	surround
48	包装	bāozhuāng	pack; wrap up; packaging
49	保管	bǎoguǎn	take care of; safeguard
50	饱和	bǎohé	saturated
51	饱经沧桑	bǎojīngcāngsāng	have lived through many changes
52	保密	bǎomì	keep something secret
53	保姆	bǎomǔ	nanny; nursemaid
54	保守	bǎoshǒu	conservative
55	保卫	bǎowèi	defend; guard; safeguard
56	保养	bǎoyǎng	take good care of one's health; keep fit; keep in good repair
57	保障	bǎozhàng	ensure; guarantee; safeguard
58	保重	bǎozhòng	to take care of oneself
59	报仇	bàochóu	revenge; avenge
60	报酬	bàochou	reward; remuneration; pay
61	报答	bàodá	repay; pay back
62	爆发	bàofā	erupt; burst; blow up
63	报复	bàofù	take vengeance on; retaliate
64	抱负	bàofù	aspiration; ambition; lofty aim
65	曝光	bàoguāng	exposure
66	报警	bàojǐng	to give a warning
67	暴力	bàolì	violence; force
68	暴露	bàolù	expose; reveal; lay bare
69	报销	bàoxiāo	submit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; claim a refund
70	爆炸	bàozhà	explode; blow up; bomb
71	悲哀	bēiāi	grief; sorrow
72	卑鄙	bēibǐ	base; mean; contemptible
73	悲惨	bēicǎn	miserable
74	北极	běijí	the North Pole
75	被动	bèidòng	passive
76	备份	bèifèn	back-up
77	被告	bèigào	defendant; the accused
78	贝壳	bèiké	conch; sea shell
79	背叛	bèipàn	betray; forsake
80	背诵	bèisòng	recite; repeat from memory; say by heart
81	备忘录	bèiwànglù	memorandum; aide-mémoire
82	奔波	bēnbō	rush about; be on the go
83	奔驰	bēnchí	run quickly; speed; gallop
84	本能	běnnéng	instinct; native ability
85	本钱	běnqián	capital [money]
86	本人	běnrén	oneself; in the flesh
87	本身	běnshēn	in itself/oneself
88	本事	běnshi	skill; ability; talent
89	笨拙	bènzhuō	clumsy; stupid; slow-witted
90	崩溃	bēngkuì	breakdown; collapse; disintegrate
91	甭	béng	need not; do not have to
92	蹦	bèng	hop; skip; jump
93	迸发	bèngfā	burst forth; burst out
94	逼迫	bīpò	force; compel; coerce
95	鼻涕	bítì	snot; nasal mucus
96	比方	bǐfang	analogy; example; instance
97	鄙视	bǐshì	to despise
98	比喻	bǐyù	metaphor or simile; analogy; allegory
99	比重	bǐzhòng	proportion; specific weight
100	臂	bì	arm

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