HSK 6 word list: 401–500

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
401	得天独厚	détiāndúhòu	be born under a lucky star; enjoy exceptional advantages
402	得罪	dézuì	offend; displease
403	蹬	dēng	pedal
404	灯笼	dēnglóng	lantern
405	登录	dēnglù	log on/in
406	登陆	dēnglù	land; disembark
407	等候	děnghòu	to wait; await; expect
408	等级	děngjí	grade; rank
409	瞪	dèng	glare; stare at; open (one's eyes) wide
410	堤坝	dībà	dyke, levee
411	敌视	díshì	be hostile to; be antagonistic to
412	抵达	dǐdá	arrive; reach
413	抵抗	dǐkàng	resist; stand up to; oppose
414	抵制	dǐzhì	boycott; resist
415	地步	dìbù	condition; plight; situation
416	地势	dìshì	physical features of a place; topography
417	递增	dìzēng	increase by degrees
418	地质	dìzhì	geology
419	颠簸	diānbǒ	jolt; bump; thrash
420	颠倒	diāndǎo	put upside down; overthrow; transpose
421	典礼	diǎnlǐ	ceremony; celebration
422	典型	diǎnxíng	typical example; model; type
423	点缀	diǎnzhuì	embellish; ornament; adorn
424	垫	diàn	pad; put something under something else to raise it up or make it level; fill a vacancy
425	奠定	diàndìng	establish; settle
426	惦记	diànjì	be concerned about; keep thinking about
427	电源	diànyuán	electric source; power pack
428	叼	diāo	hold in the mouth
429	雕刻	diāokè	carve; chisel; engrave
430	雕塑	diāosù	carve and mould; sculpture
431	吊	diào	hang; suspend; lift up or let down with a rope
432	调动	diàodòng	transfer; shift; manoeuver
433	跌	diē	fall; tumble
434	盯	dīng	fix one's eyes on; gaze at; stare at
435	丁	dīng	fourth; cubes
436	叮嘱	dīngzhǔ	urge again and again; repeatedly advise; exhort
437	定期	dìngqī	fix a date; at regular intervals
438	定义	dìngyì	definition; delimiting
439	丢人	diūrén	lose face
440	丢三落四	diūsānlàsì	forgetful
441	东道主	dōngdàozhǔ	host; one who pays for a meal
442	东张西望	dōngzhāngxīwàng	look all around
443	董事长	dǒngshìzhǎng	chairman of the board
444	栋	dòng	ridgepole; [measure word for a building]
445	动荡	dòngdàng	turbulence; upheaval; unrest
446	动机	dòngjī	motive; intention; cause
447	冻结	dòngjié	to freeze; congeal
448	动静	dòngjìng	the sound of movement
449	动力	dònglì	impetus; motivation; motive power/force
450	动脉	dòngmài	artery
451	动身	dòngshēn	go on a journey; set out on a journey
452	动手	dòngshǒu	start work
453	动态	dòngtài	trends; tendencies; probable cause of action
454	动员	dòngyuán	mobilise
455	兜	dōu	pocket; move in a circle; canvas
456	陡峭	dǒuqiào	precipitous
457	斗争	dòuzhēng	struggle; fight; combat
458	督促	dūcù	urge; press; push forward
459	独裁	dúcái	dictatorship; autocratic rule
460	毒品	dúpǐn	drugs; narcotics
461	赌博	dǔbó	gamble
462	堵塞	dǔsè	stop up; block up; choke
463	杜绝	dùjué	stop; completely eradicate; put an end to
464	端	duān	end; extremity
465	端午节	duānwǔjié	Dragon Boat Festival
466	端正	duānzhèng	upright; regular
467	短促	duǎncù	very brief; pressed for time; short
468	断定	duàndìng	conclude; form a judgment
469	断绝	duànjué	break off; cut off; sever
470	堆积	duījī	pile up; heap up; accumulate
471	对策	duìcè	the way to deal with a situation; countermeasure
472	对称	duìchèn	symmetry
473	对付	duìfu	deal with; cope with; tackle
474	对抗	duìkàng	confrontation; antagonise; counter
475	对立	duìlì	oppose; set something against
476	对联	duìlián	[a pair of scrolls containing a poetic couplet]
477	队伍	duìwu	troops; army
478	兑现	duìxiàn	cash a check; honour a commitment
479	对应	duìyìng	corresponding
480	对照	duìzhào	contrast; compare
481	顿时	dùnshí	immediately; suddenly; at once
482	哆嗦	duōsuo	tremble; shiver
483	多元化	duōyuánhuà	pluralise
484	堕落	duòluò	go downhill; degenerate
485	额外	éwài	extra; additional; added
486	恶心	ěxin	feel like vomiting; nausea
487	恶化	èhuà	worsen; deteriorate; exacerbate
488	遏制	èzhì	keep within limits; contain; suppress
489	恩怨	ēnyuàn	resentment; grudge
490	而已	éryǐ	that is all; nothing more
491	二氧化碳	èryǎnghuàtàn	carbon dioxide
492	发布	fābù	publish; issue; release
493	发财	fācái	get rich; make a fortune
494	发呆	fādāi	stare blankly; dumbfounded; in a daze
495	发动	fādòng	start; launch
496	发觉	fājué	come to know; be aware; realise
497	发射	fāshè	launch; radiate; project
498	发誓	fāshì	vow; pledge; swear an oath
499	发行	fāxíng	sell wholesale
500	发炎	fāyán	inflame

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