HSK 6 Vocabulary Lists
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岛
㠀
dǎo
variant of 島|岛[dao3]
据
㨿
jù
variant of 據|据[ju4]
上台
shàng tái
to rise to power (in politics)
上市
shàng shì
to hit the market (of a new product)
上当
上當
shàng dàng
taken in (by sb's deceit)
串
chuàn
to string together
于
yú
surname Yu
井
jǐng
Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
仰
yǎng
surname Yang
低头
低頭
dī tóu
to bow the head
佛
fú
used in 仿佛[fang3 fu2]
作
zuò
to do; to engage in
作战
作戰
zuò zhàn
combat
便
biàn
plain
偏
piān
to lean
逼
偪
bī
variant of 逼[bi1]
侧
側
cè
the side
债
債
zhài
debt
尽
儘
jǐn
to the greatest extent
凶
兇
xiōng
terrible
入
rù
to enter; to go into
入学
入學
rù xué
to enter a school or college
公
gōng
public
净
凈
jìng
variant of 淨|净[jing4]
凶
xiōng
vicious
出事
chū shì
to have an accident
出名
chū míng
well-known for sth
出场
出場
chū chǎng
(of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform
出台
出臺
chū tái
to officially launch (a policy, program etc)
出面
chū miàn
to appear personally
分工
fēn gōng
to divide up the work
判
pàn
(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish
利
lì
surname Li
刮
guā
to scrape
到期
dào qī
to fall due (loan etc)
券
quàn
bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)
副
fù
secondary
剧
劇
jù
theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc)
剑
劍
jiàn
double-edged sword
剑
劒
jiàn
variant of 劍|剑[jian4]
力
lì
surname Li
券
劵
quàn
variant of 券[quan4]
勺
sháo
spoon
升学
升學
shēng xué
to enter the next grade school
升级
升級
shēng jí
to go up by one grade; to be promoted
印
yìn
surname Yin
原
yuán
surname Yuan
参展
參展
cān zhǎn
to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc
参赛
參賽
cān sài
to compete
取款
qǔ kuǎn
to withdraw money from a bank
另
lìng
other
吊
diào
to suspend
同
tóng
like
吞
tūn
to swallow
吸毒
xī dú
to take drugs
命
mìng
life
叹气
嘆氣
tàn qì
to sigh
当
噹
dāng
(onom.) dong
因
囙
yīn
old variant of 因[yin1]
因
yīn
cause
园
園
yuán
surname Yuan
土
tǔ
Tu (ethnic group)
坡
pō
slope
埋
mái
to bury
野
埜
yě
old variant of 野[ye3]
塔
tǎ
pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4])
塞
sāi
to plug; to stop up; to stuff in
墓
mù
grave
塔
墖
tǎ
old variant of 塔[ta3]
野
壄
yě
erroneous variant of 野[ye3]
壶
壺
hú
pot
奏
zòu
to play music
夺
奪
duó
to seize
如
rú
as
妙
miào
clever
嫌
xián
to dislike
懒
嬾
lǎn
variant of 懶|懒[lan3]
学会
學會
xué huì
to learn; to master
宫
宮
gōng
surname Gong
寺
sì
Buddhist temple
尖
jiān
pointed; tapering; sharp
岛
島
dǎo
island
吊
弔
diào
a string of 100 cash (arch.)
形
xíng
to appear
佛
彿
fú
used in 彷彿|仿佛[fang3 fu2]
惨
慘
cǎn
miserable
应急
應急
yìng jí
to respond to an emergency
蒙
懞
méng
(literary) sincere; honest; genuine
懒
懶
lǎn
lazy
悬
懸
xuán
to hang or suspend
成
chéng
surname Cheng
所
suǒ
actually
扁
biǎn
flat
扎
zhā
to prick
打断
打斷
dǎ duàn
to interrupt
打牌
dǎ pái
to play mahjong or cards
托
tuō
to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm
扣
kòu
to fasten
扭
niǔ
to turn
投票
tóu piào
to vote
拐
guǎi
to turn (a corner etc)
拖
拕
tuō
variant of 拖[tuo1]
拖
tuō
to drag
招
zhāo
to recruit
挖
wā
to dig
挨
āi
in order; in sequence
挨打
ái dǎ
to take a beating; to come under attack
捉
zhuō
to clutch
捐
juān
to relinquish; to abandon
捕
bǔ
to catch; to seize; to capture
据
jù
variant of 據|据[ju4]
掏
tāo
to fish out (from pocket)
揭
jiē
surname Jie
搭
dā
to put up
掏
搯
tāo
variant of 掏[tao1]
撑
撐
chēng
to support
播
bō
(bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)
扑
撲
pū
to throw oneself at
捡
撿
jiǎn
to pick up; to collect; to gather
据
據
jù
according to
救命
jiù mìng
to save sb's life
料
liào
material
于
於
yú
(of time or place) in; at; on
族
zú
race
昏
hūn
muddle-headed
昏
昬
hūn
old variant of 昏[hun1]
景
jǐng
surname Jing
晕
暈
yūn
confused
晕车
暈車
yùn chē
to be carsick
服
fú
clothes
本
běn
(bound form) root; stem
杆
gān
pole
枝
zhī
branch
拐
枴
guǎi
cane
拐
柺
guǎi
variant of 枴|拐[guai3]
棉
mián
generic term for cotton or kapok
样
樣
yàng
manner
横
橫
héng
horizontal
档
檔
dàng
(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes
权
權
quán
surname Quan
止
zhǐ
to stop
毁
毀
huǐ
to destroy; to ruin
母
mǔ
mother
沿
yán
along
泡
pào
bubble; foam
泥
ní
mud
洋
yáng
ocean
浮
fú
to float
净
淨
jìng
clean
混
hùn
to mix
添
tiān
to add; to increase; to replenish
清
qīng
Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911)
渡
dù
to cross
灭
滅
miè
to extinguish or put out
滴
dī
a drop
蒙
濛
méng
drizzle
阔
濶
kuò
variant of 闊|阔[kuo4]
炒
chǎo
to sauté; to stir-fry
炒股
chǎo gǔ
(coll.) to speculate in stocks
炮
pào
cannon
炸
zhà
to burst; to explode
煮
煑
zhǔ
variant of 煮[zhu3]
煮
zhǔ
to cook
毁
燬
huǐ
to destroy by fire
爆
bào
to explode or burst
爽
shuǎng
bright
牢
láo
firm
特
tè
special
牵
牽
qiān
to lead along
犯
fàn
to violate
犯罪
fàn zuì
to commit a crime
犯规
犯規
fàn guī
to break the rules
狠
hěn
ruthless; fierce; ferocious
猛
měng
ferocious
妙
玅
miào
variant of 妙[miao4]
理
lǐ
texture
理财
理財
lǐ cái
to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management
用心
yòng xīn
motive
田
tián
surname Tian
界
jiè
(bound form) boundary; border
番
fān
(bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian
当
當
dāng
to be
发怒
發怒
fā nù
to get angry
发炎
發炎
fā yán
to become inflamed
发病
發病
fā bìng
(of an illness) to occur
发电
發電
fā diàn
to generate electricity
盗版
盜版
dào bǎn
pirated
看
kàn
to see; to look at
蒙
矇
méng
blind
炮
砲
pào
variant of 炮[pao4]
磨
mó
to rub
矿
礦
kuàng
mineral deposit; ore deposit
税
稅
shuì
taxes
章
zhāng
surname Zhang
端
duān
(bound form) tip; end; extremity
箭
jiàn
arrow
节
節
jié
joint; node
节能
節能
jié néng
to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption
粥
zhōu
congee
精
jīng
essence
扎
紥
zhā
variant of 紮|扎[zha1]
扎
紮
zhā
(of troops) to be stationed (at)
绝
絕
jué
to cut short
绝
絶
jué
variant of 絕|绝[jue2]
织
織
zhī
to weave
罪
zuì
guilt
端
耑
duān
old variant of 端[duan1]
聊
liáo
(coll.) to chat
肯
肎
kěn
old variant of 肯[ken3]
肝
gān
liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4])
股
gǔ
thigh
肯
kěn
to agree; to consent
肺
fèi
lung
肿
腫
zhǒng
to swell
膜
mó
membrane
与
與
yǔ
and
铺
舖
pù
variant of 鋪|铺[pu4]
若
ruò
to seem
蒙
méng
surname Meng
藏
cáng
to conceal
裂
liè
to split
补课
補課
bǔ kè
to make up missed lesson
杂
襍
zá
variant of 雜|杂[za2]
觉
覺
jué
to feel
解
jiě
to divide
托
託
tuō
to trust
评
評
píng
to discuss
误
誤
wù
mistake
讲课
講課
jiǎng kè
teach
识
識
shí
to know
识字
識字
shí zì
to learn to read
毁
譭
huǐ
variant of 毀|毁[hui3]
护
護
hù
to protect
变形
變形
biàn xíng
to become deformed; to change shape; to morph
让座
讓座
ràng zuò
to give up one's seat for sb
负
負
fù
to bear
账
賬
zhàng
account
赌
賭
dǔ
to bet; to gamble
赖
賴
lài
surname Lai
赚
賺
zhuàn
to earn
赚钱
賺錢
zhuàn qián
to earn money
赛
賽
sài
to compete
走私
zǒu sī
to smuggle
超
chāo
to exceed
超出
chāo chū
to exceed
赶上
趕上
gǎn shàng
to keep up with
趟
tàng
classifier for times, round trips or rows
足
zú
(bound form) foot; leg
跌
diē
to fall
跨
kuà
to step across
跪
guì
to kneel
踩
跴
cǎi
variant of 踩[cai3]
踏
tà
to tread
踢
tī
to kick
踩
cǎi
to step on
蹲
dūn
to crouch
转
轉
zhuǎn
to turn
罪
辠
zuì
variant of 罪[zui4], crime
办公
辦公
bàn gōng
to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work
办学
辦學
bàn xué
to run a school
送礼
送禮
sòng lǐ
to give a present
送行
sòng xíng
to see someone off
逼
bī
to force (sb to do sth)
过时
過時
guò shí
old-fashioned
道歉
dào qiàn
to apologize
酷
kù
ruthless
醋
cù
vinegar
酱
醬
jiàng
thick paste of fermented soybean
野
yě
field
扣
釦
kòu
button
铺
鋪
pù
plank bed
镇
鎮
zhèn
to press down
矿
鑛
kuàng
variant of 礦|矿[kuang4]
钻
鑽
zuān
to drill
长
長
zhǎng
chief
闭
閉
bì
to close
阔
闊
kuò
rich
除
chú
to get rid of
险
險
xiǎn
danger
集
jí
to gather
虽
雖
suī
although
杂
雜
zá
mixed
露
lù
surname Lu
顺
順
shùn
to obey
赖
頼
lài
variant of 賴|赖[lai4]
顾
顧
gù
surname Gu
显出
顯出
xiǎn chū
to express
刮
颳
guā
to blow (of the wind)
养老
養老
yǎng lǎo
to provide for the elderly (family members)
餐
cān
meal
驻
駐
zhù
to halt
佛
髴
fú
(female) head ornament
党
黨
dǎng
surname Dang
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