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HSK 6
vocabulary.

六级词汇

Strengthen precise reading with formal vocabulary, complex discourse, idiomatic phrasing, and subtle distinctions.

1,140new words
5,456cumulative words
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Read for argument, tone, and implication while maintaining speed across unfamiliar topics.

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Use the new-word view for focused study and the cumulative view to diagnose gaps across the full HSK 1–6 range.

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HSK 6 vocabulary

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near

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to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times)

V

to take a beating; to come under attack

V

security check (abbr. for 安全檢查|安全检查[an1 quan2 jian3 cha2]); to do a security check

V

a strike; to go on strike

—

a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

Aux

white-collar; white-collar worker

N

percentage point

N

to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work

—

office; agency; bureau

N

to run a school

V

semifinals

N

in the evening; when night falls

N

health protection; health care

V

newspapers and periodicals; the press

N

to enter oneself for an examination

V

to be sorry; to feel apologetic

Adj

rainstorm; storm

N

violence; force

N

to expose; to reveal

V

torrential rain; rainstorm

N

to explode; to burst; to stir-fry briefly; to quick-boil

V

to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out

V

explosion; to explode

V

miserable; tragic

Adj

sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)

N

turning one's back to (sth or sb); keeping sth secret from (sb)

—

(law) the defendant; the accused

N

(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source

Pron/Adv

local; this locality

N

the current period; this term (usually in finance)

—

itself; in itself

Pron

one's native country; native

N

essence; nature

N

to compel; to pressure

V

written examination; paper test (for an applicant)

V

inevitably

Adv

(of an academic course) required; compulsory

Adj

to close; to stop up

V

edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline

N

English gloss not yet available

V

flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up

Adj

to change; to alter

V

to transform; to convert

V

to become deformed; to change shape; to morph

—

plain; informal

Adv/Conj
In a story

(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely

—

everywhere; all over

Adv

outwardly; superficially; on the face of it

—

ward (of a hospital); sickroom

N

state of an illness; patient's condition

N

to call; to dial

V

to undulate; to fluctuate

V

wave

N

(bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)

V

inconvenient; inappropriate

Adj/V

not to see; not to meet

V

unexpectedly; to one's surprise

Conj

no more; no longer

V

Vocabulary levels and counts follow the GF0025-2021 international Chinese education standard. English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT under CC BY-SA 4.0; context may change the best translation.