shortcoming; defect
名HSK 6
vocabulary.
Strengthen precise reading with formal vocabulary, complex discourse, idiomatic phrasing, and subtle distinctions.
Strengthen precise reading with formal vocabulary, complex discourse, idiomatic phrasing, and subtle distinctions.
Use the new-word view for focused study and the cumulative view to diagnose gaps across the full HSK 1–6 range.
2026 rollout: This syllabus was published in November 2025 and became effective in July 2026. The official second-round HSK 3.0 global trial is scheduled for September 20, 2026, so confirm the syllabus and test format with your center.
All 5,400 words from HSK 1 through HSK 6.
shortcoming; defect
名short-term
名、形to break; to snap
动to pile up; to heap up
动、名、量to contrast; contrast
动、名to treat; treatment
动opponent; rival
名ranks; troops
名target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
名ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dun4]
量flower; earlobe
量to hide; to dodge
动children; sons and daughters; a young man and a young woman (in love)
名indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc)
形2D barcode; matrix code; (esp.) QR code
名to issue; to publish
动to release; to issue
动well-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand
形、动to display; to exhibit
动to invent; an invention
动、名to originate; to initiate
动to make a speech; statement
动、名to pronounce; pronunciation
动、名to punish; to penalize; to fine
动to fine; penalty
动、名court of law; court
名to turn over; to flip over
动tomato
名prosperous; booming
形、动contrary; in reverse
形、动、副on the contrary; instead
副repeatedly; over and over
副、动、名to return to; to come (or go) back
动to react; to respond
动、名to mirror; to reflect
动anyway; in any case
副range; scope
名square; power or involution (math.)
形、名plan; program (for action etc)
名to protect; to defend
动house; building
名to prevent; to guard against
动to seem; as if; seemingly; alike; similar
副to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access
动(of planes etc) to fly; flying
动pilot; aviator
名Africa; abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
名to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart
动、副、名to scatter; to distribute
动one after another; in succession
形、副to classify
动to separate
动to distribute; to assign
动to part company; to split up
动to analyze; analysis
动to share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial)
动to strive; to struggle
动richly colorful
—style
名crazy; frenzied; wild
形social custom
名risk; hazard
名to negate; to deny
动、形to declare to be untrue; to deny
动a (married) couple; husband and wife
名to support with the hand; to help sb up
动good fortune; happiness
名dress; clothing
名secondary; auxiliary
量rich; abundant
形to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
动to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden
动、名woman
名rich; wealthy; affluent; to be rich in; to be replete with
形、动to duplicate; to make a copy of
动reform; to reform
动to improve; to make better; improvement
动to make better; to improve
动another day; some other time
副to correct; to amend
动lid; top
名、动to summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline
动、形concept; idea
名to have the courage to do sth; to dare to
动just; exactly
形、副tall; lofty; towering
形superior quality; high grade
形height; altitude
名、形high level; high grade
形high tech; high technology
名efficient; highly effective
形to do; to make
动to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
动song lyric; lyrics
名song
名to separate; to partition
动especially; particularly; even more than usual; extra; additional
副individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare
副、形every trade; all professions; all walks of life
—an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own
名Vocabulary levels, pinyin, parts of speech, and counts follow the official 2025 HSK examination syllabus, published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation and effective July 2026. English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT under CC BY-SA 4.0; context may change the best translation.