HSK 3.0 vocabulary
HSK 3.0 Level 6 Vocabulary List
All 1,123 words for the HSK 3.0 Level 6 exam — the sixth band of the 2021 HSK standard, completing the core six levels. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 踢 | tī | to kick | |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape | |
| 铅笔 | 鉛筆 | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry | |
| 道歉 | dào qiàn | to apologize | |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean | |
| 骄傲 | 驕傲 | jiāo ào | pride |
| 懒 | 懶 | lǎn | lazy |
| 趟 | tàng | classifier for times, round trips or rows | |
| 愉快 | yú kuài | cheerful | |
| 与 | 與 | yǔ | and |
| 原谅 | 原諒 | yuán liàng | to excuse |
| 允许 | 允許 | yǔn xǔ | to permit |
| 招聘 | zhāo pìn | to invite applications for a job | |
| 赚 | 賺 | zhuàn | to earn |
| 傍晚 | bàng wǎn | in the evening | |
| 本质 | 本質 | běn zhì | essence |
| 便 | biàn | plain | |
| 踩 | cǎi | to step on | |
| 残疾 | 殘疾 | cán jí | disabled |
| 厕所 | 廁所 | cè suǒ | toilet |
| 炒 | chǎo | to sauté | |
| 成分 | chéng fèn | composition | |
| 宠物 | 寵物 | chǒng wù | house pet |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of | |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar | |
| 岛 | 島 | dǎo | island |
| 滴 | dī | a drop | |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch | |
| 凡是 | fán shì | each and every | |
| 仿佛 | 彷彿 | fǎng fú | to seem |
| 肺 | fèi | lung | |
| 愤怒 | 憤怒 | fèn nù | angry |
| 妇女 | 婦女 | fù nǚ | woman |
| 高档 | 高檔 | gāo dàng | superior quality |
| 公主 | gōng zhǔ | princess | |
| 贡献 | 貢獻 | gòng xiàn | to contribute |
| 姑姑 | gū gu | paternal aunt | |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical | |
| 股票 | gǔ piào | share certificate | |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core | |
| 横 | 橫 | héng | horizontal |
| 壶 | 壺 | hú | pot |
| 花生 | huā shēng | peanut | |
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | delusion | |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor | |
| 活跃 | 活躍 | huó yuè | active |
| 嘉宾 | 嘉賓 | jiā bīn | esteemed guest |
| 捡 | 撿 | jiǎn | to pick up |
| 酱油 | 醬油 | jiàng yóu | soy sauce |
| 捐 | juān | to relinquish | |
| 军事 | 軍事 | jūn shì | military affairs |
| 抗议 | 抗議 | kàng yì | to protest |
| 灵活 | 靈活 | líng huó | flexible |
| 露 | lù | dew | |
| 馒头 | 饅頭 | mán tou | steamed roll |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy | |
| 名胜 | 名勝 | míng shèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics |
| 盼望 | pàn wàng | to hope for | |
| 平衡 | píng héng | balance | |
| 企图 | 企圖 | qǐ tú | to attempt |
| 气氛 | 氣氛 | qì fēn | atmosphere |
| 牵 | 牽 | qiān | to lead along |
| 谦虚 | 謙虛 | qiān xū | modest |
| 巧妙 | qiǎo miào | ingenious | |
| 情绪 | 情緒 | qíng xù | mood |
| 权力 | 權力 | quán lì | power |
| 上当 | 上當 | shàng dàng | taken in (by sb's deceit) |
| 舌头 | 舌頭 | shé tou | tongue |
| 时期 | 時期 | shí qī | period |
| 实践 | 實踐 | shí jiàn | practice |
| 税 | 稅 | shuì | taxes |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda | |
| 特意 | tè yì | specially | |
| 通讯 | 通訊 | tōng xùn | communications |
| 王子 | wáng zǐ | prince | |
| 威胁 | 威脅 | wēi xié | to threaten |
| 消灭 | 消滅 | xiāo miè | to put an end to |
| 小麦 | 小麥 | xiǎo mài | wheat |
| 协调 | 協調 | xié tiáo | to coordinate |
| 心脏 | 心臟 | xīn zàng | heart |
| 选举 | 選舉 | xuǎn jǔ | to elect |
| 宴会 | 宴會 | yàn huì | banquet |
| 遗憾 | 遺憾 | yí hàn | regret |
| 因素 | yīn sù | element | |
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | hero | |
| 娱乐 | 娛樂 | yú lè | to entertain |
| 缘故 | 緣故 | yuán gù | reason |
| 晕 | 暈 | yūn | confused |
| 账户 | 賬戶 | zhàng hù | bank account |
| 哲学 | 哲學 | zhé xué | philosophy |
| 政策 | zhèng cè | policy | |
| 至于 | 至於 | zhì yú | as for |
| 智慧 | zhì huì | wisdom | |
| 煮 | zhǔ | to cook | |
| 咨询 | 咨詢 | zī xún | to consult |
| 宗教 | zōng jiào | religion | |
| 祖国 | 祖國 | zǔ guó | motherland |
| 挨 | āi | in order | |
| 挨打 | ái dǎ | to take a beating | |
| 挨着 | 挨著 | āi zhe | near |
| 安检 | 安檢 | ān jiǎn | security check (abbr. for 安全检查) |
| 罢工 | 罷工 | bà gōng | a strike |
| 罢了 | 罷了 | bà le | a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) |
| 白领 | 白領 | bái lǐng | white-collar |
| 百分点 | 百分點 | bǎi fēn diǎn | percentage point |
| 办公 | 辦公 | bàn gōng | to handle official business |
| 办事处 | 辦事處 | bàn shì chù | office |
| 办学 | 辦學 | bàn xué | to run a school |
| 半决赛 | 半決賽 | bàn jué sài | semifinals |
| 保健 | bǎo jiàn | health protection | |
| 报刊 | 報刊 | bào kān | newspapers and periodicals |
| 报考 | 報考 | bào kǎo | to enter oneself for an examination |
| 暴风雨 | 暴風雨 | bào fēng yǔ | rainstorm |
| 暴力 | bào lì | violence | |
| 暴露 | bào lù | to expose | |
| 暴雨 | bào yǔ | torrential rain | |
| 爆 | bào | to explode or burst | |
| 爆发 | 爆發 | bào fā | to break out |
| 爆炸 | bào zhà | explosion | |
| 悲惨 | 悲慘 | bēi cǎn | miserable |
| 背心 | bèi xīn | sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) | |
| 背着 | 背著 | bèi zhe | turning one's back to (sth or sb) |
| 被告 | bèi gào | defendant | |
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | to run | |
| 本地 | běn dì | local | |
| 本期 | běn qī | the current period | |
| 本身 | běn shēn | itself | |
| 本土 | běn tǔ | one's native country | |
| 逼 | 偪 | bī | variant of 逼 |
| 笔试 | 筆試 | bǐ shì | written examination |
| 必将 | 必將 | bì jiāng | inevitably |
| 必修 | bì xiū | (of an academic course) required | |
| 闭 | 閉 | bì | to close |
| 边缘 | 邊緣 | biān yuán | edge |
| 编制 | 編制 | biān zhì | to establish (a unit or department) |
| 扁 | biǎn | flat | |
| 变更 | 變更 | biàn gēng | to change |
| 变换 | 變換 | biàn huàn | to transform |
| 变形 | 變形 | biàn xíng | to become deformed |
| 便是 | biàn shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) | |
| 遍地 | biàn dì | everywhere | |
| 表面上 | biǎo miàn shang | outwardly | |
| 病房 | bìng fáng | ward (of a hospital) | |
| 病情 | bìng qíng | state of an illness | |
| 拨打 | 撥打 | bō dǎ | to call |
| 波动 | 波動 | bō dòng | to undulate |
| 波浪 | bō làng | wave | |
| 播 | bō | to sow | |
| 补考 | 補考 | bǔ kǎo | to sit for a makeup exam |
| 补课 | 補課 | bǔ kè | to make up missed lesson |
| 补习 | 補習 | bǔ xí | to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor |
| 补助 | 補助 | bǔ zhù | to subsidize |
| 捕 | bǔ | to catch | |
| 不便 | bù biàn | inconvenient | |
| 不成 | bù chéng | won't do | |
| 不见 | 不見 | bù jiàn | not to see |
| 不仅仅 | 不僅僅 | bù jǐn jǐn | not only |
| 不禁 | bù jīn | can't help (doing sth) | |
| 不料 | bù liào | unexpectedly | |
| 不通 | bù tōng | to be obstructed | |
| 不再 | bù zài | no more | |
| 不怎么 | 不怎麼 | bù zěn me | not very |
| 不怎么样 | 不怎麼樣 | bù zěn me yàng | not up to much |
| 不值 | bù zhí | not worth | |
| 不至于 | 不至於 | bù zhì yú | unlikely to go so far as to |
| 布满 | 布滿 | bù mǎn | to be covered with |
| 部队 | 部隊 | bù duì | army |
| 采纳 | 採納 | cǎi nà | to accept |
| 参赛 | 參賽 | cān sài | to compete |
| 参展 | 參展 | cān zhǎn | to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc |
| 餐 | cān | meal | |
| 残疾人 | 殘疾人 | cán jí rén | disabled person |
| 残酷 | 殘酷 | cán kù | cruel |
| 惨 | 慘 | cǎn | miserable |
| 仓库 | 倉庫 | cāng kù | depot |
| 藏 | cáng | to conceal | |
| 操纵 | 操縱 | cāo zòng | to operate |
| 侧 | 側 | cè | the side |
| 测定 | 測定 | cè dìng | to determine (by measuring or surveying) |
| 策略 | cè lüè | strategy | |
| 策划 | 策劃 | cè huà | to plot |
| 层面 | 層面 | céng miàn | aspect |
| 查出 | chá chū | to find out | |
| 查看 | chá kàn | to look over | |
| 差异 | 差異 | chā yì | difference |
| 拆迁 | 拆遷 | chāi qiān | to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants |
| 产量 | 產量 | chǎn liàng | output |
| 昌盛 | chāng shèng | prosperous | |
| 常规 | 常規 | cháng guī | code of conduct |
| 常年 | cháng nián | all year round | |
| 厂商 | 廠商 | chǎng shāng | manufacturer |
| 场地 | 場地 | chǎng dì | space |
| 场馆 | 場館 | chǎng guǎn | sporting venue |
| 场景 | 場景 | chǎng jǐng | scene |
| 畅通 | 暢通 | chàng tōng | unimpeded |
| 超 | chāo | to exceed | |
| 超出 | chāo chū | to exceed | |
| 炒股 | chǎo gǔ | (coll.) to speculate in stocks | |
| 炒作 | chǎo zuò | to hype |
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