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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 关爱 | 關愛 | guān ài | to show concern and care for |
| 关联 | 關聯 | guān lián | to be related |
| 观光 | 觀光 | guān guāng | to tour |
| 官司 | guān si | lawsuit | |
| 管道 | guǎn dào | tubing | |
| 光辉 | 光輝 | guāng huī | radiance |
| 广阔 | 廣闊 | guǎng kuò | wide |
| 轨道 | 軌道 | guǐ dào | track (for trains etc) |
| 跪 | guì | to kneel | |
| 国产 | 國產 | guó chǎn | domestically produced |
| 国歌 | 國歌 | guó gē | national anthem |
| 国会 | 國會 | guó huì | Parliament (UK) |
| 国旗 | 國旗 | guó qí | flag (of a country) |
| 国王 | 國王 | guó wáng | king |
| 果酱 | 果醬 | guǒ jiàng | jam |
| 果树 | 果樹 | guǒ shù | fruit tree |
| 过渡 | 過渡 | guò dù | to cross over (by ferry) |
| 过后 | 過後 | guò hòu | after the event |
| 过时 | 過時 | guò shí | old-fashioned |
| 海报 | 海報 | hǎi bào | poster |
| 海底 | hǎi dǐ | seabed | |
| 海军 | 海軍 | hǎi jūn | navy |
| 海浪 | hǎi làng | sea wave | |
| 海外 | hǎi wài | overseas | |
| 海湾 | 海灣 | hǎi wān | bay |
| 好不容易 | hǎo bù róng yì | with great difficulty | |
| 好容易 | hǎo róng yì | (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty | |
| 好似 | hǎo sì | to seem | |
| 好学 | 好學 | hào xué | eager to study |
| 好转 | 好轉 | hǎo zhuǎn | to improve |
| 合约 | 合約 | hé yuē | treaty |
| 和谐 | 和諧 | hé xié | harmonious |
| 黑夜 | hēi yè | night | |
| 很难说 | 很難說 | hěn nánshuō | Hard to say |
| 狠 | hěn | ruthless | |
| 衡量 | héng liáng | to weigh | |
| 宏大 | hóng dà | great | |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge | |
| 忽略 | hū lüè | to neglect | |
| 互动 | 互動 | hù dòng | to interact |
| 户外 | 戶外 | hù wài | outdoor |
| 护 | 護 | hù | to protect |
| 花费 | 花費 | huā fèi | expense |
| 花瓶 | huā píng | flower vase | |
| 化解 | huà jiě | to dissolve | |
| 患者 | huàn zhě | patient | |
| 回应 | 回應 | huí yìng | to respond |
| 毁 | 毀 | huǐ | to destroy |
| 会见 | 會見 | huì jiàn | to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) |
| 会长 | 會長 | huì zhǎng | president of a club, committee etc |
| 绘画 | 繪畫 | huì huà | drawing |
| 昏 | hūn | muddle-headed | |
| 混 | hùn | to mix | |
| 混合 | hùn hé | to mix | |
| 混乱 | 混亂 | hùn luàn | confusion |
| 火箭 | huǒ jiàn | rocket | |
| 机动车 | 機動車 | jī dòng chē | motor vehicle |
| 机关 | 機關 | jī guān | mechanism |
| 机械 | 機械 | jī xiè | machine |
| 基督教 | jī dū jiào | Christianity | |
| 激情 | jī qíng | passion | |
| 吉利 | jí lì | auspicious | |
| 吉祥 | jí xiáng | lucky | |
| 极端 | 極端 | jí duān | extreme |
| 急救 | jí jiù | to give emergency treatment | |
| 疾病 | jí bìng | disease | |
| 集 | jí | to gather | |
| 加盟 | jiā méng | to become a member of an alliance or union | |
| 茄子 | qié zi | eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) | |
| 家电 | 家電 | jiā diàn | household electric appliance |
| 家园 | 家園 | jiā yuán | home |
| 假日 | jià rì | holiday | |
| 尖 | jiān | pointed | |
| 监测 | 監測 | jiān cè | to monitor |
| 监督 | 監督 | jiān dū | to control |
| 简介 | 簡介 | jiǎn jiè | summary |
| 剑 | 劍 | jiàn | double-edged sword |
| 鉴定 | 鑑定 | jiàn dìng | to appraise |
| 箭 | jiàn | arrow | |
| 将军 | 將軍 | jiāng jūn | general |
| 讲课 | 講課 | jiǎng kè | teach |
| 酱 | 醬 | jiàng | thick paste of fermented soybean |
| 焦点 | 焦點 | jiāo diǎn | focal point |
| 脚印 | 腳印 | jiǎo yìn | footprint |
| 教堂 | jiào táng | church | |
| 教育部 | jiào yù bù | Ministry of Education | |
| 接收 | jiē shōu | reception (of transmitted signal) | |
| 揭 | jiē | to take the lid off | |
| 街头 | 街頭 | jiē tóu | street |
| 节假日 | 節假日 | jié jià rì | public holiday |
| 节能 | 節能 | jié néng | to save energy |
| 节奏 | 節奏 | jié zòu | rhythm |
| 杰出 | 傑出 | jié chū | outstanding |
| 截止 | jié zhǐ | to close | |
| 截至 | jié zhì | up to (a time) | |
| 解 | jiě | to divide | |
| 解说 | 解說 | jiě shuō | to explain (verbally) |
| 界 | jiè | (bound form) boundary | |
| 借鉴 | 借鑒 | jiè jiàn | to draw on (others' experience) |
| 金额 | 金額 | jīn é | sum of money |
| 金钱 | 金錢 | jīn qián | money |
| 金融 | jīn róng | banking | |
| 尽 | 盡 | jìn | to use up |
| 近日 | jìn rì | (in) the past few days | |
| 近视 | 近視 | jìn shì | shortsighted |
| 进攻 | 進攻 | jìn gōng | to attack |
| 惊人 | 驚人 | jīng rén | astonishing |
| 惊喜 | 驚喜 | jīng xǐ | nice surprise |
| 精 | jīng | essence | |
| 精美 | jīng měi | delicate | |
| 精品 | jīng pǐn | quality goods | |
| 井 | jǐng | a well | |
| 景 | jǐng | (bound form) scenery | |
| 景点 | 景點 | jǐng diǎn | tourist attraction |
| 净 | 淨 | jìng | clean |
| 纠纷 | 糾紛 | jiū fēn | dispute |
| 纠正 | 糾正 | jiū zhèng | to correct |
| 酒水 | jiǔ shuǐ | beverage | |
| 救命 | jiù mìng | to save sb's life | |
| 救援 | jiù yuán | to save | |
| 救助 | jiù zhù | to help sb in trouble | |
| 就是说 | 就是說 | jiù shì shuō | in other words |
| 就算 | jiù suàn | (coll.) even if | |
| 剧 | 劇 | jù | theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) |
| 据 | 據 | jù | according to |
| 捐款 | juān kuǎn | to donate money | |
| 捐赠 | 捐贈 | juān zèng | to contribute (as a gift) |
| 捐助 | juān zhù | to donate | |
| 决策 | 決策 | jué cè | strategic decision |
| 绝 | 絕 | jué | to cut short |
| 绝大多数 | 絕大多數 | jué dà duō shù | the vast majority |
| 觉 | 覺 | jué | to feel |
| 觉悟 | 覺悟 | jué wù | to come to understand |
| 军队 | 軍隊 | jūn duì | armed forces |
| 军舰 | 軍艦 | jūn jiàn | warship |
| 开创 | 開創 | kāi chuàng | to initiate |
| 开关 | 開關 | kāi guān | power switch |
| 开设 | 開設 | kāi shè | to offer (goods or services) |
| 开通 | 開通 | kāi tōng | to open (a new road or railway line) |
| 开头 | 開頭 | kāi tóu | beginning |
| 开夜车 | 開夜車 | kāi yè chē | to burn the midnight oil |
| 看得见 | 看得見 | kàn dé jiàn | can see |
| 看得起 | kàn de qǐ | to show respect for | |
| 看管 | kān guǎn | to look after | |
| 看好 | kàn hǎo | to regard as having good prospects | |
| 看作 | kàn zuò | to look upon as | |
| 康复 | 康復 | kāng fù | to recuperate |
| 考场 | 考場 | kǎo chǎng | exam room |
| 考题 | 考題 | kǎo tí | exam question |
| 科研 | kē yán | (scientific) research | |
| 客车 | 客車 | kè chē | coach |
| 肯 | kěn | to agree | |
| 空军 | 空軍 | kōng jūn | air force |
| 口试 | 口試 | kǒu shì | oral examination |
| 扣 | kòu | to fasten | |
| 酷 | kù | ruthless | |
| 跨 | kuà | to step across | |
| 快车 | 快車 | kuài chē | express (train, bus etc) |
| 宽阔 | 寬闊 | kuān kuò | expansive |
| 矿 | 礦 | kuàng | mineral deposit |
| 阔 | 闊 | kuò | rich |
| 啦 | lā | (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc | |
| 来往 | 來往 | lái wǎng | to come and go |
| 赖 | 賴 | lài | to depend on |
| 栏目 | 欄目 | lán mù | regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program) |
| 蓝领 | 藍領 | lán lǐng | blue-collar |
| 蓝天 | 藍天 | lán tiān | blue sky |
| 牢 | láo | firm | |
| 老乡 | 老鄉 | lǎo xiāng | fellow townsman |
| 乐曲 | 樂曲 | yuè qǔ | musical composition |
| 冷气 | 冷氣 | lěng qì | air conditioning (Tw) |
| 冷水 | lěng shuǐ | cold water | |
| 礼堂 | 禮堂 | lǐ táng | assembly hall |
| 理 | lǐ | texture | |
| 理财 | 理財 | lǐ cái | to manage wealth |
| 理智 | lǐ zhì | reason | |
| 利 | lì | sharp | |
| 联盟 | 聯盟 | lián méng | alliance |
| 联赛 | 聯賽 | lián sài | (sports) league |
| 联手 | 聯手 | lián shǒu | lit. to join hands |
| 凉鞋 | 涼鞋 | liáng xié | sandal |
| 两侧 | 兩側 | liǎng cè | two sides |
| 两手 | 兩手 | liǎng shǒu | one's two hands |
| 聊 | liáo | to chat | |
| 聊天儿 | 聊天兒 | liáo tiān r | erhua variant of 聊天 |
| 料 | liào | material | |
| 裂 | liè | to split | |
| 领取 | 領取 | lǐng qǔ | to receive |
| 领袖 | 領袖 | lǐng xiù | leader |
| 另 | lìng | other | |
| 流感 | liú gǎn | flu | |
| 留言 | liú yán | to leave a message | |
| 楼道 | 樓道 | lóu dào | corridor |
| 楼房 | 樓房 | lóu fáng | a building of two or more stories |
| 陆军 | 陸軍 | lù jūn | army |
| 录像 | 錄像 | lù xiàng | to videotape |
| 录音机 | 錄音機 | lù yīn jī | (tape) recording machine |
| 路过 | 路過 | lù guò | to pass by or through |
| 旅店 | lǚ diàn | inn | |
| 绿化 | 綠化 | lǜ huà | to make green with plants |
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