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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 探讨 | 探討 | tàn tǎo | to investigate |
| 掏 | tāo | to fish out (from pocket) | |
| 特 | tè | special | |
| 特大 | tè dà | exceptionally big | |
| 特地 | tè dì | specially | |
| 特快 | tè kuài | express (train, delivery etc) | |
| 疼痛 | téng tòng | pain | |
| 提交 | tí jiāo | to submit (a report etc) | |
| 提升 | tí shēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position) | |
| 天然 | tiān rán | natural | |
| 天堂 | tiān táng | paradise | |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven | |
| 添 | tiān | to add | |
| 田 | tián | field | |
| 田径 | 田徑 | tián jìng | track and field (athletics) |
| 跳水 | tiào shuǐ | to dive (into water) | |
| 听取 | 聽取 | tīng qǔ | to hear (news) |
| 通报 | 通報 | tōng bào | to inform |
| 通道 | tōng dào | (communications) channel | |
| 通红 | 通紅 | tōng hóng | very red |
| 通话 | 通話 | tōng huà | to hold a conversation |
| 通行 | tōng xíng | to go through | |
| 同 | tóng | like | |
| 同胞 | tóng bāo | born of the same parents | |
| 同期 | tóng qī | the corresponding time period (in a different year etc) | |
| 同行 | tóng háng | person of the same profession | |
| 同一 | tóng yī | identical | |
| 铜牌 | 銅牌 | tóng pái | bronze medal |
| 头疼 | 頭疼 | tóu téng | headache |
| 投票 | tóu piào | to vote | |
| 透露 | tòu lù | to leak out | |
| 图书 | 圖書 | tú shū | books (in a library or bookstore) |
| 徒弟 | tú dì | apprentice | |
| 途径 | 途徑 | tú jìng | way |
| 团队 | 團隊 | tuán duì | team |
| 推出 | tuī chū | to push out | |
| 退票 | tuì piào | to bounce (a check) | |
| 吞 | tūn | to swallow | |
| 托 | tuō | prop | |
| 拖 | tuō | to drag | |
| 拖鞋 | tuō xié | slippers | |
| 挖 | wā | to dig | |
| 娃娃 | wá wa | baby | |
| 哇 | wā | Wow! | |
| 外币 | 外幣 | wài bì | foreign currency |
| 外部 | wài bù | the outside | |
| 外出 | wài chū | to go out | |
| 外观 | 外觀 | wài guān | outward appearance |
| 外科 | wài kē | surgery (branch of medicine) | |
| 外来 | 外來 | wài lái | external |
| 外头 | 外頭 | wài tou | outside |
| 外衣 | wài yī | outer clothing | |
| 外资 | 外資 | wài zī | foreign investment |
| 弯曲 | 彎曲 | wān qū | to bend |
| 顽皮 | 頑皮 | wán pí | naughty |
| 顽强 | 頑強 | wán qiáng | tenacious |
| 王后 | wáng hòu | queen | |
| 网吧 | 網吧 | wǎng bā | Internet café |
| 网页 | 網頁 | wǎng yè | web page |
| 往后 | 往後 | wǎng hòu | from now on |
| 往来 | 往來 | wǎng lái | dealings |
| 往年 | wǎng nián | in former years | |
| 望见 | 望見 | wàng jiàn | to espy |
| 危机 | 危機 | wēi jī | crisis |
| 微波炉 | 微波爐 | wēi bō lú | microwave oven |
| 维生素 | 維生素 | wéi shēng sù | vitamin |
| 为此 | 為此 | wèi cǐ | for this reason |
| 为何 | 為何 | wèi hé | why |
| 文娱 | 文娛 | wén yú | cultural recreation |
| 卧铺 | 臥鋪 | wò pù | a bed (on a train) |
| 乌云 | 烏雲 | wū yún | black cloud |
| 无边 | 無邊 | wú biān | without boundary |
| 无关 | 無關 | wú guān | unrelated |
| 无效 | 無效 | wú xiào | not valid |
| 舞蹈 | wǔ dǎo | dance (performance art) | |
| 物品 | wù pǐn | articles | |
| 误 | 誤 | wù | mistake |
| 吸毒 | xī dú | to take drugs | |
| 牺牲 | 犧牲 | xī shēng | to sacrifice one's life |
| 洗衣粉 | xǐ yī fěn | laundry detergent | |
| 戏曲 | 戲曲 | xì qǔ | Chinese opera |
| 细胞 | 細胞 | xì bāo | cell (biology) |
| 细菌 | 細菌 | xì jūn | bacterium |
| 西班牙语 | 西班牙語 | xī bān yá yǔ | Spanish language |
| 先锋 | 先鋒 | xiān fēng | vanguard |
| 嫌 | xián | to dislike | |
| 显出 | 顯出 | xiǎn chū | to express |
| 险 | 險 | xiǎn | danger |
| 线路 | 線路 | xiàn lù | (electricity) line |
| 陷入 | xiàn rù | to sink into | |
| 响声 | 響聲 | xiǎng shēng | noise |
| 想不到 | xiǎng bu dào | unexpected | |
| 消耗 | xiāo hào | to use up | |
| 小费 | 小費 | xiǎo fèi | tip |
| 小于 | 小於 | xiǎo yú | less than, < |
| 晓得 | 曉得 | xiǎo de | to know |
| 笑脸 | 笑臉 | xiào liǎn | smiling face |
| 笑容 | xiào róng | smile | |
| 笑声 | 笑聲 | xiào shēng | laughter |
| 协会 | 協會 | xié huì | an association |
| 协商 | 協商 | xié shāng | to consult with |
| 协助 | 協助 | xié zhù | to provide assistance |
| 写字楼 | 寫字樓 | xiě zì lóu | office building |
| 写字台 | 寫字檯 | xiě zì tái | writing desk |
| 心灵 | 心靈 | xīn líng | bright |
| 心愿 | 心願 | xīn yuàn | cherished desire |
| 心脏病 | 心臟病 | xīn zàng bìng | heart disease |
| 新人 | xīn rén | newcomer | |
| 新兴 | 新興 | xīn xīng | (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising |
| 薪水 | xīn shuǐ | salary | |
| 信仰 | xìn yǎng | to believe in (a religion) | |
| 信用 | xìn yòng | trustworthiness | |
| 行程 | xíng chéng | journey | |
| 形 | xíng | to appear | |
| 兴旺 | 興旺 | xīng wàng | prosperous |
| 凶 | 兇 | xiōng | terrible |
| 凶手 | 兇手 | xiōng shǒu | murderer |
| 修车 | 修車 | xiū chē | to repair a bike (car etc) |
| 袖珍 | xiù zhēn | pocket-sized | |
| 悬 | 懸 | xuán | to hang or suspend |
| 旋转 | 旋轉 | xuán zhuǎn | to rotate |
| 选拔 | 選拔 | xuǎn bá | to select the best |
| 学会 | 學會 | xué huì | to learn |
| 学员 | 學員 | xué yuán | student |
| 血管 | xuè guǎn | vein | |
| 血液 | xuè yè | blood | |
| 循环 | 循環 | xún huán | to cycle |
| 压迫 | 壓迫 | yā pò | to oppress |
| 烟花 | 煙花 | yān huā | fireworks |
| 沿 | yán | along | |
| 沿海 | yán hǎi | coastal | |
| 沿着 | 沿著 | yán zhe | to go along |
| 研发 | 研發 | yán fā | research and development |
| 眼看 | yǎn kàn | soon | |
| 演奏 | yǎn zòu | to perform on a musical instrument | |
| 洋 | yáng | ocean | |
| 仰 | yǎng | to face upward | |
| 养老 | 養老 | yǎng lǎo | to provide for the elderly (family members) |
| 氧气 | 氧氣 | yǎng qì | oxygen |
| 样 | 樣 | yàng | manner |
| 药品 | 藥品 | yào pǐn | medicaments |
| 要不然 | yào bù rán | otherwise | |
| 要好 | yào hǎo | to be on good terms | |
| 要么 | 要麼 | yào me | or |
| 要素 | yào sù | essential factor | |
| 野 | 壄 | yě | erroneous variant of 野 |
| 野生 | yě shēng | wild | |
| 一次性 | yī cì xìng | one-off (offer) | |
| 一代 | yī dài | generation | |
| 一道 | yī dào | together | |
| 一番 | yì fān | Some | |
| 一贯 | 一貫 | yī guàn | consistent |
| 一路上 | yī lù shàng | along the way | |
| 一模一样 | 一模一樣 | yī mú yī yàng | exactly the same (idiom) |
| 一齐 | 一齊 | yī qí | at the same time |
| 一时 | 一時 | yī shí | a period of time |
| 一同 | yī tóng | together | |
| 一行 | yī xíng | party | |
| 医药 | 醫藥 | yī yào | medical care and medicines |
| 依次 | yī cì | in order | |
| 依赖 | 依賴 | yī lài | to depend on |
| 仪器 | 儀器 | yí qì | instrument |
| 仪式 | 儀式 | yí shì | ceremony |
| 艺人 | 藝人 | yì rén | performing artist |
| 议题 | 議題 | yì tí | topic of discussion |
| 异常 | 異常 | yì cháng | unusual |
| 意想不到 | yì xiǎng bù dào | unexpected | |
| 意愿 | 意願 | yì yuàn | aspiration |
| 因 | yīn | cause | |
| 阴谋 | 陰謀 | yīn móu | to conspire |
| 阴影 | 陰影 | yīn yǐng | (lit. and fig.) shadow |
| 音量 | yīn liàng | loudness | |
| 音像 | yīn xiàng | audio and video | |
| 隐藏 | 隱藏 | yǐn cáng | to hide |
| 隐私 | 隱私 | yǐn sī | secrets |
| 印 | yìn | to print | |
| 应对 | 應對 | yìng duì | to answer |
| 应急 | 應急 | yìng jí | to respond to an emergency |
| 迎来 | 迎來 | yíng lái | to welcome (a visitor or newcomer) |
| 影迷 | yǐng mí | film enthusiast | |
| 影响力 | 影響力 | yǐng xiǎng lì | influence |
| 影星 | yǐng xīng | film star | |
| 用处 | 用處 | yòng chu | usefulness |
| 用得着 | 用得著 | yòng de zháo | to be able to use |
| 用法 | yòng fǎ | usage | |
| 用品 | yòng pǐn | articles for use | |
| 用心 | yòng xīn | motive | |
| 优质 | 優質 | yōu zhì | excellent quality |
| 游人 | 遊人 | yóu rén | a tourist |
| 游玩 | 遊玩 | yóu wán | to amuse oneself |
| 游戏机 | 遊戲機 | yóu xì jī | video game machine |
| 游行 | 遊行 | yóu xíng | to march |
| 有关 | 有關 | yǒu guān | to have sth to do with |
| 有没有 | 有沒有 | yǒu méi yǒu | (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...? |
| 有事 | yǒu shì | to be occupied with sth | |
| 于 | yú | to go | |
| 宇航员 | 宇航員 | yǔ háng yuán | astronaut |
| 雨衣 | yǔ yī | raincoat | |
| 预约 | 預約 | yù yuē | booking |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element (key component of sth) |
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