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The HSK 6 vocabulary, 2,500 words, learned one glance at a time.

The first 50 words with its pinyin and meaning, free to read, filter and flip into flashcards. The full 2,500 wait in Lock&Learn Chinese, one word per glance on your iPhone Lock Screen, until they stick.

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HSK 6
狭隘
xiá'ài
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试图
shìtú
attempt to do
堆积
duījī
pile up
奥秘
àomì
deep mystery
01 · The first 50

The first fifty,
as the widget deals them

HSK 6 adds 2,500 new words, for a cumulative syllabus of about 5,000, the top of the six-level exam. Idioms, register and nuance live here. Every entry shows the hanzi, pinyin with tone marks and an English meaning.

In Lock&Learn Chinese this list is the HSK 6 pack: a word waits in hanzi with its pinyin; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence. HSK 6 opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily; Lock&Learn+ opens every pack at once.

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50 words
HSK 6: the first 50 of 2,500 words, in the order the widget deals them
HanziPinyinMeaning
衔接xiánjiēto join or connect
兴隆xīnglóngprosperous and thriving
冤枉yuānwangto accuse someone wrongly; to treat someone unjustly
坚韧jiānrèntough and tenacious
压缩yāsuōcompress or condense
风土人情fēngtǔ rénqínglocal customs and habits
辽阔liáokuòvast and extensive
补贴bǔtiēa financial subsidy
狭隘xiá'àinarrow-minded
三角sānjiǎotriangle / trigonometry
反问fǎnwènask rhetorical question
理所当然lǐsuǒdāngránright and expected
苏醒sūxǐngregain consciousness
kuāngwoven basket
难免nánmiǎndifficult to avoid
流通liútōngto circulate or distribute
出洋相chūyángxiàngmake a fool of oneself
专科zhuānkēspecialized department / junior college / specialized medical branch
媳妇xífuwife or daughter-in-law
zhuàng/chuángmeasure word for buildings
规章guīzhāngofficial regulations
琢磨zuómoponder or mull over
经纬jīngwěilongitude and latitude
媒体méitǐnews media
轨道guǐdàoorbit or track
试图shìtúattempt to do
声势shēngshìmomentum or influence
细致xìzhìmeticulous or careful
磨合móhéto break in
shāotip of a tree
事件shìjiànsignificant event incident
本钱běnqiánfinancial capital
岁月suìyuèyears; time
to collapse down
笨拙bènzhuōclumsy or awkward
陷害xiànhàito frame or entrap
堆积duījīpile up
更新gēngxīnupdate or renew
跳跃tiàoyuèto jump; to leap; to be jumpy or erratic
扩张kuòzhāngto expand or broaden
笼罩lǒngzhàoto envelop or shroud
遭受zāoshòuto suffer misfortune
依靠yīkàorely on depend
完毕wánbìto finish completely
股东gǔdōngshareholder
局势júshìstate of affairs
奥秘àomìdeep mystery
争端zhēngduāndispute or conflict
写作xiězuòwriting or composing
成员chéngyuángroup member
2,450 more words

The rest of HSK 6 is in the app.

HSK 6 opens with a free preview, another word unlocks daily, and Lock&Learn+ opens every level at once.

Word list: the six-level HSK syllabus (HSK 2.0). Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.

02 · Sample sentences

25 words,
each in a sentence

Every word in Lock&Learn Chinese comes with a real example sentence, its reading and a translation, revealed on the tap. Here are 25 of the words above, in a sentence.

冤枉

yuānwang

to accuse someone wrongly; to treat someone unjustly

我从没做过那种事,请不要冤枉我。

Wǒ cóng méi zuò guò nà zhǒng shì, qǐng bùyào yuānwang wǒ.

I have never done such a thing; please do not wrong me.

坚韧

jiānrèn

tough and tenacious

她面对重重困难依然表现得非常坚韧。

Tā miànduì chóngchóng kùnnán yīrán biǎoxiàn dé fēicháng jiānrèn.

She remained very tough and tenacious despite facing numerous difficulties.

苏醒

sūxǐng

regain consciousness

在医生的全力抢救下,病人终于苏醒了。

Zài yīshēng de quánlì qiǎngjiù xià, bìngrén zhōngyú sūxǐng le.

With the doctors' all-out rescue efforts, the patient finally regained consciousness.

难免

nánmiǎn

difficult to avoid

大家一起工作,难免会出现意见不一致的情况。

Dàjiā yīqǐ gōngzuò, nánmiǎn huì chūxiàn yìjiàn bù yīzhì de qíngkuàng.

When working together, it is difficult to avoid having differences of opinion.

出洋相

chūyángxiàng

make a fool of oneself

他在公开场合说错了话,在那儿出洋相。

Tā zài gōngkāi chǎnghé shuōcuò le huà, zài nà'r chū yángxiàng.

He said the wrong thing in public and made a fool of himself there.

专科

zhuānkē

specialized department / junior college / specialized medical branch

那个大学专门设立了医学专科,培养专业人才。

Nàge dàxué zhuānmén shèlì le yīxué zhuānkē, péiyǎng zhuānyè réncái.

That university established a specialized medical department to train professional talent.

媳妇

xífu

wife or daughter-in-law

他很关心家里人的身体,经常带着媳妇去看望父母。

Tā hěn guānxīn jiālǐ rén de shēntǐ, jīngcháng dàizhe xífù qù kànwàng fùmǔ.

He cares a lot about his family members' health and often takes his wife to visit his parents.

zhuàng/chuáng

measure word for buildings

这幢大楼的设计非常独特。

Zhè zhuàng dàlóu de shèjì fēicháng dútè.

The design of this building is very unique.

规章

guīzhāng

official regulations

公司要求所有员工严格遵守规章制度。

Gōngsī yāoqiú suǒyǒu yuángōng yángé zūnshǒu guīzhāng zhìdù.

The company requires all employees to strictly follow the rules and regulations.

经纬

jīngwěi

longitude and latitude

地球仪上清晰地标示出经纬线。

Dìqiúyí shàng qīngxī de biāoshì chū jīngwěixiàn.

The longitude and latitude lines are clearly marked on the globe.

轨道

guǐdào

orbit or track

经过多年的整修,这条铁路轨道现已恢复正常使用。

Jīngguò duōnián de zhěngxiū, zhè tiáo tiělù guǐdào xiàn yǐ huīfù zhèngcháng shǐyòng.

After years of repairs, this railway track has now returned to normal use.

试图

shìtú

attempt to do

警方试图在案发现场寻找破案线索。

Jǐngfāng shìtú zài ànfā xiànchǎng xúnzhǎo pò'àn xiànsuǒ.

The police attempted to find clues to solve the case at the crime scene.

细致

xìzhì

meticulous or careful

她工作非常细致,每件事都处理得很好。

Tā gōngzuò fēicháng xìzhì, měi jiàn shì dōu chǔlǐ de hěn hǎo.

She is very meticulous in her work and handles every task well.

岁月

suìyuè

years; time

看着老照片,我不禁感叹岁月如梭。

Kànzhe lǎo zhàopiàn, wǒ bùjīn gǎntàn suìyuè rú suō.

Looking at the old photos, I cannot help but sigh at how time flies.

to collapse down

那座旧房子年久失修,昨天终于塌了。

Nà zuò jiù fángzi niánjiǔshīxiū, zuótiān zhōngyú tā le.

The old house had fallen into disrepair and finally collapsed yesterday.

笨拙

bènzhuō

clumsy or awkward

他第一次穿冰鞋,动作显得十分笨拙。

Tā dì yī cì chuān bīngxié, dòngzuò xiǎnde shífēn bènzhuō.

Wearing ice skates for the first time, his movements appeared very clumsy.

更新

gēngxīn

update or renew

你应该经常更新自己的社交媒体主页。

Nǐ yīnggāi jīngcháng gēngxīn zìjǐ de shèjiāo méitǐ zhǔyè.

You should update your social media profile frequently.

跳跃

tiàoyuè

to jump; to leap; to be jumpy or erratic

他的思路跳跃,经常让人跟不上。

Tā de sīlù tiàoyuè, jīngcháng ràng rén gēnbushàng.

His thinking is very jumpy, often making it hard to keep up.

扩张

kuòzhāng

to expand or broaden

为了适应市场需求,这家公司正在不断地扩张业务。

Wèile shìyìng shìchǎng xūqiú, zhè jiā gōngsī zhèngzài bùduàn de kuòzhāng yèwù.

To meet market demand, this company is constantly expanding its business.

笼罩

lǒngzhào

to envelop or shroud

浓重的大雾笼罩了整座城市。

Nóngzhòng de dàwù lǒngzhào le zhěng zuò chéngshì. (Removed space error)

Thick fog enveloped the entire city.

遭受

zāoshòu

to suffer misfortune

那家公司由于经营不善,遭受了重大的经济损失。

Nà jiā gōngsī yóuyú jīngyíng bùshàn, zāoshòu le zhòngdà de jīngjì sǔnshī.

Due to poor management, that company suffered heavy economic losses.

完毕

wánbì

to finish completely

他终于处理完毕了手头上所有的工作。

Tā zhōngyú chǔlǐ wánbì le shǒutóu shàng suǒyǒu de gōngzuò.

He finally finished all the work at hand.

股东

gǔdōng

shareholder

许多股东出席了本次年度大会。

Xǔduō gǔdōng chūxí le běn cì niándù dàhuì.

Many shareholders attended this annual meeting.

局势

júshì

state of affairs

目前的局势非常复杂,我们必须谨慎对待。

Mùqián de júshì fēicháng fùzá, wǒmen bìxū jǐnshèn duìdài.

The current state of affairs is very complex and we must treat it with caution.

争端

zhēngduān

dispute or conflict

他们通过谈判解决了这场长期的贸易争端。

Tāmen tōngguò tánpàn jiějué le zhè chǎng chángqī de màoyì zhēngduān.

They resolved this long-standing trade dispute through negotiations.

03 · Next
04 · Questions

Asked and
answered

How many words are in the HSK 6 vocabulary list?

2,500. The six-level HSK syllabus adds about 150, 150, 300, 600, 1,300 and 2,500 new words per level, about 5,000 in all; this page lists the words that are new at HSK 6, not the cumulative total.

Why does this page show 50 of the 2,500 words?

The complete HSK 6 list is the HSK 6 pack in Lock&Learn Chinese. This page shows the first 50 words the widget deals, enough to judge the level and to try the flashcards. In the app the pack opens with a free preview, another word unlocks daily, and Lock&Learn+ opens all 2,500 at once.

Is this the official HSK HSK 6 word list?

It follows the official six-level HSK syllabus (HSK 2.0), the list the HSK 1 to 6 exams are still administered on. The HSK 3.0 standard published in 2021 reorganises vocabulary into nine bands and is not what this page shows.

How do I study the HSK 6 list on my iPhone Lock Screen?

Install Lock&Learn Chinese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Chinese. The HSK 6 pack puts these words on the widget one at a time: you recall the meaning, one tap reveals it with a real sentence. HSK 6 opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily; Lock&Learn+ opens every pack at once.

Can I download the HSK 6 vocabulary list as a PDF?

Use your browser's Print or Save as PDF for the words on this page; the page has a print layout that keeps only the heading and the table. The complete list lives in the app.

Is Lock&Learn Chinese free?

Yes. The app is free on iOS: HSK 1 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.

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