HSK 6 Frequent Words

Advanced · target vocabulary ~5,000+ words. Here are 20 representative frequent words for this level, with pinyin, meanings and example sentences.

Note: these are representative words to give you a feel for the level, not the full official vocabulary list.

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崇拜
chóngbài
WordPinyinMeaningExample
崇拜chóngbàito worship; adore我很崇拜这位科学家。
wǒ hěn chóngbài zhè wèi kēxuéjiā.
I really admire this scientist.
癌症áizhèngcancer医生早期发现了癌症。
yīshēng zǎoqī fāxiàn le áizhèng.
The doctor detected the cancer early.
巩固gǒnggùto consolidate; strengthen复习可以巩固知识。
fùxí kěyǐ gǒnggù zhīshi.
Reviewing helps consolidate knowledge.
爱戴àidàito love and respect这位老师深受学生爱戴。
zhè wèi lǎoshī shēn shòu xuéshēng àidài.
This teacher is deeply loved and respected by students.
弥补míbǔto make up for我们要弥补损失。
wǒmen yào míbǔ sǔnshī.
We need to make up for the loss.
妥协tuǒxiéto compromise双方最后妥协了。
shuāngfāng zuìhòu tuǒxiéle.
Both sides finally compromised.
按摩ànmómassage; to massage按摩能让身体放松。
ànmó néng ràng shēntǐ fàngsōng.
Massage can help the body relax.
揭露jiēlùto expose; reveal记者揭露了真相。
jìzhě jiēlùle zhēnxiàng.
The reporter exposed the truth.
凝聚níngjùto condense; rally这凝聚了大家的努力。
zhè níngjùle dàjiā de nǔlì.
This embodies everyone's efforts.
立足lìzúto base oneself on我们要立足现实。
wǒmen yào lìzú xiànshí.
We must base ourselves on reality.
暧昧àimèiambiguous; equivocal他的回答很暧昧。
tā de huídá hěn àimèi.
His answer is very ambiguous.
安详ānxiángpeaceful; serene老人安详地坐在窗边。
lǎorén ānxiáng de zuò zài chuāngbiān.
The elderly person sits serenely by the window.
安置ānzhìto settle; arrange工作人员安置了受灾群众。
gōngzuò rényuán ānzhì le shòuzāi qúnzhòng.
Staff arranged accommodation for people affected by the disaster.
案例ànlìcase; example老师用一个案例解释这个问题。
lǎoshī yòng yí ge ànlì jiěshì zhège wèntí.
The teacher used a case to explain this question.
暗示ànshìto imply; hint他的话暗示事情不简单。
tā de huà ànshì shìqing bù jiǎndān.
His words imply that the matter is not simple.
依赖yīlàito rely on; to depend on不要过分依赖翻译软件。
bú yào guòfèn yīlài fānyì ruǎnjiàn.
Do not rely too much on translation software.
潜力qiánlìpotential这个市场还有很大的潜力。
zhège shìchǎng hái yǒu hěn dà de qiánlì.
This market still has great potential.
显著xiǎnzhùremarkable; marked他的成绩有了显著的进步。
tā de chéngjì yǒule xiǎnzhù de jìnbù.
His grades have improved remarkably.
渴望kěwàngto long for; to yearn for他渴望有机会去中国工作。
tā kěwàng yǒu jīhuì qù zhōngguó gōngzuò.
He longs for a chance to work in China.
频繁pínfánfrequent最近他出差非常频繁。
zuìjìn tā chūchāi fēicháng pínfán.
Lately his business trips have been very frequent.

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