HSK 6 vocabulary: words 401–500
Part 5 of 25 of the HSK 6 word list. Every row has pinyin, the tone pattern and audio.
| # | Character | Pinyin | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 岗位崗位 | gǎng wèi | a post; a job | |
| 402 | 前提 | qián tí | premise; precondition; prerequisite | |
| 403 | 清洁清潔 | qīng jié | clean; to clean | |
| 404 | 场所場所 | chǎng suǒ | location; place | |
| 405 | 焦点焦點 | jiāo diǎn | focal point; focus (lit. and fig.) | |
| 406 | 福利 | fú lì | material benefit; benefit in kind; (social) welfare | |
| 407 | 不可思议不可思議 | bù kě sī yì | inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable | |
| 408 | 故障 | gù zhàng | malfunction; breakdown; defect | |
| 409 | 宁愿寧願 | nìng yuàn | would rather ... (than ...) | |
| 410 | 手法 | shǒu fǎ | technique; trick; skill | |
| 411 | 指责指責 | zhǐ zé | to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce | |
| 412 | 成本 | chéng běn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs | |
| 413 | 拼命 | pīn mìng | to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it | |
| 414 | 免疫 | miǎn yì | immunity (to disease) | |
| 415 | 割 | gē | to cut; to cut apart | |
| 416 | 初步 | chū bù | initial; preliminary; tentative | |
| 417 | 渣 | zhā | slag (in mining or smelting); dregs | |
| 418 | 假设假設 | jiǎ shè | to suppose; to presume; to assume | |
| 419 | 布置佈置 | bù zhì | to put in order; to arrange; to decorate | |
| 420 | 欺负欺負 | qī fu | to bully | |
| 421 | 色彩 | sè cǎi | tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character | |
| 422 | 优先優先 | yōu xiān | to have priority; to take precedence | |
| 423 | 吊 | diào | to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person | |
| 424 | 级别級別 | jí bié | (military) rank; level; grade | |
| 425 | 携带攜帶 | xié dài | to carry (on one's person); to support (old); Taiwan pr. [xī dài] | |
| 426 | 创新創新 | chuàng xīn | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation | |
| 427 | 指定 | zhǐ dìng | to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty | |
| 428 | 癌症 | ái zhèng | cancer | |
| 429 | 部位 | bù wèi | part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable (e.g. the root), or a garment (e.g. the sleeve) etc) | |
| 430 | 意志 | yì zhì | will; willpower; determination | |
| 431 | 激励激勵 | jī lì | to encourage; to urge; motivation | |
| 432 | 坚定堅定 | jiān dìng | firm; steady; staunch | |
| 433 | 许可許可 | xǔ kě | to allow; to permit | |
| 434 | 灾难災難 | zāi nàn | disaster; catastrophe | |
| 435 | 以便 | yǐ biàn | so that; so as to; in order to | |
| 436 | 定义定義 | dìng yì | definition; to define | |
| 437 | 正当正當 | zhèng dāng | timely; just (when needed) | |
| 438 | 修复修復 | xiū fù | to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc) | |
| 439 | 清除 | qīng chú | to clear away; to eliminate; to get rid of | |
| 440 | 挣扎掙扎 | zhēng zhá | to struggle | |
| 441 | 依赖依賴 | yī lài | to depend on; to be dependent on | |
| 442 | 分散 | fēn sàn | to scatter; to disperse; to distribute | |
| 443 | 履行 | lǚ xíng | to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement) | |
| 444 | 竞赛競賽 | jìng sài | to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race | |
| 445 | 捏 | niē | to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers) | |
| 446 | 器官 | qì guān | (physiology) organ; apparatus | |
| 447 | 争夺爭奪 | zhēng duó | to fight over; to contest; to vie over | |
| 448 | 分裂 | fēn liè | to split up; to divide; to break up | |
| 449 | 频率頻率 | pín lǜ | frequency | |
| 450 | 互联网互聯網 | Hù lián wǎng | Internet | |
| 451 | 报复報復 | bào fù | to make reprisals; to retaliate; revenge; retaliation | |
| 452 | 纤维纖維 | xiān wéi | fiber | |
| 453 | 罐 | guàn | can; jar; pot | |
| 454 | 提议提議 | tí yì | proposal; suggestion; to propose | |
| 455 | 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative; to guard; to keep | |
| 456 | 轮胎輪胎 | lún tāi | tire; pneumatic tire | |
| 457 | 暗示 | àn shì | to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion | |
| 458 | 原始 | yuán shǐ | first; original; primitive | |
| 459 | 监视監視 | jiān shì | to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance | |
| 460 | 搭配 | dā pèi | to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs | |
| 461 | 诞生誕生 | dàn shēng | to be born | |
| 462 | 场合場合 | chǎng hé | situation; occasion; context | |
| 463 | 担保擔保 | dān bǎo | to guarantee; to vouch for | |
| 464 | 擅长擅長 | shàn cháng | to be good at; to be expert in | |
| 465 | 阴谋陰謀 | yīn móu | to conspire; to plot; a conspiracy; a plot | |
| 466 | 串 | chuàn | to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly | |
| 467 | 保卫保衛 | bǎo wèi | to defend; to safeguard | |
| 468 | 磅 | bàng | scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh; (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams) | |
| 469 | 背叛 | bèi pàn | to betray | |
| 470 | 眼光 | yǎn guāng | gaze; insight; foresight | |
| 471 | 占据佔據 | zhàn jù | to occupy; to hold | |
| 472 | 一流 | yī liú | top quality; front ranking | |
| 473 | 股份 | gǔ fèn | a share (in a company); stock | |
| 474 | 凶手兇手 | xiōng shǒu | murderer; assassin | |
| 475 | 时装時裝 | shí zhuāng | fashion; fashionable clothes | |
| 476 | 辐射輻射 | fú shè | radiation | |
| 477 | 掏 | tāo | to fish out (from pocket); to scoop | |
| 478 | 趴 | pā | to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent | |
| 479 | 赌博賭博 | dǔ bó | to gamble | |
| 480 | 认可認可 | rèn kě | to approve; approval; acknowledgment | |
| 481 | 股东股東 | gǔ dōng | shareholder; stockholder | |
| 482 | 残酷殘酷 | cán kù | cruel; cruelty | |
| 483 | 当前當前 | dāng qián | the present time; to be faced with | |
| 484 | 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure | |
| 485 | 家属家屬 | jiā shǔ | family member; (family) dependent | |
| 486 | 浑身渾身 | hún shēn | all over; from head to foot | |
| 487 | 宪法憲法 | xiàn fǎ | constitution (of a country) | |
| 488 | 难得難得 | nán dé | seldom; rare; hard to come by | |
| 489 | 防御防禦 | fáng yù | defense; to defend | |
| 490 | 外表 | wài biǎo | external; outside; outward appearance | |
| 491 | 人格 | rén gé | personality; integrity; dignity | |
| 492 | 十足 | shí zú | ample; complete; hundred percent | |
| 493 | 腐败腐敗 | fǔ bài | corruption; to corrupt; to rot | |
| 494 | 忠诚忠誠 | zhōng chéng | devoted; loyal; fidelity | |
| 495 | 鉴于鑒於 | jiàn yú | in view of; seeing that; considering | |
| 496 | 局势局勢 | jú shì | situation; state (of affairs) | |
| 497 | 大厦大廈 | dà shà | (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) | |
| 498 | 隧道 | suì dào | tunnel | |
| 499 | 品质品質 | pǐn zhì | character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) | |
| 500 | 势力勢力 | shì li | power; influence; a force (military, political etc) |
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