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HSK 5-6 Vocabulary

HSK 5-6 Vocabulary List (222 words)

Compiled from Fluentide podcast episodes. Updated May 2026.

The HSK 5 and HSK 6 vocabulary lists cover advanced and near-native Mandarin proficiency, bringing total active vocabulary to approximately 5,000 words. These include idioms (chengyu), formal register, academic vocabulary, and nuanced expressions. Each word includes pinyin, translation, and links to Fluentide advanced episodes.

Where HSK 5-6 Sits in the HSK Ladder

HSK proficiency ladderThe six HSK levels with cumulative vocabulary requirements: HSK 1 requires 150 words, HSK 2 requires 300, HSK 3 requires 600, HSK 4 requires 1,200, HSK 5 requires 2,500, and HSK 6 requires 5,000 words. Word counts follow the official Hanban HSK 2.0 standard.HSK levels by cumulative vocabularyHSK 1beginner150 wordsHSK 2elementary300 wordsHSK 3pre-intermediate600 wordsHSK 4intermediate1,200 wordsHSK 5upper-intermediate2,500 wordsHSK 6advanced5,000 wordsSource: Hanban HSK 2.0 standard
Cumulative vocabulary required at each HSK level — bar width is proportional to the word count.

HSK 5-6 Word List

暗流ànliúundercurrent
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白领báilǐngwhite-collar worker
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半壁江山bànbì jiāngshānhalf the kingdom
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本质běnzhìfundamental; essential
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闭环bìhuánclosed loop
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边界biānjièboundary
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变味biàn wèito lose its original character
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标准化biāozhǔnhuàstandardized; standardization
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波比跳bōbǐtiàoburpee
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博弈bóyì(strategic) game; competition
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不可或缺bùkě huòquēindispensable
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不可预测bùkě yùcèunpredictable
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参差不齐cēncī bù qíuneven; varying
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残酷cánkùbrutal; harsh
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产品设计缺陷chǎnpǐn shèjì quēxiànproduct design defect
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嘲讽cháofěngto mock; to ridicule
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沉重chénzhòngheavy; weighty
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成就感chéngjiùgǎnsense of achievement
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成瘾机制chéngyǐn jīzhìaddiction mechanism
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惩罚性赔偿chéngfáxìng péichángpunitive damages
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传播学chuánbō xuécommunication studies
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传奇chuánqílegend; legendary figure
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催化剂cuīhuàjìcatalyst
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脆弱性cuìruòxìngfragility; vulnerability
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措辞cuòcíwording; phrasing
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搭建dājiànto build; to construct
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搭售dāshòutying; bundling
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大小周dà xiǎo zhōualternating work weeks
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代工dàigōngcontract manufacturing/OEM
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蛋白质dànbáizhìprotein
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当头一棒dāngtóu yī bànga sharp blow to the head; sudden hard hit
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底线dǐxiànbottom line; limit
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颠覆diānfùto subvert; overturn
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电解diànjiěto electrolyze
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电气化diànqìhuàelectrification
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短板duǎnbǎnweak spot; shortcoming
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对峙duìzhìstandoff; confrontation
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恶化èhuàto deteriorate; worsen
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反常识fǎn chángshícounterintuitive
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反讽fǎnfěngirony
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风向标fēngxiàngbiāoweathervane/barometer
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封堵fēngdǔto seal off; block off
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符号行为fúhào xíngwéisymbolic act
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干预gānyùto intervene; intervention
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梗gěngjoke; running gag; meme
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工具化gōngjù huàinstrumentalization
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供给端gōngjǐ duānsupply side
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共犯gòngfànaccomplice
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构成gòuchéngto constitute
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估计gūjìto estimate; to reckon
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