HSK 6 Vocabulary

HSK 6 Vocabulary List: 5,000 Words

HSK 6 assumes 5,000 cumulative words — 2500 of them new at this level. They cover chengyu, formal and classical register, and the layered vocabulary of serious written Chinese.

By Haoshan HongNative Mandarin speakerUpdated July 2026

What is on the HSK 6 word list?

The HSK word lists are published and cumulative, which is what makes the exam a finite target. HSK 6 assumes 5,000 words in total — 2,500 of them introduced at this level.

They cover chengyu, formal and classical register, and the layered vocabulary of serious written Chinese.

Cumulative vocabulary required at each HSK level — bar width is proportional to the word count.

HSK 6 word list

All 4,991 entries below, straight from the official Hanban HSK 2.0 list. The 2,500 words new at HSK 6 come first, then earlier levels.

Pinyin and definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Tap any word to see its other senses without leaving the list. Words with a full Fluentide entry — character breakdown, usage notes, example sentences — link out from there.

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哎哟āiyōHSK 6

hey

hey
ow
ouch
interjection of pain or surprise

挨āiHSK 6

in order

in order
in sequence
close to
adjacent to

癌症áizhèngHSK 6

cancer

cancer

爱不释手àibùshìshǒuHSK 6

(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down

(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down
to find sth utterly irresistible

爱戴àidàiHSK 6

to love and respect

to love and respect
love and respect

暧昧àimèiHSK 6

vague

vague
ambiguous
equivocal
dubious

安居乐业ānjūlèyèHSK 6

to live in peace and work happily (idiom)

to live in peace and work happily (idiom)

安宁ānníngHSK 6

see 安宁区

see 安宁区
see 安宁市

安详ānxiángHSK 6

serene

serene

安置ānzhìHSK 6

to find a place for

to find a place for
to help settle down
to arrange for
to get into bed
placement

按摩ànmóHSK 6

massage

massage
to massage

案件ànjiànHSK 6

case

case
instance
CL:宗,桩,起

案例ànlìHSK 6

case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc)

case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc)
instance
example
CL:个

暗示ànshìHSK 6

to hint

to hint
to suggest
hint
suggestion

昂贵ángguìHSK 6

expensive

expensive
costly

凹凸āotūHSK 6

concave or convex

concave or convex
bumps and holes
uneven (surface)
rugged

熬āoHSK 6

to boil

to boil
to simmer

奥秘àomìHSK 6

secret

secret
mystery

巴不得bābudeHSK 6

(coll.) to be eager for

(coll.) to be eager for
to long for
to look forward to

巴结bājieHSK 6

to fawn on

to fawn on
to curry favor with
to make up to

扒bāHSK 6

to peel

to peel
to skin
to tear
to pull down
to cling to (sth on which one is climbing)
to dig

疤bāHSK 6

scar

scar
scab

拔苗助长bámiáozhùzhǎngHSK 6

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)

把关bǎguānHSK 6

to guard a pass

to guard a pass
to check on sth

把手bǎshǒuHSK 6

to shake hands

to shake hands

把戏bǎxìHSK 6

acrobatics

acrobatics
jugglery
trick
ploy

罢工bàgōngHSK 6

a strike

a strike
to go on strike

霸道bàdàoHSK 6

the Way of the Hegemon

the Way of the Hegemon
despotic rule
rule by might
evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道
overbearing
tyranny
(of liquor, medicine etc) strong
potent
abbr. for 霸王之道

掰bāiHSK 6

to break off or break open sth with one's hands

to break off or break open sth with one's hands
(fig.) to break off (a relationship)

百分点bǎifēndiǎnHSK 6

percentage point

percentage point

摆脱bǎituōHSK 6

to break away from

to break away from
to cast off (old ideas etc)
to get rid of
to break away (from)
to break out (of)
to free oneself from
to extricate oneself

败坏bàihuàiHSK 6

to ruin

to ruin
to corrupt
to undermine

拜访bàifǎngHSK 6

to pay a visit

to pay a visit
to call on

拜年bàiniánHSK 6

to pay a New Year call

to pay a New Year call
to wish sb a Happy New Year

拜托bàituōHSK 6

to request sb to do sth

to request sb to do sth
please!

颁布bānbùHSK 6

to issue

to issue
to proclaim
to enact (laws, decrees etc)

颁发bānfāHSK 6

to issue

to issue
to promulgate
to award

斑纹bānwénHSK 6

stripe

stripe
streak

版本bǎnběnHSK 6

version

version
edition
release

半途而废bàntúérfèiHSK 6

to give up halfway (idiom)

to give up halfway (idiom)
leave sth unfinished

伴侣bànlu:3HSK 6

companion

companion
mate
partner

伴随bànsuíHSK 6

to accompany

to accompany
to follow
to occur together with
concomitant

扮演bànyǎnHSK 6

to play the role of

to play the role of
to act

绑架bǎngjiàHSK 6

to kidnap

to kidnap
to abduct
to hijack
a kidnapping
abduction
staking

榜样bǎngyàngHSK 6

model

model
example (for people to follow)
(in reference to a person) role model

磅bàngHSK 6

scale (instrument for weighing)

scale (instrument for weighing)
to weigh
(loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)
(printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type)
(Tw) (printing) pound
ream weight (used to describe paper thickness)

包庇bāobìHSK 6

to shield

to shield
to harbor
to cover up

包袱bāofuHSK 6

wrapping cloth

wrapping cloth
a bundle wrapped in cloth
load
weight
burden
funny part
punchline

包围bāowéiHSK 6

to surround

to surround
to encircle
to hem in

包装bāozhuāngHSK 6

to wrap

to wrap
to package (goods etc)
packaging
packing materials
(fig.) to present attractively
to craft an image
to package (sb or sth)

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How to actually learn HSK 6 vocabulary

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