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HSK 6 Vocabulary

HSK 6 Vocabulary List (260 words)

Compiled from Fluentide podcast episodes. Updated May 2026.

The HSK 6 vocabulary list brings total active vocabulary to 5,000+ words — near-native proficiency. These include chengyu (four-character idioms), classical-register expressions, academic and literary terms, and the layered vocabulary of formal Chinese writing. Each word includes pinyin, translation, and links to Fluentide advanced episodes.

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Where HSK 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 6 Word List

黯然ànrándejected; downcast
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败笔bàibǐa blunder; a flaw
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半壁江山bànbì jiāngshān(idiom) half of the whole (domain)
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宝刀已老bǎodāo yǐ lǎo(idiom) past one's prime (lit. the fine blade has aged)
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暴露bàolùto expose
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奔向bēnxiàngto rush toward; head for
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本质běnzhìessence; fundamental nature
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鄙视bǐshìto look down on; contempt
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飙升biāoshēngto soar; skyrocket
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表演努力biǎoyǎn nǔlìperforming effort (looking busy for show)
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不寒而栗bù hán ér lì(idiom) to shudder with fear
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不离不弃bù lí bù qì(idiom) to never abandon; stay through thick and thin
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不翼而飞bù yì ér fēito vanish without a trace (idiom)
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步步逼近bù bù bījìnto close in step by step
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擦肩而过cā jiān ér guò(idiom) to brush past; narrowly miss
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猜测cāicèspeculation; guesswork
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残骸cánháiwreckage; debris
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惨败cǎnbàia crushing defeat
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柴米油盐chái mǐ yóu yán(idiom) the daily necessities of life
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菖蒲chāngpúcalamus (a herb hung at Duanwu)
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常态chángtàinormal state; a regular pattern
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持久chíjiǔlong-lasting; persistent
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出海chūhǎito go overseas (especially for a brand entering foreign markets)
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出口chūkǒuexit; way out
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传说中chuánshuō zhōnglegendary; long-rumored
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辞去cíqùto step down from; resign (a post)
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辞职信cízhí xìnresignation letter
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猝不及防cù bù jí fáng(idiom) caught off guard; sudden
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脆弱cuìruòfragile; vulnerable
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错过cuòguòto miss (an opportunity)
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大刀阔斧dà dāo kuò fǔ(idiom) drastic and bold
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当之无愧dāng zhī wú kuì(idiom) fully deserving; undisputed
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地缘政治dìyuán zhèngzhìgeopolitics
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等闲之辈děngxián zhī bèi(idiom) an ordinary / unremarkable person
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底蕴深厚dǐyùn shēnhòudeeply storied; rich in heritage
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缔造dìzàoto found; create (something great)
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颠覆性diānfùxìngdisruptive; subversive
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顶尖dǐngjiāntop-tier; elite
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订阅dìngyuèsubscription
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动摇dòngyáoto waver; be shaken
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兜回来dōu huílaito bring back around; recover
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噩耗èhàodreadful news (of death)
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发酵fājiào(figurative) to ferment; to keep building / escalating
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法律fǎlǜlaw
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方向盘fāngxiàngpánsteering wheel
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防空网fángkōngwǎngair-defense network
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肺栓塞fèi shuānsèpulmonary embolism
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风骨fēnggǔmoral integrity; strength of character
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风口浪尖fēngkǒu làngjiān(idiom) the eye of the storm; the center of controversy
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封神fēngshén(slang) to be elevated to legend / god status
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