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HSK 6 Vocabulary

HSK 6 Vocabulary List (259 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.

Where HSK 6 Sits in the HSK Ladder

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

HSK 6 Word List

暗流ànliúundercurrent

白领báilǐngwhite-collar worker

半壁江山bànbì jiāngshānhalf the kingdom

包装bāozhuāngto package; packaging

饱和度bǎohé dùsaturation (of color)

保密bǎomìto keep secret; classified

闭环bìhuánclosed loop

变味biàn wèito lose its original character

标准化biāozhǔnhuàstandardized; standardization

波比跳bōbǐtiàoburpee

博弈bóyì(strategic) game; competition

不可或缺bùkě huòquēindispensable

不可预测bùkě yùcèunpredictable

不确定bù quèdìnguncertain; uncertainty

参差不齐cēncī bù qíuneven; varying

超级周期chāojí zhōuqīsuper-cycle

嘲讽cháofěngto mock; to ridicule

沉重chénzhòngheavy; weighty

成熟chéngshúmature; maturity

承包商chéngbāo shāngcontractor

诚意chéngyìsincerity (especially in actions)

持续发酵chíxù fājiàocontinuing to ferment; sustained spread

出口管制chūkǒu guǎnzhìexport controls

出片chūpiànphotogenic; produces good photos (slang)

传播学chuánbō xuécommunication studies

传感器chuán'gǎnqìsensor

传奇chuánqílegend; legendary figure

猝死cùsǐto die suddenly

措辞cuòcíwording; phrasing

搭售dāshòutying; bundling

大小周dà xiǎo zhōualternating work weeks

代工dàigōngcontract manufacturing/OEM

蛋白质dànbáizhìprotein

当头一棒dāngtóu yī bànga sharp blow to the head; sudden hard hit

颠覆diānfùto subvert; overturn

电解diànjiěto electrolyze

电子显微镜diànzǐ xiǎnwēijìngelectron microscope

短板duǎnbǎnweak spot; shortcoming

对峙duìzhìstandoff; confrontation

恶化èhuàto deteriorate; worsen

反常识fǎn chángshícounterintuitive

反讽fǎnfěngirony

非升即走fēi shēng jí zǒuup-or-out (HR term)

肺水肿fèi shuǐzhǒngpulmonary edema

分红率fēnhónglǜdividend payout ratio

风向标fēngxiàngbiāoweathervane/barometer

封堵fēngdǔto seal off; block off

蜂巢fēngcháohoneycomb

符号行为fúhào xíngwéisymbolic act

干预方案gānyù fāng'ànintervention plan

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