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.
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.
Showing 451–500 of 4,991 · page 10 of 100
盯dīngHSK 6to watch attentively
- to watch attentively
- to fix one's attention on
- to stare at
- to gaze at
定期dìngqīHSK 6at set dates
- at set dates
- at regular intervals
- periodic
- limited to a fixed period of time
- fixed term
定义dìngyìHSK 6definition
- definition
- to define
丢人diūrénHSK 6to lose face
- to lose face
丢三落四diūsānlàsìHSK 6forgetful
- forgetful
- empty-headed
东道主dōngdàozhǔHSK 6host
- host
- official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)
东张西望dōngzhāngxīwàngHSK 6to look in all directions (idiom)
- to look in all directions (idiom)
- to glance around
董事长dǒngshìzhǎngHSK 6chairman of the board of directors
- chairman of the board of directors
动荡dòngdàngHSK 6variant of 动荡
- variant of 动荡
动机dòngjīHSK 6motive
- motive
- motivation
动静dòngjìngHSK 6(detectable) movement
- (detectable) movement
- (sign of) activity
- movement and stillness
动力dònglìHSK 6motive power
- motive power
- (fig.) motivation
- impetus
动脉dòngmàiHSK 6artery
- artery
动身dòngshēnHSK 6to go on a journey
- to go on a journey
- to leave
动手dòngshǒuHSK 6to set about (a task)
- to set about (a task)
- to raise a hand to hit sb
- to touch
- to handle (typically used in cautioning sb *not* to touch sth)
动态dòngtàiHSK 6movement
- movement
- motion
- development
- trend
- dynamic (science)
动员dòngyuánHSK 6to mobilize
- to mobilize
- mobilization
- CL:次
冻结dòngjiéHSK 6to freeze (water etc)
- to freeze (water etc)
- (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)
栋dòngHSK 6classifier for houses or buildings
- classifier for houses or buildings
- ridgepole (old)
洞穴dòngxuéHSK 6cave
- cave
- cavern
都市dūshìHSK 6city
- city
- metropolis
兜dōuHSK 6pocket
- bag
- to wrap up or hold in a bag
- to move in a circle
- to canvas or solicit
- to take responsibility for
- to disclose in detail
- combat armor (old)
陡峭dǒuqiàoHSK 6precipitous
- precipitous
斗争dòuzhēngHSK 6a struggle
- a struggle
- fight
- battle
督促dūcùHSK 6to supervise and urge completion of a task
- to supervise and urge completion of a task
- to urge on
毒品dúpǐnHSK 6drugs
- drugs
- narcotics
- poison
独裁dúcáiHSK 6dictatorship
- dictatorship
堵塞dǔsèHSK 6to clog up
- to clog up
- blockage
赌博dǔbóHSK 6to gamble
- to gamble
杜绝dùjuéHSK 6to put an end to
- to put an end to
端duānHSK 6(bound form) tip
- (bound form) tip
- end
- extremity
- (bound form) aspect
- facet
- (bound form) upright
- proper
- to hold sth level with both hands
- to carry
- to eliminate
- to wipe out
端午节duānwǔjiéHSK 6Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
- Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
端正duānzhèngHSK 6upright
- upright
- regular
- proper
- correct
短促duǎncùHSK 6short in time
- short in time
- fleeting
- brief
- gasping (breath)
- curt (tone of voice)
断定duàndìngHSK 6to conclude
- to conclude
- to determine
- to come to a judgment
断断续续duànduànxùxùHSK 6intermittent
- intermittent
- off and on
- discontinuous
- stop-go
- stammering
- disjointed
- inarticulate
断绝duànjuéHSK 6to sever
- to sever
- to break off
堆积duījīHSK 6to pile up
- to pile up
- to heap
- accumulation
队伍duìwǔHSK 6ranks
- ranks
- troops
- queue
- line
- procession
- CL:个,支,条
对策duìcèHSK 6countermeasure for dealing with a situation
- countermeasure for dealing with a situation
对称duìchènHSK 6symmetry
- symmetry
- symmetrical
对付duìfuHSK 6to handle
- to handle
- to deal with
- to tackle
- to get by with
- to make do
- (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb)
对抗duìkàngHSK 6to withstand
- to withstand
- to resist
- to stand off
- antagonism
- confrontation
对立duìlìHSK 6to oppose
- to oppose
- to set sth against
- to be antagonistic to
- antithetical
- relative opposite
- opposing
- diametrical
对联duìliánHSK 6rhyming couplet
- rhyming couplet
- pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway
- CL:副,幅
对应duìyìngHSK 6to correspond (to)
- to correspond (to)
- to be equivalent to
- to be a counterpart to
对照duìzhàoHSK 6to contrast
- to contrast
- to compare
- to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts)
- to check
兑换duìhuànHSK 6to convert
- to convert
- to exchange
兑现duìxiànHSK 6(of a check etc) to cash
- (of a check etc) to cash
- to honor a commitment
顿时dùnshíHSK 6immediately
- immediately
- suddenly
How to actually learn HSK 6 vocabulary
A word list is a checklist, not a method. Recognising a word on a page is a different skill from catching it at speed in a sentence — and the HSK listening section only tests the second one.
Read the list once, do not memorise it
You are looking for which words feel unfamiliar, not trying to learn them here.
Listen at your level daily
Fluentide's HSK 6 episodes are written inside this vocabulary band, so the words arrive in sentences instead of flashcards.
Look a word up only after you have heard it
A word you have already met in audio sticks in one reading. A word you meet cold takes many.
Come back to this list monthly
Use it as a progress check, not a study plan. The gaps you find are what to listen for next.
The method in practice
Hear HSK 6 vocabulary in real Mandarin
Every HSK 6 episode is written inside this word band and read at HSK 6 speed, so words stick because you have heard them in a sentence. Full transcript, pinyin toggle, and line-by-line English on every episode. Five free episodes after a one-tap magic-link sign-in — no password, no payment.