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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多元化duōyuánhuàHSK 6

diversification

diversification
pluralism
to diversify

哆嗦duōsuoHSK 6

to tremble

to tremble
to shiver

堕落duòluòHSK 6

to degrade

to degrade
to degenerate
to become depraved
corrupt
a fall from grace

额外éwàiHSK 6

extra

extra
added
additional

恶化èhuàHSK 6

to worsen

to worsen

恶心ěxīnHSK 6

variant of 恶心

variant of 恶心

遏制èzhìHSK 6

to check

to check
to contain
to hold back
to keep within limits
to constrain
to restrain

恩怨ēnyuànHSK 6

gratitude and grudges

gratitude and grudges
resentment
grudges
grievances

而已éryǐHSK 6

that's all

that's all
nothing more

耳环ěrhuánHSK 6

earring

earring
CL:只,对

二氧化碳èryǎnghuàtànHSK 6

carbon dioxide CO2

carbon dioxide CO2

发布fābùHSK 6

variant of 发布

variant of 发布

发财fācáiHSK 6

to get rich

to get rich

发呆fādāiHSK 6

to stare blankly

to stare blankly
to be stunned
to be lost in thought

发动fādòngHSK 6

to start

to start
to launch
to unleash
to mobilize
to arouse

发火fāhuǒHSK 6

to catch fire

to catch fire
to ignite
to detonate
to get angry

发觉fājuéHSK 6

to become aware

to become aware
to detect
to realize
to perceive

发射fāshèHSK 6

to shoot (a projectile)

to shoot (a projectile)
to fire (a rocket)
to launch
to emit (a particle)
to discharge
emanation
emission

发誓fāshìHSK 6

to vow

to vow
to pledge
to swear

发行fāxíngHSK 6

to publish

to publish
to issue
to release
to distribute

发炎fāyánHSK 6

to become inflamed

to become inflamed
inflammation

发扬fāyángHSK 6

to develop

to develop
to make full use of

发育fāyùHSK 6

to develop

to develop
to mature
growth
development
(sexually) mature

法人fǎrénHSK 6

legal person

legal person
corporation
see also 自然人

番pānHSK 6

surname Pan

surname Pan

繁华fánhuáHSK 6

flourishing

flourishing
bustling

繁忙fánmángHSK 6

busy

busy
bustling

繁体字fántǐzìHSK 6

traditional Chinese character

traditional Chinese character

繁殖fánzhíHSK 6

to breed

to breed
to reproduce
to propagate

反驳fǎnbóHSK 6

to retort

to retort
to refute

反常fǎnchángHSK 6

unusual

unusual
abnormal

反倒fǎndàoHSK 6

(coll.) but on the contrary

(coll.) but on the contrary
but instead

反动fǎndòngHSK 6

reaction

reaction
reactionary

反感fǎngǎnHSK 6

to be disgusted with

to be disgusted with
to dislike
bad reaction
antipathy

反抗fǎnkàngHSK 6

to resist

to resist
to rebel

反馈fǎnkuìHSK 6

to send back information

to send back information
feedback

反面fǎnmiànHSK 6

reverse side

reverse side
backside
the other side (of a problem etc)
negative
bad

反射fǎnshèHSK 6

to reflect

to reflect
reflection (from a mirror etc)
reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)

反思fǎnsīHSK 6

to think back over sth

to think back over sth
to review
to revisit
to rethink
reflection
reassessment

反问fǎnwènHSK 6

to ask (a question) in reply

to ask (a question) in reply
to answer a question with a question
rhetorical question

反之fǎnzhīHSK 6

on the other hand...

on the other hand...
conversely...

泛滥fànlànHSK 6

to overflow

to overflow
to inundate
to flood
(fig.) to proliferate unchecked

范畴fànchóuHSK 6

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

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