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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夫人fūrenHSK 6

lady

lady
madam
Mrs.
CL:位

敷衍fūyǎnHSK 6

to elaborate (on a theme)

to elaborate (on a theme)
to expound (the classics)
perfunctory
to skimp
to botch
to do sth half-heartedly or just for show
barely enough to get by

服气fúqìHSK 6

to be convinced

to be convinced
to accept

俘虏fúlǔHSK 6

captive

captive

符号fúhàoHSK 6

symbol

symbol
mark
sign

幅度fúdùHSK 6

width

width
extent
range
scope

福利fúlìHSK 6

material benefit

material benefit
benefit in kind
(social) welfare

福气fúqiHSK 6

good fortune

good fortune
a blessing

辐射fúshèHSK 6

radiation

radiation

抚养fǔyǎngHSK 6

to foster

to foster
to bring up
to raise

俯仰fǔyǎngHSK 6

lowering and raising of the head

lowering and raising of the head
(fig.) small move
pitch (position angle)

辅助fǔzhùHSK 6

to assist

to assist
to aid
supplementary
auxiliary

腐败fǔbàiHSK 6

corruption

corruption
to corrupt
to rot
rotten

腐烂fǔlànHSK 6

to rot

to rot
to putrefy
(fig.) corrupt

腐蚀fǔshíHSK 6

corrosion

corrosion
to corrode (degrade chemically)
to rot
corruption

腐朽fǔxiǔHSK 6

rotten

rotten
decayed
decadent
degenerate

负担fùdānHSK 6

to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc)

to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc)
burden

附和fùhèHSK 6

to agree

to agree
to go along with
to echo (what sb says)

附件fùjiànHSK 6

appendix (in a document)

appendix (in a document)
enclosure (accompanying a document)
(email) attachment
accessory (for a car, computer etc)
(anatomy) adnexa

附属fùshǔHSK 6

subsidiary

subsidiary
auxiliary
attached
affiliated
subordinate
subordinating

复活fùhuóHSK 6

to revive

to revive
(lit. and fig.) to come back to life
(religion) resurrection

复兴fùxīngHSK 6

to revive

to revive
to rejuvenate

副fùHSK 6

secondary

secondary
auxiliary
deputy
assistant
vice-
classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
abbr. for 副词 adverb

副作用fùzuòyòngHSK 6

side effect

side effect

富裕fùyùHSK 6

see 富裕县

see 富裕县

赋予fùyǔHSK 6

to assign

to assign
to entrust (a task)
to give
to bestow

腹泻fùxièHSK 6

diarrhea

diarrhea
to have the runs

覆盖fùgàiHSK 6

to cover

to cover

改良gǎiliángHSK 6

to improve (sth)

to improve (sth)
to reform (a system)

盖章gàizhāngHSK 6

to affix a seal

to affix a seal
to stamp (a document)
to sign off on sth

甘心gānxīnHSK 6

to be willing to

to be willing to
to resign oneself to

尴尬gāngàHSK 6

awkward

awkward
embarrassed

感慨gǎnkǎiHSK 6

to sigh with sorrow, regret etc

to sigh with sorrow, regret etc
rueful
deeply moved

感染gǎnrǎnHSK 6

to infect

to infect
infection
(fig.) to influence

干旱gānhànHSK 6

drought

drought
arid
dry

干劲gànjìnHSK 6

enthusiasm for doing sth

enthusiasm for doing sth

干扰gānrǎoHSK 6

to disturb

to disturb
to interfere
perturbation
interference (physics)

干涉gānshèHSK 6

to interfere

to interfere
to meddle
interference

干预gānyùHSK 6

to meddle

to meddle
to intervene
intervention

纲领gānglǐngHSK 6

program (i.e. plan of action)

program (i.e. plan of action)
guiding principle

岗位gǎngwèiHSK 6

a post

a post
a job

港口gǎngkǒuHSK 6

port

port
harbor

港湾gǎngwānHSK 6

bay serving as a harbor

bay serving as a harbor

杠杆gànggǎnHSK 6

lever

lever
pry bar
crowbar
financial leverage

高超gāochāoHSK 6

excellent

excellent
superlative

高潮gāocháoHSK 6

high tide

high tide
high water
upsurge
peak of activity
climax (of a story, a competition etc)
to have an orgasm

高峰gāofēngHSK 6

peak

peak
summit
height

高考gāokǎoHSK 6

college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试)

college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等学校招生全国统一考试)
(Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公务人员高等考试)

高明gāomíngHSK 6

see 高明区

see 高明区

高尚gāoshàngHSK 6

noble

noble
lofty
refined
exquisite

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How to actually learn HSK 6 vocabulary

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