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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高涨gāozhǎngHSK 6

to surge up

to surge up
to rise
(of tensions etc) to run high

稿件gǎojiànHSK 6

piece of writing submitted for publication

piece of writing submitted for publication
manuscript
article

告辞gàocíHSK 6

to say goodbye

to say goodbye
to take one's leave

告诫gàojièHSK 6

to warn

to warn
to admonish

疙瘩gēdaHSK 6

swelling or lump on skin

swelling or lump on skin
pimple
knot
lump
preoccupation
problem

割gēHSK 6

to cut

to cut
to cut apart

搁gēHSK 6

to place

to place
to put aside
to shelve

歌颂gēsòngHSK 6

to sing the praises of

to sing the praises of
to extol
to eulogize

格局géjúHSK 6

structure

structure
pattern
layout

格式géshìHSK 6

form

form
specification
format

隔阂géhéHSK 6

misunderstanding

misunderstanding
estrangement
(language etc) barrier

隔离gélíHSK 6

to separate

to separate
to isolate

个体gètǐHSK 6

individual

individual

各抒己见gèshūjǐjiànHSK 6

everyone gives their own view

everyone gives their own view

给予jǐyǔHSK 6

(literary) to give

(literary) to give
to accord
to render

根深蒂固gēnshēndìgùHSK 6

deep-rooted (problem etc)

deep-rooted (problem etc)

根源gēnyuánHSK 6

origin

origin
root (cause)

跟前gēnqiánHSK 6

the front (of)

the front (of)
(in) front
(in) sb's presence
just before (a date)

跟随gēnsuíHSK 6

to follow

to follow

跟踪gēnzōngHSK 6

to follow sb's tracks

to follow sb's tracks
to tail
to shadow
tracking

耕地gēngdìHSK 6

arable land

arable land
to plow land

更新gēngxīnHSK 6

to replace the old with new

to replace the old with new
to renew
to renovate
to upgrade
to update
to regenerate

更正gēngzhèngHSK 6

to correct

to correct
to make a correction

工夫gōngfūHSK 6

(old) laborer

(old) laborer

工艺品gōngyìpǐnHSK 6

handicraft article

handicraft article
handiwork
CL:个

公安局gōngānjúHSK 6

public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)

public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)

公道gōngdàoHSK 6

justice

justice
fairness
public highway

公告gōnggàoHSK 6

post

post
announcement

公关gōngguānHSK 6

public relations

public relations

公民gōngmínHSK 6

citizen

citizen

公婆gōngpóHSK 6

husband's parents

husband's parents
parents-in-law
(dialect) a couple
husband and wife

公然gōngránHSK 6

openly

openly
publicly
undisguised

公认gōngrènHSK 6

publicly known (to be)

publicly known (to be)
accepted (as)

公式gōngshìHSK 6

formula

formula

公务gōngwùHSK 6

official business

official business

公正gōngzhèngHSK 6

just

just
fair
equitable

公证gōngzhèngHSK 6

notarization

notarization
notarized
acknowledgement

功课gōngkèHSK 6

homework

homework
assignment
task
classwork
lesson
study
CL:门

功劳gōngláoHSK 6

contribution

contribution
meritorious service
credit

功效gōngxiàoHSK 6

efficacy

efficacy

攻击gōngjīHSK 6

to attack

to attack
to accuse
to charge
an attack (terrorist or military)

攻克gōngkèHSK 6

to capture

to capture
to take
to overcome
to solve

供不应求gōngbùyìngqiúHSK 6

supply does not meet demand

supply does not meet demand

供给gōngjǐHSK 6

to furnish

to furnish
to provide
supply (as in supply and demand)

宫殿gōngdiànHSK 6

palace

palace
CL:座

恭敬gōngjìngHSK 6

deferential

deferential
respectful

巩固gǒnggùHSK 6

to consolidate

to consolidate
to strengthen
firm
solid
stable

共和国gònghéguóHSK 6

republic

republic

共计gòngjìHSK 6

to sum up to

to sum up to
to total

共鸣gòngmíngHSK 6

(physics) to resonate

(physics) to resonate
resonance
sympathetic response

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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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