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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勾结gōujiéHSK 6

to collude with

to collude with
to collaborate with
to gang up with

钩子gōuziHSK 6

hook

hook

构思gòusīHSK 6

to design

to design
to plot
to plan out
to compose
to draw a mental sketch
conception
plan
idea
composition

姑且gūqiěHSK 6

for the time being

for the time being
tentatively

孤独gūdúHSK 6

lonely

lonely
solitary

孤立gūlìHSK 6

to isolate

to isolate
isolated
unrelated
irrelevant

辜负gūfùHSK 6

to fail to live up (to expectations)

to fail to live up (to expectations)
unworthy (of trust)
to let down
to betray (hopes)
to disappoint

古董gǔdǒngHSK 6

curio

curio
antique

古怪gǔguàiHSK 6

strange

strange
weird
eccentric
bizarre

股东gǔdōngHSK 6

shareholder

shareholder
stockholder

股份gǔfènHSK 6

a share (in a company)

a share (in a company)
stock

骨干gǔgànHSK 6

diaphysis (long segment of a bone)

diaphysis (long segment of a bone)
fig. backbone

鼓动gǔdòngHSK 6

to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral)

to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral)
to encourage
to agitate
to instigate
to incite
to beat
to flap (wings, a fan etc)

固然gùránHSK 6

admittedly (it's true that...)

admittedly (it's true that...)

固有gùyǒuHSK 6

intrinsic to sth

intrinsic to sth
inherent
native

固执gùzhíHSK 6

obstinate

obstinate
stubborn
to fixate on
to cling to

故乡gùxiāngHSK 6

home

home
homeland
native place
CL:个

故障gùzhàngHSK 6

malfunction

malfunction
breakdown
defect
shortcoming
fault
failure
impediment
error
bug (in software)

顾虑gùlu:4HSK 6

misgivings

misgivings
apprehensions
to worry about
to be concerned about

顾问gùwènHSK 6

adviser

adviser
consultant

拐杖guǎizhàngHSK 6

crutches

crutches
crutch
walking stick

关照guānzhàoHSK 6

to take care

to take care
to keep an eye on
to look after
to tell
to remind

观光guānguāngHSK 6

to tour

to tour
sightseeing
tourism

官方guānfāngHSK 6

government

government
official (approved or issued by an authority)

管辖guǎnxiáHSK 6

to administer

to administer
to have jurisdiction (over)

贯彻guànchèHSK 6

to implement

to implement
to put into practice
to carry out

惯例guànlìHSK 6

convention

convention
usual practice

灌溉guàngàiHSK 6

to irrigate

to irrigate

罐guànHSK 6

can

光彩guāngcǎiHSK 6

luster

luster
splendor
radiance
brilliance

光辉guānghuīHSK 6

radiance

radiance
glory
brilliant
magnificent

光芒guāngmángHSK 6

rays of light

rays of light
brilliant rays
radiance

广阔guǎngkuòHSK 6

wide

wide
vast

归根到底guīgēndàodǐHSK 6

after all

after all
in the final analysis
ultimately

归还guīhuánHSK 6

to return sth

to return sth
to revert

归纳guīnàHSK 6

to sum up

to sum up
to summarize
to conclude from facts
induction (method of deduction in logic)

规范guīfànHSK 6

norm

norm
standard
specification
regulation
rule
within the rules
to fix rules
to regulate
to specify

规格guīgéHSK 6

standard

standard
norm
specification

规划guīhuàHSK 6

to draw up a plan

to draw up a plan
to map out a program
a plan
a program

规章guīzhāngHSK 6

rule

rule
regulation

轨道guǐdàoHSK 6

track (for trains etc)

track (for trains etc)
orbit (of a satellite)
(fig.) a person's established path in life
desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor)
(audio engineering) track
(quantum mechanics) orbital

贵族guìzúHSK 6

lord

lord
nobility
nobleman
noblewoman
aristocrat
aristocracy

跪guìHSK 6

to kneel

to kneel

棍棒gùnbàngHSK 6

club

club
staff
stick

国防guófángHSK 6

national defense

national defense

国务院guówùyuànHSK 6

(PRC) State Council

(PRC) State Council
(USA) State Department

果断guǒduànHSK 6

firm

firm
decisive

过度guòdùHSK 6

excessive

excessive
over-
excess
going too far
extravagant
intemperate
overdue

过渡guòdùHSK 6

to cross over (by ferry)

to cross over (by ferry)
transition
interim
caretaker (administration)

过奖guòjiǎngHSK 6

to overpraise

to overpraise
to flatter

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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

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