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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过滤guòlu:4HSK 6

to filter

to filter

过失guòshīHSK 6

error

error
fault
(law) negligence
delinquency

过问guòwènHSK 6

to show an interest in

to show an interest in
to get involved with

过瘾guòyǐnHSK 6

to satisfy a craving

to satisfy a craving
to get a kick out of sth
gratifying
immensely enjoyable
satisfying
fulfilling

过于guòyúHSK 6

excessively

excessively
too

嗨hāiHSK 6

oh alas

oh alas
hey!
hi! (loanword)
a high (natural or drug-induced) (loanword)

还原huányuánHSK 6

to restore to the original state

to restore to the original state
to reconstruct (an event)
reduction (chemistry)

海拔hǎibáHSK 6

height above sea level

height above sea level
elevation

海滨hǎibīnHSK 6

shore

shore
seaside

含糊hánhuHSK 6

ambiguous

ambiguous
vague
careless
perfunctory

含义hányìHSK 6

meaning (implicit in a phrase)

meaning (implicit in a phrase)
implied meaning
hidden meaning
hint
connotation

寒暄hánxuānHSK 6

to exchange conventional greetings

to exchange conventional greetings
to exchange pleasantries

罕见hǎnjiànHSK 6

rare

rare
rarely seen

捍卫hànwèiHSK 6

to defend

to defend
to uphold
to safeguard

航空hángkōngHSK 6

aviation

aviation

航天hángtiānHSK 6

space flight

space flight

航行hángxíngHSK 6

to sail

to sail
to fly
to navigate

毫米háomǐHSK 6

millimeter

millimeter

毫无háowúHSK 6

not in the least

not in the least
to completely lack

豪迈háomàiHSK 6

bold

bold
open-minded
heroic

好客hàokèHSK 6

hospitality

hospitality
to treat guests well
to enjoy having guests
hospitable
friendly

号召hàozhàoHSK 6

to call

to call
to appeal

耗费hàofèiHSK 6

to waste

to waste
to spend
to consume
to squander

呵āHSK 6

variant of 啊

variant of 啊

合并hébìngHSK 6

variant of 合并

variant of 合并

合成héchéngHSK 6

to compose

to compose
to constitute
compound
synthesis
mixture
synthetic

合乎héhūHSK 6

to accord with

to accord with
to conform to

合伙héhuǒHSK 6

to act jointly

to act jointly
to form a partnership

合身héshēnHSK 6

well-fitting (of clothes)

well-fitting (of clothes)

合算hésuànHSK 6

worthwhile

worthwhile
to be a good deal
to be a bargain
to reckon up
to calculate

和蔼héǎiHSK 6

kindly

kindly
nice
amiable

和解héjiěHSK 6

to settle (a dispute out of court)

to settle (a dispute out of court)
to reconcile
settlement
conciliation
to become reconciled

和睦hémùHSK 6

peaceful relations

peaceful relations
harmonious

和气héqiHSK 6

friendly

friendly
polite
amiable

和谐héxiéHSK 6

harmonious

harmonious
harmony
(euphemism) to censor

嘿hēiHSK 6

hey

痕迹hénjìHSK 6

vestige

vestige
mark
trace

狠心hěnxīnHSK 6

callous

callous
heartless
to resolve (to do sth)
firm resolve (as in 下狠心)

恨不得hènbudeHSK 6

wishing one could do sth

wishing one could do sth
to hate to be unable
itching to do sth

哼hēngHSK 6

to groan

to groan
to snort
to hum
to croon
humph!

轰动hōngdòngHSK 6

to cause a sensation

to cause a sensation
to create a stir in (a place)
commotion
controversy

哄hōngHSK 6

roar of laughter (onom.)

roar of laughter (onom.)
hubbub
to roar (as a crowd)

烘hōngHSK 6

to bake

to bake
to heat by fire
to set off by contrast

红包hóngbāoHSK 6

money wrapped in red as a gift

money wrapped in red as a gift
bonus payment
kickback
bribe

宏观hóngguānHSK 6

macro-

macro-
macroscopic
holistic

宏伟hóngwěiHSK 6

grand

grand
imposing
magnificent

洪水hóngshuǐHSK 6

deluge

deluge
flood

喉咙hóulóngHSK 6

the throat

the throat

吼hǒuHSK 6

to roar

to roar
to howl
to shriek
roar or howl of an animal
bellow of rage

后代hòudàiHSK 6

descendant

descendant
progeny
posterity
later ages
later generations

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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.

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