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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后顾之忧hòugùzhīyōuHSK 6

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom)

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom)
family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
worries about the future consequences
often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

后勤hòuqínHSK 6

logistics

logistics

候选hòuxuǎnHSK 6

candidate (attributive)

candidate (attributive)

呼啸hūxiàoHSK 6

to whistle

to whistle
to scream
to whiz

呼吁hūyùHSK 6

to call on (sb to do sth)

to call on (sb to do sth)
to appeal (to)
an appeal

忽略hūlu:e4HSK 6

to neglect

to neglect
to overlook
to ignore

胡乱húluànHSK 6

careless

careless
reckless
casually
absent-mindedly
at will
at random
any old how

湖泊húpōHSK 6

lake

lake

互联网hùliánwǎngHSK 6

Internet

Internet

花瓣huābànHSK 6

petal

petal
CL:片

华丽huálìHSK 6

gorgeous

gorgeous

华侨huáqiáoHSK 6

overseas Chinese

overseas Chinese
(in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality
CL:个,位,名

化肥huàféiHSK 6

chemical fertilizer

chemical fertilizer

化石huàshíHSK 6

fossil

fossil

化验huàyànHSK 6

chemical examination

chemical examination
to do a lab test

化妆huàzhuāngHSK 6

to put on makeup

to put on makeup

划分huàfēnHSK 6

to divide up

to divide up
to partition
to differentiate

画蛇添足huàshétiānzúHSK 6

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom)

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom)
fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
to overdo it

话筒huàtǒngHSK 6

microphone

microphone
(telephone) receiver
handset
megaphone
(fig.) mouthpiece
spokesperson

怀孕huáiyùnHSK 6

pregnant

pregnant
to have conceived
gestation
pregnancy

欢乐huānlèHSK 6

gaiety

gaiety
gladness
glee
merriment
pleasure
happy
joyous
gay

环节huánjiéHSK 6

(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)

(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
(fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc

缓和huǎnhéHSK 6

to ease (tension)

to ease (tension)
to alleviate
to moderate
to allay
to make more mild

患者huànzhěHSK 6

patient

patient
sufferer

荒凉huāngliángHSK 6

desolate

desolate

荒谬huāngmiùHSK 6

absurd

absurd
ridiculous

荒唐huāngtángHSK 6

beyond belief

beyond belief
preposterous
absurd
intemperate
dissipated

慌忙huāngmángHSK 6

in a great rush

in a great rush
in a flurry

黄昏huánghūnHSK 6

dusk

dusk
evening
nightfall

恍然大悟huǎngrándàwùHSK 6

(idiom) to suddenly realize

(idiom) to suddenly realize
to suddenly see the light

挥霍huīhuòHSK 6

to squander money

to squander money
extravagant
prodigal
free and easy
agile

辉煌huīhuángHSK 6

splendid

splendid
glorious

回报huíbàoHSK 6

(in) return

(in) return
reciprocation
payback
retaliation
to report back
to reciprocate

回避huíbìHSK 6

variant of 回避

variant of 回避

回顾huígùHSK 6

to look back

to look back
to review

回收huíshōuHSK 6

to recycle

to recycle
to reclaim
to retrieve
to recover
to recall (a defective product)

悔恨huǐhènHSK 6

remorse

remorse
repentance

毁灭huǐmièHSK 6

to perish

to perish
to ruin
to destroy

汇报huìbàoHSK 6

to report

to report
to give an account of
to collect information and report back

会晤huìwùHSK 6

to meet

to meet
meeting
conference

贿赂huìlùHSK 6

to bribe

to bribe
a bribe

昏迷hūnmíHSK 6

to lose consciousness

to lose consciousness
to be in a coma
stupor
coma
stunned
disoriented

浑身húnshēnHSK 6

all over

all over
from head to foot

混合hùnhéHSK 6

to mix

to mix
to blend
hybrid
composite

混乱hùnluànHSK 6

confused

confused
chaotic
disorderly

混淆hùnxiáoHSK 6

to obscure

to obscure
to confuse
to mix up
to blur
to mislead

混浊hùnzhuóHSK 6

turbid

turbid
muddy
dirty

活该huógāiHSK 6

(coll.) serve sb right

(coll.) serve sb right
deservedly
ought
should

活力huólìHSK 6

energy

energy
vitality
vigor
vital force

火箭huǒjiànHSK 6

rocket

rocket
CL:枚

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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

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Listen at your level daily

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Look a word up only after you have heard it

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