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.
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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火焰huǒyànHSK 6blaze
- blaze
- flame
火药huǒyàoHSK 6gunpowder
- gunpowder
或许huòxǔHSK 6perhaps
- perhaps
- maybe
货币huòbìHSK 6currency
- currency
- monetary
- money
讥笑jīxiàoHSK 6to sneer
- to sneer
饥饿jīèHSK 6hunger
- hunger
- starvation
- famine
机动jīdòngHSK 6locomotive
- locomotive
- motorized
- power-driven
- adaptable
- flexible (use, treatment, timing etc)
机构jīgòuHSK 6mechanism
- mechanism
- structure
- organization
- agency
- institution
- CL:所
机关jīguānHSK 6mechanism
- mechanism
- gear
- machine-operated
- office
- agency
- organ
- organization
- establishment
- institution
- body
- stratagem
- scheme
- intrigue
- plot
- trick
- CL:个
机灵jīlingHSK 6clever
- clever
- quick-witted
机密jīmìHSK 6secret
- secret
- classified (information)
机械jīxièHSK 6machine
- machine
- machinery
- mechanical
- (old) cunning
- scheming
机遇jīyùHSK 6opportunity
- opportunity
- favorable turn of events
- stroke of luck
机智jīzhìHSK 6quick-witted
- quick-witted
- resourceful
基地jīdìHSK 6al-Qaeda
- al-Qaeda
基金jījīnHSK 6fund
- fund
基因jīyīnHSK 6gene (loanword)
- gene (loanword)
激发jīfāHSK 6to arouse
- to arouse
- to stimulate
- (physics) to excite
激励jīlìHSK 6to encourage
- to encourage
- to urge
- motivation
- incentive
激情jīqíngHSK 6passion
- passion
- fervor
- enthusiasm
- strong emotion
及早jízǎoHSK 6at the earliest possible time
- at the earliest possible time
- as soon as possible
吉祥jíxiángHSK 6lucky
- lucky
- auspicious
- propitious
级别jíbiéHSK 6(military) rank
- (military) rank
- level
- grade
即便jíbiànHSK 6even if
- even if
- even though
- right away
- immediately
即将jíjiāngHSK 6about to
- about to
- on the point of
- soon
极端jíduānHSK 6extreme
- extreme
极限jíxiànHSK 6limit
- limit
- extreme boundary
急功近利jígōngjìnlìHSK 6seeking instant benefit (idiom)
- seeking instant benefit (idiom)
- shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
急剧jíjùHSK 6rapid
- rapid
- sudden
急切jíqièHSK 6eager
- eager
- impatient
急于求成jíyúqiúchéngHSK 6anxious for quick results (idiom)
- anxious for quick results (idiom)
- to demand instant success
- impatient for result
- impetuous
急躁jízàoHSK 6irritable
- irritable
- irascible
- impetuous
疾病jíbìngHSK 6disease
- disease
- sickness
- ailment
集团jítuánHSK 6group
- group
- bloc
- corporation
- conglomerate
嫉妒jídùHSK 6to be jealous of
- to be jealous of
- to envy
籍贯jíguànHSK 6one's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents)
- one's ancestral home (registered place of family origin, typically inherited patrilineally and recorded in official documents)
计较jìjiàoHSK 6to bother about
- to bother about
- to haggle
- to bicker
- to argue
- plan
- stratagem
记性jìxingHSK 6memory (ability to retain information)
- memory (ability to retain information)
记载jìzǎiHSK 6to write down
- to write down
- to record
- written account
纪要jìyàoHSK 6minutes
- minutes
- written summary of a meeting
忌讳jìhuìHSK 6taboo
- taboo
- to avoid as taboo
- to abstain from
技能jìnéngHSK 6technical ability
- technical ability
- skill
技巧jìqiǎoHSK 6skill
- skill
- technique
季度jìdùHSK 6quarter of a year
- quarter of a year
- season (sports)
季军jìjūnHSK 6third in a race
- third in a race
- bronze medalist
迹象jìxiàngHSK 6sign
- sign
- indication
- mark
- indicator
继承jìchéngHSK 6to inherit
- to inherit
- to succeed to (the throne etc)
- to carry on (a tradition etc)
继往开来jìwǎngkāiláiHSK 6to follow the past and herald the future (idiom)
- to follow the past and herald the future (idiom)
- part of a historical transition
- forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
寂静jìjìngHSK 6quiet
- quiet
寄托jìtuōHSK 6to entrust (to sb)
- to entrust (to sb)
- to place (one's hope, energy etc) in
- a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)
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
Every HSK 6 episode is written inside this word band and read at HSK 6 speed, so words stick because you have heard them in a sentence. Full transcript, pinyin toggle, and line-by-line English on every episode. Five free episodes after a one-tap magic-link sign-in — no password, no payment.