HSK 6 Vocabulary List: 5,399 Words (HSK 3.0)
In HSK 3.0, HSK 6 has 5,399 words in total, 1,800 of them new at this level. They cover chengyu, formal and classical register, and the layered vocabulary of serious written Chinese.
By Haoshan Hong · Native Mandarin speaker · Updated September 2026
Hear HSK 6 words in a real story
唱北京奥运会主题歌《我和你》的歌手刘欢去世，享年63岁
Liu Huan, Who Sang the 2008 Beijing Olympics Theme 'You and Me,' Dies at 63
3 min
What is on the HSK 6 word list?
In HSK 3.0, the exam from 13 December 2026, HSK 6 has 5,399 words. Of those, 1,800 are new at this level and the rest come from HSK 1–5. The old HSK 2.0 list had 5,000.
They cover chengyu, formal and classical register, and the layered vocabulary of serious written Chinese.
HSK 6 word list
All 5,334 words below, straight from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus. The 1,777 words new at HSK 6 come first, then earlier levels. The syllabus counts 5,399 entries because a few words are listed once per reading; each appears here once, with every reading.
Pinyin comes from the syllabus and definitions 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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暖nuǎnHSK 6warm
- warm
- to warm
- old variant of 暖
- variant of 暖
- variant of 暖, warm
暖气nuǎnqìHSK 6central heating
- central heating
- heater
- warm air
偶像ǒuxiàngHSK 6idol
- idol
排除páichúHSK 6to eliminate
- to eliminate
- to remove
- to exclude
- to rule out
排放páifàngHSK 6to arrange in order
- to arrange in order
- to emit
- to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc)
- (of animals) to ovulate
- to discharge semen
排练páiliànHSK 6to rehearse
- to rehearse
- rehearsal
排名páimíngHSK 6to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
- to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
- ranking
盘pánHSK 6tray
- tray
- plate
- dish
- (finance) (bound form) market prices
- (computing) (bound form) disk
- to coil (a rope, pigtail etc)
- to check
- to examine
- to investigate
- to transfer
- to sell (property)
- to shift
- to move (sth big and heavy)
- classifier for things resembling a plate or dish
- classifier for coils
- classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc)
盼望pànwàngHSK 6to hope for
- to hope for
- to look forward to
庞大pángdàHSK 6huge
- huge
- enormous
- tremendous
抛pāoHSK 6to throw
- to throw
- to toss
- to fling
- to cast
- to abandon
泡pàoHSK 6bubble
- bubble
- foam
- blister
- to soak
- to steep
- to infuse
- to dawdle
- to loiter
- to pick up (a girl)
- to get off with (a sexual partner)
- classifier for occurrences of an action
- classifier for number of infusions
- puffed
- swollen
- spongy
- small lake (esp. in place names)
- classifier for urine or feces
陪同péitóngHSK 6to accompany
- to accompany
培育péiyùHSK 6to train
- to train
- to breed
赔偿péichángHSK 6to compensate
- to compensate
佩服pèifúHSK 6to admire
- to admire
配备pèibèiHSK 6to allocate
- to allocate
- to provide
- to outfit with
配套pèitàoHSK 6to form a complete set
- to form a complete set
- compatible
- matching
- complementary
喷pēnHSK 6to spout
- to spout
- to spurt
- to spray
- to puff
- (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online)
- (of a smell) strong
- peak season (of a crop)
- (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)
捧pěngHSK 6to hold or offer with both hands
- to hold or offer with both hands
- to sing the praises of
- classifier for what can be held in both hands
碰撞pèngzhuàngHSK 6to collide
- to collide
- collision
披pīHSK 6to drape over one's shoulders
- to drape over one's shoulders
- to open
- to unroll
- to split open
- to spread out
皮píHSK 6skin
- skin
- peel
- rind
- outer layer
- leather
- hide
- fur
- cover
- wrapping
- outer covering
- (of food) no longer crisp
- soggy
- (coll.) naughty
- mischievous
- pico- (10⁻¹²)
- surname Pi
疲劳píláoHSK 6fatigue
- fatigue
- wearily
- weariness
- weary
片刻piànkèHSK 6short period of time
- short period of time
- a moment
片面piànmiànHSK 6unilateral
- unilateral
- one-sided
骗子piànziHSK 6swindler
- swindler
- a cheat
飘piāoHSK 6to float (in the air)
- to float (in the air)
- to flutter
- to waft
- complacent
- frivolous
- weak
- shaky
- wobbly
- variant of 飘
漂piāoHSK 6to float
- to float
- to drift
- to bleach
- used in 漂亮
贫困pínkùnHSK 6impoverished
- impoverished
- poverty
频道píndàoHSK 6frequency
- frequency
- (television) channel
频繁pínfánHSK 6frequently
- frequently
- often
频率pínlǜHSK 6frequency
- frequency
品尝pǐnchángHSK 6to have a taste of
- to have a taste of
- to sample
平等píngděngHSK 6equal
- equal
- equality
平凡píngfánHSK 6commonplace
- commonplace
- ordinary
- mediocre
平方píngfāngHSK 6square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
- square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
平方米píngfāngmǐHSK 6square meter
- square meter
评估pínggūHSK 6to evaluate
- to evaluate
- to assess
- assessment
- evaluation
评论pínglùnHSK 6to comment on
- to comment on
- to discuss
- comment
- commentary
- CL:篇
评选píngxuǎnHSK 6to select on the basis of a vote or consensus
- to select on the basis of a vote or consensus
坡pōHSK 6slope
- slope
- CL:个
- sloping
- slanted
泼pōHSK 6to splash
- to splash
- to spill
- rough and coarse
- brutish
迫切pòqièHSK 6urgent
- urgent
- pressing
破产pòchǎnHSK 6to go bankrupt
- to go bankrupt
- to become impoverished
- bankruptcy
扑pūHSK 6to throw oneself at
- to throw oneself at
- to pounce on
- to devote one's energies
- to flap
- to flutter
- to dab
- to pat
- to bend over
扑灭pūmièHSK 6to eradicate
- to eradicate
- to extinguish
朴素pǔsùHSK 6plain and simple
- plain and simple
- unadorned
- simple living
- not frivolous
铺pūHSK 6plank bed
- plank bed
- place to sleep
- shop
- store
- (old) relay station
- to spread
- to display
- to set up
- (old) holder for door-knocker
- store
- variant of 铺
期望qīwàngHSK 6to have expectations
- to have expectations
- to earnestly hope
- expectation
- hope
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.
HSK 6 episodes to hear these words in
Every episode below is written inside the HSK 6 word band and read at HSK 6 speed. Press play — no account needed for the first few.
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The method in practice
Hear HSK 6 vocabulary in real Mandarin
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