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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决策juécèHSK 6

strategic decision

strategic decision
decision-making
policy decision
to determine policy

绝望juéwàngHSK 6

to despair

to despair
to give up all hope
desperate
desperation

觉悟juéwùHSK 6

to come to understand

to come to understand
to realize
consciousness
awareness
Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda)

觉醒juéxǐngHSK 6

to awaken

to awaken
to come to realize
awakened to the truth
the truth dawns upon one
scales fall from the eyes
to become aware

军队jūnduìHSK 6

armed forces

armed forces
troops
CL:支,个

卡通kǎtōngHSK 6

cartoon (loanword)

cartoon (loanword)

开采kāicǎiHSK 6

to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)

to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
to exploit
to mine

开除kāichúHSK 6

to expel (a member of an organization)

to expel (a member of an organization)
to fire (an employee)

开阔kāikuòHSK 6

wide

wide
open (spaces)
to open up

开朗kāilǎngHSK 6

spacious and well-lit

spacious and well-lit
open and clear
(of character) optimistic
cheerful
carefree

开明kāimíngHSK 6

enlightened

enlightened
open-minded
enlightenment

开辟kāipìHSK 6

to open up

to open up
to set up
to establish

开水kāishuǐHSK 6

boiled water

boiled water
boiling water

开拓kāituòHSK 6

to break new ground (for agriculture)

to break new ground (for agriculture)
to open up (a new seam)
to develop (border regions)
fig. to open up (new horizons)

开展kāizhǎnHSK 6

to launch

to launch
to develop
to unfold
(of an exhibition etc) to open

开支kāizhīHSK 6

expenditures

expenditures
expenses (CL:笔,项)
to spend money
(coll.) to pay wages

刊登kāndēngHSK 6

to carry a story

to carry a story
to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)

刊物kānwùHSK 6

publication

publication

勘探kāntànHSK 6

to explore

to explore
to survey
to prospect (for oil etc)
prospecting

看待kàndàiHSK 6

to look upon

to look upon
to regard

看望kànwàngHSK 6

to pay a visit to

to pay a visit to
to see (sb)

慷慨kāngkǎiHSK 6

vehement

vehement
fervent
generous
magnanimous

扛gāngHSK 6

to raise aloft with both hands

to raise aloft with both hands
(of two or more people) to carry sth together

考察kǎocháHSK 6

to inspect

to inspect
to observe and study
on-the-spot investigation

考古kǎogǔHSK 6

archaeology

archaeology
to engage in archaeological studies

考核kǎohéHSK 6

to examine

to examine
to check up on
to assess
to review
appraisal
review
evaluation

考验kǎoyànHSK 6

to test

to test
to put to the test
trial
ordeal

靠拢kàolǒngHSK 6

to draw close to

to draw close to

科目kēmùHSK 6

academic subject

academic subject
field of study

颗粒kēlìHSK 6

kernel

kernel
granule
granulated (sugar, chemical product)

磕kēHSK 6

to tap

to tap
to knock (against sth hard)
to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc)

可恶kěwùHSK 6

repulsive

repulsive
vile
hateful
abominable

可观kěguānHSK 6

worth seeing

worth seeing
considerable
impressive
significant

可口kěkǒuHSK 6

tasty

tasty
to taste good

可笑kěxiàoHSK 6

funny

funny
ridiculous

可行kěxíngHSK 6

feasible

feasible

渴望kěwàngHSK 6

to thirst for

to thirst for
to long for

刻不容缓kèbùrónghuǎnHSK 6

to brook no delay

to brook no delay
to demand immediate action

客户kèhùHSK 6

client

client
customer

课题kètíHSK 6

task

task
problem
issue

恳切kěnqièHSK 6

earnest

earnest
sincere

啃kěnHSK 6

to gnaw

to gnaw
to nibble
to bite

坑kēngHSK 6

pit

pit
hollow
depression
(mining) pit
shaft
tunnel
(literary) to bury alive
(coll.) to cheat
to scam
to screw over

空白kòngbáiHSK 6

blank space

blank space

空洞kōngdòngHSK 6

cavity

cavity
empty
vacuous

空前绝后kōngqiánjuéhòuHSK 6

unprecedented and never to be duplicated

unprecedented and never to be duplicated
the first and the last
unmatched
unique

空隙kòngxìHSK 6

crack

crack
gap between two objects
gap in time between two events

空想kōngxiǎngHSK 6

daydream

daydream
fantasy
to fantasize

空虚kōngxūHSK 6

hollow

hollow
emptiness
meaningless

孔kǒngHSK 6

surname Kong

surname Kong

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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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