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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恐惧kǒngjùHSK 6to be frightened
- to be frightened
- fear
- dread
恐吓kǒnghèHSK 6to threaten
- to threaten
- to menace
口气kǒuqìHSK 6tone of voice
- tone of voice
- the way one speaks
- manner of expression
- tone
口腔kǒuqiāngHSK 6oral cavity
- oral cavity
口头kǒutóuHSK 6oral
- oral
- verbal
口音kǒuyīnHSK 6(linguistics) oral speech sounds
- (linguistics) oral speech sounds
枯竭kūjiéHSK 6used up
- used up
- dried up
- exhausted (of resources)
枯燥kūzàoHSK 6dry and dull
- dry and dull
- uninteresting
- tedious
苦尽甘来kǔjìngānláiHSK 6bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom)
- bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom)
- the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
挎kuàHSK 6to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)
- to carry (esp. slung over the arm, shoulder or side)
跨kuàHSK 6to step across
- to step across
- to stride over
- to straddle
- to span
快活kuàihuoHSK 6happy
- happy
- cheerful
宽敞kuānchangHSK 6spacious
- spacious
- wide
款待kuǎndàiHSK 6to entertain
- to entertain
- to be hospitable to
款式kuǎnshìHSK 6pattern
- pattern
- style
- design
- CL:种
筐kuāngHSK 6basket
- basket
- CL:只
况且kuàngqiěHSK 6moreover
- moreover
- besides
- in addition
- furthermore
旷课kuàngkèHSK 6to play truant
- to play truant
- to cut classes
框架kuàngjiàHSK 6(construction) frame
- (construction) frame
- (fig.) framework
亏待kuīdàiHSK 6to treat sb unfairly
- to treat sb unfairly
亏损kuīsǔnHSK 6deficit
- deficit
- (financial) loss
昆虫kūnchóngHSK 6insect
- insect
- CL:只,群,堆
捆绑kǔnbǎngHSK 6to bind
- to bind
扩充kuòchōngHSK 6to expand
- to expand
扩散kuòsànHSK 6to spread
- to spread
- to proliferate
- to diffuse
扩张kuòzhāngHSK 6expansion
- expansion
- dilation
- to expand (e.g. one's power or influence)
- to broaden
喇叭lǎbaHSK 6horn (automobile etc)
- horn (automobile etc)
- loudspeaker
- brass wind instrument
- trumpet
- suona 锁呐
啦lāHSK 6(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc
- (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc
- (phonetic)
- (dialect) to chat
来历láilìHSK 6history
- history
- antecedents
- origin
来源láiyuánHSK 6source (of information etc)
- source (of information etc)
- origin
栏目lánmùHSK 6regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)
- regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)
- program (TV or radio)
懒惰lǎnduòHSK 6idle
- idle
- lazy
狼狈lángbèiHSK 6in a difficult situation
- in a difficult situation
- to cut a sorry figure
- scoundrel! (derog.)
朗读lǎngdúHSK 6to read aloud
- to read aloud
捞lāoHSK 6to fish up
- to fish up
- to dredge up
牢固láogùHSK 6firm
- firm
- secure
牢骚láosāoHSK 6discontent
- discontent
- complaint
- to complain
唠叨láodaoHSK 6to prattle
- to prattle
- to chatter away
- to nag
- garrulous
- nagging
乐谱yuèpǔHSK 6a musical score
- a musical score
- sheet music
乐趣lèqùHSK 6delight
- delight
- pleasure
- joy
乐意lèyìHSK 6to be willing to do sth
- to be willing to do sth
- to be ready to do sth
- to be happy to do sth
- content
- satisfied
雷达léidáHSK 6(loanword) radar
- (loanword) radar
类似lèisìHSK 6similar
- similar
- analogous
冷淡lěngdànHSK 6cold
- cold
- indifferent
冷酷lěngkùHSK 6unfeeling
- unfeeling
- callous
冷却lěngquèHSK 6to cool (lit. and fig.)
- to cool (lit. and fig.)
愣lèngHSK 6to look distracted
- to look distracted
- to stare blankly
- distracted
- blank
- (coll.) unexpectedly
- rash
- rashly
黎明límíngHSK 6dawn
- dawn
- daybreak
礼节lǐjiéHSK 6etiquette
- etiquette
里程碑lǐchéngbēiHSK 6milestone
- milestone
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.