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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留念liúniànHSK 6

to keep as a souvenir

to keep as a souvenir
to recall fondly

留神liúshénHSK 6

to take care

to take care
to be careful

笼罩lǒngzhàoHSK 6

to envelop

to envelop
to shroud

聋哑lóngyǎHSK 6

deaf and nonverbal

deaf and nonverbal

隆重lóngzhòngHSK 6

grand

grand
prosperous
ceremonious
solemn

垄断lǒngduànHSK 6

to monopolize

to monopolize

搂lōuHSK 6

to draw towards oneself

to draw towards oneself
to gather
to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)
to grab (money)
to extort

炉灶lúzàoHSK 6

stove

stove

屡次lu:3cìHSK 6

repeatedly

repeatedly
time and again

履行lu:3xíngHSK 6

to fulfill (one's obligations)

to fulfill (one's obligations)
to carry out (a task)
to implement (an agreement)
to perform

率领shuàilǐngHSK 6

to lead

to lead
to command
to head

掠夺lu:e4duóHSK 6

to plunder

to plunder
to rob

略微lu:e4wēiHSK 6

a little bit

a little bit
slightly

轮船lúnchuánHSK 6

steamship

steamship
steamer
steamboat
CL:艘

轮廓lúnkuòHSK 6

outline

outline
silhouette

轮胎lúntāiHSK 6

tire

tire
pneumatic tire

论坛lùntánHSK 6

forum (for discussion)

forum (for discussion)

论证lùnzhèngHSK 6

to prove a point

to prove a point
to expound on
to demonstrate or prove (through argument)
proof

啰唆luōsuoHSK 6

long-winded

long-winded
wordy
troublesome
pesky
to talk endlessly
to go on and on
also pr.

螺丝钉luósīdīngHSK 6

screw

screw

络绎不绝luòyìbùjuéHSK 6

(idiom) continuously

(idiom) continuously
in an endless stream

落成luòchéngHSK 6

to complete a construction project

to complete a construction project

落实luòshíHSK 6

practical

practical
workable
to implement
to carry out
to decide

麻痹mábìHSK 6

paralysis

paralysis
palsy
numbness
to benumb
(fig.) to lull
negligent
apathetic

麻木mámùHSK 6

numb

numb
insensitive
apathetic

麻醉mázuìHSK 6

anesthesia

anesthesia
to anesthetize
(fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind)
to enervate
to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)

码头mǎtouHSK 6

wharf

wharf
dock
quay
pier

嘛máHSK 6

used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽

used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽
(Tw) (coll.) what?

埋伏máifúHSK 6

to ambush

to ambush
to lie in wait for
to lie low
ambush

埋没máimòHSK 6

to engulf

to engulf
to bury
to overlook
to stifle
to neglect
to fall into oblivion

埋怨mányuànHSK 6

to complain

to complain
to grumble (about)
to reproach
to blame

埋葬máizàngHSK 6

to bury

to bury

迈màiHSK 6

to take a step

to take a step
to stride

脉搏màibóHSK 6

pulse (both medical and figurative)

pulse (both medical and figurative)

慢性mànxìngHSK 6

slow and patient

slow and patient
chronic (disease)
slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)

漫画mànhuàHSK 6

caricature

caricature
cartoon
Japanese manga

漫长mànchángHSK 6

very long

very long
endless

蔓延mànyánHSK 6

to extend

to extend
to spread

忙碌mánglùHSK 6

busy

busy
bustling

盲目mángmùHSK 6

blind

blind
blindly
ignorant
lacking understanding

茫茫mángmángHSK 6

boundless

boundless
vast and obscure

茫然mángránHSK 6

blankly

blankly
vacantly
at a loss

茂盛màoshèngHSK 6

lush

lush

冒充màochōngHSK 6

to feign

to feign
to pretend to be
to pass oneself off as

没辙méizhéHSK 6

at one's wit's end

at one's wit's end
unable to find a way out

枚méiHSK 6

surname Mei

surname Mei

媒介méijièHSK 6

intermediary

intermediary
vehicle
vector
medium
media

媒体méitǐHSK 6

media, esp. news media

media, esp. news media

美观měiguānHSK 6

pleasing to the eye

pleasing to the eye
beautiful
artistic

美满měimǎnHSK 6

happy

happy
blissful

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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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