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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抛弃pāoqìHSK 6

to abandon

to abandon
to discard
to renounce
to dump (sb)

泡沫pàomòHSK 6

foam

foam
(soap) bubble
(economic) bubble

培训péixùnHSK 6

to cultivate

to cultivate
to train
to groom
training

培育péiyùHSK 6

to train

to train
to breed

配备pèibèiHSK 6

to allocate

to allocate
to provide
to outfit with

配偶pèiǒuHSK 6

spouse

spouse

配套pèitàoHSK 6

to form a complete set

to form a complete set
compatible
matching
complementary

盆地péndìHSK 6

(geography) basin

(geography) basin
depression

烹饪pēngrènHSK 6

cooking

cooking
culinary arts

捧pěngHSK 6

to 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

批发pīfāHSK 6

wholesale

wholesale
bulk trade
distribution

批判pīpànHSK 6

to criticize

to criticize
critique
CL:个

劈pīHSK 6

to hack

to hack
to chop
to split open
(of lightning) to strike

皮革pígéHSK 6

leather

leather
CL:张

疲惫píbèiHSK 6

beaten

beaten
exhausted
tired

疲倦píjuànHSK 6

to tire

to tire
tired

屁股pìguHSK 6

buttocks

buttocks
bottom
butt
back part

譬如pìrúHSK 6

for example

for example
for instance
such as

偏差piānchāHSK 6

bias

bias
deviation

偏见piānjiànHSK 6

prejudice

prejudice
bias

偏僻piānpìHSK 6

remote

remote
desolate
far from the city

偏偏piānpiānHSK 6

(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately

(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately
as it happened
(indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly
contrarily
against reason
(indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely
only
of all people

片断piànduànHSK 6

section

section
fragment
segment

片刻piànkèHSK 6

short period of time

short period of time
a moment

飘扬piāoyángHSK 6

to wave

to wave
to flutter
to fly

漂浮piāofúHSK 6

to float

to float
to hover
to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life)
to rove
showy
superficial

拼搏pīnbóHSK 6

to struggle

to struggle
to wrestle

拼命pīnmìngHSK 6

to do one's utmost

to do one's utmost
with all one's might
at all costs
(to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it

贫乏pínfáHSK 6

impoverished

impoverished
lacking
deficient
limited
meager
impoverishment
lack
deficiency

贫困pínkùnHSK 6

impoverished

impoverished
poverty

频繁pínfánHSK 6

frequently

frequently
often

频率pínlu:4HSK 6

frequency

frequency

品尝pǐnchángHSK 6

variant of 品尝

variant of 品尝

品德pǐndéHSK 6

moral character

moral character

品行pǐnxíngHSK 6

behavior

behavior
moral conduct

品质pǐnzhìHSK 6

character

character
intrinsic quality (of a person)
quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)

平凡píngfánHSK 6

commonplace

commonplace
ordinary
mediocre

平面píngmiànHSK 6

plane (flat surface)

plane (flat surface)
print media

平坦píngtǎnHSK 6

level

level
even
smooth
flat

平行píngxíngHSK 6

parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively)

parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively)
on an equal footing
on the same level
simultaneous
concurrent

平原píngyuánHSK 6

field

field
plain
CL:个

评估pínggūHSK 6

to evaluate

to evaluate
to assess
assessment
evaluation

评论pínglùnHSK 6

to comment on

to comment on
to discuss
comment
commentary
CL:篇

屏障píngzhàngHSK 6

barrier

barrier

坡pōHSK 6

slope

slope
CL:个
sloping
slanted

泼pōHSK 6

to splash

to splash
to spill
rough and coarse
brutish

颇pōHSK 6

surname Po

surname Po
Taiwan pr.

迫不及待pòbùjídàiHSK 6

(idiom) unable to hold oneself back

(idiom) unable to hold oneself back
eager to do sth without delay

迫害pòhàiHSK 6

to persecute

to persecute

破例pòlìHSK 6

to make an exception

to make an exception

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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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