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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魄力pòlìHSK 6courage
- courage
- daring
- boldness
- resolution
- drive
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
朴实pǔshíHSK 6plain
- plain
- simple
- guileless
- down-to-earth
- sincere and honest
普及pǔjíHSK 6to spread extensively
- to spread extensively
- to generalize
- widespread
- popular
- universal
- ubiquitous
- pervasive
铺pùHSK 6store
- store
- variant of 铺
瀑布pùbùHSK 6waterfall
- waterfall
曝光bàoguāngHSK 6to expose (photography)
- to expose (photography)
- (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
- (advertising) exposure
- Taiwan pr.
凄凉qīliángHSK 6mournful
- mournful
- miserable
期望qīwàngHSK 6to have expectations
- to have expectations
- to earnestly hope
- expectation
- hope
期限qīxiànHSK 6time limit
- time limit
- deadline
- allotted time
欺负qīfuHSK 6to bully
- to bully
欺骗qīpiànHSK 6to deceive
- to deceive
- to cheat
齐全qíquánHSK 6complete
- complete
- comprehensive
齐心协力qíxīnxiélìHSK 6to work with a common purpose (idiom)
- to work with a common purpose (idiom)
- to make concerted efforts
- to pull together
- to work as one
奇妙qímiàoHSK 6wonderful
- wonderful
- marvelous
- intriguing
- mysterious
- strange
歧视qíshìHSK 6to discriminate against
- to discriminate against
- discrimination
旗袍qípáoHSK 6cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits
- cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits
旗帜qízhìHSK 6ensign
- ensign
- flag
乞丐qǐgàiHSK 6beggar
- beggar
岂有此理qǐyǒucǐlǐHSK 6how can this be so? (idiom)
- how can this be so? (idiom)
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- absurd
启程qǐchéngHSK 6to set out on a journey
- to set out on a journey
启示qǐshìHSK 6to reveal
- to reveal
- to enlighten
- enlightenment
- revelation
- illumination
- moral (of a story etc)
- lesson
启事qǐshìHSK 6announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)
- announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)
- to post information
- a notice
起草qǐcǎoHSK 6to make a draft
- to make a draft
- to draw up (plans)
起初qǐchūHSK 6originally
- originally
- at first
- at the outset
起伏qǐfúHSK 6to move up and down
- to move up and down
- to undulate
- ups and downs
起哄qǐhòngHSK 6to heckle
- to heckle
- rowdy jeering
- to create a disturbance
起码qǐmǎHSK 6at the minimum
- at the minimum
- at the very least
起义qǐyìHSK 6uprising
- uprising
- insurrection
- revolt
起源qǐyuánHSK 6origin
- origin
- to originate
- to come from
气概qìgàiHSK 6lofty quality
- lofty quality
- mettle
- spirit
气功qìgōngHSK 6qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 气 through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation
- qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 气 through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation
气魄qìpòHSK 6spirit
- spirit
- boldness
- positive outlook
- imposing attitude
气色qìsèHSK 6complexion
- complexion
气势qìshìHSK 6imposing manner
- imposing manner
- loftiness
- grandeur
- energetic looks
- vigor
气味qìwèiHSK 6odor
- odor
- scent
气象qìxiàngHSK 6meteorological condition
- meteorological condition
- weather
- meteorology
- atmosphere
- ambience
- scene
气压qìyāHSK 6atmospheric pressure
- atmospheric pressure
- barometric pressure
迄今为止qìjīnwéizhǐHSK 6so far
- so far
- up to now
- still (not)
器材qìcáiHSK 6equipment
- equipment
- material
器官qìguānHSK 6(physiology) organ
- (physiology) organ
- apparatus
掐qiāHSK 6to pick (flowers)
- to pick (flowers)
- to pinch
- to nip
- to pinch off
- to clutch
- (slang) to fight
恰当qiàdàngHSK 6appropriate
- appropriate
- suitable
恰到好处qiàdàohǎochùHSK 6it's just perfect
- it's just perfect
- it's just right
恰巧qiàqiǎoHSK 6by chance
- by chance
- as chance would have it
洽谈qiàtánHSK 6to discuss
- to discuss
千方百计qiānfāngbǎijìHSK 6lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom)
- lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom)
- by every possible means
迁就qiānjiùHSK 6to yield to
- to yield to
- to adapt to
- to accommodate oneself to (sth)
迁徙qiānxǐHSK 6to migrate
- to migrate
- to move
牵扯qiānchěHSK 6to involve
- to involve
- to implicate
- to be interrelated
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.