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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比方bǐfangHSK 6

analogy

analogy
instance
for instance

比喻bǐyùHSK 6

to compare

to compare
to liken to
metaphor
analogy
figure of speech
figuratively

比重bǐzhòngHSK 6

proportion

proportion
specific gravity

必定bìdìngHSK 6

to be bound to

to be bound to
to be sure to

闭塞bìsèHSK 6

to stop up

to stop up
to close up
hard to get to
out of the way
inaccessible
unenlightened
blocking

弊病bìbìngHSK 6

malady

malady
evil
malpractice
drawback
disadvantage

弊端bìduānHSK 6

systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)

systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)

碧玉bìyùHSK 6

jasper

jasper

臂bìHSK 6

arm

边疆biānjiāngHSK 6

border area

border area
borderland
frontier
frontier region

边界biānjièHSK 6

boundary

boundary
border

边境biānjìngHSK 6

frontier

frontier
border

边缘biānyuánHSK 6

edge

edge
fringe
verge
brink
periphery
marginal
borderline

编织biānzhīHSK 6

to weave

to weave
to knit
to plait
to braid
(fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc)

鞭策biāncèHSK 6

to spur on

to spur on
to urge on
to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)

贬低biǎndīHSK 6

to belittle

to belittle
to disparage
to play down
to demean
to degrade
to devalue

贬义biǎnyìHSK 6

derogatory sense

derogatory sense
negative connotation

扁piānHSK 6

surname Pian

surname Pian

变故biàngùHSK 6

an unforeseen event

an unforeseen event
accident
misfortune

变迁biànqiānHSK 6

changes

changes
vicissitudes

变质biànzhìHSK 6

to degenerate

to degenerate
to deteriorate
(of food) to go bad
to go off
(geology) metamorphism

便利biànlìHSK 6

convenient

convenient
easy
to facilitate

便条biàntiáoHSK 6

(informal) note

(informal) note
CL:张,个

便于biànyúHSK 6

easy to

easy to
convenient for

遍布biànbùHSK 6

to cover the whole (area)

to cover the whole (area)
to be found throughout

辨认biànrènHSK 6

to recognize

to recognize
to identify

辩护biànhùHSK 6

to speak in defense of

to speak in defense of
to argue in favor of
to defend
to plead

辩解biànjiěHSK 6

to explain

to explain
to justify
to defend (a point of view etc)
to provide an explanation
to try to defend oneself

辩证biànzhèngHSK 6

to investigate

to investigate
dialectical

辫子biànziHSK 6

plait

plait
braid
pigtail
a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent
handle
CL:根,条

标本biāoběnHSK 6

specimen

specimen
sample
the root cause and symptoms of a disease

标记biāojìHSK 6

sign

sign
mark
symbol
to mark up
(computing) token

标题biāotíHSK 6

title

title
heading
headline
caption
subject

飙升biāoshēngHSK 6

to rise rapidly

to rise rapidly
to soar

表决biǎojuéHSK 6

to decide by vote

to decide by vote
to vote

表态biǎotàiHSK 6

to declare one's position

to declare one's position
to say where one stands

表彰biǎozhāngHSK 6

to honor

to honor
to commend
to cite (in dispatches)

憋biēHSK 6

to choke

to choke
to stifle
to restrain
to hold back
to hold in (urine)
to hold (one's breath)

别扭bièniuHSK 6

awkward

awkward
difficult
uncomfortable
not agreeing
at loggerheads
gauche

别墅biéshùHSK 6

villa

villa
CL:幢,座

别致biézhìHSK 6

unusual

unusual
unique

濒临bīnlínHSK 6

on the edge of

on the edge of
(fig.) on the verge of
close to

冰雹bīngbáoHSK 6

hail

hail
hailstone
CL:场,粒

并存bìngcúnHSK 6

to exist at the same time

to exist at the same time
to coexist

并非bìngfēiHSK 6

really isn't

really isn't

并列bìnglièHSK 6

to stand side by side

to stand side by side
to be juxtaposed

拨打bōdǎHSK 6

to call

to call
to dial

波浪bōlàngHSK 6

wave

wave

波涛汹涌bōtāoxiōngyǒngHSK 6

waves surging forth

waves surging forth
roaring sea

剥削bōxuēHSK 6

to exploit

to exploit
exploitation

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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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