HSK 6 Vocabulary List: 5,399 Words (HSK 3.0)
In HSK 3.0, HSK 6 has 5,399 words in total, 1,800 of them new at this level. They cover chengyu, formal and classical register, and the layered vocabulary of serious written Chinese.
By Haoshan Hong · Native Mandarin speaker · Updated September 2026
Hear HSK 6 words in a real story
唱北京奥运会主题歌《我和你》的歌手刘欢去世，享年63岁
Liu Huan, Who Sang the 2008 Beijing Olympics Theme 'You and Me,' Dies at 63
3 min
What is on the HSK 6 word list?
In HSK 3.0, the exam from 13 December 2026, HSK 6 has 5,399 words. Of those, 1,800 are new at this level and the rest come from HSK 1–5. The old HSK 2.0 list had 5,000.
They cover chengyu, formal and classical register, and the layered vocabulary of serious written Chinese.
HSK 6 word list
All 5,334 words below, straight from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus. The 1,777 words new at HSK 6 come first, then earlier levels. The syllabus counts 5,399 entries because a few words are listed once per reading; each appears here once, with every reading.
Pinyin comes from the syllabus and definitions 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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新颖xīnyǐngHSK 6lit. new bud
- lit. new bud
- fig. new and original
薪水xīnshuiHSK 6salary
- salary
- wage
信赖xìnlàiHSK 6to trust
- to trust
- to have confidence in
- to have faith in
- to rely on
信念xìnniànHSK 6faith
- faith
- belief
- conviction
形态xíngtàiHSK 6shape
- shape
- form
- pattern
- morphology
型号xínghàoHSK 6model (particular version of a manufactured article)
- model (particular version of a manufactured article)
- type (product specification in terms of color, size etc)
兴起xīngqǐHSK 6to rise
- to rise
- to spring up
- to burgeon
- to be aroused
- to come into vogue
性价比xìngjiàbǐHSK 6cost-performance ratio
- cost-performance ratio
性能xìngnéngHSK 6function
- function
- performance
- behavior
胸xiōngHSK 6chest
- chest
- bosom
- heart
- mind
- thorax
- variant of 胸
修订xiūdìngHSK 6to revise
- to revise
修复xiūfùHSK 6to restore
- to restore
- to renovate
- (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)
袖子xiùziHSK 6sleeve
- sleeve
许可xǔkěHSK 6to allow
- to allow
- to permit
叙述xùshùHSK 6to relate (a story or information)
- to relate (a story or information)
- to tell or talk about
- to recount
- narration
- telling
- narrative
- account
旋转xuánzhuǎnHSK 6to rotate
- to rotate
- to revolve
- to spin
- to whirl
选拔xuǎnbáHSK 6to select the best
- to select the best
选修xuǎnxiūHSK 6(at a school) to take as an elective
- (at a school) to take as an elective
- an elective
- elective (subject)
学会xuéhuìHSK 6to learn
- to learn
- to master
- institute
- learned society
- (scholarly) association
学位xuéwèiHSK 6academic degree
- academic degree
- place in school
学问xuéwenHSK 6learning
- learning
- knowledge
- scholarship
- a body of specialized knowledge (CL:门)
- (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
学员xuéyuánHSK 6student
- student
- member of an institution of learning
- officer cadet
血管xuèguǎnHSK 6vein
- vein
- artery
- CL:根
血型xuèxíngHSK 6blood group
- blood group
- blood type
血压xuèyāHSK 6blood pressure
- blood pressure
血液xuèyèHSK 6blood
- blood
- (fig.) lifeblood
寻求xúnqiúHSK 6to seek
- to seek
- to look for
循环xúnhuánHSK 6to cycle
- to cycle
- to circulate
- circle
- loop
压缩yāsuōHSK 6to compress
- to compress
- compression
亚军yàjūnHSK 6second place (in a sports contest)
- second place (in a sports contest)
- runner-up
淹yānHSK 6to flood
- to flood
- to submerge
- to drown
- to irritate the skin (of liquids)
- to delay
淹没yānmòHSK 6to submerge
- to submerge
- to drown
- to flood
- to drown out (also fig.)
延期yánqīHSK 6to delay
- to delay
- to extend
- to postpone
- to defer
延伸yánshēnHSK 6to extend
- to extend
- to stretch
- to expand
- to spread
延续yánxùHSK 6to continue
- to continue
- to go on
- to last
严yánHSK 6tight (closely sealed)
- tight (closely sealed)
- stern
- strict
- rigorous
- severe
- father
- surname Yan
严寒yánhánHSK 6bitter cold
- bitter cold
- severe winter
严禁yánjìnHSK 6to strictly prohibit
- to strictly prohibit
严厉yánlìHSK 6severe
- severe
- strict
言语yányǔHSK 6words
- words
- speech
- (spoken) language
沿海yánhǎiHSK 6coastal
- coastal
炎热yánrèHSK 6blistering hot
- blistering hot
- sizzling hot (weather)
炎症yánzhèngHSK 6inflammation
- inflammation
研讨yántǎoHSK 6discussion
- discussion
眼光yǎnguāngHSK 6gaze
- gaze
- insight
- foresight
- vision
- way of looking at things
眼看yǎnkànHSK 6soon
- soon
- in a moment
- to look on as sth happens
演奏yǎnzòuHSK 6to perform on a musical instrument
- to perform on a musical instrument
宴会yànhuìHSK 6banquet
- banquet
- feast
- dinner party
- CL:席,个
验证yànzhèngHSK 6to inspect and verify
- to inspect and verify
- experimental verification
- to validate (a theory)
- to authenticate
仰yǎngHSK 6to face upward
- to face upward
- to look up
- to admire
- to rely on
- surname Yang
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.
HSK 6 episodes to hear these words in
Every episode below is written inside the HSK 6 word band and read at HSK 6 speed. Press play — no account needed for the first few.
HSK 1 Chinese listening episodes
HSK 2 Chinese listening episodes
HSK 3–4 Chinese listening episodes
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HSK 5–6 Chinese listening episodes
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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.