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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日益rìyìHSK 6

day by day

day by day
more and more
increasingly
more and more with each passing day

容貌róngmàoHSK 6

one's appearance

one's appearance
one's aspect
looks
features

容纳róngnàHSK 6

to hold

to hold
to contain
to accommodate
to tolerate (different opinions)

容器róngqìHSK 6

receptacle

receptacle
vessel
(computing) container

容忍róngrěnHSK 6

to put up with

to put up with
to tolerate

溶解róngjiěHSK 6

to dissolve

to dissolve

融洽róngqiàHSK 6

harmonious

harmonious
friendly relations
on good terms with one another

柔和róuhéHSK 6

gentle

gentle
soft

揉róuHSK 6

to knead

to knead
to massage
to rub

若干ruògānHSK 6

a certain number or amount

a certain number or amount
how many?
how much?

弱点ruòdiǎnHSK 6

weak point

weak point
failing

撒谎sāhuǎngHSK 6

to tell lies

to tell lies

腮sāiHSK 6

cheek

cheek

三角sānjiǎoHSK 6

triangle

triangle

散布sànbùHSK 6

to disseminate

to disseminate

散发sànfāHSK 6

to distribute

to distribute
to emit
to issue

散文sǎnwénHSK 6

(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)

(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)
(more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections

丧失sàngshīHSK 6

to lose

to lose
to forfeit

嫂子sǎoziHSK 6

(coll.) older brother's wife

(coll.) older brother's wife
sister-in-law

色彩sècǎiHSK 6

tint

tint
coloring
coloration
(fig.) flavor
character

刹车shāchēHSK 6

to brake (when driving)

to brake (when driving)
to stop
to switch off
to check (bad habits)
a brake

刹那chànàHSK 6

an instant (Sanskrit: ksana)

an instant (Sanskrit: ksana)
split second
the twinkling of an eye

啥sháHSK 6

dialectal equivalent of 什么

dialectal equivalent of 什么
also pr.

筛选shāixuǎnHSK 6

to filter

to filter

山脉shānmàiHSK 6

mountain range

mountain range
CL:条

闪烁shǎnshuòHSK 6

to glisten

to glisten
to glitter
to twinkle
to flicker
to be evasive
to equivocate

擅长shànchángHSK 6

to be good at

to be good at
to be expert in

擅自shànzìHSK 6

without permission

without permission

伤脑筋shāngnǎojīnHSK 6

to be a real headache

to be a real headache
to find sth a real headache
to beat one's brains

商标shāngbiāoHSK 6

trademark

trademark
logo

上级shàngjíHSK 6

higher authorities

higher authorities
superiors
CL:个

上进心shàngjìnxīnHSK 6

ambition

ambition
desire for self-improvement

上任shàngrènHSK 6

to take office

to take office
previous (incumbent)
predecessor

上瘾shàngyǐnHSK 6

to get into a habit

to get into a habit
to become addicted

上游shàngyóuHSK 6

upper reaches (of a river)

upper reaches (of a river)
upper level
upper echelon
upstream

捎shāoHSK 6

to bring sth to sb

to bring sth to sb
to deliver

梢shāoHSK 6

tip of branch

tip of branch

哨shàoHSK 6

a whistle

a whistle
sentry

奢侈shēchǐHSK 6

luxurious

luxurious
extravagant

设立shèlìHSK 6

to set up

to set up
to establish

设想shèxiǎngHSK 6

to imagine

to imagine
to assume
to envisage
tentative plan
to have consideration for

设置shèzhìHSK 6

to set up

to set up
to install

社区shèqūHSK 6

community

community
neighborhood

涉及shèjíHSK 6

to involve

to involve
to relate to
to concern
to touch upon

摄取shèqǔHSK 6

to absorb (nutrients etc)

to absorb (nutrients etc)
to assimilate
intake
to take a photograph of (a scene)

摄氏度shèshìdùHSK 6

°C (degrees Celsius)

°C (degrees Celsius)

申报shēnbàoHSK 6

to report (to the authorities)

to report (to the authorities)
to declare (to customs)

呻吟shēnyínHSK 6

to moan

to moan
to groan

绅士shēnshìHSK 6

gentleman

gentleman

深奥shēnàoHSK 6

profound

profound
abstruse
recondite
profoundly

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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.

The method in practice

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