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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深沉shēnchénHSK 6deep
- deep
- profound
- (of a person) reserved
- undemonstrative
- (of a voice, sound etc) deep
- low-pitched
深情厚谊shēnqínghòuyìHSK 6deep friendship
- deep friendship
神奇shénqíHSK 6magical
- magical
- mystical
- miraculous
神气shénqìHSK 6expression
- expression
- manner
- vigorous
- impressive
- lofty
- pretentious
神情shénqíngHSK 6look
- look
- expression
神色shénsèHSK 6expression
- expression
- look
神圣shénshèngHSK 6divine
- divine
- hallow
- holy
- sacred
神态shéntàiHSK 6appearance
- appearance
- manner
- bearing
- deportment
- look
- expression
- mien
神仙shénxiānHSK 6Daoist immortal
- Daoist immortal
- supernatural entity
- (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
- fig. lighthearted person
审查shěncháHSK 6to examine
- to examine
- to investigate
- to censor out
- censorship
审理shěnlǐHSK 6to hear (a case)
- to hear (a case)
审美shěnměiHSK 6esthetics
- esthetics
- appreciating the arts
- taste
审判shěnpànHSK 6a trial
- a trial
- to try sb
渗透shèntòuHSK 6(lit. and fig.) to permeate
- (lit. and fig.) to permeate
- to seep into
- (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population)
- (of hostile forces) to infiltrate
- (chemistry) osmosis
慎重shènzhòngHSK 6cautious
- cautious
- careful
- prudent
生存shēngcúnHSK 6to exist
- to exist
- to survive
生机shēngjīHSK 6opportunity to live
- opportunity to live
- hope of success
- vigor
- vitality
生理shēnglǐHSK 6physiology
- physiology
生疏shēngshūHSK 6unfamiliar
- unfamiliar
- strange
- out of practice
- not accustomed
生态shēngtàiHSK 6ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment)
- ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment)
- ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment)
- (fig.) ecosystem (a complex network, e.g. in tech, business or media, as in 数字生态 "digital ecosystem")
生物shēngwùHSK 6organism
- organism
- living creature
- life form
- biological
- CL:个
生效shēngxiàoHSK 6(of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force
- (of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force
- to go into effect
- to become operative
生锈shēngxiùHSK 6(of metal) to rust
- (of metal) to rust
- to become rusty
- (fig.) (of a skill etc) to get rusty
- to deteriorate
生育shēngyùHSK 6to give birth to
- to give birth to
- to bear
- fertility
声明shēngmíngHSK 6to state
- to state
- to declare
- statement
- declaration
- CL:项,份
声势shēngshìHSK 6fame and power
- fame and power
- prestige
- influence
- impetus
- momentum
声誉shēngyùHSK 6reputation
- reputation
- fame
牲畜shēngchùHSK 6farm animal
- farm animal
- livestock
省会shěnghuìHSK 6provincial capital
- provincial capital
胜负shèngfùHSK 6victory or defeat
- victory or defeat
- the outcome of a battle
盛shèngHSK 6surname Sheng
- surname Sheng
盛产shèngchǎnHSK 6to produce in abundance
- to produce in abundance
- to be rich in
盛开shèngkāiHSK 6blooming
- blooming
- in full flower
盛情shèngqíngHSK 6great kindness
- great kindness
- magnificent hospitality
盛行shèngxíngHSK 6to be in vogue
- to be in vogue
- to be popular
- to be prevalent
尸体shītǐHSK 6corpse
- corpse
- dead body
失误shīwùHSK 6lapse
- lapse
- mistake
- to make a mistake
- fault
- service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
失踪shīzōngHSK 6to be missing
- to be missing
- to disappear
- unaccounted for
师范shīfànHSK 6teacher-training
- teacher-training
- pedagogical
- normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)
施加shījiāHSK 6to exert (effort or pressure)
- to exert (effort or pressure)
施展shīzhǎnHSK 6to use fully
- to use fully
- to put to use
十足shízúHSK 6ample
- ample
- complete
- hundred percent
- a pure shade (of some color)
石油shíyóuHSK 6oil
- oil
- petroleum
时差shíchāHSK 6time difference
- time difference
- time lag
- jet lag
时常shíchángHSK 6often
- often
- frequently
时而shíérHSK 6occasionally
- occasionally
- from time to time
时光shíguāngHSK 6time
- time
- era
- period of time
时机shíjīHSK 6opportunity
- opportunity
- opportune moment
时事shíshìHSK 6current trends
- current trends
- the present situation
- how things are going
时装shízhuāngHSK 6fashion
- fashion
- fashionable clothes
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.