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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招收zhāoshōuHSK 6to hire
- to hire
- to recruit
招手zhāoshǒuHSK 6to wave
- to wave
- to beckon
照明zhàomíngHSK 6lighting
- lighting
- illumination
- to light up
- to illuminate
折zhéHSK 6to break
- to break
- to fracture
- to snap
- to suffer loss
- to bend
- to twist
- to turn
- to change direction
- convinced
- to convert into (currency)
- discount
- rebate
- tenth (in price)
- classifier for theatrical scenes
- to fold
- accounts book
- to snap
- to break (a stick, a bone etc)
- (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
- to turn sth over
- to turn upside down
- to tip sth out (of a container)
- to fold
- variant of 折
针zhēnHSK 6needle
- needle
- pin
- injection
- stitch
- CL:根,支
- variant of 针, needle
珍珠zhēnzhūHSK 6pearl (CL:颗,粒)
- pearl (CL:颗,粒)
- (fig.) teardrop
- tear
真相zhēnxiàngHSK 6the truth about sth
- the truth about sth
- the actual facts
枕头zhěntouHSK 6pillow
- pillow
阵雨zhènyǔHSK 6shower (rain)
- shower (rain)
镇zhènHSK 6to press down
- to press down
- to calm
- to subdue
- to suppress
- to guard
- garrison
- small town
- to cool or chill (food or drinks)
争吵zhēngchǎoHSK 6to quarrel
- to quarrel
- dispute
争夺zhēngduóHSK 6to fight over
- to fight over
- to contest
- to vie over
争论zhēnglùnHSK 6to argue
- to argue
- to debate
- to contend
- argument
- contention
- controversy
- debate
- CL:次,场
争议zhēngyìHSK 6controversy
- controversy
- dispute
- to dispute
征求zhēngqiúHSK 6to solicit
- to solicit
- to seek
- to request (opinions, feedback etc)
- to petition
睁zhēngHSK 6to open (one's eyes)
- to open (one's eyes)
正规zhèngguīHSK 6regular
- regular
- according to standards
正面zhèngmiànHSK 6front
- front
- obverse side
- right side
- positive
- direct
- open
正义zhèngyìHSK 6justice
- justice
- righteousness
- just
- righteous
- (in the titles of traditional commentaries) correct interpretation
证实zhèngshíHSK 6to confirm (sth to be true)
- to confirm (sth to be true)
- to verify
政策zhèngcèHSK 6policy
- policy
- CL:个
症状zhèngzhuàngHSK 6symptom (of an illness)
- symptom (of an illness)
之所以zhīsuǒyǐHSK 6(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
支撑zhīchēngHSK 6to prop up
- to prop up
- to support
- strut
- brace
支出zhīchūHSK 6to spend
- to spend
- to pay out
- expenses
- expenditure
枝zhīHSK 6branch
- branch
- classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
脂肪zhīfángHSK 6fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
- fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
侄子zhíziHSK 6brother's son
- brother's son
- nephew
值班zhíbānHSK 6to work a shift
- to work a shift
- on duty
职位zhíwèiHSK 6position
- position
- post
- job
职务zhíwùHSK 6post
- post
- position
- job
- duties
职员zhíyuánHSK 6office worker
- office worker
- staff member
- CL:个,位
职责zhízéHSK 6duty
- duty
- responsibility
- obligation
只得zhǐdéHSK 6to have no alternative but to
- to have no alternative but to
- to be obliged to
只顾zhǐgùHSK 6to focus solely on
- to focus solely on
- to pay attention only to
- to be preoccupied with
指定zhǐdìngHSK 6to appoint
- to appoint
- to assign
- to indicate clearly and with certainty
- designated
指挥zhǐhuīHSK 6to conduct
- to conduct
- to command
- to direct
- conductor (of an orchestra)
- CL:个
指示zhǐshìHSK 6to point out
- to point out
- to indicate
- to instruct
- directives
- instructions
- CL:个
指责zhǐzéHSK 6to criticize
- to criticize
- to find fault with
- to denounce
至关重要zhìguān-zhòngyàoHSK 6extremely important
- extremely important
- vital
- crucial
- essential
至于zhìyúHSK 6as for
- as for
- as to
- to go so far as to
制zhìHSK 6system
- system
- to control
- to regulate
- to manufacture
- to make
- variant of 制
制品zhìpǐnHSK 6products
- products
- goods
治理zhìlǐHSK 6to govern
- to govern
- to administer
- to manage
- to control
- governance
质疑zhìyíHSK 6to call into question
- to call into question
- to challenge (the truth or validity of)
秩序zhìxùHSK 6order
- order
- orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)
智力zhìlìHSK 6intelligence
- intelligence
- intellect
中等zhōngděngHSK 6medium
- medium
中毒zhòngdúHSK 6to be poisoned
- to be poisoned
中断zhōngduànHSK 6to cut short
- to cut short
- to break off
- to discontinue
- to interrupt
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
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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.