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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识别shíbiéHSK 6

to distinguish

to distinguish
to discern
to identify
to recognize

实惠shíhuìHSK 6

tangible benefit

tangible benefit
material advantages
cheap
economical
advantageous (deal)
substantial (discount)

实力shílìHSK 6

strength

strength

实施shíshīHSK 6

to implement

to implement
to carry out

实事求是shíshìqiúshìHSK 6

lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)

lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)
fig. to be practical and realistic

实质shízhìHSK 6

substance

substance
essence

拾shèHSK 6

to ascend in light steps

to ascend in light steps

使命shǐmìngHSK 6

mission

mission
long-term task to which one devotes oneself
a calling

世代shìdàiHSK 6

for many generations

for many generations
generation
era
age

世界观shìjièguānHSK 6

worldview

worldview
world outlook
Weltanschauung

示范shìfànHSK 6

to demonstrate

to demonstrate
to show how to do sth
demonstration
a model example

示威shìwēiHSK 6

to demonstrate (as a protest)

to demonstrate (as a protest)
a demonstration
a military show of force

示意shìyìHSK 6

to hint

to hint
to indicate (an idea to sb)

事故shìgùHSK 6

accident

accident
CL:桩,起,次

事迹shìjìHSK 6

deed

deed
past achievement
important event of the past

事件shìjiànHSK 6

incident

incident
event

事态shìtàiHSK 6

situation

situation
existing state of affairs

事务shìwùHSK 6

(political, economic etc) affairs

(political, economic etc) affairs
work
transaction (as in a computer database)

事项shìxiàngHSK 6

matter

matter
item

事业shìyèHSK 6

undertaking

undertaking
project
activity
(charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
career
occupation
CL:个

势必shìbìHSK 6

to be bound to

to be bound to
undoubtedly will

势力shìliHSK 6

power

power
influence
a force (military, political etc)

视力shìlìHSK 6

eyesight

eyesight
visual acuity

视线shìxiànHSK 6

line of sight

line of sight

视野shìyěHSK 6

field of view

field of view
(fig.) outlook
perspective

试图shìtúHSK 6

to attempt

to attempt
to try

试验shìyànHSK 6

experiment

experiment
test
CL:次,个
to experiment
experimental

是非shìfēiHSK 6

right and wrong

right and wrong
quarrel

适宜shìyíHSK 6

suitable

suitable
appropriate

逝世shìshìHSK 6

to pass away

to pass away
to die

释放shìfàngHSK 6

to release

to release
to set free
to liberate (a prisoner)
to discharge

收藏shōucángHSK 6

to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc)

to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc)
to put away for safekeeping
(Internet) to bookmark
a collection

收缩shōusuōHSK 6

to pull back

to pull back
to shrink
to contract
(physiology) systole

收益shōuyìHSK 6

earnings

earnings
profit

收音机shōuyīnjīHSK 6

radio

radio
CL:台

手法shǒufǎHSK 6

technique

technique
trick
skill

手势shǒushìHSK 6

gesture

gesture
sign
signal

手艺shǒuyìHSK 6

craftmanship

craftmanship
workmanship
handicraft
trade

守护shǒuhùHSK 6

to guard

to guard
to protect

首要shǒuyàoHSK 6

the most important

the most important
of chief importance

受罪shòuzuìHSK 6

to endure

to endure
to suffer
hardships
torments
a hard time
a nuisance

授予shòuyǔHSK 6

to award

to award
to confer

书法shūfǎHSK 6

calligraphy

calligraphy
handwriting
penmanship

书籍shūjíHSK 6

books

books
works

书记shūjiHSK 6

secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)

secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party)
clerk
scribe

书面shūmiànHSK 6

in writing

in writing
written

疏忽shūhuHSK 6

to neglect

to neglect
to overlook
negligence
carelessness

舒畅shūchàngHSK 6

happy

happy
entirely free from worry

束shùHSK 6

surname Shu

surname Shu

束缚shùfùHSK 6

to bind

to bind
to tie up
to fetter
to shackle

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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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