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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树立shùlìHSK 6

to set up

to set up
to establish

竖shùHSK 6

variant of 竖

variant of 竖

数shǔHSK 6

to count

to count
to count as
to regard as
to enumerate
to list

数额shùéHSK 6

amount

amount
sum of money
fixed number

数目shùmùHSK 6

amount

amount
number

耍shuǎHSK 6

surname Shua

surname Shua

衰老shuāilǎoHSK 6

to age

to age
to deteriorate with age
old and weak

衰退shuāituìHSK 6

to decline

to decline
to fall
to drop
to falter
a decline
recession (in economics)

涮shuànHSK 6

to rinse

to rinse
to trick
to fool sb
to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table)

双胞胎shuāngbāotāiHSK 6

twin

twin
CL:对

爽快shuǎngkuaiHSK 6

refreshed

refreshed
rejuvenated
frank and straightforward

水利shuǐlìHSK 6

water conservancy

water conservancy
irrigation works

水龙头shuǐlóngtóuHSK 6

faucet

faucet
tap

水泥shuǐníHSK 6

cement

cement
CL:袋

司法sīfǎHSK 6

judicial

judicial
(administration of) justice

司令sīlìngHSK 6

commanding officer

commanding officer

私自sīzìHSK 6

private

private
personal
secretly
without explicit approval

思念sīniànHSK 6

to think of

to think of
to long for
to miss

思索sīsuǒHSK 6

to think deeply

to think deeply
to ponder

思维sīwéiHSK 6

(line of) thought

(line of) thought
thinking

思绪sīxùHSK 6

train of thought

train of thought
emotional state
mood
feeling

斯文sīwénHSK 6

refined

refined
educate
cultured
intellectual
polite
gentle

死亡sǐwángHSK 6

to die

to die
death

四肢sìzhīHSK 6

the four limbs of the body

the four limbs of the body

饲养sìyǎngHSK 6

to raise

to raise
to rear

肆无忌惮sìwújìdànHSK 6

absolutely unrestrained

absolutely unrestrained
unbridled
without the slightest scruple

耸sǒngHSK 6

to excite

to excite
to raise up
to shrug
high
lofty
towering

搜索sōusuǒHSK 6

to search (a place, a database, online etc)

to search (a place, a database, online etc)
to search for (sth)

艘sōuHSK 6

classifier for ships

classifier for ships
Taiwan pr.

苏醒sūxǐngHSK 6

to come to

to come to
to awaken
to regain consciousness

俗话súhuàHSK 6

common saying

common saying
proverb

诉讼sùsòngHSK 6

lawsuit

lawsuit

素食sùshíHSK 6

vegetarian food

vegetarian food
to eat a vegetarian diet

素质sùzhìHSK 6

inner quality

inner quality
basic essence

塑造sùzàoHSK 6

to model

to model
to mold
(fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)
(fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)

算了suànleHSK 6

let it be

let it be
let it pass
forget about it

算数suànshùHSK 6

to count numbers

to count numbers
to keep to one's word
to hold (i.e. to remain valid)
to count (i.e. to be important)

随即suíjíHSK 6

immediately

immediately
presently
following which

随身suíshēnHSK 6

to (carry) on one's person

to (carry) on one's person
to (take) with one

随手suíshǒuHSK 6

conveniently

conveniently
without extra trouble
while doing it
in passing

随意suíyìHSK 6

as one wishes

as one wishes
according to one's wishes
at will
voluntary
conscious

岁月suìyuèHSK 6

years

years
time

隧道suìdàoHSK 6

tunnel

tunnel

损坏sǔnhuàiHSK 6

to damage

to damage
to injure

索赔suǒpéiHSK 6

to ask for compensation

to ask for compensation
to claim damages
claim for damages

索性suǒxìngHSK 6

you might as well (do it)

you might as well (do it)
simply
just

塌tāHSK 6

to collapse

to collapse
to droop
to settle down

踏实tāshiHSK 6

firmly-based

firmly-based
steady
steadfast
to have peace of mind
free from anxiety
Taiwan pr.

台风táifēngHSK 6

stage presence, poise

stage presence, poise

太空tàikōngHSK 6

outer space

outer space

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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.

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