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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中奖zhòngjiǎngHSK 6to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
- to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
中暑zhòngshǔHSK 6to suffer heat exhaustion
- to suffer heat exhaustion
- sunstroke
- heatstroke
中旬zhōngxúnHSK 6middle third of a month
- middle third of a month
中央zhōngyāngHSK 6central
- central
- middle
- center
- central authorities (of a state)
终点zhōngdiǎnHSK 6the end
- the end
- end point
- finishing line (in a race)
- destination
- terminus
- CL:个
终身zhōngshēnHSK 6lifelong
- lifelong
- all one's life
- marriage
钟头zhōngtóuHSK 6(coll.) hour
- (coll.) hour
肿zhǒngHSK 6to swell
- to swell
- swelling
- swollen
种地zhòngdìHSK 6to farm
- to farm
- to work the land
众人zhòngrénHSK 6everyone
- everyone
众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīHSK 6(idiom) as everyone knows
- (idiom) as everyone knows
重建chóngjiànHSK 6to rebuild
- to rebuild
- to reconstruct
- to reestablish
重心zhòngxīnHSK 6focus
- focus
- emphasis
- priority
- (physics) center of gravity
- (geometry) centroid
州zhōuHSK 6prefecture
- prefecture
- (old) province
- (old) administrative division
- state (e.g. of US)
- oblast (Russia)
- canton (Switzerland)
周边zhōubiānHSK 6periphery
- periphery
- rim
- perimeter
- surroundings
- (computing) (attributive) peripheral
- merch (abbr. for 周边商品)
周到zhōudàoHSK 6thoughtful
- thoughtful
- considerate
- attentive
- thorough
- also pr.
周期zhōuqīHSK 6period
- period
- cycle
粥zhōuHSK 6congee
- congee
- gruel
- porridge
- CL:碗
- used in 荤粥
株zhūHSK 6tree trunk
- tree trunk
- stump (tree root)
- a plant
- classifier for trees or plants
- strain (biology)
- to involve others (in shady business)
珠宝zhūbǎoHSK 6pearls
- pearls
- jewels
- precious stones
诸多zhūduōHSK 6(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
- (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
主办zhǔbànHSK 6to organize
- to organize
- to host (a conference or sports event)
主播zhǔbōHSK 6(news) anchor
- (news) anchor
- (program) host
- (Internet) streamer
主导zhǔdǎoHSK 6leading
- leading
- dominant
- prevailing
- to lead
- to direct
- to dominate
主管zhǔguǎnHSK 6in charge
- in charge
- responsible for
- person in charge
- manager
主角zhǔjuéHSK 6leading role
- leading role
- lead
- protagonist
主流zhǔliúHSK 6main stream (of a river)
- main stream (of a river)
- fig. the essential point
- main viewpoint of a matter
- mainstream (culture etc)
主演zhǔyǎnHSK 6to play the leading role
- to play the leading role
- to star
- lead actor
主张zhǔzhāngHSK 6to advocate
- to advocate
- to stand for
- view
- position
- stand
- proposition
- viewpoint
- assertion
- CL:个
住宅zhùzháiHSK 6residence
- residence
- dwelling
- abode
助理zhùlǐHSK 6assistant
- assistant
助手zhùshǒuHSK 6assistant
- assistant
- helper
祝福zhùfúHSK 6blessings
- blessings
- to wish sb well
祝愿zhùyuànHSK 6to wish
- to wish
著作zhùzuòHSK 6to write
- to write
- literary work
- book
- article
- writings
- CL:部
专科zhuānkēHSK 6specialized subject
- specialized subject
- branch (of medicine)
- specialized training school
专利zhuānlìHSK 6patent
- patent
- sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people
- monopoly
专题zhuāntíHSK 6specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc)
- specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc)
- article, report or program etc on a specific topic
专用zhuānyòngHSK 6special
- special
- dedicated
专注zhuānzhùHSK 6to focus
- to focus
- to concentrate
- to give one's full attention
砖zhuānHSK 6brick
- brick
- tile (floor or wall, not roof)
- CL:块
- variant of 砖
- variant of 砖
转动zhuàndòngHSK 6to rotate (about an axis)
- to rotate (about an axis)
- to revolve
- to turn
- to move in a circle
- to gyrate
转换zhuǎnhuànHSK 6to change
- to change
- to switch
- to convert
- to transform
转交zhuǎnjiāoHSK 6to pass on to sb
- to pass on to sb
- to carry and give to sb else
转让zhuǎnràngHSK 6to transfer (ownership, rights etc)
- to transfer (ownership, rights etc)
转身zhuǎnshēnHSK 6(of a person) to turn round
- (of a person) to turn round
- to face about
- (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
转移zhuǎnyíHSK 6to shift
- to shift
- to relocate
- to transfer
- (fig.) to shift (attention)
- to change (the subject etc)
- (medicine) to metastasize
庄稼zhuāngjiaHSK 6farm crop
- farm crop
装备zhuāngbèiHSK 6equipment
- equipment
- to equip
- to outfit
追究zhuījiūHSK 6to investigate
- to investigate
- to look into
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
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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.