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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泰斗tàidǒuHSK 6

abbr. for 泰山北斗

abbr. for 泰山北斗

贪婪tānlánHSK 6

avaricious

avaricious
greedy
rapacious
insatiable
avid

贪污tānwūHSK 6

to be corrupt

to be corrupt
corruption
to embezzle

摊儿tānrHSK 6

erhua variant of 摊

erhua variant of 摊

瘫痪tānhuànHSK 6

(medicine) to suffer paralysis

(medicine) to suffer paralysis
(fig.) to be paralyzed
to break down
to come to a standstill

坦白tǎnbáiHSK 6

honest

honest
forthcoming
to confess

叹气tànqìHSK 6

to sigh

to sigh
to heave a sigh

探测tàncèHSK 6

to probe

to probe
to survey

探索tànsuǒHSK 6

to explore

to explore
to probe

探讨tàntǎoHSK 6

to investigate

to investigate
to probe

探望tànwàngHSK 6

to visit

to visit
to call on sb
to look around

糖葫芦tánghúluHSK 6

sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer

sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer
tanghulu

倘若tǎngruòHSK 6

if
supposing
in case

掏tāoHSK 6

to fish out (from pocket)

to fish out (from pocket)
to scoop

滔滔不绝tāotāobùjuéHSK 6

(idiom) to produce a torrent of words

(idiom) to produce a torrent of words
to talk on and on

陶瓷táocíHSK 6

pottery and porcelain

pottery and porcelain
ceramics

淘气táoqìHSK 6

naughty

naughty
mischievous

淘汰táotàiHSK 6

to wash out

to wash out
(fig.) to cull
to weed out
to eliminate
to die out
to phase out

讨价还价tǎojiàhuánjiàHSK 6

to haggle over price

to haggle over price
to bargain

特定tèdìngHSK 6

special

special
specific
designated
particular

特色tèsèHSK 6

a characteristic

a characteristic
a distinctive feature or quality

特长tèchángHSK 6

personal strength

personal strength
one's special ability or strong points

提拔tíbáHSK 6

to promote to a higher job

to promote to a higher job
to select for promotion

提炼tíliànHSK 6

to extract (ore, minerals etc)

to extract (ore, minerals etc)
to refine
to purify
to process

提示tíshìHSK 6

to point out

to point out
to remind (sb of sth)
to suggest
suggestion
tip
reminder
notice

提议tíyìHSK 6

proposal

proposal
suggestion
to propose
to suggest

题材tícáiHSK 6

subject matter

subject matter

体谅tǐliàngHSK 6

to empathize

to empathize
to allow (for sth)
to show understanding
to appreciate

体面tǐmiànHSK 6

dignity

dignity
prestige
face
honorable
creditable
(of sb's appearance) presentable
respectable

体系tǐxìHSK 6

system

system
setup
CL:个

天才tiāncáiHSK 6

talent

talent
gift
genius
talented
gifted

天伦之乐tiānlúnzhīlèHSK 6

family love and joy

family love and joy
domestic bliss

天然气tiānránqìHSK 6

natural gas

natural gas

天生tiānshēngHSK 6

nature

nature
disposition
innate
natural

天堂tiāntángHSK 6

paradise

paradise
heaven

天文tiānwénHSK 6

astronomy

astronomy

田径tiánjìngHSK 6

track and field (athletics)

track and field (athletics)

舔tiǎnHSK 6

to lick

to lick
to lap

挑拨tiǎobōHSK 6

to incite disharmony

to incite disharmony
to instigate

挑剔tiāotiHSK 6

picky

picky
fussy

挑衅tiǎoxìnHSK 6

to provoke

to provoke
provocation

条款tiáokuǎnHSK 6

clause (of contract or law)

clause (of contract or law)
CL:项

条理tiáolǐHSK 6

arrangement

arrangement
order
tidiness

条约tiáoyuēHSK 6

treaty

treaty
pact
CL:个

跳跃tiàoyuèHSK 6

to jump

to jump
to leap
to bound
to skip

亭子tíngziHSK 6

pavilion

pavilion

停顿tíngdùnHSK 6

to halt

to halt
to break off
pause (in speech)

停泊tíngbóHSK 6

to anchor

to anchor
anchorage
mooring (of a ship)

停滞tíngzhìHSK 6

stagnation

stagnation
at a standstill
bogged down

挺拔tǐngbáHSK 6

tall and straight

tall and straight

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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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