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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保安bǎo’ānHSK 5to ensure public security
- to ensure public security
- to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
- public security
- security guard
保持bǎochíHSK 5to keep
- to keep
- to maintain
- to hold
- to preserve
保存bǎocúnHSK 5to conserve
- to conserve
- to preserve
- to keep
- to store
- (computing) to save (a file etc)
保留bǎoliúHSK 5to keep
- to keep
- to retain
- to have reservations (about sth)
- to hold back (from saying sth)
- to put aside for later
保险bǎoxiǎnHSK 5insurance
- insurance
- to insure
- safe
- secure
- be sure
- be bound to
- CL:份
保质期bǎozhìqīHSK 5shelf life
- shelf life
- expiration date
报到bàodàoHSK 5to report for duty
- to report for duty
- to check in
- to register
报道bàodàoHSK 5to report (news)
- to report (news)
- report
- CL:篇,份
报告bàogàoHSK 5to inform
- to inform
- to report
- to make known
- report
- speech
- talk
- lecture
- CL:篇,份,个,通
报警bàojǐngHSK 5to sound an alarm
- to sound an alarm
- to report sth to the police
抱怨bàoyuànHSK 5to complain
- to complain
- to grumble
- to harbor a complaint
- to feel dissatisfied
暴雨bàoyǔHSK 5torrential rain
- torrential rain
- rainstorm
- CL:场,阵
背后bèihòuHSK 5behind
- behind
- at the back
- in the rear
- behind sb's back
背景bèijǐngHSK 5background
- background
- backdrop
- context
- (fig.) powerful backer
被子bèiziHSK 5blanket
- blanket
- quilt
- CL:条,床
本地běndìHSK 5local
- local
- this locality
本领běnlǐngHSK 5skill
- skill
- ability
- capability
- CL:项,个
本人běnrénHSK 5I
- I
- me
- myself
- oneself
- yourself
- himself
- herself
- the person concerned
本质běnzhìHSK 5essence
- essence
- nature
- innate character
- intrinsic quality
比分bǐfēnHSK 5score (of a game or competition)
- score (of a game or competition)
比例bǐlìHSK 5proportion
- proportion
- scale
比喻bǐyùHSK 5to compare
- to compare
- to liken to
- metaphor
- analogy
- figure of speech
- figuratively
彼此bǐcǐHSK 5each other
- each other
- one another
必bìHSK 5certainly
- certainly
- must
- will
- necessarily
必然bìránHSK 5inevitable
- inevitable
- certain
- necessity
必需bìxūHSK 5to need
- to need
- to require
- essential
- indispensable
必要bìyàoHSK 5necessary
- necessary
- essential
- indispensable
- required
毕竟bìjìngHSK 5after all
- after all
- all in all
- when all is said and done
- in the final analysis
闭幕式bìmùshìHSK 5closing ceremony
- closing ceremony
避免bìmiǎnHSK 5to avert
- to avert
- to prevent
- to avoid
- to refrain from
变动biàndòngHSK 5to change
- to change
- to fluctuate
- change
- fluctuation
便biànHSK 5plain
- plain
- informal
- suitable
- convenient
- opportune
- to urinate or defecate
- equivalent to 就: then
- in that case
- even if
- soon afterwards
- used in 便宜
- used in 便便
- used in 便嬛
便利biànlìHSK 5convenient
- convenient
- easy
- to facilitate
便利店biànlìdiànHSK 5convenience store
- convenience store
标题biāotíHSK 5title
- title
- heading
- headline
- caption
- subject
标志biāozhìHSK 5sign
- sign
- mark
- symbol
- logo
- to symbolize
- to indicate
- to mark
表达biǎodáHSK 5to express
- to express
- to convey
表面biǎomiànHSK 5surface
- surface
- face
- outside
- appearance
表明biǎomíngHSK 5to make clear
- to make clear
- to make known
- to state clearly
- to indicate
- known
表情biǎoqíngHSK 5(facial) expression
- (facial) expression
- to express one's feelings
饼bǐngHSK 5round flat cake
- round flat cake
- cookie
- cake
- pastry
- CL:张
病房bìngfángHSK 5ward (of a hospital)
- ward (of a hospital)
- sickroom
- CL:间
病情bìngqíngHSK 5state of an illness
- state of an illness
- patient's condition
拨打bōdǎHSK 5to call
- to call
- to dial
玻璃bōliHSK 5glass
- glass
- CL:张,块
- (slang) male homosexual
博物馆bówùguǎnHSK 5museum
- museum
补充bǔchōngHSK 5to replenish
- to replenish
- to supplement
- to complement
- additional
- supplementary
- CL:个
不得了bùdéliǎoHSK 5desperately serious
- desperately serious
- disastrous
- extremely
- exceedingly
不符bùfúHSK 5inconsistent
- inconsistent
- not in agreement with
- not agree or tally with
- not conform to
不利búlìHSK 5unfavorable
- unfavorable
- disadvantageous
- harmful
- detrimental
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
HSK 3–4 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.