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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玩弄wánnòngHSK 6

to play with

to play with
to toy with
to dally with
to engage in
to resort to

玩意儿wányìrHSK 6

erhua variant of 玩意

erhua variant of 玩意

顽固wángùHSK 6

stubborn

stubborn
obstinate

顽强wánqiángHSK 6

tenacious

tenacious
hard to defeat

挽回wǎnhuíHSK 6

to retrieve

to retrieve
to redeem

挽救wǎnjiùHSK 6

to save

to save
to remedy
to rescue

惋惜wǎnxīHSK 6

to regret

to regret
to feel that it is a great pity
to feel sorry for sb

万分wànfēnHSK 6

very much

very much
extremely
one ten thousandth part

网络wǎngluòHSK 6

Internet

Internet

往常wǎngchángHSK 6

usual

usual
customary

往事wǎngshìHSK 6

past events

past events
former happenings

妄想wàngxiǎngHSK 6

to attempt vainly

to attempt vainly
a vain attempt
delusion

危机wēijīHSK 6

crisis

crisis
CL:个

威风wēifēngHSK 6

awe-inspiring bearing

awe-inspiring bearing
authority
power
imposing
impressive
majestic

威力wēilìHSK 6

might

might
formidable power

威望wēiwàngHSK 6

prestige

prestige

威信wēixìnHSK 6

Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan

Weixin county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan

微不足道wēibùzúdàoHSK 6

negligible

negligible
insignificant

微观wēiguānHSK 6

micro-

micro-
subatomic

违背wéibèiHSK 6

to go against

to go against
to be contrary to
to violate

唯独wéidúHSK 6

only

only
just (i.e. it is only that...)
all except
unique

维持wéichíHSK 6

to keep

to keep
to maintain
to preserve

维生素wéishēngsùHSK 6

vitamin

vitamin

维修wéixiūHSK 6

maintenance (of equipment)

maintenance (of equipment)
to protect and maintain

伪造wěizàoHSK 6

to forge

to forge
to fake
to counterfeit

委员wěiyuánHSK 6

committee member

committee member

卫星wèixīngHSK 6

satellite

satellite
moon
CL:颗

为难wéinánHSK 6

to feel embarrassed or awkward

to feel embarrassed or awkward
to make things difficult (for someone)
to find things difficult (to do or manage)

为期wéiqīHSK 6

(to be done) by (a certain date)

(to be done) by (a certain date)
lasting (a certain time)

为首wéishǒuHSK 6

head

head
be headed by

未免wèimiǎnHSK 6

unavoidably

unavoidably
can't help
really
rather

位于wèiyúHSK 6

to be located at

to be located at
to be situated at
to lie

畏惧wèijùHSK 6

to fear

to fear
to dread
foreboding

胃口wèikǒuHSK 6

appetite

appetite
liking

慰问wèiwènHSK 6

to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc

to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc

温带wēndàiHSK 6

temperate zone

temperate zone

温和wēnhéHSK 6

mild

mild
gentle
moderate

文凭wénpíngHSK 6

diploma

diploma

文物wénwùHSK 6

cultural relic

cultural relic
historical relic
CL:件,个

文献wénxiànHSK 6

reference material (used in scholarly study)

reference material (used in scholarly study)

文雅wényǎHSK 6

elegant

elegant
refined

文艺wényìHSK 6

literature and art

literature and art

问世wènshìHSK 6

to be published

to be published
to come out

窝wōHSK 6

nest

nest
pit or hollow on the human body
lair
den
place
to harbor or shelter
to hold in check
to bend
classifier for litters and broods

乌黑wūhēiHSK 6

jet-black

jet-black
dark

污蔑wūmièHSK 6

variant of 污蔑

variant of 污蔑

诬陷wūxiànHSK 6

to entrap

to entrap
to frame
to plant false evidence against sb

无比wúbǐHSK 6

incomparable

incomparable
matchless

无偿wúchángHSK 6

free

free
no charge
at no cost

无耻wúchǐHSK 6

without any sense of shame

without any sense of shame
unembarrassed
shameless

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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

Hear HSK 6 vocabulary in real Mandarin

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