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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传统chuántǒngHSK 5tradition
- tradition
- traditional
窗台chuāngtáiHSK 5windowsill
- windowsill
- window ledge
床单chuángdānHSK 5bed sheet
- bed sheet
- CL:条,件,张,床
创新chuàngxīnHSK 5to bring forth new ideas
- to bring forth new ideas
- to blaze new trails
- innovation
创业chuàngyèHSK 5to begin an undertaking
- to begin an undertaking
- to start an enterprise
- entrepreneurship
创造chuàngzàoHSK 5to create
- to create
- to bring about
- to produce
- to set (a record)
创作chuàngzuòHSK 5to create
- to create
- to produce
- to write
- a creative work
- a creation
词汇cíhuìHSK 5vocabulary
- vocabulary
- list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)
- word
辞职cízhíHSK 5to resign
- to resign
此后cǐhòuHSK 5after this
- after this
- afterwards
- hereafter
此前cǐqiánHSK 5before this
- before this
- before then
- previously
此时cǐshíHSK 5now
- now
- this moment
刺激cìjīHSK 5to provoke
- to provoke
- to irritate
- to upset
- to stimulate
- to excite
- irritant
从不cóng bùHSK 5never
- never
从而cóng’érHSK 5thus
- thus
- thereby
从前cóngqiánHSK 5previously
- previously
- formerly
- once upon a time
从事cóngshìHSK 5to go for
- to go for
- to engage in
- to undertake
- to deal with
- to handle
- to do
促进cùjìnHSK 5to promote (an idea or cause)
- to promote (an idea or cause)
- to advance
- boost
促使cùshǐHSK 5to prompt
- to prompt
- to induce
- to spur
促销cùxiāoHSK 5to promote sales
- to promote sales
催cuīHSK 5to urge
- to urge
- to press
- to prompt
- to rush sb
- to hasten sth
- to expedite
存放cúnfàngHSK 5to deposit
- to deposit
- to store
- to leave in sb's care
存款cúnkuǎnHSK 5to deposit money (in a bank etc)
- to deposit money (in a bank etc)
- bank savings
- bank deposit
存在cúnzàiHSK 5to exist
- to exist
- to be
- existence
措施cuòshīHSK 5measure
- measure
- step
- CL:个
达成dáchéngHSK 5to reach (an agreement)
- to reach (an agreement)
- to accomplish
打扮dǎbanHSK 5to decorate
- to decorate
- to dress
- to make up
- to adorn
- manner of dressing
- style of dress
打包dǎbāoHSK 5to wrap
- to wrap
- to pack
- to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
- (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)
打断dǎduànHSK 5to interrupt
- to interrupt
- to break off
- to break (a bone)
打破dǎpòHSK 5to break
- to break
- to smash
打听dǎtingHSK 5to ask about
- to ask about
- to make some inquiries
- to ask around
大胆dàdǎnHSK 5brazen
- brazen
- audacious
- outrageous
- bold
- daring
- fearless
大多dàduōHSK 5for the most part
- for the most part
- many
- most
- the greater part
- mostly
大会dàhuìHSK 5general assembly
- general assembly
- general meeting
- convention
- CL:个,届
大力dàlìHSK 5energetically
- energetically
- vigorously
大妈dàmāHSK 5father's elder brother's wife
- father's elder brother's wife
- aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
大米dàmǐHSK 5(husked) rice
- (husked) rice
大脑dànǎoHSK 5brain
- brain
- cerebrum
大批dàpīHSK 5large quantities of
- large quantities of
大厦dàshàHSK 5(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
- (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
大事dàshìHSK 5major event
- major event
- major political event (war or change of regime)
- major social event (wedding or funeral)
- (do sth) in a big way
- CL:件,桩
大象dàxiàngHSK 5elephant
- elephant
- CL:头
大型dàxíngHSK 5large
- large
- large-scale
大爷dàyeHSK 5arrogant idler
- arrogant idler
- self-centered show-off
大于dàyúHSK 5greater than
- greater than
- bigger than
- more than
大众dàzhòngHSK 5the masses
- the masses
- the great bulk of the population
- popular (of music, science etc)
代dàiHSK 5to be a substitute for
- to be a substitute for
- to act on behalf of
- to replace
- to substitute
- generation
- dynasty
- age
- period
- (historical) era
- (geological) eon
代表dàibiǎoHSK 5representative
- representative
- delegate
- CL:位,个,名
- to represent
- to stand for
- on behalf of
- in the name of
代替dàitìHSK 5to replace
- to replace
- to take the place of
带动dàidòngHSK 5to spur
- to spur
- to provide impetus
- to drive
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.