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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待遇dàiyùHSK 5treatment
- treatment
- pay
- salary
- status
- rank
单dānHSK 5bill
- bill
- list
- form
- single
- only
- sole
- odd number
- CL:个
- surname Shan
- used in 单于
单独dāndúHSK 5alone
- alone
- by oneself
- on one's own
单一dānyīHSK 5single
- single
- only
- sole
单元dānyuánHSK 5unit (forming an entity)
- unit (forming an entity)
- element
- (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
担任dānrènHSK 5to hold a governmental office or post
- to hold a governmental office or post
- to assume office of
- to take charge of
- to serve as
胆小dǎnxiǎoHSK 5cowardice
- cowardice
- timid
淡dànHSK 5insipid
- insipid
- diluted
- weak
- mild
- light in color
- tasteless
- indifferent
- (variant of 氮) nitrogen
当成dàngchéngHSK 5to consider as
- to consider as
- to take to be
当地dāngdìHSK 5local
当年dāngniánHSK 5in those days
- in those days
- back then
- in those years
- to be in the prime of life
当前dāngqiánHSK 5the present time
- the present time
- to be faced with
当中dāngzhōngHSK 5among
- among
- in the middle
- in the center
当作dàngzuòHSK 5to treat as
- to treat as
- to regard as
挡dǎngHSK 5to resist
- to resist
- to obstruct
- to hinder
- to keep off
- to block (a blow)
- to get in the way of
- cover
- gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
- to arrange
- to put in order
- variant of 挡
导演dǎoyǎnHSK 5to direct
- to direct
- director (film etc)
导致dǎozhìHSK 5to lead to
- to lead to
- to create
- to cause
- to bring about
到达dàodáHSK 5to reach
- to reach
- to arrive
到期dàoqīHSK 5to fall due (loan etc)
- to fall due (loan etc)
- to expire (visa etc)
- to mature (investment bond etc)
道理dàolǐHSK 5reason
- reason
- argument
- sense
- principle
- basis
- justification
- CL:个
地理dìlǐHSK 5geography
- geography
地面dìmiànHSK 5floor
- floor
- ground
- surface
地区dìqūHSK 5region
- region
- area (informal or geographical term)
- prefecture (in China's administrative system)
地位dìwèiHSK 5position
- position
- status
- place
- CL:个
地下dìxiàHSK 5underground
- underground
- subterranean
- covert
地震dìzhènHSK 5earthquake
- earthquake
的确díquèHSK 5really
- really
- indeed
灯光dēngguāngHSK 5(stage) lighting
- (stage) lighting
- light
登dēngHSK 5to scale (a height)
- to scale (a height)
- to ascend
- to mount
- to publish or record
- to enter (e.g. in a register)
- to press down with the foot
- to step or tread on
- to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect)
- to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
登记dēngjìHSK 5to register (one's name)
- to register (one's name)
登录dēnglùHSK 5to register
- to register
- to log in
等待děngdàiHSK 5to wait
- to wait
- to wait for
等候děnghòuHSK 5to wait
- to wait
- to wait for
等于děngyúHSK 5to equal
- to equal
- to be tantamount to
低头dītóuHSK 5to bow the head
- to bow the head
- to yield
- to give in
敌人dírénHSK 5enemy
- enemy
- CL:个
递dìHSK 5to hand over
- to hand over
- to pass on
- to deliver
- (bound form) progressively
- in the proper order
点心diǎnxinHSK 5light refreshments
- light refreshments
- pastry
- dim sum (in Cantonese cooking)
- dessert
点赞diǎnzànHSK 5to like
- to like
- to upvote (on social media)
电池diànchíHSK 5battery
- battery
- electric cell
- CL:节,组
电动diàndòngHSK 5electric-powered
- electric-powered
- (Tw) video game
电器diànqìHSK 5(electrical) appliance
- (electrical) appliance
- device
电商diànshāngHSK 5e-commerce (abbr. for 电子商务)
- e-commerce (abbr. for 电子商务)
- (old) to negotiate by telegram or telephone
电视台diànshìtáiHSK 5television station
- television station
电子版diànzǐbǎnHSK 5electronic edition
- electronic edition
- digital version
调diào / tiáoHSK 5to harmonize
- to harmonize
- to reconcile
- to blend
- to suit well
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to season (food)
- to provoke
- to incite
- to transfer
- to move (troops or cadres)
- to investigate
- to enquire into
- accent
- view
- argument
- key (in music)
- mode (music)
- tune
- tone
- melody
调皮tiáopíHSK 5naughty
- naughty
- mischievous
- unruly
调研diàoyánHSK 5to investigate and research
- to investigate and research
- research
- investigation
调整tiáozhěngHSK 5to adjust
- to adjust
- to revise
- to reorganize
定期dìngqīHSK 5at set dates
- at set dates
- at regular intervals
- periodic
- limited to a fixed period of time
- fixed term
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.