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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宣誓xuānshìHSK 6

to swear an oath (of office)

to swear an oath (of office)
to make a vow

宣扬xuānyángHSK 6

to publicize

to publicize
to advertise
to spread far and wide

悬挂xuánguàHSK 6

to suspend

to suspend
to hang
(vehicle) suspension

悬念xuánniànHSK 6

suspense in a movie, play etc

suspense in a movie, play etc
concern for sb's welfare

悬崖峭壁xuányáqiàobìHSK 6

(idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces

(idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces

旋律xuánlu:4HSK 6

melody

melody

旋转xuánzhuǎnHSK 6

to rotate

to rotate
to revolve
to spin
to whirl

选拔xuǎnbáHSK 6

to select the best

to select the best

选手xuǎnshǒuHSK 6

athlete

athlete
contestant

削弱xuēruòHSK 6

to weaken

to weaken
to impair
to cripple

学历xuélìHSK 6

educational background

educational background
academic qualifications

学说xuéshuōHSK 6

theory

theory
doctrine

学位xuéwèiHSK 6

academic degree

academic degree
place in school

雪上加霜xuěshàngjiāshuāngHSK 6

(idiom) to make matters even worse

(idiom) to make matters even worse
to add insult to injury

血压xuèyāHSK 6

blood pressure

blood pressure

熏陶xūntáoHSK 6

to seep in

to seep in
to influence
to nurture
influence
training

寻觅xúnmìHSK 6

to look for

to look for

巡逻xúnluóHSK 6

to patrol (police, army or navy)

to patrol (police, army or navy)

循环xúnhuánHSK 6

to cycle

to cycle
to circulate
circle
loop

循序渐进xúnxùjiànjìnHSK 6

in sequence, step by step (idiom)

in sequence, step by step (idiom)
to make steady progress incrementally

压迫yāpòHSK 6

to oppress

to oppress
to repress
to constrict
oppression
stress (physics)

压岁钱yāsuìqiánHSK 6

money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

压缩yāsuōHSK 6

to compress

to compress
compression

压抑yāyìHSK 6

to constrain or repress emotions

to constrain or repress emotions
oppressive
stifling
depressing
repression

压榨yāzhàHSK 6

to press

to press
to squeeze
to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing

压制yāzhìHSK 6

to suppress

to suppress
to inhibit
to stifle

押金yājīnHSK 6

deposit

deposit
down payment

亚军yàjūnHSK 6

second place (in a sports contest)

second place (in a sports contest)
runner-up

烟花yānhuāHSK 6

fireworks

fireworks
prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)

淹没yānmòHSK 6

to submerge

to submerge
to drown
to flood
to drown out (also fig.)

延期yánqīHSK 6

to delay

to delay
to extend
to postpone
to defer

延伸yánshēnHSK 6

to extend

to extend
to spread

延续yánxùHSK 6

to continue

to continue
to go on
to last

严寒yánhánHSK 6

bitter cold

bitter cold
severe winter

严禁yánjìnHSK 6

to strictly prohibit

to strictly prohibit

严峻yánjùnHSK 6

grim

grim
severe
rigorous

严厉yánlìHSK 6

severe

severe
strict

严密yánmìHSK 6

tight

tight
strict
closely controlled
rigorous and thorough

言论yánlùnHSK 6

expression of opinion

expression of opinion
views
remarks
arguments

岩石yánshíHSK 6

(geology) rock

(geology) rock

沿海yánhǎiHSK 6

coastal

coastal

炎热yánrèHSK 6

blistering hot

blistering hot
sizzling hot (weather)

掩盖yǎngàiHSK 6

to conceal

to conceal
to hide behind
to cover up

掩护yǎnhùHSK 6

to screen

to screen
to shield
to cover
protection
cover
CL:面

掩饰yǎnshìHSK 6

to cover up

to cover up
to conceal
to mask
to gloss over

眼光yǎnguāngHSK 6

gaze

gaze
insight
foresight
vision
way of looking at things

眼色yǎnsèHSK 6

signal made with one's eyes

signal made with one's eyes
meaningful glance

眼神yǎnshénHSK 6

expression or emotion showing in one's eyes

expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
meaningful glance
wink
eyesight (dialect)

眼下yǎnxiàHSK 6

now

now
at present
(anatomy) subocular

演变yǎnbiànHSK 6

to develop

to develop
to evolve

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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

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