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.
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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演讲yǎnjiǎngHSK 6to give a lecture
- to give a lecture
- to make a speech
演习yǎnxíHSK 6(military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill
- (military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill
- exercise
- maneuver
演绎yǎnyìHSK 6(of a story etc) to unfold
- (of a story etc) to unfold
- to play out
- to develop (a technique etc)
- to enact
- (logic) to deduce
- to infer
演奏yǎnzòuHSK 6to perform on a musical instrument
- to perform on a musical instrument
厌恶yànwùHSK 6to loathe
- to loathe
- to hate
- disgusted with sth
验收yànshōuHSK 6to inspect and accept
- to inspect and accept
- acceptance
验证yànzhèngHSK 6to inspect and verify
- to inspect and verify
- experimental verification
- to validate (a theory)
- to authenticate
氧气yǎngqìHSK 6oxygen
- oxygen
样品yàngpǐnHSK 6sample
- sample
- specimen
谣言yáoyánHSK 6rumor
- rumor
摇摆yáobǎiHSK 6to sway
- to sway
- to wobble
- to waver
摇滚yáogǔnHSK 6rock 'n' roll (music)
- rock 'n' roll (music)
- to rock
- to fall off
摇晃yáohuàngHSK 6to rock
- to rock
- to shake
- to sway
遥控yáokòngHSK 6to direct operations from a remote location
- to direct operations from a remote location
- to remotely control
遥远yáoyuǎnHSK 6distant
- distant
- remote
咬牙切齿yǎoyáqièchǐHSK 6(idiom) to gnash one's teeth
- (idiom) to gnash one's teeth
- to fume with rage
要不然yàobùránHSK 6otherwise
- otherwise
- or else
- or
要点yàodiǎnHSK 6main point
- main point
- essential
要命yàomìngHSK 6to cause sb's death
- to cause sb's death
- extremely
- terribly
- (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
要素yàosùHSK 6essential factor
- essential factor
- key constituent
耀眼yàoyǎnHSK 6to dazzle
- to dazzle
- dazzling
野蛮yěmánHSK 6barbarous
- barbarous
- uncivilized
野心yěxīnHSK 6ambition
- ambition
- wild schemes
- careerism
一度yīdùHSK 6for a time
- for a time
- at one time
- one time
- once
一帆风顺yīfānfēngshùnHSK 6propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
- propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
- plain sailing
- to go smoothly
- have a nice trip!
一贯yīguànHSK 6consistent
- consistent
- constant
- from start to finish
- all along
- persistent
一举两得yījǔliǎngdéHSK 6one move, two gains (idiom)
- one move, two gains (idiom)
- two birds with one stone
一流yīliúHSK 6top quality
- top quality
- front ranking
一律yīlu:4HSK 6same
- same
- identical
- uniformly
- all
- without exception
一目了然yīmùliǎoránHSK 6obvious at a glance (idiom)
- obvious at a glance (idiom)
一如既往yīrújìwǎngHSK 6(idiom) just as in the past
- (idiom) just as in the past
- as before
- continuing as always
一丝不苟yīsībùgǒuHSK 6not one thread loose (idiom)
- not one thread loose (idiom)
- strictly according to the rules
- meticulous
- not one hair out of place
一向yīxiàngHSK 6a period of time in the recent past
- a period of time in the recent past
- (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along
- the whole time
一再yīzàiHSK 6repeatedly
- repeatedly
衣裳yīshangHSK 6(coll.) clothes
- (coll.) clothes
依次yīcìHSK 6in order
- in order
- in succession
依旧yījiùHSK 6as before
- as before
- still
- to remain the same
依据yījùHSK 6according to
- according to
- basis
- foundation
依靠yīkàoHSK 6to rely on sth (for support etc)
- to rely on sth (for support etc)
- to depend on
依赖yīlàiHSK 6to depend on
- to depend on
- to be dependent on
依托yītuōHSK 6to rely on
- to rely on
- to depend on
- support
仪器yíqìHSK 6instrument
- instrument
- apparatus
- CL:台
仪式yíshìHSK 6ceremony
- ceremony
遗产yíchǎnHSK 6heritage
- heritage
- legacy
- inheritance
- bequest
- CL:笔
遗传yíchuánHSK 6heredity
- heredity
- to inherit (a trait)
- to pass on (to one's offspring)
遗留yíliúHSK 6to leave behind
- to leave behind
- to hand down
遗失yíshīHSK 6to lose
- to lose
- to leave behind (inadvertently)
疑惑yíhuòHSK 6to doubt
- to doubt
- to distrust
- unconvincing
- to puzzle over
- misgivings
- suspicions
以便yǐbiànHSK 6so that
- so that
- so as to
- in order to
以免yǐmiǎnHSK 6in order to avoid
- in order to avoid
- so as not to
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
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.