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.
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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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高档gāodàngHSK 5superior quality
- superior quality
- high grade
- top grade
高度gāodùHSK 5height
- height
- altitude
- elevation
- high degree
- highly
- CL:个
高级gāojíHSK 5high level
- high level
- high grade
- advanced
- high-ranking
高科技gāokējìHSK 5high tech
- high tech
- high technology
高效gāoxiàoHSK 5efficient
- efficient
- highly effective
搞gǎoHSK 5to do
- to do
- to make
- to go in for
- to set up
- to get hold of
- to take care of
告别gàobiéHSK 5to leave
- to leave
- to part from
- to bid farewell to
- to say goodbye to
歌词gēcíHSK 5song lyric
- song lyric
- lyrics
歌曲gēqǔHSK 5song
- song
格外géwàiHSK 5especially
- especially
- particularly
- even more than usual
- extra
- additional
隔géHSK 5to separate
- to separate
- to partition
- to stand or lie between
- at a distance from
- after or at an interval of
个别gèbiéHSK 5individually
- individually
- one by one
- just one or two
- exceptional
- rare
个人gèrénHSK 5an individual
- an individual
- oneself
- (attributive) personal
- one's own
个性gèxìngHSK 5individuality
- individuality
- personality
各行各业gèháng-gèyèHSK 5every trade
- every trade
- all professions
- all walks of life
各自gèzìHSK 5each
- each
- respective
- apiece
根gēnHSK 5root
- root
- basis
- classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
- CL:条
- radical (chemistry)
根本gēnběnHSK 5fundamental
- fundamental
- basic
- root
- simply
- absolutely (not)
- (not) at all
- CL:个
更换gēnghuànHSK 5to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
- to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
- to change (one's address etc)
更新gēngxīnHSK 5to replace the old with new
- to replace the old with new
- to renew
- to renovate
- to upgrade
- to update
- to regenerate
工程gōngchéngHSK 5engineering
- engineering
- an engineering project
- project
- undertaking
- CL:个,项
工程师gōngchéngshīHSK 5engineer
- engineer
工具gōngjùHSK 5tool
- tool
- instrument
- utensil
- means (to achieve a goal etc)
工业gōngyèHSK 5industry
- industry
工艺gōngyìHSK 5arts and crafts
- arts and crafts
- industrial arts
公布gōngbùHSK 5to announce
- to announce
- to make public
- to publish
公平gōngpíngHSK 5fair
- fair
- impartial
公务员gōngwùyuánHSK 5civil servant
- civil servant
- public servant
公寓gōngyùHSK 5apartment building
- apartment building
- block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套)
功能gōngnéngHSK 5function
- function
- capability
恭喜gōngxǐHSK 5to congratulate
- to congratulate
- (interj.) congratulations!
共享gòngxiǎngHSK 5to share
- to share
- to enjoy together
贡献gòngxiànHSK 5to contribute
- to contribute
- to dedicate
- to devote
- contribution
- CL:个
沟通gōutōngHSK 5to join
- to join
- to connect
- to link up
- to communicate
构成gòuchéngHSK 5to constitute
- to constitute
- to form
- to compose
- to make up
- to configure (computing)
古gǔHSK 5ancient
- ancient
- old
- paleo-
- surname Gu
古代gǔdàiHSK 5ancient times
- ancient times
古老gǔlǎoHSK 5ancient
- ancient
- old
- age-old
鼓gǔHSK 5drum
- drum
- CL:通,面
- to drum
- to strike
- to rouse
- to bulge
- to swell
- old variant of 鼓
鼓掌gǔzhǎngHSK 5to applaud
- to applaud
- to clap
固定gùdìngHSK 5to fix
- to fix
- to fasten
- to set rigidly in place
- fixed
- set
- regular
故乡gùxiāngHSK 5home
- home
- homeland
- native place
- CL:个
挂号guàhàoHSK 5to register (at a hospital etc)
- to register (at a hospital etc)
- to send by registered mail
怪guàiHSK 5odd
- odd
- strange
- uncanny
- (bound form) monster
- supernatural being
- to find strange
- to regard as odd
- to blame
- (coll.) somewhat
- rather
- variant of 怪
关闭guānbìHSK 5to close
- to close
- to shut (a window etc)
- (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
观察guāncháHSK 5to observe
- to observe
- to watch
- to survey
观点guāndiǎnHSK 5point of view
- point of view
- viewpoint
- standpoint
- CL:个
观念guānniànHSK 5notion
- notion
- thought
- concept
- sense
- views
- ideology
- general impressions
冠军guànjūnHSK 5champion
- champion
光临guānglínHSK 5(formal) to honor with one's presence
- (formal) to honor with one's presence
- to attend
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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HSK 5–6 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.