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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在意zàiyìHSK 6

to care about

to care about
to mind

攒cuánHSK 6

to bring together

to bring together

暂且zànqiěHSK 6

for now

for now
for the time being
temporarily

赞叹zàntànHSK 6

to exclaim in admiration

to exclaim in admiration

赞同zàntóngHSK 6

variant of 赞同

variant of 赞同

赞扬zànyángHSK 6

to praise

to praise
to approve of
to show approval

赞助zànzhùHSK 6

to support

to support
to assist
to sponsor

遭受zāoshòuHSK 6

to suffer

to suffer
to sustain (loss, misfortune)

遭殃zāoyāngHSK 6

to suffer a calamity

to suffer a calamity

遭遇zāoyùHSK 6

to meet with

to meet with
to encounter
(bitter) experience

糟蹋zāotàHSK 6

to waste

to waste
to spoil
to ruin
to wreck
to insult
to humiliate
to defile (a woman)
to rape
also pr.

造反zàofǎnHSK 6

to rebel

to rebel
to revolt

造型zàoxíngHSK 6

to model

to model
to shape
appearance
style
design
form
pose

噪音zàoyīnHSK 6

rumble

rumble
noise
static (in a signal)

责怪zéguàiHSK 6

to blame

to blame
to rebuke

贼zéiHSK 6

thief

thief
robber
(bound form) traitor
subversive
(bound form) evil
wicked
sly
shifty
devious
(literary) to harm
to injure
(coll.) extremely
insanely
damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)

增添zēngtiānHSK 6

to add

to add
to increase

赠送zèngsòngHSK 6

to present as a gift

to present as a gift

扎zhāHSK 6

to prick

to prick
to run or stick (a needle etc) into
mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")

扎实zhāshiHSK 6

strong

strong
solid
sturdy
firm
practical

渣zhāHSK 6

slag (in mining or smelting)

slag (in mining or smelting)
dregs

眨zhǎHSK 6

to blink

to blink
to wink

诈骗zhàpiànHSK 6

to defraud

to defraud
to swindle
to blackmail

摘要zhāiyàoHSK 6

summary

summary
abstract

债券zhàiquànHSK 6

bond

bond
debenture

沾光zhānguāngHSK 6

to bask in the light

to bask in the light
fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth
reflected glory

瞻仰zhānyǎngHSK 6

to revere

to revere
to admire

斩钉截铁zhǎndīngjiétiěHSK 6

lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)

lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
fig. resolute and decisive
unhesitating
categorical

展示zhǎnshìHSK 6

to reveal

to reveal
to display
to show
to exhibit

展望zhǎnwàngHSK 6

outlook

outlook
prospect
to look ahead
to look forward to

展现zhǎnxiànHSK 6

to unfold before one's eyes

to unfold before one's eyes
to emerge
to reveal
to display

崭新zhǎnxīnHSK 6

brand new

brand new

占据zhànjùHSK 6

to occupy

to occupy
to hold

占领zhànlǐngHSK 6

to capture

to capture
to seize
to occupy by force

占有zhànyǒuHSK 6

to have

to have
to own
to hold
to occupy
to possess
to account for (a high proportion etc)

战斗zhàndòuHSK 6

to fight

to fight
to engage in combat
struggle
battle
CL:场,次

战略zhànlu:e4HSK 6

strategy

strategy

战术zhànshùHSK 6

tactics

tactics

战役zhànyìHSK 6

military campaign

military campaign

章程zhāngchéngHSK 6

rules

rules
regulations
constitution
statute
articles of association (of company)
articles of incorporation
charter (of a corporation)
by-laws

长辈zhǎngbèiHSK 6

one's elders

one's elders
older generation

帐篷zhàngpengHSK 6

tent

tent
CL:顶,座

障碍zhàngàiHSK 6

barrier

barrier
obstruction
hindrance
impediment
obstacle

招收zhāoshōuHSK 6

to hire

to hire
to recruit

招投标zhāotóubiāoHSK 6

bid inviting and bid offering

bid inviting and bid offering
bidding
auction

沼泽zhǎozéHSK 6

marsh

marsh
swamp
wetlands
glade

照料zhàoliàoHSK 6

to tend

to tend
to take care of sb

照样zhàoyàngHSK 6

as before

as before
(same) as usual
in the same manner
still
nevertheless

照耀zhàoyàoHSK 6

to shine

to shine
to illuminate

照应zhàoyìngHSK 6

to correlate with

to correlate with
to correspond to

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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

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Come back to this list monthly

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