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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遮挡zhēdǎngHSK 6

to shelter

to shelter
to shelter from

折shéHSK 6

to snap

to snap
to break (a stick, a bone etc)
(bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)

折磨zhémóHSK 6

to torment

to torment
to torture

折腾zhētengHSK 6

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
to repeat sth over and over again
to torment sb
to play crazy
to squander (time, money)

着迷zháomíHSK 6

to be fascinated

to be fascinated
to be captivated

着手zhuóshǒuHSK 6

to put one's hand to it

to put one's hand to it
to start out on a task
to set out

着想zhuóxiǎngHSK 6

to give thought (to others)

to give thought (to others)
to consider (other people's needs)
also pr.

着重zhuózhòngHSK 6

to put emphasis on

to put emphasis on
to stress

侦探zhēntànHSK 6

detective

detective
to do detective work

珍贵zhēnguìHSK 6

precious

precious

珍稀zhēnxīHSK 6

rare

rare
precious and uncommon

珍珠zhēnzhūHSK 6

pearl (CL:颗,粒)

pearl (CL:颗,粒)
(fig.) teardrop
tear

真相zhēnxiàngHSK 6

the truth about sth

the truth about sth
the actual facts

真挚zhēnzhìHSK 6

sincere

sincere
sincerity

斟酌zhēnzhuóHSK 6

to consider

to consider
to deliberate
to fill up a cup to the brim

阵地zhèndìHSK 6

(military) position

(military) position
front

阵容zhènróngHSK 6

troop arrangement

troop arrangement
battle formation
lineup (of a sports team etc)

振奋zhènfènHSK 6

to stir oneself up

to stir oneself up
to raise one's spirits
to inspire

振兴zhènxīngHSK 6

Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹东市, Liaoning

Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹东市, Liaoning

镇定zhèndìngHSK 6

calm

calm
unperturbed
cool

镇静zhènjìngHSK 6

calm

calm
cool

镇压zhènyāHSK 6

suppression

suppression
repression
to suppress
to put down
to quell

震惊zhènjīngHSK 6

to shock

to shock
to astonish

争端zhēngduānHSK 6

dispute

dispute
controversy
conflict

争夺zhēngduóHSK 6

to fight over

to fight over
to contest
to vie over

争气zhēngqìHSK 6

to work hard for sth

to work hard for sth
to resolve on improvement
determined not to fall short

争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòuHSK 6

striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom)

striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom)
outdoing one another

争议zhēngyìHSK 6

controversy

controversy
dispute
to dispute

征服zhēngfúHSK 6

to conquer

to conquer
to subdue
to vanquish

征收zhēngshōuHSK 6

to levy (a tax)

to levy (a tax)
to expropriate

挣扎zhēngzháHSK 6

to struggle

to struggle

蒸发zhēngfāHSK 6

to evaporate

to evaporate
evaporation

整顿zhěngdùnHSK 6

to tidy up

to tidy up
to reorganize
to consolidate
to rectify

正当zhèngdāngHSK 6

timely

timely
just (when needed)

正负zhèngfùHSK 6

positive and negative

positive and negative

正规zhèngguīHSK 6

regular

regular
according to standards

正经zhèngjīngHSK 6

decent

decent
honorable
proper
serious
according to standards

正气zhèngqìHSK 6

healthy atmosphere

healthy atmosphere
moral spirit
unyielding integrity
probity
(TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases)

正义zhèngyìHSK 6

justice

justice
righteousness
just
righteous

正月zhēngyuèHSK 6

first month of the lunar year

first month of the lunar year

证实zhèngshíHSK 6

to confirm (sth to be true)

to confirm (sth to be true)
to verify

证书zhèngshūHSK 6

credentials

credentials
certificate

郑重zhèngzhòngHSK 6

serious

serious
solemn
earnest
conscientious

政权zhèngquánHSK 6

regime

regime
political power

症状zhèngzhuàngHSK 6

symptom (of an illness)

symptom (of an illness)

支撑zhīchēngHSK 6

to prop up

to prop up
to support
strut
brace

支出zhīchūHSK 6

to spend

to spend
to pay out
expenses
expenditure

支流zhīliúHSK 6

tributary (river)

tributary (river)

支配zhīpèiHSK 6

to control

to control
to dominate
to allocate

支援zhīyuánHSK 6

to provide assistance

to provide assistance
to support
to back

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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.

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