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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计算机jìsuànjīHSK 5computer
- computer
- (Tw) calculator
- CL:台
记录jìlùHSK 5to record
- to record
- record (written account)
- note-taker
- record (in sports etc)
- CL:个
记忆jìyìHSK 5to remember
- to remember
- to recall
- memory
记载jìzǎiHSK 5to write down
- to write down
- to record
- written account
纪录jìlùHSK 5variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")
- variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")
纪录片jìlùpiànHSK 5newsreel
- newsreel
- documentary (film or TV program)
- CL:部
纪念jìniànHSK 5to commemorate
- to commemorate
- to honor the memory of
- memento
- keepsake
- souvenir
纪念日jìniànrìHSK 5day of commemoration
- day of commemoration
- memorial day
技能jìnéngHSK 5technical ability
- technical ability
- skill
季度jìdùHSK 5quarter of a year
- quarter of a year
- season (sports)
加工jiāgōngHSK 5to process
- to process
- processing
- working (of machinery)
加热jiārèHSK 5to heat
- to heat
加深jiāshēnHSK 5to deepen
- to deepen
加速jiāsùHSK 5to accelerate
- to accelerate
- to speed up
- to expedite
家电jiādiànHSK 5household electric appliance
- household electric appliance
- abbr. for 家用电器
家务jiāwùHSK 5household duties
- household duties
- housework
嘉宾jiābīnHSK 5esteemed guest
- esteemed guest
- honored guest
- guest (on a show)
甲jiǎHSK 5first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
- first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
- (used for an unspecified person or thing)
- first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
- letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- armor plating
- shell or carapace
- (of the fingers or toes) nail
- bladed leather or metal armor (old)
- ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
- civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old)
- ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
假如jiǎrúHSK 5if
- if
价值jiàzhíHSK 5value
- value
- worth
- (ethical, cultural etc) values
驾驶jiàshǐHSK 5to drive (vehicle)
- to drive (vehicle)
- to pilot (ship, airplane etc)
- driver
- pilot
- captain
驾照jiàzhàoHSK 5driver's license (abbr. for 驾驶执照)
- driver's license (abbr. for 驾驶执照)
架jiàHSK 5to support
- to support
- frame
- rack
- framework
- classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
坚强jiānqiángHSK 5staunch
- staunch
- strong
艰苦jiānkǔHSK 5difficult
- difficult
- hard
- arduous
捡jiǎnHSK 5to pick up
- to pick up
- to collect
- to gather
减肥jiǎnféiHSK 5to lose weight
- to lose weight
剪jiǎnHSK 5(bound form) scissors or similar tool
- (bound form) scissors or similar tool
- to cut as with scissors
- (bound form) to wipe out
- to exterminate
- to edit (video, audio etc)
- surname Jian
剪刀jiǎndāoHSK 5scissors
- scissors
- CL:把
简历jiǎnlìHSK 5curriculum vitae (CV)
- curriculum vitae (CV)
- résumé
- biographical notes
简直jiǎnzhíHSK 5simply
- simply
- really
建jiànHSK 5to establish
- to establish
- to found
- to set up
- to build
- to construct
建立jiànlìHSK 5to establish
- to establish
- to set up
- to found
建设jiànshèHSK 5to build
- to build
- to construct
- to establish
- to develop
- to institute
建造jiànzàoHSK 5to construct
- to construct
- to build
建筑jiànzhùHSK 5to construct
- to construct
- building
- CL:个
渐渐jiànjiànHSK 5gradually
- gradually
键jiànHSK 5key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
- key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
- button (on a mouse or other device)
- chemical bond
- linchpin
键盘jiànpánHSK 5keyboard
- keyboard
将近jiāngjìnHSK 5almost
- almost
- nearly
- close to
讲话jiǎnghuàHSK 5a speech
- a speech
- to speak
- to talk
- to address
- CL:个
讲究jiǎngjiuHSK 5to pay particular attention to
- to pay particular attention to
- carefully selected for quality
- tastefully chosen
讲述jiǎngshùHSK 5to talk about
- to talk about
- to narrate
- to give an account
讲座jiǎngzuòHSK 5course of lectures
- course of lectures
- lecture series
- chair (academic position)
奖励jiǎnglìHSK 5to reward
- to reward
- reward (as encouragement)
降水jiàngshuǐHSK 5rain and snow
- rain and snow
- precipitation (meteorology)
交换jiāohuànHSK 5to exchange
- to exchange
- to swap
- to switch (telecom)
- commutative (math)
- to commute
交往jiāowǎngHSK 5to associate (with)
- to associate (with)
- to have contact (with)
- to hang out (with)
- to date
- (interpersonal) relationship
- association
- contact
交易jiāoyìHSK 5to deal
- to deal
- to trade
- to transact
- transaction
- deal
- CL:笔
浇jiāoHSK 5to pour liquid
- to pour liquid
- to irrigate (using waterwheel)
- to water
- to cast (molten metal)
- to mold
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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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.