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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重心zhòngxīnHSK 6center of gravity
- center of gravity
- central core
- main part
重阳节chóngyángjiéHSK 6Double Ninth or Yang Festival
- Double Ninth or Yang Festival
- 9th day of 9th lunar month
州zhōuHSK 6prefecture
- prefecture
- (old) province
- (old) administrative division
- state (e.g. of US)
- oblast (Russia)
- canton (Switzerland)
舟zhōuHSK 6boat
- boat
周边zhōubiānHSK 6periphery
- periphery
- rim
- perimeter
- surroundings
- (computing) (attributive) peripheral
- merch (abbr. for 周边商品)
周密zhōumìHSK 6careful
- careful
- thorough
- meticulous
周年zhōuniánHSK 6anniversary
- anniversary
- annual
周期zhōuqīHSK 6period
- period
- cycle
周折zhōuzhéHSK 6twists and turns
- twists and turns
- vicissitude
- complication
- difficulty
- effort
- CL:番
周转zhōuzhuǎnHSK 6to rotate
- to rotate
- to circulate (cash, stock etc)
- turnover
- circulation
- cash flow
粥yùHSK 6used in 荤粥
- used in 荤粥
昼夜zhòuyèHSK 6day and night
- day and night
- period of 24 hours
- continuously, without stop
皱纹zhòuwénHSK 6wrinkle
- wrinkle
- CL:道
株zhūHSK 6tree trunk
- tree trunk
- stump (tree root)
- a plant
- classifier for trees or plants
- strain (biology)
- to involve others (in shady business)
诸位zhūwèiHSK 6(pron) everyone
- (pron) everyone
- Ladies and Gentlemen
- Sirs
逐年zhúniánHSK 6year after year
- year after year
- with each passing year
- over the years
主办zhǔbànHSK 6to organize
- to organize
- to host (a conference or sports event)
主导zhǔdǎoHSK 6leading
- leading
- dominant
- prevailing
- to lead
- to direct
- to dominate
主管zhǔguǎnHSK 6in charge
- in charge
- responsible for
- person in charge
- manager
主流zhǔliúHSK 6main stream (of a river)
- main stream (of a river)
- fig. the essential point
- main viewpoint of a matter
- mainstream (culture etc)
主权zhǔquánHSK 6sovereignty
- sovereignty
主题zhǔtíHSK 6theme
- theme
- subject
拄zhǔHSK 6to lean on
- to lean on
- to prop on
住宅zhùzháiHSK 6residence
- residence
- dwelling
- abode
助理zhùlǐHSK 6assistant
- assistant
助手zhùshǒuHSK 6assistant
- assistant
- helper
注射zhùshèHSK 6injection
- injection
- to inject
注视zhùshìHSK 6to look attentively at
- to look attentively at
- to closely watch
- to gaze at
注释zhùshìHSK 6to annotate
- to annotate
- to add a comment
- explanatory note
- annotation
注重zhùzhòngHSK 6to pay attention to
- to pay attention to
- to emphasize
驻扎zhùzhāHSK 6to station
- to station
- to garrison (troops)
著作zhùzuòHSK 6to write
- to write
- literary work
- book
- article
- writings
- CL:部
铸造zhùzàoHSK 6to cast (pour metal into a mold)
- to cast (pour metal into a mold)
拽yèHSK 6variant of 曳
- variant of 曳
专程zhuānchéngHSK 6specifically
- specifically
- specially (for that purpose)
专科zhuānkēHSK 6specialized subject
- specialized subject
- branch (of medicine)
- specialized training school
专利zhuānlìHSK 6patent
- patent
- sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people
- monopoly
专题zhuāntíHSK 6specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc)
- specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc)
- article, report or program etc on a specific topic
专长zhuānchángHSK 6specialty
- specialty
- special knowledge or ability
砖瓦zhuānwǎHSK 6tiles and bricks
- tiles and bricks
转达zhuǎndáHSK 6to pass on
- to pass on
- to convey
- to communicate
转让zhuǎnràngHSK 6to transfer (ownership, rights etc)
- to transfer (ownership, rights etc)
转移zhuǎnyíHSK 6to shift
- to shift
- to relocate
- to transfer
- (fig.) to shift (attention)
- to change (the subject etc)
- (medicine) to metastasize
转折zhuǎnzhéHSK 6shift in the trend of events
- shift in the trend of events
- turnaround
- plot shift in a book
- turn in the conversation
庄严zhuāngyánHSK 6solemn
- solemn
- dignified
- stately
庄重zhuāngzhòngHSK 6grave
- grave
- solemn
- dignified
装备zhuāngbèiHSK 6equipment
- equipment
- to equip
- to outfit
装卸zhuāngxièHSK 6to load or unload
- to load or unload
- to transfer
- to assemble and disassemble
壮观zhuàngguānHSK 6spectacular
- spectacular
- magnificent sight
壮丽zhuànglìHSK 6magnificence
- magnificence
- magnificent
- majestic
- glorious
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.