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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残忍cánrěnHSK 6

cruel

cruel
mean
merciless
ruthless

灿烂cànlànHSK 6

to glitter

to glitter
brilliant
splendid

仓促cāngcùHSK 6

all of a sudden

all of a sudden
hurriedly

仓库cāngkùHSK 6

depot

depot
storehouse
warehouse

苍白cāngbáiHSK 6

pale

pale
wan

舱cāngHSK 6

cabin

cabin
the hold of a ship or airplane

操劳cāoláoHSK 6

to work hard

to work hard
to look after

操练cāoliànHSK 6

drill

drill
practice

操纵cāozòngHSK 6

to operate

to operate
to control
to rig
to manipulate

操作cāozuòHSK 6

to work

to work
to operate
to manipulate

嘈杂cáozáHSK 6

noisy

noisy
clamorous

草案cǎoànHSK 6

draft (legislation, proposal etc)

draft (legislation, proposal etc)

草率cǎoshuàiHSK 6

careless

careless
negligent
sloppy
not serious

侧面cèmiànHSK 6

lateral side

lateral side
side
aspect
profile

测量cèliángHSK 6

survey

survey
to measure
to gauge
to determine

策划cèhuàHSK 6

to plot

to plot
to scheme
to bring about
to engineer
planning
producer
planner

策略cèlu:e4HSK 6

strategy

strategy
tactics
crafty
adroit

层出不穷céngchūbùqióngHSK 6

more and more emerge

more and more emerge
innumerable succession
breeding like flies (idiom)

层次céngcìHSK 6

layer

layer
level
gradation
arrangement of ideas
(a person's) standing

查获cháhuòHSK 6

to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)

to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)

岔chàHSK 6

fork in road

fork in road
bifurcation
branch in road, river, mountain range etc
to branch off
to turn off
to diverge
to stray (from the path)
to change the subject
to interrupt
to stagger (times)

诧异chàyìHSK 6

flabbergasted

flabbergasted
astonished

差距chājùHSK 6

disparity

disparity
gap

柴油cháiyóuHSK 6

diesel fuel

diesel fuel

搀chānHSK 6

to take by the arm and assist

to take by the arm and assist
variant of 掺

馋chánHSK 6

gluttonous

gluttonous
greedy
to have a craving

缠绕chánràoHSK 6

twisting

twisting
to twine
to wind
to pester
to bother

产业chǎnyèHSK 6

industry

industry
estate
property
industrial

阐述chǎnshùHSK 6

to expound (a position)

to expound (a position)
to elaborate (on a topic)
to treat (a subject)

颤抖chàndǒuHSK 6

to shudder

to shudder
to shiver
to shake
to tremble

昌盛chāngshèngHSK 6

prosperous

prosperous

猖狂chāngkuángHSK 6

savage

savage
furious

尝试chángshìHSK 6

to try

to try
to attempt
CL:次

偿还chánghuánHSK 6

to repay

to repay
to reimburse

常年chángniánHSK 6

all year round

all year round
for years on end
average year

常务chángwùHSK 6

routine

routine
everyday business
daily operation (of a company)

场合chǎnghéHSK 6

situation

situation
occasion
context
setting
location
venue

场面chǎngmiànHSK 6

scene

scene
spectacle
occasion
situation

场所chǎngsuǒHSK 6

location

location
place

敞开chǎngkāiHSK 6

to open wide

to open wide
unrestrictedly

畅通chàngtōngHSK 6

unobstructed

unobstructed
unimpeded
free-flowing
smooth

畅销chàngxiāoHSK 6

to sell well

to sell well
bestselling
chart-topping

倡导chàngdǎoHSK 6

to advocate

to advocate
to initiate
to propose
to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)

倡议chàngyìHSK 6

to suggest

to suggest
to initiate
proposal
initiative

钞票chāopiàoHSK 6

paper money

paper money
a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)
CL:张,扎

超级chāojíHSK 6

super-

super-
ultra-
hyper-

超越chāoyuèHSK 6

to surpass

to surpass
to exceed
to transcend

朝气蓬勃zhāoqìpéngbóHSK 6

full of youthful energy (idiom)

full of youthful energy (idiom)
vigorous
energetic
a bright spark

嘲笑cháoxiàoHSK 6

to jeer at

to jeer at
to deride
to ridicule
mockery
derision

潮流cháoliúHSK 6

tide

tide
current
trend

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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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