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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壮烈zhuànglièHSK 6

brave

brave
heroic

追悼zhuīdàoHSK 6

to mourn

to mourn
to pay last respects

追究zhuījiūHSK 6

to investigate

to investigate
to look into

准则zhǔnzéHSK 6

norm

norm
standard
criterion

卓越zhuóyuèHSK 6

outstanding

outstanding
surpassing
distinguished
splendid

姿态zītàiHSK 6

attitude

attitude
posture
stance

资本zīběnHSK 6

capital (economics)

capital (economics)

资产zīchǎnHSK 6

property

property
assets

资深zīshēnHSK 6

veteran (journalist etc)

veteran (journalist etc)
senior
highly experienced

资助zīzhùHSK 6

to subsidize

to subsidize
to provide financial aid
subsidy

滋味zīwèiHSK 6

taste

taste
flavor
feeling

滋长zīzhǎngHSK 6

to grow (usually of abstract things)

to grow (usually of abstract things)
to yield
to develop

子弹zǐdànHSK 6

bullet

bullet
CL:粒,颗,发

字母zìmǔHSK 6

letter (of the alphabet)

letter (of the alphabet)
CL:个

自卑zìbēiHSK 6

to have low self-esteem

to have low self-esteem
to abase oneself

自发zìfāHSK 6

spontaneous

spontaneous

自力更生zìlìgēngshēngHSK 6

regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)

regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
self-reliance

自满zìmǎnHSK 6

complacent

complacent
self-satisfied

自主zìzhǔHSK 6

to act independently

to act independently
to be autonomous
to be in control of one's own affairs

宗旨zōngzhǐHSK 6

objective

objective
aim
goal

棕色zōngsèHSK 6

brown

brown

踪迹zōngjìHSK 6

tracks

tracks
trail
footprint
trace
vestige

总而言之zǒngéryánzhīHSK 6

in short

in short
in a word
in brief

总和zǒnghéHSK 6

sum

纵横zònghéngHSK 6

lit. warp and weft in weaving

lit. warp and weft in weaving
vertically and horizontal
length and breadth
criss-crossed
able to move unhindered
abbr. for 合纵连横, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

走廊zǒulángHSK 6

corridor

corridor
aisle
hallway
passageway
veranda

走漏zǒulòuHSK 6

to leak (information, secrets etc)

to leak (information, secrets etc)
to smuggle and evade tax
to suffer shrinkage (partial loss of goods due to theft etc)

走私zǒusīHSK 6

to smuggle

to smuggle
to have an illicit affair

揍zòuHSK 6

to hit

to hit
to beat (sb)
(coll.) to smash (sth)

租赁zūlìnHSK 6

to rent

to rent
to lease
to hire

足以zúyǐHSK 6

sufficient to...

sufficient to...
so much so that
so that

阻碍zǔàiHSK 6

to obstruct

to obstruct
to hinder
to block
obstruction
hindrance

阻拦zǔlánHSK 6

to stop

to stop
to obstruct

阻挠zǔnáoHSK 6

to thwart

to thwart
to obstruct (sth)

组zǔHSK 6

surname Zu

surname Zu

祖父zǔfùHSK 6

father's father

father's father
paternal grandfather

钻石zuànshíHSK 6

diamond

diamond
CL:颗

钻研zuānyánHSK 6

to study meticulously

to study meticulously
to delve into

嘴唇zuǐchúnHSK 6

lip

lip
CL:片

尊严zūnyánHSK 6

dignity

dignity
sanctity
honor
majesty

遵循zūnxúnHSK 6

to follow

to follow
to abide by
to comply with

琢磨zhuómóHSK 6

to carve and polish (jade)

to carve and polish (jade)
to polish and refine a literary work

左右zuǒyòuHSK 6

left and right

left and right
nearby
approximately
attendant
to control
to influence

作弊zuòbìHSK 6

to practice fraud

to practice fraud
to cheat
to engage in corrupt practices

作废zuòfèiHSK 6

to become invalid

to become invalid
to cancel
to delete
to nullify

作风zuòfēngHSK 6

style

style
style of work
way

作息zuòxīHSK 6

to work and rest

to work and rest

座右铭zuòyòumíngHSK 6

motto

motto
maxim

做东zuòdōngHSK 6

to act as host

to act as host

做主zuòzhǔHSK 6

variant of 作主

variant of 作主

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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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