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.
By Haoshan Hong · Native Mandarin speaker · Updated September 2026
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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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了不起liǎobuqǐHSK 5amazing
- amazing
- terrific
- extraordinary
泪lèiHSK 5(bound form) tears
- (bound form) tears
- teardrops
泪水lèishuǐHSK 5teardrop
- teardrop
- tears
类lèiHSK 5kind
- kind
- type
- class
- category
- (classifier) kind
- type
- (bound form) to resemble
- to be similar to
类似lèisìHSK 5similar
- similar
- analogous
类型lèixíngHSK 5type
- type
- kind
- category
- (computer programming) type
厘米límǐHSK 5centimeter
- centimeter
离婚líhūnHSK 5to divorce
- to divorce
离职lízhíHSK 5to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study)
- to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study)
- to leave one's job
- to resign
梨líHSK 5pear
- pear
- CL:个
里头lǐtouHSK 5inside
- inside
- interior
理论lǐlùnHSK 5theory
- theory
- CL:个
- to argue
- to take notice of
理由lǐyóuHSK 5reason
- reason
- grounds
- justification
- CL:个
力lìHSK 5power
- power
- force
- strength
- ability
- strenuously
- surname Li
力量lìliàngHSK 5power
- power
- force
- strength
立即lìjíHSK 5immediately
- immediately
立刻lìkèHSK 5immediately
- immediately
- at once
- right away
利润lìrùnHSK 5profits
- profits
利益lìyìHSK 5benefit
- benefit
- (in sb's) interest
- CL:个
利用lìyòngHSK 5to exploit
- to exploit
- to make use of
- to use
- to take advantage of
- to utilize
连接liánjiēHSK 5to link
- to link
- to join
- to connect
连忙liánmángHSK 5promptly
- promptly
- at once
连续liánxùHSK 5continuous
- continuous
- in a row
- serial
- consecutive
联合liánhéHSK 5to combine
- to combine
- to join
- unite
- alliance
脸色liǎnsèHSK 5complexion
- complexion
- look
恋爱liàn’àiHSK 5(romantic) love
- (romantic) love
- CL:个,场
- in love
- to have an affair
良好liánghǎoHSK 5good
- good
- favorable
- well
- fine
粮食liángshiHSK 5foodstuff
- foodstuff
- cereals
- CL:种
列车lièchēHSK 5(railway) train
- (railway) train
临时línshíHSK 5as the time draws near
- as the time draws near
- at the last moment
- temporary
- interim
- ad hoc
灵活línghuóHSK 5flexible
- flexible
- nimble
- agile
铃língHSK 5(small) bell
- (small) bell
- CL:只
领lǐngHSK 5neck
- neck
- collar
- to lead
- to receive
- classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc
领带lǐngdàiHSK 5necktie
- necktie
- CL:条
领导lǐngdǎoHSK 5lead
- lead
- leading
- to lead
- leadership
- leader
- CL:位,个
领取lǐngqǔHSK 5to receive
- to receive
- to draw
- to get
领先lǐngxiānHSK 5to lead
- to lead
- to be in front
领域lǐngyùHSK 5domain
- domain
- sphere
- field
- territory
- area
令lìngHSK 5to order
- to order
- to command
- an order
- warrant
- writ
- to cause
- to make sth happen
- virtuous
- honorific title
- season
- government position (old)
- type of short song or poem
- classifier for a ream of paper
- used in 脊令
- used in 令狐 (Taiwan pr. )
浏览liúlǎnHSK 5to skim over
- to skim over
- to browse
流传liúchuánHSK 5to spread
- to spread
- to circulate
- to hand down
流感liúgǎnHSK 5flu
- flu
- influenza
留言liúyánHSK 5to leave a message
- to leave a message
- to leave one's comments
- message
龙lóngHSK 5Chinese dragon
- Chinese dragon
- loong
- (fig.) emperor
- dragon
- (bound form) dinosaur
- surname Long
漏lòuHSK 5to leak
- to leak
- to divulge
- to leave out by mistake
- waterclock or hourglass (old)
陆地lùdìHSK 5dry land (as opposed to the sea)
- dry land (as opposed to the sea)
陆续lùxùHSK 5in turn
- in turn
- successively
- one after the other
- bit by bit
录lùHSK 5to carve wood
- to carve wood
- diary
- record
- to hit
- to copy
- surname Lu
录取lùqǔHSK 5to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam
- to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam
- to admit (a student)
- to hire (a job candidate)
录音lùyīnHSK 5to record sound
- to record sound
- an audio recording (CL:段)
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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HSK 5–6 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.