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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闹钟nàozhōngHSK 5alarm clock
- alarm clock
内部nèibùHSK 5interior
- interior
- inside (part, section)
- internal
能干nénggànHSK 5capable
- capable
- competent
年初niánchūHSK 5beginning of the year
- beginning of the year
年代niándàiHSK 5a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
- a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
- age
- era
- period
- CL:个
年纪niánjìHSK 5age
- age
- CL:把,个
年夜饭niányèfànHSK 5reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)
- reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)
念niànHSK 5to read
- to read
- to study (a subject)
- to attend (a school)
- to read aloud
- to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:顿)
- to miss (sb)
- idea
- remembrance
- twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿)
- variant of 念, to read aloud
牛仔裤niúzǎikùHSK 5jeans
- jeans
- CL:条
农民nóngmínHSK 5peasant
- peasant
- farmer
农业nóngyèHSK 5agriculture
- agriculture
- farming
浓nóngHSK 5concentrated
- concentrated
- dense
- strong (smell etc)
女子nǚzǐHSK 5woman
- woman
- female
哦òHSK 5oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)
- oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)
- to chant
- oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)
- sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy
- may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of
欧洲ŌuzhōuHSK 5Europe (abbr. for 欧罗巴洲)
- Europe (abbr. for 欧罗巴洲)
偶然ǒuránHSK 5incidentally
- incidentally
- occasional
- occasionally
- by chance
- randomly
拍摄pāishèHSK 5to take (a picture)
- to take (a picture)
- to shoot (a film)
排列páilièHSK 5to arrange in order
- to arrange in order
- (math.) permutation
派pàiHSK 5(literary) tributary
- (literary) tributary
- branch of a river
- clique
- school
- group
- faction
- (bound form) style
- manner
- to send (a person or resource)
- to dispatch
- to allocate (a resource or task)
- to appoint (sb)
- classifier for factions, groups etc
- (preceded by 一) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc
- (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π)
- the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159...
- (loanword) pie
- used in 派司
派出所pàichūsuǒHSK 5local police station
- local police station
跑道pǎodàoHSK 5athletic track
- athletic track
- track
- runway (i.e. airstrip)
陪伴péibànHSK 5to accompany
- to accompany
培训péixùnHSK 5to cultivate
- to cultivate
- to train
- to groom
- training
培养péiyǎngHSK 5to cultivate
- to cultivate
- to breed
- to foster
- to nurture
- to educate
- to groom (for a position)
- education
- fostering
- culture (biology)
赔péiHSK 5to compensate for loss
- to compensate for loss
- to indemnify
- to suffer a financial loss
配pèiHSK 5to join
- to join
- to fit
- to mate
- to mix
- to match
- to deserve
- to make up (a prescription)
- to allocate
配合pèihéHSK 5matching
- matching
- fitting in with
- compatible with
- to correspond
- to fit
- to conform to
- rapport
- to coordinate with
- to act in concert with
- to cooperate
- to become man and wife
- to combine parts of machine
配送pèisòngHSK 5to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货)
- to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货)
- to deliver (goods)
盆pénHSK 5basin
- basin
- flower pot
- unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters
- CL:个
碰pèngHSK 5to touch
- to touch
- to meet with
- to bump
- variant of 碰
- old variant of 碰
碰见pèngjiànHSK 5to run into
- to run into
- to meet (unexpectedly)
- to bump into
批pīHSK 5to ascertain
- to ascertain
- to act on
- to criticize
- to pass on
- classifier for batches, lots, military flights
- tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)
批准pīzhǔnHSK 5to approve
- to approve
- to ratify
匹pǐHSK 5(bound form) matching
- (bound form) matching
- comparable to
- (bound form) alone
- single
- one of a pair
- classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. )
- classifier for cloth: bolt
- horsepower
- classifier for cloth: bolt
- variant of 匹
骗piànHSK 5to cheat
- to cheat
- to swindle
- to deceive
- to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
拼pīnHSK 5to piece together
- to piece together
- to put together
- to pool (resources etc)
- to share
- to risk all
- to go all out
- to spell (words)
拼音pīnyīnHSK 5phonetic writing
- phonetic writing
- pinyin (Chinese romanization)
品pǐnHSK 5(bound form) article
- (bound form) article
- commodity
- product
- goods
- (bound form) grade
- rank
- kind
- type
- variety
- character
- disposition
- nature
- temperament
- to taste sth
- to sample
- to criticize
- to comment
- to judge
- to size up
- fret (on a guitar or lute)
品牌pǐnpáiHSK 5brand
- brand
- brand name
品质pǐnzhìHSK 5character
- character
- intrinsic quality (of a person)
- quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
品种pǐnzhǒngHSK 5breed
- breed
- variety
- CL:个
聘请pìnqǐngHSK 5to engage
- to engage
- to hire (a lawyer etc)
平píngHSK 5flat
- flat
- level
- smooth
- to make even
- to level
- equal
- on the same level
- (bound form) fair
- impartial
- to tie
- to draw
- (bound form) average
- ordinary
- (bound form) calm
- peaceful
- (bound form) to quell
- to suppress
- to put down
- (abbr. for 平声)
- (coll.) square meter (abbr. for 平方米)
- surname Ping
平安píng’ānHSK 5safe and sound
- safe and sound
- well
- without mishap
- quiet and safe
- at peace
平衡pínghéngHSK 5balance
- balance
- equilibrium
平静píngjìngHSK 5calm
- calm
- tranquil
- serene
平均píngjūnHSK 5average
- average
- on average
- evenly
- in equal proportions
平台píngtáiHSK 5platform
- platform
- terrace
- flat-roofed building
评píngHSK 5to discuss
- to discuss
- to comment
- to criticize
- to judge
- to choose (by public appraisal)
评价píngjiàHSK 5to evaluate
- to evaluate
- to assess
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.