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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凭píngHSK 5to lean against
- to lean against
- to rely on
- on the basis of
- no matter (how, what etc)
- proof
- variant of 凭
凭借píngjièHSK 5to rely on
- to rely on
- to depend on
- by means of
- thanks to
- sth that one relies on
屏幕píngmùHSK 5screen (TV, computer or movie)
- screen (TV, computer or movie)
破坏pòhuàiHSK 5destruction
- destruction
- damage
- to wreck
- to break
- to destroy
普及pǔjíHSK 5to spread extensively
- to spread extensively
- to generalize
- widespread
- popular
- universal
- ubiquitous
- pervasive
期待qīdàiHSK 5to look forward to
- to look forward to
- to await
- expectation
期间qījiānHSK 5period of time
- period of time
- time
- time period
- period
- CL:个
齐qíHSK 5neat
- neat
- even
- level with
- identical
- simultaneous
- all together
- to even sth out
- (name of states and dynasties at several different periods)
- surname Qi
其qíHSK 5his
- his
- her
- its
- their
- that
- such
- it (refers to sth preceding it)
其余qíyúHSK 5the rest
- the rest
- the others
- remaining
- remainder
- apart from them
奇迹qíjìHSK 5miracle
- miracle
- wonder
- marvel
企业qǐyèHSK 5company
- company
- firm
- enterprise
- corporation
- CL:家
气球qìqiúHSK 5balloon
- balloon
汽油qìyóuHSK 5gasoline
- gasoline
签qiānHSK 5to sign one's name
- to sign one's name
- to write brief comments on a document
- inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 签)
- visa
- inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc)
- small wood sliver
- label
- tag
签订qiāndìngHSK 5to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
- to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)
签名qiānmíngHSK 5to sign (one's name with a pen etc)
- to sign (one's name with a pen etc)
- to autograph
- signature
签字qiānzìHSK 5to sign (one's name)
- to sign (one's name)
- signature
前进qiánjìnHSK 5to go forward
- to go forward
- to forge ahead
- to advance
- onward
前来qiánláiHSK 5to come (formal)
- to come (formal)
- before
- previously
前途qiántúHSK 5prospects
- prospects
- future outlook
- journey
前往qiánwǎngHSK 5to leave for
- to leave for
- to proceed towards
- to go to
浅qiǎnHSK 5shallow
- shallow
- light (color)
- sound of moving water
欠qiànHSK 5to owe
- to owe
- to lack
- (literary) to be deficient in
- (bound form) yawn
- to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
强大qiángdàHSK 5big and strong
- big and strong
- formidable
- powerful
强调qiángdiàoHSK 5to emphasize (a statement)
- to emphasize (a statement)
- to stress
强度qiángdùHSK 5strength
- strength
- intensity
- CL:个
强烈qiánglièHSK 5strong
- strong
- intense
墙qiángHSK 5wall (CL:面,堵)
- wall (CL:面,堵)
- (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被墙)
- variant of 墙
抢qiǎngHSK 5to fight over
- to fight over
- to rush
- to scramble
- to grab
- to rob
- to snatch
- (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage)
- opposite in direction
- contrary
抢救qiǎngjiùHSK 5to rescue
- to rescue
悄悄qiāoqiāoHSK 5quiet
- quiet
- making little or no noise
- surreptitious
- stealthy
- anxious
- worried
- Taiwan pr.
切qiēHSK 5definitely
- definitely
- absolutely (not)
- (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.
- Tut!
- to grind
- (bound form) close to
- (bound form) eager
- to correspond to
- (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 system should be applied to the previous two characters)
- to cut
- to slice
- to carve
- (math.) tangential
亲qīnHSK 5parent
- parent
- one's own (flesh and blood)
- relative
- related
- marriage
- bride
- close
- intimate
- in person
- first-hand
- in favor of
- pro-
- to kiss
- (Internet slang) dear
- parents-in-law of one's offspring
亲爱qīn’àiHSK 5dear
- dear
- beloved
- darling
亲朋好友qīnpéng-hǎoyǒuHSK 5friends and family
- friends and family
- kith and kin
亲切qīnqièHSK 5amiable
- amiable
- cordial
- close and dear
- familiar
亲情qīnqíngHSK 5affection
- affection
- family love
- love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children
亲人qīnrénHSK 5one's close relatives
- one's close relatives
亲自qīnzìHSK 5personally
- personally
- in person
- oneself
勤奋qínfènHSK 5hardworking
- hardworking
- diligent
青qīngHSK 5green
- green
- blue
- black
- youth
- young (of people)
- short name for Qinghai 青海
轻易qīngyìHSK 5easy
- easy
- simple
- rashly
- offhandedly
轻重qīngzhòngHSK 5severity (of the case)
- severity (of the case)
- degree of seriousness
- whether sth is slight or serious
情感qínggǎnHSK 5feeling
- feeling
- emotion
- to move (emotionally)
情景qíngjǐngHSK 5scene
- scene
- spectacle
- circumstances
- situation
情绪qíngxùHSK 5mood
- mood
- state of mind
- moodiness
- CL:种
请教qǐngjiàoHSK 5to ask for guidance
- to ask for guidance
- to consult
请求qǐngqiúHSK 5to request
- to request
- to ask
- request (CL:个)
穷qióngHSK 5poor
- poor
- destitute
- to use up
- to exhaust
- thoroughly
- extremely
- (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
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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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.