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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地道dìdàoHSK 5

tunnel

tunnel
causeway

地理dìlǐHSK 5

geography

geography

地区dìqūHSK 5

region

region
area (informal or geographical term)
prefecture (in China's administrative system)

地毯dìtǎnHSK 5

carpet

carpet
rug

地位dìwèiHSK 5

position

position
status
place
CL:个

地震dìzhènHSK 5

earthquake

earthquake

的确díquèHSK 5

really

really
indeed

登机牌dēngjīpáiHSK 5

boarding pass

boarding pass

登记dēngjìHSK 5

to register (one's name)

to register (one's name)

等待děngdàiHSK 5

to wait

to wait
to wait for

等候děnghòuHSK 5

to wait

to wait
to wait for

等于děngyúHSK 5

to equal

to equal
to be tantamount to

滴dīHSK 5

to drip

to drip
to let drip
to apply (eye drops etc)
(bound form) a drop (of liquid)
classifier for drops of liquid

敌人dírénHSK 5

enemy

enemy
CL:个

递dìHSK 5

to hand over

to hand over
to pass on
to deliver
(bound form) progressively
in the proper order

点头diǎntóuHSK 5

to nod

to nod

点心diǎnxinHSK 5

light refreshments

light refreshments
pastry
dim sum (in Cantonese cooking)
dessert

电池diànchíHSK 5

battery

battery
electric cell
CL:节,组

电台diàntáiHSK 5

transmitter-receiver

transmitter-receiver
broadcasting station
radio station
CL:个,家

钓diàoHSK 5

to fish with a hook and line

to fish with a hook and line
to angle

调皮tiáopíHSK 5

naughty

naughty
mischievous
unruly

调整tiáozhěngHSK 5

to adjust

to adjust
adjustment
revision
CL:个

丁dīngHSK 5

surname Ding

surname Ding

顶dǐngHSK 5

apex

apex
crown of the head
top
roof
most
to carry on the head
to push to the top
to go against
to replace
to substitute
to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc)
(slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc

动画片dònghuàpiànHSK 5

animated film

animated film

冻dòngHSK 5

to freeze

to freeze
to feel very cold
aspic or jelly

洞dòngHSK 5

cave

cave
hole
zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
CL:个

豆腐dòufuHSK 5

tofu

tofu
bean curd

逗dòuHSK 5

to tease (playfully)

to tease (playfully)
to entice
(coll.) to joke
(coll.) funny
amusing
to stay
to sojourn
brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读)

独立dúlìHSK 5

independent

independent
independence
to stand alone

独特dútèHSK 5

unique

unique
distinctive

度过dùguòHSK 5

to pass

to pass
to spend (time)
to survive
to get through

短信duǎnxìnHSK 5

text message

text message
SMS

堆duīHSK 5

to pile up

to pile up
to heap up
a mass
pile
heap
stack
large amount

对比duìbǐHSK 5

to contrast

to contrast
contrast
ratio
CL:个

对待duìdàiHSK 5

to treat

to treat
treatment

对方duìfāngHSK 5

the other person

the other person
the other side
the other party

对手duìshǒuHSK 5

opponent

opponent
rival
competitor
(well-matched) adversary
match

对象duìxiàngHSK 5

target

target
object
partner
boyfriend
girlfriend
CL:个

对于duìyúHSK 5

regarding

regarding
as far as (sth) is concerned
with regard to

吨dūnHSK 5

ton (loanword)

ton (loanword)
Taiwan pr.

蹲cúnHSK 5

(dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing

(dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing

多亏duōkuīHSK 5

thanks to

thanks to
luckily

多余duōyúHSK 5

superfluous

superfluous
unnecessary
surplus

躲藏duǒcángHSK 5

to conceal oneself

to conceal oneself
to go into hiding
to take cover

恶劣èlièHSK 5

vile

vile
nasty
of very poor quality

发表fābiǎoHSK 5

to issue

to issue
to publish

发愁fāchóuHSK 5

to worry

to worry
to fret
to be anxious
to become sad

发达fādáHSK 5

well-developed

well-developed
flourishing
to develop
to promote
to expand
(literary) to achieve fame and fortune
to prosper

发抖fādǒuHSK 5

to tremble

to tremble
to shake
to shiver

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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.

The method in practice

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