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.
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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改正gǎizhèngHSK 5to correct
- to correct
- to amend
- to put right
- correction
- CL:个
盖gěHSK 5surname Ge
- surname Ge
概括gàikuòHSK 5to summarize
- to summarize
- to generalize
- briefly
- in broad outline
概念gàiniànHSK 5concept
- concept
- idea
- CL:个
赶紧gǎnjǐnHSK 5hurriedly
- hurriedly
- without delay
赶快gǎnkuàiHSK 5quickly
- quickly
- at once
感激gǎnjīHSK 5to be grateful
- to be grateful
- to appreciate
- thankful
感受gǎnshòuHSK 5to sense
- to sense
- perception
- to feel (through the senses)
- to experience
- a feeling
- an impression
- an experience
感想gǎnxiǎngHSK 5impressions
- impressions
- reflections
- thoughts
- CL:通,个
干脆gāncuìHSK 5candid
- candid
- direct and to the point
- simply
- just
- might as well
干活儿gànhuórHSK 5erhua variant of 干活
- erhua variant of 干活
钢铁gāngtiěHSK 5steel
- steel
高档gāodàngHSK 5superior quality
- superior quality
- high grade
- top grade
高速gāosùHSK 5high speed
- high speed
- expressway (abbr. for 高速公路)
搞gǎoHSK 5to do
- to do
- to make
- to go in for
- to set up
- to get hold of
- to take care of
告别gàobiéHSK 5to leave
- to leave
- to part from
- to bid farewell to
- to say goodbye to
胳膊gēboHSK 5arm
- arm
- CL:只,条,双
鸽子gēziHSK 5pigeon
- pigeon
- dove
- various birds of the family Columbidae
革命gémìngHSK 5to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)
- to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)
- revolution
- revolutionary
- to revolt (against sb or sth)
- to revolutionize (sth)
- (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命)
- CL:次
格外géwàiHSK 5especially
- especially
- particularly
- even more than usual
- extra
- additional
隔壁gébìHSK 5next door
- next door
- neighbor
个别gèbiéHSK 5individually
- individually
- one by one
- just one or two
- exceptional
- rare
个人gèrénHSK 5individual
- individual
- personal
- oneself
个性gèxìngHSK 5individuality
- individuality
- personality
各自gèzìHSK 5each
- each
- respective
- apiece
根gēnHSK 5root
- root
- basis
- classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
- CL:条
- radical (chemistry)
根本gēnběnHSK 5fundamental
- fundamental
- basic
- root
- simply
- absolutely (not)
- (not) at all
- CL:个
更加gèngjiāHSK 5more (than sth else)
- more (than sth else)
- even more
工厂gōngchǎngHSK 5factory
- factory
- CL:家,座
工程师gōngchéngshīHSK 5engineer
- engineer
- CL:个,位,名
工人gōngrénHSK 5worker
- worker
- CL:个,名
工业gōngyèHSK 5industry
- industry
公布gōngbùHSK 5variant of 公布
- variant of 公布
公开gōngkāiHSK 5open
- open
- overt
- public
- to make public
- to release
公平gōngpíngHSK 5fair
- fair
- impartial
公寓gōngyùHSK 5apartment building
- apartment building
- block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套)
公元gōngyuánHSK 5CE (Common Era)
- CE (Common Era)
- Christian Era
- AD (Anno Domini)
公主gōngzhǔHSK 5princess
- princess
功夫gōngfuHSK 5skill
- skill
- art
- kung fu
- labor
- effort
功能gōngnéngHSK 5function
- function
- capability
贡献gòngxiànHSK 5to contribute
- to contribute
- to dedicate
- to devote
- contribution
- CL:个
沟通gōutōngHSK 5to join
- to join
- to connect
- to link up
- to communicate
构成gòuchéngHSK 5to constitute
- to constitute
- to form
- to compose
- to make up
- to configure (computing)
姑姑gūguHSK 5paternal aunt
- paternal aunt
- CL:个
姑娘gūniangHSK 5girl
- girl
- young woman
- young lady
- daughter
- paternal aunt (old)
- CL:个
古代gǔdàiHSK 5ancient times
- ancient times
古典gǔdiǎnHSK 5classical
- classical
古老gǔlǎoHSK 5ancient
- ancient
- old
- age-old
股票gǔpiàoHSK 5share certificate
- share certificate
- stock (finance)
骨头gǔtouHSK 5bone
- bone
- CL:根,块
- moral character
- bitterness
- Taiwan pr.
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
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.