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.
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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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手工shǒugōngHSK 5handwork
- handwork
- manual
手术shǒushùHSK 5(surgical) operation
- (surgical) operation
- surgery
- CL:个
手套shǒutàoHSK 5glove
- glove
- mitten
- CL:双,只
手续shǒuxùHSK 5procedure
- procedure
- CL:道,个
- formalities
手指shǒuzhǐHSK 5finger
- finger
- CL:个,只
守shǒuHSK 5to guard
- to guard
- to defend
- to keep watch
- to abide by the law
- to observe (rules or ritual)
- nearby
- adjoining
首次shǒucìHSK 5first
- first
- first time
- for the first time
售价shòujiàHSK 5selling price
- selling price
书法shūfǎHSK 5calligraphy
- calligraphy
- handwriting
- penmanship
书房shūfángHSK 5study (room)
- study (room)
- studio
- CL:间
书架shūjiàHSK 5bookshelf
- bookshelf
- CL:个
舒适shūshìHSK 5cozy
输入shūrùHSK 5to import
- to import
- to input
蔬菜shūcàiHSK 5vegetables
- vegetables
熟练shúliànHSK 5practiced
- practiced
- proficient
- skilled
- skillful
熟人shúrénHSK 5acquaintance
- acquaintance
- friend
属于shǔyúHSK 5to belong to
- to belong to
- to fall under (a category)
鼠标shǔbiāoHSK 5(computing) mouse
- (computing) mouse
束shùHSK 5to bind
- to bind
- bunch
- bundle
- classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc
- to control
- surname Shu
树木shùmùHSK 5tree
- tree
数据shùjùHSK 5data
摔shuāiHSK 5to throw down
- to throw down
- to fall
- to drop and break
双方shuāngfāngHSK 5bilateral
- bilateral
- both sides
- both parties involved
水分shuǐfènHSK 5moisture content
- moisture content
- (fig.) overstatement
- padding
税shuìHSK 5taxes
- taxes
- duties
睡眠shuìmiánHSK 5sleep
- sleep
- to sleep
- (computing) to enter sleep mode
顺shùnHSK 5to obey
- to obey
- to follow
- to arrange
- to make reasonable
- along
- favorable
说不定shuōbudìngHSK 5can't say for sure
- can't say for sure
- maybe
说服shuōfúHSK 5to persuade
- to persuade
- to convince
- to talk sb over
- Taiwan pr.
私人sīrénHSK 5private
- private
- personal
- interpersonal
- sb with whom one has a close personal relationship
- a member of one's clique
思考sīkǎoHSK 5to reflect on
- to reflect on
- to ponder over
思维sīwéiHSK 5(line of) thought
- (line of) thought
- thinking
思想sīxiǎngHSK 5thought
- thought
- thinking
- idea
- ideology
- CL:个
四处sìchùHSK 5all over the place
- all over the place
- everywhere and all directions
四周sìzhōuHSK 5all around
- all around
似的shìdeHSK 5seems as if
- seems as if
- rather like
- Taiwan pr.
似乎sìhūHSK 5it seems
- it seems
- seemingly
- as if
搜sōuHSK 5to search
- to search
- (bound form) to collect
- to gather
- variant of 搜
搜索sōusuǒHSK 5to search (a place, a database, online etc)
- to search (a place, a database, online etc)
- to search for (sth)
宿舍sùshèHSK 5dormitory
- dormitory
- dorm room
- living quarters
- hostel
- CL:间
酸甜苦辣suān-tián-kǔ-làHSK 5(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)
- (lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)
- (fig.) all kinds of flavors
- the joys and sorrows of life
随suíHSK 5to follow
- to follow
- to comply with
- varying according to...
- to allow
- subsequently
- surname Sui
随后suíhòuHSK 5afterward
- afterward
- later
- subsequently
- following that
随时suíshíHSK 5at any time
- at any time
- at all times
- at the right time
- whenever necessary
随手suíshǒuHSK 5conveniently
- conveniently
- without extra trouble
- while doing it
- in passing
随意suíyìHSK 5as one wishes
- as one wishes
- according to one's wishes
- at will
- voluntary
- conscious
碎suìHSK 5(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces
- (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces
- to shatter
- to crumble
- broken
- fragmentary
- scattered
- garrulous
损害sǔnhàiHSK 5harm
- harm
- to damage
- to impair
损失sǔnshīHSK 5loss
- loss
- damage
- CL:个
- to lose
- to suffer damage
缩短suōduǎnHSK 5to shorten
- to shorten
- to reduce
- to curtail
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.