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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鼓舞gǔwǔHSK 5to inspire
- to inspire
- to encourage
- to hearten
- to boost (morale)
固定gùdìngHSK 5to fix
- to fix
- to fasten
- to set rigidly in place
- fixed
- set
- regular
固体gùtǐHSK 5solid
- solid
雇佣gùyōngHSK 5to employ
- to employ
- to hire
挂号guàhàoHSK 5to register (at a hospital etc)
- to register (at a hospital etc)
- to send by registered mail
乖guāiHSK 5(of a child) obedient, well-behaved
- (of a child) obedient, well-behaved
- clever
- shrewd
- alert
- perverse
- contrary to reason
- irregular
- abnormal
拐弯guǎiwānHSK 5to go round a curve
- to go round a curve
- to turn a corner
- fig. a new direction
怪不得guàibudeHSK 5no wonder!
- no wonder!
- so that's why!
关闭guānbìHSK 5to close
- to close
- to shut (a window etc)
- (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
关怀guānhuáiHSK 5care
- care
- solicitude
- to show care for
- concerned about
- attentive to
观察guāncháHSK 5to observe
- to observe
- to watch
- to survey
观点guāndiǎnHSK 5point of view
- point of view
- viewpoint
- standpoint
- CL:个
观念guānniànHSK 5notion
- notion
- thought
- concept
- sense
- views
- ideology
- general impressions
官guānHSK 5surname Guan
- surname Guan
冠军guànjūnHSK 5champion
- champion
管子guǎnzǐHSK 5Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齐国 of Spring and Autumn period
- Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齐国 of Spring and Autumn period
- Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school
罐头guàntouHSK 5tin
- tin
- can
- CL:个
光滑guānghuáHSK 5glossy
- glossy
- sleek
- smooth
光临guānglínHSK 5(formal) to honor with one's presence
- (formal) to honor with one's presence
- to attend
光明guāngmíngHSK 5light
- light
- radiance
- (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
- openhearted
光盘guāngpánHSK 5compact disc (CD)
- compact disc (CD)
- DVD
- CD-ROM
- CL:片,张
光荣guāngróngHSK 5honor and glory
- honor and glory
- glorious
广场guǎngchǎngHSK 5public square
- public square
- plaza
广大guǎngdàHSK 5(of an area) vast or extensive
- (of an area) vast or extensive
- large-scale
- widespread
- (of people) numerous
广泛guǎngfànHSK 5wide
- wide
- broad
- extensive
- widespread
规矩guījuHSK 5lit. compass and set square
- lit. compass and set square
- fig. established standard
- rule
- customs
- practices
- fig. upright and honest
- well-behaved
规律guīlu:4HSK 5rule (e.g. of science)
- rule (e.g. of science)
- law of behavior
- regular pattern
- rhythm
- discipline
规模guīmóHSK 5scale
- scale
- scope
- extent
规则guīzéHSK 5rule
- rule
- regulation
- regular
- orderly
- fixed
柜台guìtáiHSK 5variant of 柜台
- variant of 柜台
滚gǔnHSK 5to boil
- to boil
- to roll
- to take a hike
- Get lost!
锅guōHSK 5pot
- pot
- pan
- wok
- cauldron
- pot-shaped thing
- CL:口,只
国籍guójíHSK 5nationality
- nationality
国庆节guóqìngjiéHSK 5PRC National Day (October 1st)
- PRC National Day (October 1st)
果实guǒshíHSK 5fruit (produced by a plant)
- fruit (produced by a plant)
- (fig.) fruits (of success etc)
- results
- gains
过分guòfènHSK 5excessive
- excessive
- undue
- unduly
- overly
过敏guòmǐnHSK 5(medicine) allergic
- (medicine) allergic
- hypersensitive
- (fig.) oversensitive
- prone to overreact
过期guòqīHSK 5to be overdue
- to be overdue
- to exceed the time limit
- to expire (as in expiration date)
哈hāHSK 5abbr. for 哈萨克斯坦, Kazakhstan
- abbr. for 哈萨克斯坦, Kazakhstan
- abbr. for 哈尔滨, Harbin
海关hǎiguānHSK 5customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
- customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
- CL:个
海鲜hǎixiānHSK 5seafood
- seafood
喊hǎnHSK 5to yell
- to yell
- to shout
- to call out for (a person)
豪华háohuáHSK 5luxurious
- luxurious
好奇hàoqíHSK 5inquisitive
- inquisitive
- curious
- inquisitiveness
- curiosity
合法héfǎHSK 5lawful
- lawful
- legitimate
- legal
合理hélǐHSK 5rational
- rational
- reasonable
- sensible
- fair
合同hétongHSK 5contract
- contract
- agreement
- CL:份
合影héyǐngHSK 5group photo
- group photo
- to take a group photo
合作hézuòHSK 5to cooperate
- to cooperate
- to collaborate
- to work together
何必hébìHSK 5there is no need
- there is no need
- why should
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
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