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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何况hékuàngHSK 5

let alone

let alone
to say nothing of
besides
what's more

和平hépíngHSK 5

peace

peace
peaceful

核心héxīnHSK 5

core

core
nucleus

恨hènHSK 5

to hate

to hate
to regret

横héngHSK 5

horizontal

horizontal
across
crosswise
horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
to cross (a river, etc)
in a jumble
chaotic
(in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
violent

后果hòuguǒHSK 5

consequences

consequences
aftermath

呼吸hūxīHSK 5

to breathe

to breathe

忽视hūshìHSK 5

to neglect

to neglect
to overlook
to disregard
to ignore

胡说húshuōHSK 5

to talk nonsense

to talk nonsense
drivel

胡同hútòngHSK 5

lane

lane
alley
CL:条

胡须húxūHSK 5

beard

beard
CL:根,绺

壶húHSK 5

pot

pot
classifier for bottled liquid

糊涂hútuHSK 5

muddled

muddled
silly
confused

蝴蝶húdiéHSK 5

butterfly

butterfly
CL:只

花生huāshēngHSK 5

peanut

peanut
CL:粒

华裔huáyìHSK 5

ethnic Chinese

ethnic Chinese
non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry

滑冰huábīngHSK 5

to skate

to skate
skating

化学huàxuéHSK 5

chemistry

chemistry
chemical

划船huáchuánHSK 5

to row a boat

to row a boat
rowing
boating
small boat

话题huàtíHSK 5

subject (of a talk or conversation)

subject (of a talk or conversation)
topic

怀念huáiniànHSK 5

to cherish the memory of

to cherish the memory of
to think of
to reminisce

缓解huǎnjiěHSK 5

to bring relief

to bring relief
to alleviate (a crisis)
to dull (a pain)

幻想huànxiǎngHSK 5

to fantasize

to fantasize
to imagine
an illusion
a fantasy

慌张huāngzhāngHSK 5

flustered

flustered
agitated

皇帝huángdìHSK 5

emperor

emperor
CL:个

皇后huánghòuHSK 5

empress

empress
imperial consort

黄瓜huángguāHSK 5

cucumber

cucumber
CL:条

黄金huángjīnHSK 5

gold

gold
golden (opportunity)
prime (time)

灰huīHSK 5

ash

ash
dust
lime
gray
discouraged
dejected

灰尘huīchénHSK 5

dust

dust

灰心huīxīnHSK 5

to lose heart

to lose heart
to be discouraged

恢复huīfùHSK 5

to reinstate

to reinstate
to resume
to restore
to recover
to regain
to rehabilitate

挥huīHSK 5

to wave

to wave
to brandish
to command
to conduct
to scatter
to disperse

汇率huìlu:4HSK 5

exchange rate

exchange rate

会计kuàijìHSK 5

accountant

accountant
accountancy
accounting

婚礼hūnlǐHSK 5

wedding ceremony

wedding ceremony
wedding
CL:场

婚姻hūnyīnHSK 5

marriage

marriage
matrimony
CL:桩,次

活跃huóyuèHSK 5

active

active
lively
excited
to enliven
to brighten up

火柴huǒcháiHSK 5

match (for lighting fire)

match (for lighting fire)
CL:根,盒

伙伴huǒbànHSK 5

partner

partner
companion
comrade

机器jīqìHSK 5

machine

machine
CL:台,部,个

肌肉jīròuHSK 5

muscle

muscle
flesh

基本jīběnHSK 5

basic

basic
fundamental
main
elementary

激烈jīlièHSK 5

(of competition or fighting) intense

(of competition or fighting) intense
fierce
(of pain) acute
(of an expression of opinion) impassioned
vehement
(of a course of action) drastic
extreme

及格jígéHSK 5

to pass an exam or a test

to pass an exam or a test
to meet a minimum standard

急忙jímángHSK 5

hastily

hastily

集体jítǐHSK 5

collective (decision)

collective (decision)
joint (effort)
a group
a team
en masse
as a group

集中jízhōngHSK 5

to concentrate

to concentrate
to centralize
to focus
centralized
concentrated
to put together

计算jìsuànHSK 5

to calculate

to calculate
to compute
to consider
to think over
to plot
to scheme

记录jìlùHSK 5

to record

to record
record (written account)
note-taker
record (in sports etc)
CL:个

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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.

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