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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潮湿cháoshīHSK 6

damp

damp
moist

撤退chètuìHSK 6

to retreat

to retreat

撤销chèxiāoHSK 6

to repeal

to repeal
to revoke
(computing) to undo

沉淀chéndiànHSK 6

variant of 沉淀

variant of 沉淀

沉闷chénmènHSK 6

oppressive (of weather)

oppressive (of weather)
heavy
depressed
not happy
(of sound) dull
muffled

沉思chénsīHSK 6

to contemplate

to contemplate
to ponder
contemplation
meditation

沉着chénzhuóHSK 6

steady

steady
calm and collected
not nervous

沉重chénzhòngHSK 6

heavy

heavy
hard
serious
critical

陈旧chénjiùHSK 6

old-fashioned

old-fashioned
out of date
obsolete
antiquated

陈列chénlièHSK 6

to display

to display
to exhibit

陈述chénshùHSK 6

to state

to state
to declare

称号chēnghàoHSK 6

name

name
term of address
title

称心如意chènxīnrúyìHSK 6

(idiom) after one's own heart

(idiom) after one's own heart
gratifying
satisfactory
everything one could wish

成本chéngběnHSK 6

(manufacturing, production etc) costs

(manufacturing, production etc) costs

成交chéngjiāoHSK 6

to complete a contract

to complete a contract
to reach a deal

成天chéngtiānHSK 6

(coll.) all day long

(coll.) all day long
all the time

成效chéngxiàoHSK 6

effect

effect
result

成心chéngxīnHSK 6

intentionally

intentionally
deliberately
on purpose

成员chéngyuánHSK 6

member

member

呈现chéngxiànHSK 6

to appear

to appear
to emerge
to present (a certain appearance)
to demonstrate

承办chéngbànHSK 6

to undertake

to undertake
to accept a contract

承包chéngbāoHSK 6

to contract

to contract
to undertake (a job)

承诺chéngnuòHSK 6

to promise

to promise
to undertake to do something
commitment

诚挚chéngzhìHSK 6

sincere

sincere
cordial

城堡chéngbǎoHSK 6

castle

castle
rook (chess piece)

乘务员chéngwùyuánHSK 6

attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc

attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc

惩罚chéngfáHSK 6

penalty

penalty
punishment
to punish

澄清chéngqīngHSK 6

clear (of liquid)

clear (of liquid)
limpid
to clarify
to make sth clear
to be clear (about the facts)

橙chéngHSK 6

orange tree

orange tree
orange (color)

秤chēngHSK 6

to weigh (variant of 称)

to weigh (variant of 称)

吃苦chīkǔHSK 6

to bear hardships

to bear hardships

吃力chīlìHSK 6

to entail strenuous effort

to entail strenuous effort
to toil at a task
strenuous
laborious
strain

池塘chítángHSK 6

pool

pool
pond

迟缓chíhuǎnHSK 6

slow

slow
sluggish

迟疑chíyíHSK 6

to hesitate

to hesitate

持久chíjiǔHSK 6

lasting

lasting
enduring
persistent
permanent
protracted
endurance
persistence
to last long

赤道chìdàoHSK 6

equator (of the earth or a celestial body)

equator (of the earth or a celestial body)
celestial equator

赤字chìzìHSK 6

(financial) deficit

(financial) deficit
red letter

充当chōngdāngHSK 6

to serve as

to serve as
to act as
to play the role of

充沛chōngpèiHSK 6

abundant

abundant
plentiful

充实chōngshíHSK 6

rich

rich
full
substantial
to enrich
to augment
to substantiate (an argument)

充足chōngzúHSK 6

adequate

adequate
sufficient
abundant

冲动chōngdòngHSK 6

to have an urge

to have an urge
to be impetuous
impulse
urge

冲击chōngjīHSK 6

variant of 冲击

variant of 冲击

冲突chōngtūHSK 6

conflict

conflict
to conflict
clash of opposing forces
collision (of interests)
contention

崇拜chóngbàiHSK 6

to worship

to worship
adoration

崇高chónggāoHSK 6

majestic

majestic
sublime

崇敬chóngjìngHSK 6

to revere

to revere
to venerate
high esteem

抽空chōukòngHSK 6

to find the time to do sth

to find the time to do sth

稠密chóumìHSK 6

dense

dense

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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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