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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接待jiēdàiHSK 5

to receive

to receive
to entertain
to host (guests, visitors or clients)

接近jiējìnHSK 5

to approach

to approach
to get close to

接着jiēzheHSK 5

to catch and hold on

to catch and hold on
to continue
to go on to do sth
to follow
to carry on
then
after that
subsequently
to proceed
to ensue
in turn
in one's turn

节jiēHSK 5

see 节骨眼

see 节骨眼

节省jiéshěngHSK 5

saving

saving
to save
to use sparingly
to cut down on

结构jiégòuHSK 5

structure

structure
composition
makeup
architecture
CL:座,个

结合jiéhéHSK 5

to combine

to combine
to link
to integrate
binding
CL:次

结论jiélùnHSK 5

conclusion

conclusion
verdict
CL:个
to conclude
to reach a verdict

结实jiēshíHSK 5

to bear fruit

to bear fruit

结账jiézhàngHSK 5

to settle accounts

to settle accounts
to pay the bill

桔子júziHSK 5

variant of 橘子

variant of 橘子

解放jiěfàngHSK 5

to liberate

to liberate
to emancipate
liberation
refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949
CL:次

解说员jiěshuōyuánHSK 5

commentator

commentator

戒烟jièyānHSK 5

to give up smoking

to give up smoking

戒指jièzhiHSK 5

(finger) ring

(finger) ring

届jièHSK 5

to arrive at (place or time)

to arrive at (place or time)
period
to become due
classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)

借口jièkǒuHSK 5

to use as an excuse

to use as an excuse
excuse
pretext

金属jīnshǔHSK 5

metal

metal
CL:种

尽力jìnlìHSK 5

to strive one's hardest

to strive one's hardest
to spare no effort

尽量jǐnliàngHSK 5

as much as possible

as much as possible
to the greatest extent

紧jǐnHSK 5

tight

tight
strict
close at hand
near
urgent
tense
hard up
short of money
to tighten

紧急jǐnjíHSK 5

urgent

urgent
emergency

谨慎jǐnshènHSK 5

cautious

cautious
prudent

近代jìndàiHSK 5

the not-very-distant past

the not-very-distant past
modern times, excluding recent decades
(in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919)
capitalist times (pre-1949)

进步jìnbùHSK 5

progress

progress
improvement
to improve
to progress
CL:个

进口jìnkǒuHSK 5

to import

to import
imported
entrance
inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)

经典jīngdiǎnHSK 5

the classics

the classics
scriptures
classical
classic (example, case etc)
typical

经营jīngyíngHSK 5

to engage in (business etc)

to engage in (business etc)
to run
to operate

精力jīnglìHSK 5

energy

energy

景色jǐngsèHSK 5

scenery

scenery
landscape
view

敬爱jìngàiHSK 5

to respect and love

to respect and love
to hold in high esteem

酒吧jiǔbāHSK 5

bar (place to buy drinks)

bar (place to buy drinks)
CL:家

救jiùHSK 5

variant of 救

variant of 救

救护车jiùhùchēHSK 5

ambulance

ambulance
CL:辆

舅舅jiùjiuHSK 5

mother's brother

mother's brother
maternal uncle (informal)
CL:个

居然jūránHSK 5

unexpectedly

unexpectedly
to one's surprise
go so far as to

举jǔHSK 5

variant of 举

variant of 举

巨大jùdàHSK 5

huge

huge
immense
enormous
gigantic

具备jùbèiHSK 5

to possess

to possess
to have
equipped with
able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)

具体jùtǐHSK 5

concrete

concrete
specific
detailed

俱乐部jùlèbùHSK 5

(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)

(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)

据说jùshuōHSK 5

it is said that

it is said that
reportedly

聚会jùhuìHSK 5

party

party
gathering
to meet
to get together

捐juānHSK 5

to relinquish

to relinquish
to abandon
to contribute
to donate
(bound form) tax
levy

卷juǎnHSK 5

to roll up

to roll up
(fig.) to sweep up
to engulf
to drag into (a situation)
(slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree
hypercompetitive
a roll
classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)

决赛juésàiHSK 5

finals (of a competition)

finals (of a competition)

决心juéxīnHSK 5

determination

determination
resolution
determined
firm and resolute
to make up one's mind
CL:个

绝对juéduìHSK 5

absolute

absolute
unconditional

军事jūnshìHSK 5

military affairs

military affairs
(attributive) military

均匀jūnyúnHSK 5

even

even
well-distributed
homogeneous
well-proportioned (figure, body etc)

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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

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Listen at your level daily

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Look a word up only after you have heard it

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Come back to this list monthly

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