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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修建xiūjiànHSK 5to build
- to build
- to construct
虚心xūxīnHSK 5open-minded
- open-minded
- humble
需xūHSK 5to require
- to require
- to need
- to want
- necessity
- need
需求xūqiúHSK 5requirement
- requirement
- to require
- (economics) demand
宣布xuānbùHSK 5to declare
- to declare
- to announce
- to proclaim
宣传xuānchuánHSK 5to disseminate
- to disseminate
- to give publicity to
- propaganda
- CL:个
选手xuǎnshǒuHSK 5athlete
- athlete
- contestant
学分xuéfēnHSK 5course credit
- course credit
学科xuékēHSK 5subject
- subject
- branch of learning
- course
- academic discipline
学历xuélìHSK 5educational background
- educational background
- academic qualifications
学年xuéniánHSK 5academic year
- academic year
学术xuéshùHSK 5learning
- learning
- science
- academic
- CL:个
学者xuézhěHSK 5scholar
- scholar
雪糕xuěgāoHSK 5ice cream bar
- ice cream bar
- ice cream popsicle
寻找xúnzhǎoHSK 5to seek
- to seek
- to look for
询问xúnwènHSK 5to inquire
- to inquire
- to ask about
训练xùnliànHSK 5to train
- to train
- to drill
- training
- CL:个
迅速xùnsùHSK 5rapid
- rapid
- speedy
- fast
压岁钱yāsuìqiánHSK 5money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
- money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
押金yājīnHSK 5deposit
- deposit
- down payment
鸭子yāziHSK 5duck (CL:只)
- duck (CL:只)
- (slang) male prostitute
牙齿yáchǐHSK 5tooth
- tooth
- dental
- CL:颗
呀yāHSK 5(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
- (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
- ah (used to express surprise)
- (onom.) creaking
延长yánchángHSK 5to prolong
- to prolong
- to extend
- to delay
严肃yánsùHSK 5(of an atmosphere etc) solemn
- (of an atmosphere etc) solemn
- grave
- serious
- (of a manner etc) earnest
- severe
- exacting
- to strictly enforce
沿yánHSK 5along
- along
- to follow (a line, tradition etc)
- to carry on
- to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
- border
- edge
研发yánfāHSK 5research and development
- research and development
- to develop
研制yánzhìHSK 5to research and manufacture
- to research and manufacture
- to research and to develop
眼yǎnHSK 5eye (CL:只,双)
- eye (CL:只,双)
- (often used with 一) a look
- a glance
- small hole
- (bound form) salient point
- classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
眼泪yǎnlèiHSK 5tear
- tear
- teardrop
- CL:滴
演讲yǎnjiǎngHSK 5to give a lecture
- to give a lecture
- to make a speech
阳台yángtáiHSK 5balcony
- balcony
- porch
样式yàngshìHSK 5type
- type
- style
腰yāoHSK 5the waist and lower back
- the waist and lower back
- (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)
- the waist of trousers or a skirt
- (metonym) money pouch
- (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)
摇yáoHSK 5to shake
- to shake
- to rock
- to row
- to crank
- surname Yao
咬yǎoHSK 5to bite
- to bite
- to nip
- variant of 咬
药品yàopǐnHSK 5medicaments
- medicaments
- medicine
- drug
药物yàowùHSK 5medicaments
- medicaments
- pharmaceuticals
- medication
- medicine
- drug
要不yàobùHSK 5otherwise
- otherwise
- or else
- how about...?
- either... (or...)
要不是yàobúshìHSK 5if it were not for
- if it were not for
- but for
业务yèwùHSK 5business
- business
- professional work
- service
- CL:项
业余yèyúHSK 5in one's spare time
- in one's spare time
- outside working hours
- amateur (historian etc)
夜间yèjiānHSK 5nighttime
- nighttime
- evening or night (e.g. classes)
夜市yèshìHSK 5night market
- night market
一次性yícìxìngHSK 5one-off (offer)
- one-off (offer)
- one-time
- single-use
- disposable (goods)
一代yídàiHSK 5an era
- an era
- an age
- a generation
一旦yídànHSK 5in case (sth happens)
- in case (sth happens)
- if
- once (sth happens, then...)
- when
- in a short time
- in one day
一路yílùHSK 5the whole journey
- the whole journey
- all the way
- going the same way
- going in the same direction
- of the same kind
一路顺风yílù-shùnfēngHSK 5to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
- to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
一致yízhìHSK 5consistent
- consistent
- unanimous
- in agreement
- together
- in unison
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.