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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卡车kǎchēHSK 5truck
- truck
- CL:辆
开发kāifāHSK 5to exploit (a resource)
- to exploit (a resource)
- to open up (for development)
- to develop
开放kāifàngHSK 5to bloom
- to bloom
- to open
- to be open (to the public)
- to open up (to the outside)
- to be open-minded
- unrestrained by convention
- unconstrained in one's sexuality
开幕式kāimùshìHSK 5opening ceremony
- opening ceremony
开心kāixīnHSK 5to feel happy
- to feel happy
- to rejoice
- to have a great time
- to make fun of sb
砍kǎnHSK 5to chop
- to chop
- to cut down
- to throw sth at sb
看不起kànbuqǐHSK 5to look down upon
- to look down upon
- to despise
看来kànlaiHSK 5apparently
- apparently
- it seems that
抗议kàngyìHSK 5to protest
- to protest
- protest
烤鸭kǎoyāHSK 5roast duck
- roast duck
颗kēHSK 5classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
- classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
可见kějiànHSK 5it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)
- it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)
- it is (thus) clear
- clear
- visible
可靠kěkàoHSK 5reliable
- reliable
可怕kěpàHSK 5awful
- awful
- dreadful
- fearful
- formidable
- frightful
- scary
- hideous
- horrible
- terrible
- terribly
克kèHSK 5(Tw) abbr. for 克罗埃西亚, Croatia
- (Tw) abbr. for 克罗埃西亚, Croatia
- abbr. for 克罗地亚, Croatia
克服kèfúHSK 5(try to) overcome (hardships etc)
- (try to) overcome (hardships etc)
- to conquer
- to put up with
- to endure
刻苦kèkǔHSK 5hardworking
- hardworking
- assiduous
客观kèguānHSK 5objective
- objective
- impartial
客厅kètīngHSK 5living room
- living room
- sitting room
- CL:间
课程kèchéngHSK 5course
- course
- academic program
- CL:堂,节,门
空间kōngjiānHSK 5space
- space
- room
- (fig.) scope
- leeway
- (astronomy) outer space
- (physics, math.) space
空闲kòngxiánHSK 5leisure
- leisure
- spare time
- (of a person) free
- unoccupied
- (of equipment, rooms etc) unused
- idle
- vacant
恐怖kǒngbùHSK 5terrible
- terrible
- frightful
- frightening
- terror
- terrorist
控制kòngzhìHSK 5to control
- to control
口味kǒuwèiHSK 5a person's preferences
- a person's preferences
- tastes (in food)
- flavor
夸kuāHSK 5used in transliteration
- used in transliteration
矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐHSK 5mineral water
- mineral water
- CL:瓶,杯
蜡烛làzhúHSK 5candle
- candle
- CL:根,支
辣椒làjiāoHSK 5hot pepper
- hot pepper
- chili
来自láizìHSK 5to come from (a place)
- to come from (a place)
- From: (in email header)
拦lánHSK 5to block sb's path
- to block sb's path
- to obstruct
- to flag down (a taxi)
烂lànHSK 5soft
- soft
- mushy
- well-cooked and soft
- to rot
- to decompose
- rotten
- worn out
- chaotic
- messy
- utterly
- thoroughly
- crappy
- bad
狼lángHSK 5wolf
- wolf
- CL:匹,只,条
劳动láodòngHSK 5work
- work
- toil
- physical labor
- CL:次
劳驾láojiàHSK 5excuse me
- excuse me
老百姓lǎobǎixìngHSK 5ordinary people
- ordinary people
- the "person in the street"
- CL:个
老板lǎobǎnHSK 5variant of 老板
- variant of 老板
老实lǎoshiHSK 5honest
- honest
- sincere
- well-behaved
- naive
- gullible
老鼠lǎoshǔHSK 5rat
- rat
- mouse (CL:只)
姥姥lǎolaoHSK 5(coll.) mother's mother
- (coll.) mother's mother
- maternal grandmother
乐观lèguānHSK 5optimistic
- optimistic
- hopeful
了不起liǎobuqǐHSK 5amazing
- amazing
- terrific
- extraordinary
雷léiHSK 5surname Lei
- surname Lei
类lèiHSK 5kind
- kind
- type
- class
- category
- (classifier) kind
- type
- (bound form) to resemble
- to be similar to
厘米límǐHSK 5centimeter
- centimeter
离婚líhūnHSK 5to divorce
- to divorce
梨líHSK 5pear
- pear
- CL:个
礼拜天lǐbàitiānHSK 5Sunday
- Sunday
理论lǐlùnHSK 5theory
- theory
- CL:个
- to argue
- to take notice of
理由lǐyóuHSK 5reason
- reason
- grounds
- justification
- CL:个
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
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.