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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医疗yīliáoHSK 5medical treatment
- medical treatment
医学yīxuéHSK 5medicine
- medicine
- medical science
- study of medicine
依据yījùHSK 5according to
- according to
- basis
- foundation
依靠yīkàoHSK 5to rely on
- to rely on
- to depend on
依然yīránHSK 5still
- still
- as before
移yíHSK 5to move
- to move
- to shift
- to change
- to alter
- to remove
移动yídòngHSK 5to move
- to move
- movement
- migration
- mobile
- portable
遗憾yíhànHSK 5regret
- regret
- to regret
- to be sorry that
疑问yíwènHSK 5question
- question
- interrogation
- doubt
乙yǐHSK 5second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
- second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
- second in order
- letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方)
- ethyl
- bent
- winding
- radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
- ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
- turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折
以yǐHSK 5to use
- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
- old variant of 以
- old variant of 以
- abbr. for Israel 以色列
以及yǐjíHSK 5and
- and
- as well as
以来yǐláiHSK 5since (used after a specified time or event)
- since (used after a specified time or event)
义务yìwùHSK 5duty
- duty
- obligation (CL:项)
- volunteer (work etc)
亿yìHSK 5100 million
- 100 million
意识yìshíHSK 5consciousness
- consciousness
- awareness
- (usu. followed by 到) to be aware of
- to realize
意外yìwàiHSK 5unexpected
- unexpected
- accident
- mishap
- CL:个
意味着yìwèizheHSK 5to signify
- to signify
- to mean
- to imply
意义yìyìHSK 5sense
- sense
- meaning
- significance
- importance
- CL:个
因而yīn’érHSK 5therefore
- therefore
- as a result
- thus
- and as a result, ...
因素yīnsùHSK 5element
- element
- factor
- CL:个
音量yīnliàngHSK 5loudness
- loudness
- volume
引进yǐnjìnHSK 5to recommend
- to recommend
- to introduce (from outside)
饮食yǐnshíHSK 5eating and drinking
- eating and drinking
- food and drink
- diet
印刷yìnshuāHSK 5to print
- to print
- printing
应当yīngdāngHSK 5should
- should
- ought to
应对yìngduìHSK 5to answer
- to answer
- to reply
- to handle
- to deal with
- response
应用yìngyòngHSK 5to put to use
- to put to use
- to apply
- practical
- applied (science, linguistics etc)
- application
- practical use
- (computing) app
迎yíngHSK 5to welcome
- to welcome
- to meet
- to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)
- to meet face to face
迎接yíngjiēHSK 5to welcome
- to welcome
- to greet
营养yíngyǎngHSK 5nutrition
- nutrition
- nourishment
- CL:种
营业yíngyèHSK 5to do business
- to do business
- to trade
影片yǐngpiànHSK 5a copy of a film
- a copy of a film
- film
- motion picture
- movie
- (Tw) video
- video clip
- CL:部
影视yǐngshìHSK 5movies and television
- movies and television
硬yìngHSK 5hard
- hard
- stiff
- solid
- (fig.) strong
- firm
- resolutely
- uncompromisingly
- laboriously
- with great difficulty
- good (quality)
- able (person)
- (of food) filling
- substantial
硬件yìngjiànHSK 5hardware
- hardware
拥抱yōngbàoHSK 5to embrace
- to embrace
- to hug
拥有yōngyǒuHSK 5to have
- to have
- to possess
- to own
勇气yǒngqìHSK 5courage
- courage
用法yòngfǎHSK 5usage
- usage
用户yònghùHSK 5user
- user
- consumer
- subscriber
- customer
用力yònglìHSK 5to exert oneself physically
- to exert oneself physically
用品yòngpǐnHSK 5articles for use
- articles for use
- products
- goods
用途yòngtúHSK 5use
- use
- application
优惠yōuhuìHSK 5privilege
- privilege
- favorable (terms)
- preferential (treatment)
- discount (price)
优良yōuliángHSK 5fine
- fine
- good
- first-rate
优美yōuměiHSK 5graceful
- graceful
- fine
- elegant
优势yōushìHSK 5superiority
- superiority
- dominance
- advantage
优质yōuzhìHSK 5excellent quality
- excellent quality
悠久yōujiǔHSK 5long (tradition, history etc)
- long (tradition, history etc)
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.