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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拍pāiHSK 5

to pat

to pat
to clap
to slap
to swat
to take (a photo)
to shoot (a film)
racket (sports)
beat (music)

排队páiduìHSK 5

to line up

to line up

排球páiqiúHSK 5

volleyball

volleyball
CL:个

派pāHSK 5

used in 派司

used in 派司

盼望pànwàngHSK 5

to hope for

to hope for
to look forward to

培养péiyǎngHSK 5

to cultivate

to cultivate
to breed
to foster
to nurture
to educate
to groom (for a position)
education
fostering
culture (biology)

赔偿péichángHSK 5

to compensate

to compensate

佩服pèifúHSK 5

to admire

to admire

配合pèihéHSK 5

matching

matching
fitting in with
compatible with
to correspond
to fit
to conform to
rapport
to coordinate with
to act in concert with
to cooperate
to become man and wife
to combine parts of machine

盆pénHSK 5

basin

basin
flower pot
unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters
CL:个

碰见pèngjiànHSK 5

to run into

to run into
to meet (unexpectedly)
to bump into

批pīHSK 5

to ascertain

to ascertain
to act on
to criticize
to pass on
classifier for batches, lots, military flights
tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)

批准pīzhǔnHSK 5

to approve

to approve
to ratify

披pīHSK 5

to drape over one's shoulders

to drape over one's shoulders
to open
to unroll
to split open
to spread out

皮鞋píxiéHSK 5

leather shoes

leather shoes

疲劳píláoHSK 5

fatigue

fatigue
wearily
weariness
weary

匹pǐHSK 5

(bound form) matching

(bound form) matching
comparable to
(bound form) alone
single
one of a pair
classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. )
classifier for cloth: bolt
horsepower

片piānHSK 5

disk

disk
sheet

片面piànmiànHSK 5

unilateral

unilateral
one-sided

飘piāoHSK 5

variant of 飘

variant of 飘

频道píndàoHSK 5

frequency

frequency
(television) channel

品种pǐnzhǒngHSK 5

breed

breed
variety
CL:个

平píngHSK 5

surname Ping

surname Ping

平常píngchángHSK 5

ordinary

ordinary
common
usually
ordinarily

平等píngděngHSK 5

equal

equal
equality

平方píngfāngHSK 5

square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)

square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)

平衡pínghéngHSK 5

balance

balance
equilibrium

平静píngjìngHSK 5

tranquil

tranquil
undisturbed
serene

平均píngjūnHSK 5

average

average
on average
evenly
in equal proportions

评价píngjiàHSK 5

to evaluate

to evaluate
to assess

凭píngHSK 5

variant of 凭

variant of 凭

迫切pòqièHSK 5

urgent

urgent
pressing

破产pòchǎnHSK 5

to go bankrupt

to go bankrupt
to become impoverished
bankruptcy

破坏pòhuàiHSK 5

destruction

destruction
damage
to wreck
to break
to destroy

朴素pǔsùHSK 5

plain and simple

plain and simple
unadorned
simple living
not frivolous

期待qīdàiHSK 5

to look forward to

to look forward to
to await
expectation

期间qījiānHSK 5

period of time

period of time
time
time period
period
CL:个

其余qíyúHSK 5

the rest

the rest
the others
remaining
remainder
apart from them

奇迹qíjìHSK 5

variant of 奇迹

variant of 奇迹

企图qǐtúHSK 5

to attempt

to attempt
to try
attempt
CL:种

企业qǐyèHSK 5

company

company
firm
enterprise
corporation
CL:家

启发qǐfāHSK 5

to enlighten

to enlighten
to explain (a text etc)
to stimulate (a mental attitude)
enlightenment
revelation
motivation

气氛qìfēnHSK 5

atmosphere

atmosphere
mood

汽油qìyóuHSK 5

gasoline

gasoline

牵qiānHSK 5

to lead along

to lead along
to pull (an animal on a tether)
(bound form) to involve
to draw in

谦虚qiānxūHSK 5

modest

modest
self-effacing
to make modest remarks

签字qiānzìHSK 5

to sign (one's name)

to sign (one's name)
signature

前途qiántúHSK 5

prospects

prospects
future outlook
journey

浅jiānHSK 5

sound of moving water

sound of moving water

欠qiànHSK 5

to owe

to owe
to lack
(literary) to be deficient in
(bound form) yawn
to raise slightly (a part of one's body)

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