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.
By Haoshan Hong · Native Mandarin speaker · Updated September 2026
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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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主食zhǔshíHSK 5staple food
- staple food
主题zhǔtíHSK 5theme
- theme
- subject
主席zhǔxíHSK 5chairperson
- chairperson
- premier
- chairman
- CL:个,位
煮zhǔHSK 5to cook
- to cook
- to boil
- variant of 煮
住房zhùfángHSK 5housing
- housing
住宿zhùsùHSK 5to stay at
- to stay at
- lodging
- accommodation
住址zhùzhǐHSK 5address
- address
注册zhùcèHSK 5to register
- to register
- to enroll
注重zhùzhòngHSK 5to pay attention to
- to pay attention to
- to emphasize
抓zhuāHSK 5to grab
- to grab
- to catch
- to arrest
- to snatch
- to scratch
抓紧zhuājǐnHSK 5to keep a firm grip on
- to keep a firm grip on
- to pay close attention to
- to lose no time in (doing sth)
专家zhuānjiāHSK 5expert
- expert
- specialist
专心zhuānxīnHSK 5to focus one's attention
- to focus one's attention
- to concentrate on (doing sth)
转变zhuǎnbiànHSK 5to change
- to change
- to transform
- shift
- transformation
- CL:个
转告zhuǎngàoHSK 5to pass on
- to pass on
- to communicate
- to transmit
装饰zhuāngshìHSK 5to decorate
- to decorate
- decoration
- decorative
- ornamental
装修zhuāngxiūHSK 5to decorate
- to decorate
- interior decoration
- to fit up
- to renovate
状况zhuàngkuàngHSK 5condition
- condition
- state
- situation
状态zhuàngtàiHSK 5condition
- condition
- state
- state of affairs
撞zhuàngHSK 5to knock against
- to knock against
- to bump into
- to run into
- to meet by accident
追zhuīHSK 5to chase
- to chase
- to pursue
- to look into
- to investigate
- to reminisce
- to recall
- to court (one's beloved)
- to binge-watch (a TV drama)
- retroactively
- posthumously
- to sculpt
- to carve
- musical instrument (old)
追求zhuīqiúHSK 5to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
- to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
- to seek after
- to woo
咨询zīxúnHSK 5to inquire
- to inquire
- to consult
- to seek advice from
姿势zīshìHSK 5posture
- posture
- position
资格zīgéHSK 5qualifications
- qualifications
- seniority
资金zījīnHSK 5funds
- funds
- capital
资源zīyuánHSK 5natural resource (such as water or minerals)
- natural resource (such as water or minerals)
- resource (such as manpower or tourism)
子女zǐnǚHSK 5children
- children
- sons and daughters
紫zǐHSK 5purple
- purple
- violet
字母zìmǔHSK 5letter (of the alphabet)
- letter (of the alphabet)
- CL:个
自从zìcóngHSK 5since (a time)
- since (a time)
- ever since
自动zìdòngHSK 5automatic
- automatic
- voluntarily
自觉zìjuéHSK 5to realize
- to realize
- to be aware of
- to feel that
- to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself)
- responsible
- predisposed to do the right thing
- considerate of others
自身zìshēnHSK 5itself
- itself
- oneself
- one's own
自由zìyóuHSK 5freedom
- freedom
- liberty
- free
- unrestricted
综合zōnghéHSK 5comprehensive
- comprehensive
- composite
- synthesized
- mixed
- to sum up
- to integrate
- to synthesize
总部zǒngbùHSK 5headquarters
- headquarters
总共zǒnggòngHSK 5altogether
- altogether
- in sum
- in all
- in total
总数zǒngshùHSK 5total
- total
- sum
- aggregate
总体zǒngtǐHSK 5completely
- completely
- totally
- total
- entire
- overall
- population (statistics)
总统zǒngtǒngHSK 5president (of a country)
- president (of a country)
总之zǒngzhīHSK 5in a word
- in a word
- in short
- in brief
租金zūjīnHSK 5rent
- rent
足够zúgòuHSK 5enough
- enough
- sufficient
族zúHSK 5race
- race
- nationality
- ethnicity
- clan
- by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
阻止zǔzhǐHSK 5to prevent
- to prevent
- to block
组成zǔchéngHSK 5to form
- to form
- to make up
- to constitute
组合zǔhéHSK 5to assemble
- to assemble
- to combine
- to compose
- combination
- association
- set
- compilation
- (math.) combinatorial
组织zǔzhīHSK 5to organize
- to organize
- organization
- (biology) tissue
- (textiles) weave
- CL:个
嘴巴zuǐbaHSK 5mouth (CL:张)
- mouth (CL:张)
- slap in the face
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.