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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不断búduànHSK 4unceasing
- unceasing
- uninterrupted
- continuous
- constant
不够búgòuHSK 4not enough
- not enough
- insufficient
- inadequate
不管bùguǎnHSK 4not to be concerned
- not to be concerned
- regardless of
- no matter
不光bùguāngHSK 4not the only one
- not the only one
- not only
不过búguòHSK 4only
- only
- merely
- no more than
- but
- however
- anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
- cannot be more (after adjectival)
不仅bùjǐnHSK 4not just
- not just
- not limited to
- (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
不论búlùnHSK 4whatever
- whatever
- no matter what (who, how etc)
- regardless of
- not to discuss
不满bùmǎnHSK 4dissatisfied
- dissatisfied
- discontented
- resentful
- (before a number) to be less than
不如bùrúHSK 4not equal to
- not equal to
- not as good as
- inferior to
- it would be better to
步bùHSK 4a step
- a step
- a pace
- walk
- march
- stages in a process
- situation
- surname Bu
部bùHSK 4ministry
- ministry
- department
- section
- part
- division
- troops
- board
- classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
部分bùfenHSK 4part
- part
- portion
- piece
- Taiwan pr.
部门bùménHSK 4department
- department
- branch
- section
- division
- CL:个
擦cāHSK 4to rub
- to rub
- to scratch
- to wipe
- to polish
- to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
- to brush (past)
- to shred (a vegetable etc)
猜cāiHSK 4to guess
材料cáiliàoHSK 4(raw) material
- (raw) material
- data
- (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
参观cānguānHSK 4to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory)
- to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory)
- to tour
- to look around
参赛cānsàiHSK 4to compete
- to compete
- to take part in a competition
餐厅cāntīngHSK 4dining hall
- dining hall
- dining room
- restaurant
- CL:间,家
操场cāochǎngHSK 4playground
- playground
- sports field
- drill ground
- CL:个
厕所cèsuǒHSK 4toilet
- toilet
- lavatory
- CL:间,处
查看chákànHSK 4to look over
- to look over
- to examine
- to check up
- to ferret out
查找cházhǎoHSK 4to search for
- to search for
- to look up
茶叶cháyèHSK 4tea
- tea
- tea leaves
- CL:盒,罐,包,片
差点儿chàdiǎnrHSK 4erhua variant of 差点
- erhua variant of 差点
产生chǎnshēngHSK 4to arise
- to arise
- to come into being
- to come about
- to give rise to
- to bring into being
- to bring about
- to produce
- to engender
- to generate
厂chǎngHSK 4factory
- factory
- yard
- depot
- workhouse
- works
- (industrial) plant
- "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
场chǎngHSK 4large place used for a specific purpose
- large place used for a specific purpose
- stage
- scene (of a play)
- classifier for sporting or recreational activities
- classifier for number of exams
- threshing floor
- classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
- variant of 场
- variant of 场
超过chāoguòHSK 4to surpass
- to surpass
- to exceed
- to outstrip
车速chēsùHSK 4vehicle speed
- vehicle speed
车位chēwèiHSK 4parking spot
- parking spot
- unloading point
- garage place
- stand for taxi
成功chénggōngHSK 4to succeed
- to succeed
- success
- successful
- fruitful
成为chéngwéiHSK 4to become
- to become
- to turn into
诚实chéngshíHSK 4honest
城chéngHSK 4city walls
- city walls
- city
- town
- CL:座,道,个
乘chéngHSK 4to ride
- to ride
- to mount
- to make use of
- to avail oneself of
- to take advantage of
- to multiply (math.)
- Buddhist sect or creed
- surname Cheng
- (archaic) four horse military chariot
- (archaic) four
- generic term for history books
- old variant of 乘
乘客chéngkèHSK 4passenger
- passenger
乘坐chéngzuòHSK 4to take (a ship, plane etc)
- to take (a ship, plane etc)
- to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
吃惊chījīngHSK 4to be startled
- to be startled
- to be shocked
- to be amazed
迟chíHSK 4late
- late
- delayed
- slow
- surname Chi
出差chūchāiHSK 4to go on an official or business trip
- to go on an official or business trip
出口chūkǒuHSK 4an exit
- an exit
- CL:个
- to speak
- to export
- (of a ship) to leave port
出现chūxiànHSK 4to appear
- to appear
- to arise
- to emerge
- to show up
出行chūxíngHSK 4to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
- to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
- to set off on a journey (longer trip)
出租chūzūHSK 4to rent
- to rent
厨房chúfángHSK 4kitchen
厨师chúshīHSK 4cook
- cook
- chef
窗chuāngHSK 4window
- window
- CL:扇
- old variant of 窗
- variant of 窗
- variant of 窗
- variant of 窗
窗户chuānghuHSK 4window
- window
- CL:个,扇
吹chuīHSK 4to blow
- to blow
- to play a wind instrument
- to blast
- to puff
- to boast
- to brag
- to end in failure
- to fall through
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
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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.