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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说服shuōfúHSK 5

to persuade

to persuade
to convince
to talk sb over
Taiwan pr.

丝绸sīchóuHSK 5

silk (cloth)

silk (cloth)

丝毫sīháoHSK 5

the slightest amount or degree

the slightest amount or degree
a bit

私人sīrénHSK 5

private

private
personal
interpersonal
sb with whom one has a close personal relationship
a member of one's clique

思考sīkǎoHSK 5

to reflect on

to reflect on
to ponder over

思想sīxiǎngHSK 5

thought

thought
thinking
idea
ideology
CL:个

撕sīHSK 5

to tear

to tear

似的shìdeHSK 5

seems as if

seems as if
rather like
Taiwan pr.

似乎sìhūHSK 5

it seems

it seems
seemingly
as if

寺庙sìmiàoHSK 5

temple

temple
monastery
shrine

宿舍sùshèHSK 5

dormitory

dormitory
dorm room
living quarters
hostel
CL:间

随时suíshíHSK 5

at any time

at any time
at all times
at the right time
whenever necessary

碎suìHSK 5

(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces

(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces
to shatter
to crumble
broken
fragmentary
scattered
garrulous

损失sǔnshīHSK 5

loss

loss
damage
CL:个
to lose
to suffer damage

缩短suōduǎnHSK 5

to shorten

to shorten
to reduce
to curtail

缩小suōxiǎoHSK 5

to reduce

to reduce
to decrease
to shrink

所suǒHSK 5

actually

actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive
CL:个

所谓suǒwèiHSK 5

what is meant by the expression ...

what is meant by the expression ...
what is referred to as ...
(derog.) so-called

锁suǒHSK 5

to lock

to lock
to lock up
a lock (CL:把)

塔tǎHSK 5

pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆, a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa)

pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆, a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa)
tower
pylon (CL:座)
(loanword) (pastry) tart

台阶táijiēHSK 5

steps

steps
flight of steps
step (over obstacle)
fig. way out of an embarrassing situation
bench (geology)

太极拳tàijíquánHSK 5

shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan

shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan
traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation
a martial art

太太tàitaiHSK 5

married woman

married woman
Mrs.
Madam
wife
CL:个,位

谈判tánpànHSK 5

to negotiate

to negotiate
negotiation
talks
conference
CL:个

坦率tǎnshuàiHSK 5

frank

frank
candid
straightforward

烫tàngHSK 5

to scald

to scald
to burn (by scalding)
to blanch (cooking)
to heat (sth) up in hot water
to perm
to iron
scalding hot

逃táoHSK 5

to escape

to escape
to run away
to flee

逃避táobìHSK 5

to escape

to escape
to evade
to avoid
to shirk

桃táoHSK 5

peach

peach

套tàoHSK 5

to cover

to cover
to encase
cover
sheath
to overlap
to interleave
to model after
to copy
formula
harness
loop of rope
(fig.) to fish for
to obtain slyly
classifier for sets, collections
bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
tau (Greek letter Ττ)

特殊tèshūHSK 5

special

special
particular
unusual
extraordinary

特意tèyìHSK 5

specially

specially
intentionally

特征tèzhēngHSK 5

characteristic

characteristic
diagnostic property
distinctive feature
trait

疼爱téngàiHSK 5

to love dearly

to love dearly
to dote on (sb)

提dīHSK 5

used in 提防 and 提溜

used in 提防 and 提溜

Character breakdown, usage notes and examples →

提倡tíchàngHSK 5

to promote

to promote
to advocate

提纲tígāngHSK 5

outline

outline
synopsis
notes

提问tíwènHSK 5

to question

to question
to quiz
to grill

题目tímùHSK 5

subject

subject
title
topic (CL:个)
exercise or exam question (CL:道)

体会tǐhuìHSK 5

to know from experience

to know from experience
to learn through experience
to realize
understanding
experience

体积tǐjīHSK 5

volume

volume
bulk
CL:个

体贴tǐtiēHSK 5

considerate (of other people's needs)

considerate (of other people's needs)

体现tǐxiànHSK 5

to embody

to embody
to reflect
to incarnate

体验tǐyànHSK 5

to experience for oneself

to experience for oneself

天空tiānkōngHSK 5

sky

天真tiānzhēnHSK 5

naive

naive
innocent
artless

田野tiányěHSK 5

field

field
open land
CL:片

挑战tiǎozhànHSK 5

to challenge

to challenge
challenge

通常tōngchángHSK 5

regular

regular
usual
normal
usually
normally

通讯tōngxùnHSK 5

communications

communications
news story
dispatch
CL:个

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