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.
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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同时tóngshíHSK 5at the same time
- at the same time
- simultaneously
铜tóngHSK 5copper (chemistry)
- copper (chemistry)
- CL:块
- see also 红铜
统一tǒngyīHSK 57-Eleven (convenience store chain)
- 7-Eleven (convenience store chain)
统治tǒngzhìHSK 5to rule (a country)
- to rule (a country)
- to govern
- rule
- regime
痛苦tòngkǔHSK 5pain
- pain
- suffering
- painful
- CL:个
痛快tòngkuàiHSK 5delighted
- delighted
- to one's heart's content
- straightforward
- also pr.
投资tóuzīHSK 5investment
- investment
- to invest
透明tòumíngHSK 5transparent
- transparent
- (fig.) transparent
- open to scrutiny
突出tūchūHSK 5prominent
- prominent
- outstanding
- to give prominence to
- to protrude
- to project
土地tǔdìHSK 5land
- land
- soil
- territory
- CL:片,块
土豆tǔdòuHSK 5potato (CL:个)
- potato (CL:个)
- (Tw) peanut (CL:颗)
吐tǔHSK 5to spit
- to spit
- to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)
- to say
- to pour out (one's grievances)
兔子tùziHSK 5hare
- hare
- rabbit
- CL:只
团tuánHSK 5round
- round
- lump
- ball
- to roll into a ball
- to gather
- regiment
- group
- society
- classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)
推辞tuīcíHSK 5to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
- to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)
推广tuīguǎngHSK 5to extend
- to extend
- to spread
- to popularize
- generalization
- promotion (of a product etc)
推荐tuījiànHSK 5to recommend
- to recommend
- recommendation
退tuìHSK 5to retreat
- to retreat
- to withdraw
- to reject
- to return (sth)
- to decline
退步tuìbùHSK 5to do less well than before
- to do less well than before
- to make a concession
- setback
- backward step
- leeway
- room to maneuver
- fallback
退休tuìxiūHSK 5to retire (from the workforce)
- to retire (from the workforce)
- to go into retirement
歪wāiHSK 5askew
- askew
- at a crooked angle
- devious
- noxious
- (coll.) to lie on one's side
外交wàijiāoHSK 5diplomacy
- diplomacy
- diplomatic
- foreign affairs
- CL:个
弯wānHSK 5to bend
- to bend
- bent
- a bend
- a turn (in a road etc)
- CL:道
完美wánměiHSK 5perfect
- perfect
完善wánshànHSK 5(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
- (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
- well-developed
- excellent
- to refine
- to improve
完整wánzhěngHSK 5complete
- complete
- intact
玩具wánjùHSK 5plaything
- plaything
- toy
万一wànyīHSK 5just in case
- just in case
- if by any chance
- contingency
王子wángzǐHSK 5prince
- prince
- son of a king
往返wǎngfǎnHSK 5to go back and forth
- to go back and forth
- to go to and fro
- to do a round trip
危害wēihàiHSK 5to harm
- to harm
- to jeopardize
- to endanger
- harmful effect
- damage
- CL:个
威胁wēixiéHSK 5to threaten
- to threaten
- to menace
微笑wēixiàoHSK 5smile
- smile
- CL:个,丝
- to smile
围巾wéijīnHSK 5scarf
- scarf
- shawl
- CL:条
围绕wéiràoHSK 5to revolve around
- to revolve around
- to center on (an issue)
违反wéifǎnHSK 5to violate (a law)
- to violate (a law)
唯一wéiyīHSK 5only
- only
- sole
维护wéihùHSK 5to defend
- to defend
- to safeguard
- to protect
- to uphold
- to maintain
伟大wěidàHSK 5huge
- huge
- great
- grand
- worthy of the greatest admiration
- important (contribution etc)
尾巴wěibaHSK 5tail
- tail
- colloquial pr.
委屈wěiquHSK 5to feel wronged
- to feel wronged
- to cause sb to feel wronged
- grievance
委托wěituōHSK 5to entrust
- to entrust
- to trust
- to commission
卫生间wèishēngjiānHSK 5bathroom
- bathroom
- toilet
- WC
- CL:间
未必wèibìHSK 5not necessarily
- not necessarily
- maybe not
未来wèiláiHSK 5future
- future
- tomorrow
- CL:个
- approaching
- coming
- pending
位置wèizhiHSK 5position
- position
- place
- seat
- CL:个
胃wèiHSK 5stomach
- stomach
- CL:个
温暖wēnnuǎnHSK 5warm
- warm
温柔wēnróuHSK 5gentle and soft
- gentle and soft
- tender
- sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
文件wénjiànHSK 5document
- document
- file
- CL:份
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.
The method in practice
Hear HSK 6 vocabulary in real Mandarin
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