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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消失xiāoshīHSK 5to disappear
- to disappear
- to fade away
销售xiāoshòuHSK 5to sell
- to sell
- to market
- sales (representative, agreement etc)
小吃xiǎochīHSK 5street food
- street food
- snack
小伙子xiǎohuǒziHSK 5young man
- young man
- young guy
- lad
- youngster
- CL:个
小麦xiǎomàiHSK 5wheat
- wheat
- CL:粒
小气xiǎoqìHSK 5stingy
- stingy
- miserly
- narrow-minded
- petty
小偷xiǎotōuHSK 5thief
- thief
孝顺xiàoshùnHSK 5filial
- filial
- dutiful
- devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc)
- to show filial piety towards (an older family member)
- filial piety
效率xiàolu:4HSK 5efficiency
- efficiency
歇xiēHSK 5to rest
- to rest
- to take a break
- to stop
- to halt
- (dialect) to sleep
- a moment
- a short while
协调xiétiáoHSK 5to coordinate
- to coordinate
- to harmonize
- to fit together
- to match (colors etc)
- harmonious
- concerted
斜xiéHSK 5inclined
- inclined
- slanting
- oblique
- tilting
心理xīnlǐHSK 5psychology
- psychology
- mentality
心脏xīnzàngHSK 5heart
- heart
- CL:颗,个
欣赏xīnshǎngHSK 5to appreciate
- to appreciate
- to enjoy
- to admire
信封xìnfēngHSK 5envelope
- envelope
- CL:个
信号xìnhàoHSK 5signal
- signal
信息xìnxīHSK 5information
- information
- news
- message
行动xíngdòngHSK 5operation
- operation
- action
- CL:个
- to move about
- mobile
行人xíngrénHSK 5pedestrian
- pedestrian
- traveler on foot
- passer-by
- official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor
行为xíngwéiHSK 5action
- action
- conduct
- behavior
- activity
行业hángyèHSK 5trade
- trade
- profession
- industry
- business
形成xíngchéngHSK 5to form
- to form
- to take shape
形容xíngróngHSK 5to describe
- to describe
- (literary) countenance
- appearance
形式xíngshìHSK 5outer appearance
- outer appearance
- form
- shape
- formality
- CL:个
形势xíngshìHSK 5circumstances
- circumstances
- situation
- terrain
- CL:个
形象xíngxiàngHSK 5image
- image
- form
- figure
- CL:个
- visualization
- vivid
形状xíngzhuàngHSK 5form
- form
- shape
- CL:个
幸亏xìngkuīHSK 5fortunately
- fortunately
- luckily
幸运xìngyùnHSK 5fortunate
- fortunate
- lucky
- good fortune
- luck
性质xìngzhìHSK 5nature
- nature
- characteristic
- CL:个
兄弟xiōngdìHSK 5brothers
- brothers
- younger brother
- CL:个
- I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
- brotherly
- fraternal
胸xiōngHSK 5variant of 胸
- variant of 胸
雄伟xióngwěiHSK 5grand
- grand
- imposing
- magnificent
- majestic
休闲xiūxiánHSK 5leisure
- leisure
- relaxation
- not working
- idle
- to enjoy leisure
- to lie fallow
修改xiūgǎiHSK 5to amend
- to amend
- to alter
- to modify
虚心xūxīnHSK 5open-minded
- open-minded
- humble
叙述xùshùHSK 5to relate (a story or information)
- to relate (a story or information)
- to tell or talk about
- to recount
- narration
- telling
- narrative
- account
宣布xuānbùHSK 5variant of 宣布
- variant of 宣布
宣传xuānchuánHSK 5to disseminate
- to disseminate
- to give publicity to
- propaganda
- CL:个
选举xuǎnjǔHSK 5to elect
- to elect
- election
- CL:次,个
学期xuéqīHSK 5term
- term
- semester
- CL:个
学术xuéshùHSK 5learning
- learning
- science
- academic
- CL:个
学问xuéwènHSK 5learning
- learning
- knowledge
- scholarship
- a body of specialized knowledge (CL:门)
- (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
寻找xúnzhǎoHSK 5to seek
- to seek
- to look for
询问xúnwènHSK 5to inquire
- to inquire
训练xùnliànHSK 5to train
- to train
- to drill
- training
- CL:个
迅速xùnsùHSK 5rapid
- rapid
- speedy
- fast
延长yánchángHSK 5Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi
- Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi
严肃yánsùHSK 5(of an atmosphere etc) solemn
- (of an atmosphere etc) solemn
- grave
- serious
- (of a manner etc) earnest
- severe
- exacting
- to strictly enforce
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
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.