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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宴会yànhuìHSK 5

banquet

banquet
feast
dinner party
CL:席,个

阳台yángtáiHSK 5

variant of 阳台

variant of 阳台

痒yǎngHSK 5

to itch

to itch
to tickle
variant of 痒

样式yàngshìHSK 5

type

type
style

腰yāoHSK 5

the waist and lower back

the waist and lower back
(bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)
the waist of trousers or a skirt
(metonym) money pouch
pocket
(bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)

摇yáoHSK 5

surname Yao

surname Yao

咬yǎoHSK 5

to bite

to bite
to nip

要不yàobùHSK 5

otherwise

otherwise
or else
how about...?
either... (or...)

要是yàoshiHSK 5

(coll.) if

(coll.) if

业务yèwùHSK 5

business

business
professional work
service
CL:项

业余yèyúHSK 5

in one's spare time

in one's spare time
outside working hours
amateur (historian etc)

夜yèHSK 5

variant of 夜

variant of 夜

液体yètǐHSK 5

liquid

liquid

一辈子yībèiziHSK 5

(for) a lifetime

(for) a lifetime

一旦yīdànHSK 5

in case (sth happens)

in case (sth happens)
if
once (sth happens, then...)
when
in a short time
in one day

一路yīlùHSK 5

the whole journey

the whole journey
all the way
going the same way
going in the same direction
of the same kind

一致yīzhìHSK 5

consistent

consistent
unanimous
in agreement
together
in unison

依然yīránHSK 5

still

still
as before

移动yídòngHSK 5

to move

to move
movement
migration
mobile
portable

移民yímínHSK 5

to immigrate

to immigrate
to migrate
emigrant
immigrant

遗憾yíhànHSK 5

regret

regret
to regret
to be sorry that

疑问yíwènHSK 5

question

question
interrogation
doubt

乙yǐHSK 5

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干

second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
second in order
letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方)
ethyl
bent
winding
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
ancient Chinese compass point: 105°

以及yǐjíHSK 5

and

and
as well as

以来yǐláiHSK 5

since (a previous event)

since (a previous event)

义务yìwùHSK 5

duty

duty
obligation (CL:项)
volunteer (work etc)

议论yìlùnHSK 5

to comment

to comment
to talk about
to discuss
discussion
CL:个

意外yìwàiHSK 5

unexpected

unexpected
accident
mishap
CL:个

意义yìyìHSK 5

sense

sense
meaning
significance
importance
CL:个

因而yīnérHSK 5

therefore

therefore
as a result
thus
and as a result, ...

因素yīnsùHSK 5

element

element
factor
CL:个

银yínHSK 5

silver

silver
silver-colored
relating to money or currency

应付yìngfuHSK 5

to deal with

to deal with
to cope

应聘yìngpìnHSK 5

to accept a job offer

to accept a job offer
to apply for an advertised position

应用yìngyòngHSK 5

to put to use

to put to use
to apply
practical
applied (science, linguistics etc)
application
practical use
(computing) app

英俊yīngjùnHSK 5

handsome

handsome

英雄yīngxióngHSK 5

hero

hero
CL:个

迎接yíngjiēHSK 5

to welcome

to welcome
to greet

营养yíngyǎngHSK 5

nutrition

nutrition
nourishment
CL:种

营业yíngyèHSK 5

to do business

to do business
to trade

影子yǐngziHSK 5

shadow

shadow
reflection
(fig.) hint
indication
influence
CL:个

硬币yìngbìHSK 5

coin

coin
CL:枚

硬件yìngjiànHSK 5

hardware

hardware

拥抱yōngbàoHSK 5

to embrace

to embrace
to hug

拥挤yōngjǐHSK 5

crowded

crowded
to throng
congestion

勇气yǒngqìHSK 5

courage

courage

用途yòngtúHSK 5

use

use
application

优惠yōuhuìHSK 5

privilege

privilege
favorable (terms)
preferential (treatment)
discount (price)

优美yōuměiHSK 5

graceful

graceful
fine
elegant

优势yōushìHSK 5

superiority

superiority
dominance
advantage

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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.

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