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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悠久yōujiǔHSK 5long (tradition, history etc)
- long (tradition, history etc)
犹豫yóuyùHSK 5to hesitate
- to hesitate
邮局yóujúHSK 5post office
- post office
- CL:家,个
油炸yóuzháHSK 5to deep fry
- to deep fry
游览yóulǎnHSK 5to go sightseeing
- to go sightseeing
- to tour
- to visit
- CL:次
有利yǒulìHSK 5advantageous
- advantageous
- favorable
幼儿园yòuéryuánHSK 5kindergarten
- kindergarten
- nursery school
娱乐yúlèHSK 5to entertain
- to entertain
- to amuse
- entertainment
- recreation
- amusement
- hobby
- fun
- joy
与其yǔqíHSK 5rather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
- rather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
宇宙yǔzhòuHSK 5universe
- universe
- cosmos
- space
语气yǔqìHSK 5tone
- tone
- manner of speaking
- mood
- CL:个
玉米yùmǐHSK 5corn
- corn
- maize
- CL:粒
预报yùbàoHSK 5forecast
- forecast
预订yùdìngHSK 5to place an order
- to place an order
- to book ahead
预防yùfángHSK 5to prevent
- to prevent
- to take precautions against
- to protect
- to guard against
- precautionary
- prophylactic
元旦yuándànHSK 5New Year's Day
- New Year's Day
原料yuánliàoHSK 5raw material
- raw material
原则yuánzéHSK 5principle
- principle
- doctrine
- CL:个
缘故yuángùHSK 5reason
- reason
- cause
愿望yuànwàngHSK 5desire
- desire
- wish
晕yūnHSK 5confused
- confused
- dizzy
- giddy
- to faint
- to swoon
- to lose consciousness
- to pass out
运气yùnqiHSK 5luck (good or bad)
- luck (good or bad)
运输yùnshūHSK 5to transport
- to transport
- to carry
- transportation
运用yùnyòngHSK 5to use
- to use
- to put to use
灾害zāihàiHSK 5calamity
- calamity
- disaster
- CL:个
再三zàisānHSK 5over and over again
- over and over again
- again and again
赞成zànchéngHSK 5to approve
- to approve
- to endorse
- (literary) to assist
赞美zànměiHSK 5to admire
- to admire
- to praise
- to eulogize
糟糕zāogāoHSK 5too bad
- too bad
- how terrible
- what bad luck
- terrible
- bad
造成zàochéngHSK 5to bring about
- to bring about
- to create
- to cause
则zéHSK 5(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
- then
- (bound form) standard
- norm
- (bound form) principle
- (literary) to imitate
- to follow
- classifier for written items
责备zébèiHSK 5to blame
- to blame
- to criticize
- condemnation
- reproach
摘zhāiHSK 5to take
- to take
- to pick (flowers, fruit etc)
- to pluck
- to remove
- to take off (glasses, hat etc)
- to select
- to pick out
- to borrow money at a time of urgent need
粘贴zhāntiēHSK 5to stick
- to stick
- to affix
- to adhere
- to paste (as in "copy and paste")
- Taiwan pr.
- also written 黏贴
展开zhǎnkāiHSK 5to unfold
- to unfold
- to spread out
- to open up
- to launch
- to carry out
展览zhǎnlǎnHSK 5to put on display
- to put on display
- to exhibit
- exhibition
- show
- CL:个,次
占线zhànxiànHSK 5busy (telephone line)
- busy (telephone line)
战争zhànzhēngHSK 5war
- war
- conflict
- CL:场,次
长途chángtúHSK 5long distance
- long distance
- long-distance phone call (abbr. for 长途电话)
- long-distance coach (abbr. for 长途汽车)
涨zhǎngHSK 5to rise (of prices, rivers)
- to rise (of prices, rivers)
掌握zhǎngwòHSK 5to grasp (often fig.)
- to grasp (often fig.)
- to control
- to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
- to master
- to know well
- to understand sth well and know how to use it
- fluency
账户zhànghùHSK 5bank account
- bank account
- online account
招待zhāodàiHSK 5to hold a reception
- to hold a reception
- to offer hospitality
- to entertain (guests)
- to serve (customers)
召开zhàokāiHSK 5to convene (a conference or meeting)
- to convene (a conference or meeting)
- to convoke
- to call together
照常zhàochángHSK 5as usual
- as usual
哲学zhéxuéHSK 5philosophy
- philosophy
着凉zháoliángHSK 5to catch cold
- to catch cold
- Taiwan pr.
针对zhēnduìHSK 5to target
- to target
- to focus on
- to be aimed at or against
- in response to
珍惜zhēnxīHSK 5to treasure
- to treasure
- to value
- to cherish
真理zhēnlǐHSK 5truth
- truth
- CL:个
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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