HSK 6 Vocabulary List: 5,399 Words (HSK 3.0)
In HSK 3.0, HSK 6 has 5,399 words in total, 1,800 of them new at this level. They cover chengyu, formal and classical register, and the layered vocabulary of serious written Chinese.
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What is on the HSK 6 word list?
In HSK 3.0, the exam from 13 December 2026, HSK 6 has 5,399 words. Of those, 1,800 are new at this level and the rest come from HSK 1–5. The old HSK 2.0 list had 5,000.
They cover chengyu, formal and classical register, and the layered vocabulary of serious written Chinese.
HSK 6 word list
All 5,334 words below, straight from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus. The 1,777 words new at HSK 6 come first, then earlier levels. The syllabus counts 5,399 entries because a few words are listed once per reading; each appears here once, with every reading.
Pinyin comes from the syllabus and definitions 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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厚hòuHSK 4thick
- thick
- deep or profound
- kind
- generous
- rich or strong in flavor
- to favor
- to stress
忽然hūránHSK 4suddenly
- suddenly
- all of a sudden
互联网hùliánwǎngHSK 4Internet
- Internet
互相hùxiāngHSK 4each other
- each other
- mutually
- mutual
护士hùshiHSK 4nurse
- nurse
话剧huàjùHSK 4stage play
- stage play
- modern drama
- CL:台,部
怀疑huáiyíHSK 4to doubt (sth)
- to doubt (sth)
- to be skeptical of
- to have one's doubts
- to harbor suspicions
- to suspect that
坏处huàichùHSK 4harm
- harm
- troubles
- CL:个
环保huánbǎoHSK 4environmental protection
- environmental protection
- environmentally friendly
- abbr. for 环境保护
换乘huànchéngHSK 4to change train (plane, bus etc)
- to change train (plane, bus etc)
- transfer between modes of transport
回复huífùHSK 4to recover
- to recover
- to revert
- to return to (good health, normal condition etc)
- variant of 回覆
回信huíxìnHSK 4to reply
- to reply
- to write back
- letter written in reply
- CL:封
回忆huíyìHSK 4to recall
- to recall
- memories
- CL:个
会员huìyuánHSK 4member
- member
活huóHSK 4to live
- to live
- alive
- living
- work
- workmanship
活动huódòngHSK 4to exercise
- to exercise
- to move about
- to work out
- shaky
- unsteady
- loose (tooth etc)
- movable
- flexible
- liquid (capital etc)
- (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity
- (outdoor etc) activity
- event
- (political) campaign
- (military) maneuver (CL:项)
- to use personal influence, connections, bribes etc
活泼huópōHSK 4lively
- lively
- vivacious
- brisk
- active
- (chemistry) reactive
火huǒHSK 4fire
- fire
- urgent
- ammunition
- fiery or flaming
- internal heat (Chinese medicine)
- hot (popular)
- classifier for military units (old)
- Kangxi radical 86
- surname Huo
货huòHSK 4goods
- goods
- money
- commodity
- CL:个
获得huòdéHSK 4to obtain
- to obtain
- to receive
- to get
获奖huòjiǎngHSK 4to win an award
- to win an award
获取huòqǔHSK 4to gain
- to gain
- to get
- to acquire
积极jījíHSK 4active
- active
- energetic
- vigorous
- positive (outlook)
- proactive
积累jīlěiHSK 4to accumulate
- to accumulate
- accumulation
- cumulative
- cumulatively
基本jīběnHSK 4basic
- basic
- fundamental
- main
- elementary
基本上jīběnshàngHSK 4basically
- basically
- on the whole
基础jīchǔHSK 4base
- base
- foundation
- basis
- basic
- fundamental
激动jīdòngHSK 4to move emotionally
- to move emotionally
- to stir up (emotions)
- to excite
及时jíshíHSK 4timely
- timely
- at the right time
- promptly
- without delay
即使jíshǐHSK 4even if
- even if
- even though
计划jìhuàHSK 4plan
- plan
- project
- program
- to plan
- to map out
- CL:个,项
记者jìzhěHSK 4reporter
- reporter
- journalist
- CL:个
技术jìshùHSK 4technology
- technology
- technique
- skill
- CL:门,种,项
既jìHSK 4already
- already
- since
- both... (and...)
既然jìránHSK 4since
- since
- as
- this being the case
继续jìxùHSK 4to continue
- to continue
- to proceed with
- to go on with
寄jìHSK 4to entrust
- to entrust
- to place in sb's care
- (bound form) to depend on
- to attach oneself to
- to reside temporarily
- (bound form) foster (as in 寄女 foster daughter)
- to send by post
- to mail
加班jiābānHSK 4to work overtime
- to work overtime
加快jiākuàiHSK 4to accelerate
- to accelerate
- to speed up
- to hasten
加强jiāqiángHSK 4to reinforce
- to reinforce
- to strengthen
- to enhance
加入jiārùHSK 4to become a member
- to become a member
- to join
- to mix into
- to participate in
- to add in
加上jiāshàngHSK 4plus
- plus
- to put in
- to add
- to add on
- to add into
- in addition
- on top of that
加油jiāyóuHSK 4to add oil
- to add oil
- to top up with gas
- to refuel
- to accelerate
- to step on the gas
- (fig.) to make an extra effort
- to cheer sb on
加油站jiāyóuzhànHSK 4gas station
家具jiājùHSK 4furniture
- furniture
- CL:件,套
家庭jiātíngHSK 4family
- family
- household
- CL:户
家乡jiāxiāngHSK 4hometown
- hometown
- native place
- CL:个
家长jiāzhǎngHSK 4head of a household
- head of a household
- family head
- patriarch
- parent or guardian of a child
假jiǎHSK 4fake
- fake
- false
- artificial
- to borrow
- if
- suppose
- to borrow (variant of 假)
- vacation
- used in 假掰
假日jiàrìHSK 4a holiday
- a holiday
- a day off
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.
HSK 6 episodes to hear these words in
Every episode below is written inside the HSK 6 word band and read at HSK 6 speed. Press play — no account needed for the first few.
HSK 1 Chinese listening episodes
HSK 2 Chinese listening episodes
HSK 3–4 Chinese listening episodes
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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.