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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价格jiàgéHSK 4price
- price
价钱jiàqiánHSK 4price
- price
减jiǎnHSK 4to lower
- to lower
- to decrease
- to reduce
- to subtract
- to diminish
减轻jiǎnqīngHSK 4to lighten
- to lighten
- to ease
- to alleviate
减少jiǎnshǎoHSK 4to lessen
- to lessen
- to decrease
- to reduce
- to lower
建议jiànyìHSK 4to propose
- to propose
- to suggest
- to recommend
- proposal
- suggestion
- recommendation (CL:点)
健身jiànshēnHSK 4to exercise
- to exercise
- to keep fit
- to work out
- physical exercise
健身房jiànshēnfángHSK 4gym
- gym
- fitness club
江jiāngHSK 4river
- river
- CL:条,道
- surname Jiang
- (bound form) Yangtze River
- (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江苏)
将jiāngHSK 4will
- will
- shall
- to use
- to take
- to checkmate
- just a short while ago
- (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把)
- (bound form) a general
- (literary) to command
- to lead
- (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
- to desire
- to invite
- to request
将来jiāngláiHSK 4in the future
- in the future
- future
- the future
- CL:个
将要jiāngyàoHSK 4will
- will
- shall
- to be going to
奖jiǎngHSK 4prize
- prize
- award
- bonus
- reward
- (bound form) to encourage
- to commend
- to praise
- to award
- to give as a reward
奖金jiǎngjīnHSK 4premium
- premium
- award money
- bonus
奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnHSK 4scholarship
- scholarship
- CL:笔
降jiàngHSK 4to drop
- to drop
- to fall
- to come down
- to descend
- to surrender
- to capitulate
- to subdue
- to conquer
- to tame
降低jiàngdīHSK 4to reduce
- to reduce
- to lower
- to bring down
降价jiàngjiàHSK 4to cut the price
- to cut the price
- to drive down the price
- to get cheaper
降落jiàngluòHSK 4to descend
- to descend
- to land
降温jiàngwēnHSK 4to become cooler
- to become cooler
- to lower the temperature
- cooling
- (of interest, activity etc) to decline
交jiāoHSK 4to hand over
- to hand over
- to deliver
- to pay (money)
- to turn over
- to make friends
- (of lines) to intersect
- variant of 跤
交警jiāojǐngHSK 4traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察)
- traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察)
交流jiāoliúHSK 4to exchange
- to exchange
- exchange
- communication
- interaction
- to have social contact (with sb)
交通jiāotōngHSK 4to be connected
- to be connected
- traffic
- transportation
- communications
- liaison
郊区jiāoqūHSK 4suburban district
- suburban district
- outskirts
- suburbs
骄傲jiāo’àoHSK 4pride
- pride
- arrogance
- conceited
- proud of sth
叫作jiàozuòHSK 4to call
- to call
- to be called
教练jiàoliànHSK 4to coach
- to coach
- to train
- instructor
- sports coach
- trainer (CL:位,名)
教师jiàoshīHSK 4teacher
- teacher
- CL:个
教授jiàoshòuHSK 4professor
- professor
教学jiàoxuéHSK 4teaching
- teaching
- instruction
- CL:次
教育jiàoyùHSK 4to educate
- to educate
- to teach
- education
接受jiēshòuHSK 4to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc)
- to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc)
- to acquiesce
接着jiēzheHSK 4to catch and hold on
- to catch and hold on
- to continue
- to go on to do sth
- to follow
- to carry on
- then
- after that
- subsequently
- to proceed
- to ensue
- in turn
- in one's turn
街道jiēdàoHSK 4street
- street
- CL:条
- subdistrict
- residential district
节假日jiéjiàrìHSK 4public holiday
- public holiday
节约jiéyuēHSK 4to economize
- to economize
- to conserve (resources)
- economy
- frugal
结果jiéguǒ / jiēguǒHSK 4outcome
- outcome
- result
- consequence
- in the end
- as a result
- to kill
- to dispatch
结账jiézhàngHSK 4to settle accounts
- to settle accounts
- to pay the bill
解释jiěshìHSK 4explanation
- explanation
- to explain
- to interpret
- to resolve
- CL:个
今后jīnhòuHSK 4hereafter
- hereafter
- henceforth
- in the future
- from now on
仅jǐnHSK 4barely
- barely
- only
- merely
仅仅jǐnjǐnHSK 4barely
- barely
- only
- merely
- only (this and nothing more)
尽管jǐnguǎnHSK 4despite
- despite
- although
- even though
- in spite of
- unhesitatingly
- do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)
- (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
紧张jǐnzhāngHSK 4nervous
- nervous
- keyed up
- intense
- tense
- strained
- in short supply
- scarce
- CL:阵
进入jìnrùHSK 4to enter
- to enter
- to join
- to go into
进行jìnxíngHSK 4(of a process etc) to proceed
- (of a process etc) to proceed
- to be in progress
- to be underway
- (of people) to carry out
- to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
- (of an army etc) to be on the march
- to advance
禁止jìnzhǐHSK 4to prohibit
- to prohibit
- to forbid
- to ban
京剧jīngjùHSK 4Beijing opera
- Beijing opera
- CL:场,出
经济jīngjìHSK 4economy
- economy
- economic
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.
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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.