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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注册zhùcèHSK 5

to register

to register
to enroll

祝福zhùfúHSK 5

blessings

blessings
to wish sb well

抓紧zhuājǐnHSK 5

to keep a firm grip on

to keep a firm grip on
to pay close attention to
to lose no time in (doing sth)

专家zhuānjiāHSK 5

expert

expert
specialist

专心zhuānxīnHSK 5

to focus one's attention

to focus one's attention
to concentrate on (doing sth)

转变zhuǎnbiànHSK 5

to change

to change
to transform
shift
transformation
CL:个

转告zhuǎngàoHSK 5

to pass on

to pass on
to communicate
to transmit

装zhuāngHSK 5

adornment

adornment
to adorn
dress
clothing
costume (of an actor in a play)
to play a role
to pretend
to install
to fix
to wrap (sth in a bag)
to load
to pack

装饰zhuāngshìHSK 5

to decorate

to decorate
decoration
decorative
ornamental

状况zhuàngkuàngHSK 5

condition

condition
state
situation
CL:个

状态zhuàngtàiHSK 5

condition

condition
state
state of affairs
CL:个

追求zhuīqiúHSK 5

to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly

to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
to seek after
to woo

咨询zīxúnHSK 5

variant of 咨询

variant of 咨询

姿势zīshìHSK 5

posture

posture
position

资格zīgéHSK 5

qualifications

qualifications
seniority

资金zījīnHSK 5

funds

funds
capital

资料zīliàoHSK 5

material

material
resources
data
information
profile (Internet)
CL:份,个

资源zīyuánHSK 5

see 资源县

see 资源县

紫zǐHSK 5

purple

purple
violet

字幕zìmùHSK 5

subtitles

subtitles
captions (of a movie etc)

自从zìcóngHSK 5

since (a time)

since (a time)
ever since

自动zìdòngHSK 5

automatic

automatic
voluntarily

自豪zìháoHSK 5

proud (of one's achievements etc)

proud (of one's achievements etc)

自觉zìjuéHSK 5

to realize

to realize
to be aware of
to feel that
to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself)
responsible
predisposed to do the right thing
considerate of others

自私zìsīHSK 5

selfish

selfish
selfishness

自信zìxìnHSK 5

to have confidence in oneself

to have confidence in oneself
self-confidence

自由zìyóuHSK 5

freedom

freedom
liberty
free
unrestricted

自愿zìyuànHSK 5

voluntary

voluntary

宗教zōngjiàoHSK 5

religion

religion

综合zōnghéHSK 5

comprehensive

comprehensive
composite
synthesized
mixed
to sum up
to integrate
to synthesize

总裁zǒngcáiHSK 5

chairman

chairman
director-general (of a company etc)

总共zǒnggòngHSK 5

altogether

altogether
in sum
in all
in total

总理zǒnglǐHSK 5

premier

premier
prime minister
CL:个,位,名

总算zǒngsuànHSK 5

at long last

at long last
finally
on the whole

总统zǒngtǒngHSK 5

president (of a country)

president (of a country)
CL:个,位,名,届

总之zǒngzhīHSK 5

in a word

in a word
in short
in brief

阻止zǔzhǐHSK 5

to prevent

to prevent
to block

组合zǔhéHSK 5

to assemble

to assemble
to combine
to compose
combination
association
set
compilation
(math.) combinatorial

祖国zǔguóHSK 5

motherland

motherland

祖先zǔxiānHSK 5

ancestors

ancestors
forebears
(biology) ancestral species
ancient species from which present-day species evolved

最初zuìchūHSK 5

first

first
primary
initial
original
at first
initially
originally

罪犯zuìfànHSK 5

criminal

criminal

醉zuìHSK 5

intoxicated

intoxicated

尊敬zūnjìngHSK 5

to respect

to respect
to revere
to esteem
honorable
distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)

遵守zūnshǒuHSK 5

to comply with

to comply with
to abide by
to respect (an agreement)

作品zuòpǐnHSK 5

work (of art)

work (of art)
opus
CL:部,篇

作为zuòwéiHSK 5

one's conduct

one's conduct
deed
activity
accomplishment
achievement
to act as
as (in the capacity of)
qua
to view as
to look upon (sth as)
to take sth to be

作文zuòwénHSK 5

to write an essay

to write an essay
composition (student essay)
CL:篇

爱情àiqíngHSK 4

romance

romance
love (romantic)
CL:份

安排ānpáiHSK 4

to arrange

to arrange
to plan
to set up
arrangements
plans

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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

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Look a word up only after you have heard it

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Come back to this list monthly

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