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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窜cuànHSK 6

to flee

to flee
to scuttle
to exile or banish
to amend or edit

摧残cuīcánHSK 6

to ravage

to ravage
to ruin

脆弱cuìruòHSK 6

weak

weak
frail

搓cuōHSK 6

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers
to twist

磋商cuōshāngHSK 6

to consult

to consult
to discuss seriously
to negotiate
to confer
negotiations
consultations

挫折cuòzhéHSK 6

setback

setback
reverse
check
defeat
frustration
disappointment
to frustrate
to discourage
to set sb back
to blunt
to subdue

搭dāHSK 6

to put up

to put up
to build (scaffolding)
to hang (clothes on a pole)
to connect
to join
to arrange in pairs
to match
to add
to throw in (resources)
to take (boat, train)
variant of 褡

搭档dādàngHSK 6

to cooperate

to cooperate
partner

搭配dāpèiHSK 6

to pair up

to pair up
to match
to arrange in pairs
to add sth into a group

达成dáchéngHSK 6

to reach (an agreement)

to reach (an agreement)
to accomplish

答辩dábiànHSK 6

to reply (to an accusation)

to reply (to an accusation)
to defend one's dissertation

答复dáfùHSK 6

variant of 答复

variant of 答复

打包dǎbāoHSK 6

to wrap

to wrap
to pack
to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
(computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)

打官司dǎguānsiHSK 6

to file a lawsuit

to file a lawsuit
to sue
to dispute

打击dǎjīHSK 6

to hit

to hit
to strike
to attack
to crack down on sth
blow
(psychological) shock
percussion (music)

打架dǎjiàHSK 6

to fight

to fight
to scuffle
to come to blows
CL:场

打量dǎliangHSK 6

to size sb up

to size sb up
to look sb up and down
to take the measure of
to suppose
to reckon

打猎dǎlièHSK 6

to go hunting

to go hunting

打仗dǎzhàngHSK 6

to fight a battle

to fight a battle
to go to war

大不了dàbuliǎoHSK 6

at worst

at worst
if worst comes to worst
(usu. in the negative) serious
alarming

大臣dàchénHSK 6

chancellor (of a monarchy)

chancellor (of a monarchy)
cabinet minister

大伙儿dàhuǒrHSK 6

erhua variant of 大伙

erhua variant of 大伙

大厦dàshàHSK 6

(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)

(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)

大肆dàsìHSK 6

wantonly

wantonly
without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)
unbridled

大体dàtǐHSK 6

in general

in general
more or less
in rough terms
basically
on the whole
overall situation
the big picture
cadaver for dissection in training medical students

大意dàyìHSK 6

general idea

general idea
main idea

大致dàzhìHSK 6

more or less

more or less
roughly
approximately

歹徒dǎitúHSK 6

evildoer

evildoer
malefactor
gangster
hoodlum

逮捕dàibǔHSK 6

to arrest

to arrest
to apprehend
to take into custody
Taiwan pr.

代价dàijiàHSK 6

price

price
cost
consideration (in share dealing)

代理dàilǐHSK 6

to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position

to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
to act as an agent or proxy
surrogate
(computing) proxy

带领dàilǐngHSK 6

to guide

to guide
to lead

怠慢dàimànHSK 6

to slight

to slight
to neglect

担保dānbǎoHSK 6

to guarantee

to guarantee
to vouch for

胆怯dǎnqièHSK 6

timidity

timidity
timid
cowardly

诞辰dànchénHSK 6

birthday

birthday

诞生dànshēngHSK 6

to be born

to be born

弹性tánxìngHSK 6

flexibility

flexibility
elasticity

淡季dànjìHSK 6

off season

off season
slow business season
see also 旺季

淡水dànshuǐHSK 6

Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan

蛋白质dànbáizhìHSK 6

protein

protein

当场dāngchǎngHSK 6

at the scene

at the scene
on the spot

当初dāngchūHSK 6

at that time

at that time
originally

当面dāngmiànHSK 6

to sb's face

to sb's face
in sb's presence

当前dāngqiánHSK 6

the present time

the present time
to be faced with

当事人dāngshìrénHSK 6

persons involved or implicated

persons involved or implicated
party (to an affair)

当务之急dāngwùzhījíHSK 6

(idiom) top priority job

(idiom) top priority job
a matter of the greatest urgency

当心dāngxīnHSK 6

to take care

to take care
to look out

当选dāngxuǎnHSK 6

to be elected

to be elected
to be selected

党dǎngHSK 6

surname Dang

surname Dang

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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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