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 Hong · Native Mandarin speaker · Updated July 2026
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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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扔rēngHSK 4to throw
- to throw
- to throw away
仍然réngránHSK 4still
- still
- as before
- yet
日记rìjìHSK 4diary
- diary
- CL:则,本,篇
入口rùkǒuHSK 4entrance
- entrance
- to import
软ruǎnHSK 4soft
- soft
- flexible
- variant of 软
散步sànbùHSK 4to take a walk
- to take a walk
- to go for a walk
森林sēnlínHSK 4forest
- forest
- CL:片
沙发shāfāHSK 4(loanword) sofa (CL:条,张)
- (loanword) sofa (CL:条,张)
- (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
伤心shāngxīnHSK 4to grieve
- to grieve
- to be broken-hearted
- to feel deeply hurt
商量shāngliangHSK 4to consult
- to consult
- to talk over
- to discuss
稍微shāowēiHSK 4a little bit
- a little bit
社会shèhuìHSK 4society
申请shēnqǐngHSK 4to apply for sth
- to apply for sth
- application form (CL:份)
深shēnHSK 4(lit. and fig.) deep
- (lit. and fig.) deep
- old variant of 深
甚至shènzhìHSK 4even
- even
- so much so that
生活shēnghuóHSK 4to live
- to live
- life
- livelihood
生命shēngmìngHSK 4life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- living being
- creature (CL:条)
省shěngHSK 4to save
- to save
- to economize
- to be frugal
- to omit
- to delete
- to leave out
- province
- provincial capital
- a ministry (of the Japanese government)
- (bound form) to scrutinize
- (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct)
- (bound form) to come to realize
- (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
剩shèngHSK 4to remain
- to remain
- to be left
- to have as remainder
- variant of 剩
失败shībàiHSK 4to be defeated
- to be defeated
- to lose
- to fail (e.g. experiments)
- failure
- defeat
- CL:次
失望shīwàngHSK 4disappointed
- disappointed
- to lose hope
- to despair
师傅shīfuHSK 4master
- master
- qualified worker
- respectful form of address for older men
- CL:个,位,名
狮子shīziHSK 4lion
- lion
- CL:只,头
湿润shīrùnHSK 4moist
- moist
十分shífēnHSK 4very
- very
- completely
- utterly
- extremely
- absolutely
- hundred percent
- to divide into ten equal parts
实际shíjìHSK 4reality
- reality
- practice
- practical
- realistic
- real
- actual
实在shízàiHSK 4really
- really
- actually
- indeed
- true
- real
- honest
- dependable
- (philosophy) reality
食品shípǐnHSK 4foodstuff
- foodstuff
- food
- provisions
使用shǐyòngHSK 4to use
- to use
- to employ
- to apply
- to make use of
世纪shìjìHSK 4century
- century
市场shìchǎngHSK 4marketplace
- marketplace
- market
- bazaar
- (economics) market
试shìHSK 4to test
- to test
- to try
- experiment
- examination
- test
适合shìhéHSK 4to fit
- to fit
- to suit
适应shìyìngHSK 4to adapt
- to adapt
- to fit
- to suit
收shōuHSK 4to receive
- to receive
- to accept
- to collect
- to put away
- to restrain
- to stop
- in care of (used on address line after name)
收入shōurùHSK 4to take in
- to take in
- income
- revenue
- CL:笔,个
收拾shōushiHSK 4to put in order
- to put in order
- to tidy up
- to pack
- to repair
- (coll.) to sort sb out
- to fix sb
首都shǒudūHSK 4capital (city)
- capital (city)
- CL:个
首先shǒuxiānHSK 4first of all
- first of all
- in the first place
受不了shòubùliǎoHSK 4unbearable
- unbearable
- unable to endure
- can't stand
受到shòudàoHSK 4to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
- to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
售货员shòuhuòyuánHSK 4sales clerk
- sales clerk
- sales associate
- retail salesperson
输shūHSK 4to lose
- to lose
- to be beaten
- (bound form) to transport
- (literary) to donate
- to contribute
- (coll.) to enter (a password)
熟悉shúxīHSK 4to be familiar with
- to be familiar with
- to know well
数量shùliàngHSK 4amount
- amount
- quantity
- quantitative
- (math.) scalar quantity
数字shùzìHSK 4numeral
- numeral
- digit
- number
- figure
- amount
- digital (electronics etc)
- CL:个
帅shuàiHSK 4(bound form) commander-in-chief
- (bound form) commander-in-chief
- (bound form) to lead
- to command
- handsome
- graceful
- dashing
- elegant
- (coll.) cool!
- sweet!
- (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
- surname Shuai
顺便shùnbiànHSK 4conveniently
- conveniently
- in passing
- without much extra effort
顺利shùnlìHSK 4smoothly
- smoothly
- without a hitch
顺序shùnxùHSK 4sequence
- sequence
- order
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.