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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档案dàngànHSK 6

file

file
record
archive

档次dàngcìHSK 6

grade

grade
class
quality
level

导弹dǎodànHSK 6

(guided) missile

(guided) missile
CL:枚

导航dǎohángHSK 6

(lit. and fig.) to navigate

(lit. and fig.) to navigate

导向dǎoxiàngHSK 6

to be oriented towards

to be oriented towards
orientation

岛屿dǎoyǔHSK 6

island

island

捣乱dǎoluànHSK 6

to disturb

to disturb
to look for trouble
to stir up a row
to bother sb intentionally

倒闭dǎobìHSK 6

to go bankrupt

to go bankrupt
to close down

盗窃dàoqièHSK 6

to steal

to steal

稻谷dàogǔHSK 6

unhusked rice

unhusked rice
paddy

得不偿失débùchángshīHSK 6

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

得力délìHSK 6

able

able
capable
competent
efficient

得天独厚détiāndúhòuHSK 6

blessed by heaven (idiom)

blessed by heaven (idiom)
enjoying exceptional advantages
favored by nature

得罪dézuìHSK 6

to commit an offense

to commit an offense
to violate the law
excuse me! (formal)
see also 得罪

地步dìbùHSK 6

stage

stage
degree (to which a situation has evolved)
a (usu. bad) situation
leeway

地势dìshìHSK 6

terrain

terrain
topography relief

地质dìzhìHSK 6

geology

geology

灯笼dēnglóngHSK 6

lantern

lantern

登陆dēnglùHSK 6

to land

to land
to come ashore
to make landfall (of typhoon etc)
to log in (frequently used erroneous variant of 登录)

登录dēnglùHSK 6

to register

to register
to log in

蹬dēngHSK 6

to step on

to step on
to tread on
to put on
to wear (shoes, trousers etc)
(slang) to dump (sb)
Taiwan pr.

等级děngjíHSK 6

grade

grade
rank
status

瞪dèngHSK 6

to open (one's eyes) wide

to open (one's eyes) wide
to stare at
to glare at

堤坝dībàHSK 6

dam

dam
dike

敌视díshìHSK 6

hostile

hostile
malevolence
antagonism
to view as enemy
to stand against

抵达dǐdáHSK 6

to arrive

to arrive
to reach (a destination)

抵抗dǐkàngHSK 6

to resist

to resist
resistance

抵制dǐzhìHSK 6

to resist

to resist
to boycott
to refuse (to cooperate)
to reject
resistance
refusal

递增dìzēngHSK 6

to increase by degrees

to increase by degrees
in increasing order
incremental
progressive

颠簸diānbǒHSK 6

to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence)

to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence)
(fig.) to undergo a rough experience

颠倒diāndǎoHSK 6

to turn upside down

to turn upside down
to reverse
back to front
confused
deranged
crazy

典礼diǎnlǐHSK 6

ceremony

ceremony
celebration

典型diǎnxíngHSK 6

model

model
typical case
archetype
typical
representative

点缀diǎnzhuìHSK 6

to decorate

to decorate
to adorn
sprinkled
studded
only for show

电源diànyuánHSK 6

electric power source

electric power source

垫diànHSK 6

pad

pad
cushion
mat
to pad out
to fill a gap
to pay for sb
to advance (money)

惦记diànjìHSK 6

to think of

to think of
to keep thinking about
to be concerned about

奠定diàndìngHSK 6

to establish

to establish
to fix
to settle

叼diāoHSK 6

to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

雕刻diāokèHSK 6

to carve

to carve
to engrave
carving

雕塑diāosùHSK 6

a statue

a statue
a Buddhist image
sculpture
to carve

吊diàoHSK 6

to suspend

to suspend
to hang up
to hang a person

调动diàodòngHSK 6

to transfer

to transfer
to maneuver (troops etc)
movement of personnel
to mobilize
to bring into play

调和tiáohéHSK 6

harmonious

harmonious
to mediate
to reconcile
mediation
to compromise
to mix
to blend
blended
to season
seasoning
to placate

调剂tiáojìHSK 6

to adjust

to adjust
to redistribute (resources etc)
(fig.) (of an activity) to provide variety in one's daily life
to serve as a change of pace
(of a pharmacist) to fill a prescription

调节tiáojiéHSK 6

to adjust

to adjust
to regulate
to harmonize
to reconcile (accountancy etc)

调解tiáojiěHSK 6

to mediate

to mediate
to bring parties to an agreement

调料tiáoliàoHSK 6

condiment

condiment
seasoning
flavoring

跌diēHSK 6

to fall

to fall
to tumble
to trip
(of prices etc) to drop
Taiwan pr.

叮嘱dīngzhǔHSK 6

to warn repeatedly

to warn repeatedly
to urge
to exhort again and again

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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

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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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