2025 HSK examination syllabus

HSK 6
vocabulary.

六级词汇

Strengthen precise reading with formal vocabulary, complex discourse, idiomatic phrasing, and subtle distinctions.

1,800new words
5,400cumulative words
What to learn

Read for argument, tone, and implication while maintaining speed across unfamiliar topics.

How to use this list

Use the new-word view for focused study and the cumulative view to diagnose gaps across the full HSK 1–6 range.

2026 rollout: This syllabus was published in November 2025 and became effective in July 2026. The official second-round HSK 3.0 global trial is scheduled for September 20, 2026, so confirm the syllabus and test format with your center.

List scope

Only the 1,800 words assigned to HSK 6.

HSK 6 only 1,800HSK 1–6 combined 5,400
Official 2025 syllabus

HSK 6 vocabulary

Words 1,101–1,200 of 1,800Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake

to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact)

to plug; to stop up; to stuff in; (bound form) a stopper; a cork

动、名

(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections

to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market)

to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)

tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information

to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with

ecology; ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment)

to remain; to be left over; what remains; what's left

to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize

to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)

Vocabulary levels, pinyin, parts of speech, and counts follow the official 2025 HSK examination syllabus, published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation and effective July 2026. English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT under CC BY-SA 4.0; context may change the best translation.