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 1,301–1,400 of 1,800Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone

to correspond (by letter, email etc); to send or receive messages through telecommunications

to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc)

person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry

动、名

bronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc

(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak

动、形

to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc)

to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc); to promote; to advance (the practice of an art form, the use of a language etc)

to consign (goods); to check through (baggage)

to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone)

形、动

(to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)

wronged; aggrieved; to inconvenience; to put (sb) at a disadvantage; to do sb wrong

形、动

stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)

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.