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 1,701–1,800 of 1,800Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with

extremely important; vital

order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)

to call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of)

to suffer heat exhaustion; sunstroke; heatstroke

名、动

(idiom) as everyone knows

periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral

(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of

to organize; to host (a conference or sports event)

(news) anchor; (program) host; (Internet) streamer

动、名

patent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people

specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic

to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention

to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else

to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc)

(idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize

chairman; director-general (of a company etc)

glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled

ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved

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.