to step on; to tread
动HSK 6
vocabulary.
Strengthen precise reading with formal vocabulary, complex discourse, idiomatic phrasing, and subtle distinctions.
Strengthen precise reading with formal vocabulary, complex discourse, idiomatic phrasing, and subtle distinctions.
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.
Only the 1,800 words assigned to HSK 6.
to step on; to tread
动to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase
动、名rainbow
名to gather; to collect
动to accept; to adopt
动lottery ticket
名to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc
动disabled; handicapped
名depot; storehouse
名grassland; prairie
名the side; to incline towards
名、动to plot; to scheme
动survey; to measure
动strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit
名layer; level
名aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc)
名fork; pitchfork
名、动difference; discrepancy
名socket; outlet
名to check; to inquire
动to tear down; to demolish
动to produce (graduates, breast milk, toxic waste, creative ideas etc); output
动source (of a product); place of origin
名intestines; old variant of 腸|肠[chang2]
名length; accident; mishap
名code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc)
名、形all year round; for years on end
副、名longevity; long-lived
形room temperature; ordinary temperatures
名the number of showings of a movie, play etc; screening; performance
名space; site
名sporting venue; arena
名situation; occasion
名factory; manufacturer; (coll.) a factory owner; the factory management
名scene; scenario; situation; setting
名scene; spectacle
名manufacturer; producer
名unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth
形to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping
动to make a copy; to plagiarize
动to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
动dynasty; reign (of a king)
名tide; current
名damp; moist
形to jeer at; to deride
动(coll.) to speculate in stocks
动to quarrel; to have a row
动to recall; to revoke
动to cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo
动heavy; hard
形to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
介to support; to prop up
动name; term of address
名to call; to address as; form of address; appellation
动、名to be called; to be known as
动to succeed; to finish
量to ride; to mount
动to hold; to contain
动to undertake; to accept a contract
动penalty; punishment
动to complete a contract; to reach a deal
动to promise; to undertake to do something
动(lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); (fig.) untold numbers; innumerable; countless
—to appear; to emerge
动effect; result
名honesty; trustworthiness; good faith
形Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
名town; cities and towns
名lasting; enduring
形to hold (passport, views etc)
动a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter
量、名size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
名to have an urge; to be impetuous
名、形to attack; to batter
动rich; full
形、动conflict; to conflict
动to worship; adoration
动to rebuild; to reconstruct; to reestablish
动powerful; vigorous
动、介to draw a prize; a lottery
动abstract; abstraction
形to worry about
动preparations; to get ready for sth
动initial; preliminary
形(of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete
动elementary (i.e. easy)
形to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism)
动to exert oneself
动well-known for sth; to become well known
形to go out and come in; entrance and exit
名to show; to take out and show to others
动to go on a tour; to have an outing
动due to; to stem from
动to get rid of; to remove
动、介only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
连stockpile; to store
动to penalize; to punish
动to save money (in a bank); savings
动、名everywhere; in all respects
副to pass through
动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.