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

All 5,400 words from HSK 1 through HSK 6.

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

HSK 6 vocabulary

Words 2,201–2,300 of 5,400Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost

to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings

动、名

to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out

father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)

(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)

major event; major political event (war or change of regime)

to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon

动、名

to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of

in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life

to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt

to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about

to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order

region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)

e-commerce (abbr. for 電子商務|电子商务[dian4 zi3 shang1 wu4]); to negotiate by telegram or telephone

electronic edition; digital version

to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb

pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character

to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)

动、形、量

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.