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 2,501–2,600 of 5,400Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)

to give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or from a doctor on a house call)

动、名

newsreel; documentary (film or TV program)

to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir

动、名

to calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over

household electric appliance; abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器

first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing)

to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver; pilot; captain

driver's license (abbr. for 駕駛執照|驾驶执照[jia4 shi3 zhi2 zhao4])

key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device)

to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute

to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality

动、形

to talk about; to narrate; to give an account

course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position)

to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal

动、名

to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients)

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.