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 2,701–2,800 of 5,400Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

as the time draws near; at the last moment

副、形

to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message

动、名

to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student)

to record sound; an audio recording (CL:段[duan4])

动、名

(coll.) can't do anything about it; (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ...

rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵[ke1]); rose flower (CL:朵[duo3])

secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret

形、名

close; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)

形、动

area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area

to face; to turn towards; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; aspect; facet

name (of a thing); name (of an organization)

clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite

形、动

vague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up

形、动

gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look

wood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt

reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)

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.