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

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to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program

名、动

lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard

名、形

track (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite)

the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country; current state of a country

domestic and international; at home and abroad

meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning

(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc)

ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; resolute

形、动、副

descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations

to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat

to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event)

to fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasy

动、名

to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by

动、副、连

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.