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 evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution

to trade; to carry out commercial activities

cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals

to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race

alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. on a menu)

(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)

to roll up; (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation)

动、名、量

to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); (computing) to enable (a feature)

to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)

archaeology; to engage in archaeological studies

动、名

science fiction; abbr. for 科學幻想|科学幻想[ke1 xue2 huan4 xiang3]

popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及|科学普及[ke1 xue2 pu3 ji2]); (attributive) popular science

leisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied

形、名

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.