HSK 6 word list: all 1,123 words with pinyin

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HSK 6 is level 6 of HSK 3.0, the new standard of China's Chinese proficiency test. It covers the top of the intermediate stage: the vocabulary of newspapers, discussions and professional life. Officially it adds 1,140 new words, bringing the total to 5,456. Below is every word on Ming's HSK 6 list — 1,123 entries, most common first — with pinyin and English meanings.

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How long HSK 6 takes

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The most common HSK 6 words, in a sentence

• 与 (yǔ) — and; with; together with
  此事与我无关。 cǐ shì yǔ wǒ wú guān — This has nothing to do with me.
• 于 (yú) — at; in; (literary preposition)
  他生于北京。 tā shēng yú běi jīng — He was born in Beijing.
• 如 (rú) — as; like; such as
  如你所知。 rú nǐ suǒ zhī — As you already know.
• 同 (tóng) — same as; like; together with
  我们同岁。 wǒ men tóng suì — We are the same age.
• 作 (zuò) — do; make; write
  他作了一个报告。 tā zuò le yī gè bào gào — He gave a report.
• 有关 (yǒu guān) — have sth to do with; related to; concern
  这件事与他有关。 zhè jiàn shì yǔ tā yǒu guān — This matter is related to him.
• 另 (lìng) — other; another; separately
  我另有计划。 wǒ lìng yǒu jì huà — I made other plans.
• 超 (chāo) — exceed; super-
  他开车超速了。 tā kāi chē chāo sù le — He was speeding.
• 因 (yīn) — because of; cause
  他因病没来上班。 tā yīn bìng méi lái shàng bān — He didn't come to work because he was sick.
• 特 (tè) — especially; special
  他特爱吃辣。 tā tè ài chī là — He especially loves spicy food.
• 入 (rù) — enter; go into; join
  禁止入内。 jìn zhǐ rù nèi — No entry.
• 便 (biàn) — then; thereupon
  他一说完，便走了。 tā yī shuō wán biàn zǒu le — As soon as he finished speaking, he left.

All 1,123 HSK 6 words

Questions

How many words are in HSK 6?

Under HSK 3.0, HSK 6 adds 1,140 new words, for a total of 5,456 words from HSK 1 up to the end of HSK 6. Ming's HSK 6 list has 1,123 entries; a few words are counted, split or merged slightly differently from the official syllabus.

How long does it take to learn the HSK 6 words?

At 5 new words a day, about 32 weeks; at 10 a day, about 16 weeks. Reviews come on top, and how fast is right depends on how well the words stick — Ming adjusts the pace to you, slowing down when reviews pile up.

Is this the new HSK 3.0 list or the old HSK 2.0 one?

This is the HSK 3.0 list (the 2021 standard, with nine levels). The old HSK 2.0 had six levels and far fewer words per level — HSK 4 used to mean 1,200 words in total; under HSK 3.0 it's 3,245. See HSK 3.0 vs HSK 2.0.

Do I have to learn every HSK 6 word before moving on?

No. Most learners know part of the next level before they finish the current one. Ming's level test finds where your knowledge actually ends and starts you there, mixing in the gaps from lower levels.

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Meanings adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0), example sentences partly from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). This list is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 — see Credits.