Exam Overview
Everything you need to know about this word list and the official HSK (Level 6) exam it maps to.
1800
Words in this list
6
Grammar categories
81
Grammar points w/ examples
300
Total possible score
About this list: These are the HSK 3.0 · Level 6 (六级) vocabulary and grammar points, based on the official HSK 3.0 syllabus. HSK 3.0 restructured Chinese proficiency into three tiers — Elementary (1–3), Intermediate (4–6), and Advanced (7–9) — so this Level 6 list sits at the top of the Intermediate tier.
Official exam format (HSK Level 6): 101 questions total across Listening, Reading, and Writing, run in one sitting of about 135–140 minutes (including 5 minutes to fill in personal information). The score report gives four scores — Listening, Reading, Writing, and Total — out of a maximum of 300 points, valid for two years from the test date.
Note: HSK doesn't have one official universal "pass mark" — requirements depend on what the score is being used for (e.g. university admission). Many learners and schools use roughly 60% (about 180/300) as an informal benchmark for a solid pass.
HSK 4 Vocabulary
Complete word list with pinyin, part of speech, and meaning.
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HSK 4 Grammar Points
Every grammar point explained with its meaning, usage, and a full example sentence (Chinese · pinyin · English).
Sample Exam
Official specimen questions for HSK 6, based on the 2025–12 released “新版 HSK（1–6 级）考试结构与样题示例” (new-format HSK structure & sample questions), effective from July 2026.
Source: 汉考国际 (China Testing International), 2025-12 发布 · 2026-07 实施
📋 新版 HSK（六级）考试结构
| 题型 | 部分 | 题数（个） | 时长（分钟） |
|---|---|---|---|
| 听力 | 第一部分 | 8 | 约 30 |
| 第二部分 | 20 | ||
| 第三部分 | 12 | ||
| 阅读 | 第一部分 | 10 | 40 |
| 第二部分 | 10 | ||
| 第三部分 | 20 | ||
| 写作 | 第一部分 | 1 | 45 |
| 第二部分 | 1 | ||
| 总计 | — | 82 | 约 125 |
注：考试总时长含考生填写个人信息及填写答题卡时间。
🎧 听力样题 · Listening
Disclaimer
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Audio · 听力音频
第一部分（1–8 题）
示例
在巴黎奥运会跳水女子十米跳台决赛中，中国选手全红婵再现“水花消失术”，并以优异的成绩获得了奥运冠军。“挑战全红婵十米台无水花跳水”也在社交平台形成话题，不少网友晒出了自己跳水的视频，并表示亲身体验后更能理解跳水运动员的不易。
正确答案：A
第二部分（9–28 题）
示例
微专业，指的是高校在学生的主修专业目录之外，围绕某个特定学术领域、研究方向或职业素养开设的一组课程。微专业的关键课程一般包括五至十门，主要安排在周末或工作日晚上，这种“小而精”的课程为学员提供了较为灵活的时间选择。近年来，不少高校都开设了微专业。这些课程受到许多学生和上班族的欢迎。
微专业不是学历教育，完成课程也不发学位证，为什么能收获高人气呢？有高校老师表示，能学到最时髦的真本事，是微专业受欢迎的原因之一。比如，北京林业大学开设的自然教育微专业，包括自然环境解说、遗产保护与传承、自然教育资源学等课程。结业后，学员能更好地掌握自然教育的相关专业技能，为后续从事相关工作打好基础。
微专业受到热捧，体现出当代青年水涨船高的精神文化需求。为了应对“知识爆炸”，对抗“知识老化”，越来越多的人通过微专业课程、慕课等途径主动学习，加快知识更新、优化知识结构。
正确答案：9．C 10．B 11．C 12．C
第三部分（29–40 题）
示例
女：从散文到电视剧，《我的阿勒泰》的改编并非易事，是什么吸引你启动该项目的？
男：作品背后的吸引力是“人”。一个人是作家李娟，我不认识她，但仅通过文字就被她吸引——她的文字朴实而隽永，展现悲悯、达观、幽默的态度，很珍贵。另一个人是导演、编剧滕丛丛，我和她是大学同学，很熟悉。她坚韧的品质和对工作的执着都令人钦佩，她举荐李娟老师的文学作品，并巧妙地找到了架构散文内容的叙事解法，让我们有了影视化改编的信心。
女：这部电视剧创作前期做了哪些工作？
男：对于《我的阿勒泰》的创作，导演和编剧不是简单将原作影视化。他们延展阅读了大量有关新疆和哈萨克族的书籍，两次前往当地考察，感受当地风土人情。这种创作模式更具温度。同时，创作团队中不乏新疆人，他们对当地文化有深刻理解，将自己的生活经验分享给大家。我们的民族顾问是哈萨克族学者、中央民族大学老师，他从台词、情节到服装、道具，都悉心给予指点，确保内容考究。创作过程是一个逐渐揭开阿勒泰神秘面纱的过程。
女：该剧的播出和走红也带火了阿勒泰旅游。影视与文旅相融合，是创作之初就明确的方向吗？
男：不是，“文旅”方面的规划是在剧集拍摄结束、后期制作阶段逐渐延展的想法。
女：该剧在影视文旅融合方面做了哪些新尝试？
男：我们团队做了很多尝试，比如与阿勒泰地方政府、文旅局沟通，将电视剧周边产品销售产生的价值反哺、建设阿勒泰，让这里变得更美好，保护当地宝贵的生态资源。我们还结合剧中经典场景设计旅游路线，带动当地旅游。
正确答案：29．B 30．B 31．D 32．B
📖 阅读样题 · Reading
第一部分（41–50 题）· 完形填空
示例
梅兰芳是著名的京剧表演艺术家，他非常 41 ，生活中的方方面面都是他观察学习的目标。他在演出时头上戴的头面和身上穿的行头，都是很有 42 的。关于这些表演服饰颜色的搭配，梅兰芳从自家院中的牵牛花身上受到了很多 43 ：哪几种颜色搭配起来鲜艳夺目，哪几种颜色搭配起来素雅大方，哪几种颜色不能搭配，这些都是他在观察五颜六色的牵牛花时感悟到的。据说，他在演京剧《天女散花》时用到的长绸就 44 了牵牛花的渐变色。
观众只看到梅兰芳演出时的服装造型色彩搭配得越来越漂亮，越来越 45 ，却不知道这里面还有牵牛花的功劳。
正确答案：41．B 42．C 43．D 44．B 45．C
第二部分（51–60 题）· 填句
示例
大海退潮，渔民胡松素身穿蓝色马甲，手持夹子，捡拾着一个个随海水漂来的塑料瓶。
胡松素家住浙江省黄礁岛。自从加入“蓝色循环”海洋塑料废弃物治理项目，（51）____________。大海每天的潮涨潮落，见证了她的行动。“捡来的塑料瓶会送到附近的‘小蓝之家’，每个塑料瓶的价格比一般垃圾回收站的要高很多，（52）____________。”胡松素开心地说。
“蓝色循环”项目应用数字化手段，追踪标记海洋废弃物回收的每个环节。从“小蓝之家”运出的塑料垃圾，之后会经历一场“奇妙之旅”——它们被深度清洗、熔融造粒，最终用于材料包装、工业制造、服装家纺等众多领域。（53）____________，主要会回馈给当地居民。
沿着浙江的海岸线，十多个“小蓝之家”如同海洋卫士，（54）____________。截至目前，该项目共收集海洋废弃物约 1.5 万吨，其中塑料废弃物 2900 多吨。
2023 年，该项目获得联合国环境规划署颁发的“地球卫士奖”。如今，（55）____________，在越来越多的地方奏响海洋保护之歌。
正确答案：51．B 52．F 53．E 54．C 55．D
（原 PDF 第 51–60 题示例段落无配图。）
第三部分（61–80 题）· 长篇阅读
示例
“一人住院，全家受累”。很多家庭可能都遇到过亲人生病、住院陪护难的问题。近年来，一种新兴的“无陪护病房”服务正在浙江、福建等地进行试点。无陪护并不是无人陪护，而是由医院安排经过专业培训的护理员进行陪护，实现无家属陪护或陪而不护。
从 2022 年 7 月起，浙江省安吉县人民医院便正式启用无陪护病房。无陪护病房护理费分三档，按天收费：一对一服务 160 元、一对二服务 120 元、一对三服务 100 元。而在当地，如果患者家属自己请护工，提供一对一服务的护工价格至少每天 230 元。自启动以来，无陪护病房仅在两年内便扩建至 12 个病区，累计收治患者 6800 多人。在福建省，今年无陪护病房试点范围将扩大到全省所有三级医院。无陪护病房护理员由试点医院统一聘用，或引入第三方提供服务。为了保证服务质量，护理员上岗前，须经过专业培训，上岗后，他们的工作质量还需要接受患者、医院和公司的多重监管。此外，为了减轻患者负担，福建省厦门市还将无陪护病房的服务费用纳入了医保。
82 岁的施先生因病住进了福建厦门市某家医院。一天夜里，他突然抽搐，失去意识。病房护理员第一时间呼叫医护人员，老人得到及时抢救。施先生的儿子在接受采访时说：“哪怕是我们家属自己陪护，可能也发现不了。这一个多月住下来，我们对无陪护服务可以说是从怀疑到信任，到最后产生了依赖。”
各地的试点表明，和家属自己请护工相比，医院统一安排的护理员更专业，患者支出也明显降低。业内人士认为，无陪护模式是解决陪护难、陪护贵的一项便民惠民措施。
正确答案：61．A 62．B 63．C 64．B
✏️ 写作样题 · Writing
第一部分
示例
你租了一套两居室的房子，现在需要在网上发布一则信息，找一名室友跟你合租，发布的内容包括你对室友的要求、房间设施等。请根据要求，写一则招租信息，字数不少于 150 字。
参考答案：（略）
第二部分
示例
科技极大地改变了我们的生活方式，你觉得科学发展是会促进还是抑制人的全面发展？请就这个话题谈谈你的观点，字数不少于 300 字。
参考答案：（略）
Tips & Tricks by Section
Strategy notes for every part of the HSK 6 exam — Listening, Reading, and Writing.
General mindset: HSK 6 rewards speed and pattern-recognition over perfect comprehension. You rarely need to understand 100% of a passage — you need to extract enough to eliminate 3 wrong answers. Practice skimming for structure (who/what/when/contrast/conclusion) before reading for detail.
🎧 Listening (听力)
第一部分 · Part 1 — Short statement/news clip → best-matching option
TIP 1
Read all 4 options before playing
- You get a few seconds beforehand — scan A/B/C/D so you know what to listen for.
- Options are often close paraphrases; underline the word that differs between them.
TIP 2
Listen for the overall gist, not every word
- The clip is a short news-style statement — the correct option usually paraphrases the main point, not a minor detail.
- Beware options that repeat exact words from the audio but twist the meaning (a classic trap).
TIP 3
Eliminate absolute-sounding options
- Options with 一定/从不/所有人都 that aren't clearly stated in the audio are often wrong.
- If unsure, guess and move on immediately — there's no time to dwell.
第二部分 · Part 2 — Interviews/dialogues (single or paired questions)
TIP 1
Track who is speaking
- Many questions ask about 男的/女的 specifically — note which speaker said which fact as you listen.
- Interviews (with a host and a guest) often test what the guest achieved/believes, not the host's questions.
TIP 2
Pre-read both questions if paired
- When 2 questions share one audio clip, skim both question stems (not just options) first so you know two things to listen for simultaneously.
TIP 3
Answers often come in order
- For paired questions, the answer to the first question usually appears earlier in the audio than the answer to the second — use this to pace your attention.
TIP 4
Watch for reversal words
- 但是/不过/其实/没想到 often flag that the real answer follows, overriding what was just said.
第三部分 · Part 3 — Longer narratives/short lectures (3–4 questions each)
TIP 1
Use the story arc
- These passages usually follow: setup → problem/turning point → resolution → lesson/moral. Map questions to this arc as you listen (e.g. "what changed?" = the turning point).
TIP 2
The last question is often the "big idea"
- Final questions frequently ask for the moral, theme, or best title — save mental bandwidth for the ending, since idioms/morals often appear in the last sentence.
TIP 3
Numbers and names are bait
- Specific numbers, dates, or proper nouns are usually there to test one detail question — jot them down quickly in the margin as you hear them.
📖 Reading (阅读)
第一部分 · Part 1 — Cloze: choose the correct word for each blank
TIP 1
Check word class first
- Look at what comes right before/after the blank (a noun needing an adjective, a subject needing a verb) to eliminate options of the wrong part of speech instantly.
TIP 2
Near-synonyms are the real test
- Options are usually 4 similar-meaning words (e.g. 启示 vs 启发 vs 提示) — the difference is usually collocation, not meaning. Learn fixed pairings (启发 + 灵感/兴趣; 启示 + 道理/意义).
TIP 3
Solve easy blanks first
- Do the blanks you're sure of first; often one confirmed word rules out an option elsewhere in the same 4-blank set (since each option is used once).
第二部分 · Part 2 — Insert the missing sentence into the passage
TIP 1
Match pronouns and connectors
- Look for 这/那/它/其 in the missing sentence or the surrounding text — these must refer back to something specific just mentioned.
TIP 2
Match sentence-pair connectors
- If a missing option starts with 而/但/因此/于是, it must follow logically from the sentence right before the blank — check for cause–effect or contrast fit.
TIP 3
Read past the blank too
- The sentence after the gap often depends on the missing sentence (e.g. it elaborates on a claim the missing sentence introduces) — don't only look backward.
第三部分 · Part 3 — Long passage comprehension (multiple questions)
TIP 1
Read questions before the passage
- Skim the 3–4 question stems first so you know what to hunt for, then read the passage once, locating answers as you go rather than re-reading from scratch per question.
TIP 2
Questions follow paragraph order
- Except for the final "main idea/best title" question, answers usually appear in the same order as the questions — use this to narrow where to search.
TIP 3
Beware of over-specific wrong options
- Wrong options often add a detail the passage never states (a number, a cause) or reverse a fact (says the opposite happened). Verify each option against the actual sentence, not your memory of the gist.
TIP 4
"Which is correct?" questions = process of elimination
- For "根据上文，下列哪项正确" questions, treat it as spot-the-lie: 3 options will each contradict one line of the text; find those lines rather than trying to prove the right one directly.
✏️ Writing (写作)
第一部分 · Part 1 — Practical writing (e.g. notice, listing/announcement, 150+ words)
TIP 1
Use the genre's fixed format
- A 招租/通知/启事 has expected slots: title, greeting/context, key details (who/what/when/where/how to contact), closing. Memorize one template per genre so you're filling in blanks, not composing from scratch.
TIP 2
Front-load the essential facts
- Graders scan for concrete, relevant information (price, requirements, contact info) — state these clearly and early rather than burying them in flowery language.
TIP 3
Hit the word count, don't pad
- Add one or two extra genuine details (e.g. "近地铁站" for a rental ad) to comfortably clear 150 characters instead of repeating the same idea in different words.
第二部分 · Part 2 — Opinion essay (300+ words)
TIP 1
Use a 3-part skeleton
- 引言 (restate/rephrase the prompt + state your position) → 论证 (2–3 reasons, each with a brief example) → 结论 (restate position, add a forward-looking or advisory line).
TIP 2
Bank transition phrases in advance
- 首先/其次/再者/与此同时/综上所述/由此可见 make your essay feel structured even if the content is simple — memorize a stock set and reuse them every time.
TIP 3
One clear stance, not a fence-sit
- HSK 6 graders reward a decisive position defended with reasons over a wishy-washy "both sides have merit" essay with no real argument.
TIP 4
Reuse HSK6 vocab/grammar deliberately
- Work in 2–3 higher-level words or grammar points from your list (e.g. 与其…不如, 不仅…而且, 之所以…是因为) — graders notice range, not just correctness.