# HSK 6 Course Book: 12 Lessons for the New HSK 6 You weigh up a promotion, negotiate a deal, read notices with 不得 and 严禁 and argue your side in a debate class. For advanced learners who have finished HSK 5 and read characters comfortably. Source: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-6-course-book ## At a glance - Level: HSK 6 (new HSK) - Format: Course book · PDF · 135 pages · US Letter (prints on A4) - Price: Free · free with a saymei account · updated Oct 27, 2026 ## Download Free with a SayMei account, on the workbook's page: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/hsk-6-course-book. SayMei emails a copy too. ## A line from the workbook 用汉语讨论任何话题，我都很有信心！ (Yòng Hànyǔ tǎolùn rènhé huàtí, wǒ dōu hěn yǒu xìnxīn!) — I'm confident discussing any topic in Chinese! ## By the end you can - Weigh a career choice and say what matters to you. Talk about positions, reviews and duties, recommend one option over another with 与其……不如……, and set out two choices with 要么……要么……. 与其换工作，不如先跟老板谈谈。 (Yǔqí huàn gōngzuò, bùrú xiān gēn lǎobǎn tántan.): Rather than change jobs, you'd better talk to your boss first. - Pitch an idea and negotiate a deal. Use the words for money, investment and trade, give the real reason with 之所以……是因为……, and say something is enough with 足以. 这家店之所以成功，是因为服务好。 (Zhè jiā diàn zhīsuǒyǐ chénggōng, shì yīnwèi fúwù hǎo.): The reason this shop succeeded is its good service. - Read rules and notices and talk about data safety. Settle a dispute with law and citizen words, read formal notices with 不得, 严禁 and 不宜, say so that or so as not to with 以便 and 以免, and doubt a claim with 未必. 公共场所严禁吸烟。 (Gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ yánjìn xīyān.): Smoking is strictly prohibited in public places. - Discuss education, illness and treatment. Talk about degrees and teaching, set a strict condition with 除非……否则……, stress repeated action with 一再 and 再三, and talk about health with 难免 and 多亏. 除非每天练习，否则很难进步。 (Chúfēi měi tiān liànxí, fǒuzé hěn nán jìnbù.): Unless you practise every day, it's hard to improve. - Talk about villages, disasters and energy. Describe how a place has changed, give a cause with 因……而……, contrast with 则, show a chain of effects with 进而, and play down a risk with 不至于. 很多年轻人因工作而搬到城市。 (Hěn duō niánqīngrén yīn gōngzuò ér bāndào chéngshì.): Many young people move to cities because of work. - Describe festivals and review a play or film. Talk about customs and heritage, say a feeling came by itself with 不禁, say not at all with 毫无 and 毫不, tell a surprise with 不料, and say either way with 也好……也好……. 本以为这部电影很无聊，不料非常精彩。 (Běn yǐwéi zhè bù diànyǐng hěn wúliáo, búliào fēicháng jīngcǎi.): I thought this film would be dull, but unexpectedly it was wonderful. - Give advice on family matters and argue a position. Point out a contrast with 明明 and 倒是, then take part in a debate: turn to a new point with 至于 and draw a conclusion with 由此可见. 大家都同意，由此可见这个办法可行。 (Dàjiā dōu tóngyì, yóucǐ-kějiàn zhège bànfǎ kěxíng.): Everyone agrees, so we can see this method works. - Check yourself and learn all 1,800 HSK 6 words. Three reviews with a roleplay, exam-style questions and a can-do list, a page of everyday words beside their written forms, a list of all 1,800 new HSK 6 words by lesson, and an answer key. ## What's inside - Lesson 1: Dialogue: A Promotion or a New Start? · Words: Jobs and Positions · More Words: Reviews, Duties and Chances · Grammar: Rather Than A, Better B: 与其……不如…… · Grammar: Either A or B: 要么……要么…… · Read: Lin Hao's List · Practice: Practice: Making a Choice - Lesson 2: Dialogue: The Pitch · Words: Money and Investment · More Words: Deals and Trade · Grammar: The Reason Is: 之所以……是因为…… · Grammar: Enough to: 足以 + Verb · Read: The Negotiation · Practice: Practice: Making the Deal - Lesson 3: Dialogue: Trouble Down the Street · Words: Law and Citizens · More Words: Order and Public Services · Grammar: All Who: 凡是……都…… · Grammar: Notices: 不得 / 严禁 / 不宜 · Read: Settling the Dispute · Practice: Practice: Rules and Rights - Lesson 4: Dialogue: A Data Scare · Words: Online and Connected · More Words: Data and Devices · Grammar: So That, So As Not To: 以便 / 以免 · Grammar: Not Necessarily: 未必 · Read: Life After the Scare · Practice: Practice: Tech Choices - Review A: Roleplay: Work and Society · Practice: Review A: Test Yourself · Can-Do: What I Can Do Now - Lesson 5: Dialogue: A PhD or a Classroom? · Words: Schools and Degrees · More Words: Teaching and Learning · Grammar: Only If: 除非……否则…… · Grammar: Again and Again: 一再 / 再三 · Read: Chen Xiaoyu's Student · Practice: Practice: Learning to Learn - Lesson 6: Dialogue: Too Tired to Eat · Words: Illness and Treatment · More Words: Body, Fitness and Age · Grammar: Hard to Avoid: 难免 · Grammar: Thanks To: 多亏 · Read: Auntie Zhao's Father · Practice: Practice: Staying Well - Lesson 7: Dialogue: Li Wen's Village · Words: Town and Housing · More Words: Roads and Farms · Grammar: Because Of: 因……而…… · Grammar: On the Other Hand: 则 · Read: Back to the Village · Practice: Practice: Then and Now - Lesson 8: Dialogue: The Typhoon Is Coming · Words: Disasters and Energy · More Words: Fuel and Nature · Grammar: And Then, Further: 进而 · Grammar: Not So Bad As To: 不至于 · Read: After the Storm · Practice: Practice: Weather and Energy - Review B: Roleplay: A Changing World · Practice: Review B: Test Yourself · Can-Do: What I Can Do Now - Lesson 9: Dialogue: Lantern Festival at Zhao Ayi's · Words: Festivals and Customs · More Words: Heritage and History · Grammar: Can't Help It: 不禁 · Grammar: Not in the Least: 毫无 and 毫不 · Read: A Festival That Keeps Changing · Practice: Practice: Old and New - Lesson 10: Dialogue: Backstage after the Play · Words: Stories on Page and Screen · More Words: Music, Screen and Fame · Grammar: Unexpectedly: 不料 · Grammar: Whether A or B: 也好……也好…… · Read: Xiaoyu's Review of the Play · Practice: Practice: Reviewing a Show - Lesson 11: Dialogue: A Quarrel with Mum · Words: Feelings · More Words: Family and Marriage · Grammar: Clearly, and Yet: 明明 · Grammar: Actually, on the Other Hand: 倒是 · Read: The Phone Call · Practice: Practice: Feelings and Family - Lesson 12: Dialogue: Debate Class · Words: Taking a Position · More Words: On Stage · Grammar: As For: 至于 · Grammar: So We Can See: 由此可见 · Read: The Public Debate · Practice: Practice: Making Your Case - Review C: Roleplay: Ready for HSK 6 · Practice: Review C: Test Yourself · Can-Do: What I Can Do Now - Reference: Written Register at a Glance - Word list: All 1,800 New HSK 6 Words by Lesson ## How to use this book Twelve lessons of seven pages, about 45 minutes each, with a three-page review after every four lessons. Three lessons a week takes you through the book in about five weeks. - Every lesson: Seven pages in order. A dialogue, two word pages, two grammar pages, a reading and a practice page. Read the dialogue aloud first, then learn the words. - After each lesson: Write, then check. Do the practice page, including its speaking task, then mark it with the answer key at the back. - Lessons 1–4: Work and society. A promotion, a pitch, a dispute down the street and a data scare. Then Review A. - Lessons 5–8: A changing world. A PhD or a classroom, illness, a village that has changed and a typhoon. Then Review B. - Lessons 9–12: Culture, feelings and debate. The Lantern Festival, backstage after a play, a quarrel with Mum and a debate class. Then Review C. - Before the exam: Words and register. Work through the 1,800-word list and the written register page, and go back to any lesson you couldn't tick on a can-do list. ## Who it's for Advanced learners who have finished HSK 5 and are working toward HSK 6 on the new HSK 3.0 syllabus (2025), on their own, in a class or with a tutor. Before you start: Know the HSK 5 words and read characters comfortably. Dialogues, readings and practice are in characters; pinyin is on the word pages, the grammar cards and the speaking models. ## What's in each lesson? Seven pages: a dialogue, two word pages, two grammar pages, a reading and a practice page with a speaking task. The 12 lessons go from a promotion and a pitch to a data scare, a typhoon, the Lantern Festival and a debate class. A three-page review after every four lessons has a roleplay, exam-style questions and a can-do list. ## Does it help with formal written Chinese? Yes. Many grammar points are written-style patterns such as 之所以, 凡是 and 由此可见, several practice pages have rewrite drills, and a reference page sets everyday words beside their written forms. ## What should I know before I start? The HSK 5 words, and you should read characters comfortably. Dialogues, readings and practice are in characters, and pinyin is on the word pages, the grammar cards and the speaking models. ## How long does it take? About 45 minutes a lesson. Three lessons a week takes you through the book in about five weeks. Before the exam, go through the word list and the written register page, and go back to any lesson you couldn't tick. ## Is there audio? No. Read each dialogue aloud first, then learn the words. For listening in the exam format, the HSK 6 mock tests come with free audio. ## Is there a workbook to go with it? Yes. The HSK 6 Workbook has word, grammar, reading and writing exercises for each of the same 12 lessons, with its own answer key. ## Do I need a SayMei account? Yes, to download the PDF, and the account is free: sign up with Google, Apple or your email address. With it we email you a copy of the workbook, keep every workbook you download on your account on all your devices, save your place in the free online practice, and you can practise speaking with Mei Lin, SayMei's AI tutor. ## How do I print it? The PDF is US Letter size. On A4 paper, choose "Fit to page" (or "Scale to fit") in the print dialog so nothing is cut off. Print the whole workbook or only the pages you need; colour looks best, and black and white works too. Version 2026-10, updated Oct 27, 2026.