HSK 4 vocabulary list

• 泪lèitears
• 汇huìto remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange
• 燃料rán liàofuel
• 替代tì dàito substitute for; to replace; to supersede
• 美金měi jīnUS dollar; USD
• 箱子xiāng zisuitcase; chest; box; case; trunk
• 严yánsurname Yan
• 尺寸chǐ cunsize; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
• 穿上chuān shangto put on (clothes etc)
• 吸烟xī yānto smoke
• 途中tú zhōngen route
• 鲜xiǎnvariant of 鲜
• 避bìto avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
• 紧密jǐn mìinseparably close
• 诗人shī rénbard; poet
• 瓜guāmelon; gourd; squash
• 语音yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation; colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character; phonetic; audio; voice; (Internet) to voice chat; voice message
• 上个月shàng gè yuèlast month
• 毕业生bì yè shēnggraduate
• 帅哥shuài gēhandsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address)
• 老家lǎo jiānative place; place of origin; home state or region
• 寒冷hán lěngcold (climate); frigid; very cold
• 鲜花xiān huāflower; fresh flowers
• 冬季dōng jìwinter
• 穷人qióng rénpoor people; the poor
• 研究生yán jiū shēnggraduate student; postgraduate student; research student
• 宁静níng jìngtranquil; tranquility; serenity
• 树林shù línShulin city in New Taipei City 市, Taiwan
• 以内yǐ nèiwithin; less than
• 多种duō zhǒngmany kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-
• 型号xíng hàomodel (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms of color, size etc)
• 快递kuài dìexpress delivery
• 新型xīn xíngnew type; new kind
• 酸奶suān nǎiyogurt
• 耳机ěr jīheadphones; earphones; telephone receiver
• 两边liǎng bianeither side; both sides
• 暑假shǔ jiàsummer vacation
• 梦见mèng jiànto dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream
• 夏季xià jìsummer
• 获奖huò jiǎngto win an award
• 爱国ài guóto love one's country; patriotic
• 奖学金jiǎng xué jīnscholarship
• 泪水lèi shuǐteardrop; tears
• 步行bù xíngto go on foot; to walk
• 使劲shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength
• 中奖zhòng jiǎngto win a prize (in a lottery etc)
• 赏shǎngto bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)
• 巴士bā shìbus (loanword); motor coach
• 引进yǐn jìnto recommend; to introduce (from outside)
• 列入liè rùto include on a list
• 充电chōng diànto recharge (a battery); (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure); to update one's skills and knowledge
• 分为fēn wéito divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
• 促销cù xiāoto promote sales
• 体检tǐ jiǎnabbr. for 体格检查
• 宝石bǎo shíprecious stone; gem
• 食堂shí tángdining hall; cafeteria
• 晚点wǎn diǎn(of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner
• 研制yán zhìto research and manufacture; to research and to develop
• 转动zhuǎn dòngto turn sth around; to swivel
• 离不开lí bu kāiinseparable; inevitably linked to

Frequently asked questions

How many words do you need for HSK 4?

On the current exam (HSK 2.0), HSK 4 requires 1,200 words in total, counted from HSK 1. Under the new HSK 3.0 standard, level 4 covers 3,245 words in total.

What is in this HSK 4 vocabulary list?

935 Chinese words that the HSK Ace dictionary places at HSK 4, sorted by frequency. Each one has pinyin, an English meaning, audio and a stroke-order animation. The set draws on both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0, so its size differs from the official counts.

Practice HSK 4

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