HSK 4 vocabulary list

• 列为liè wéito be classified as
• 海水hǎi shuǐseawater
• 动摇dòng yáoto sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to
• 体操tǐ cāogymnastic; gymnastics
• 大爷dà yéarrogant idler; self-centered show-off
• 秋季qiū jìautumn; fall
• 扩展kuò zhǎnto extend; to expand; extension; expansion
• 平稳píng wěnsmooth; steady
• 一般来说yī bān lái shuōgenerally speaking
• 相片xiàng piànimage; photograph
• 闹钟nào zhōngalarm clock
• 大姐dà jiěbig sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
• 气球qì qiúballoon
• 春季chūn jìspringtime
• 赞赏zàn shǎngto admire; to praise; to appreciate
• 构造gòu zàostructure; composition; tectonic (geology)
• 虫子chóng ziinsect; bug; worm
• 轮椅lún yǐwheelchair
• 特价tè jiàspecial price
• 黄瓜huáng guācucumber
• 暖气nuǎn qìcentral heating; heater; warm air
• 二手èr shǒuindirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc); assistant
• 味儿wèi rtaste
• 优良yōu liángfine; good; first-rate
• 转弯zhuǎn wānto turn; to go around a corner
• 期末qī mòend of term
• 上楼shàng lóuto go upstairs
• 下楼xià lóuto go downstairs
• 百货bǎi huògeneral merchandise
• 点名diǎn míngroll call; to mention sb by name; (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name
• 茶叶chá yètea; tea leaves
• 运动会yùn dòng huìsports competition
• 开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish
• 登山dēng shānto climb a mountain; climbing; mountaineering
• 降温jiàng wēnto become cooler; to lower the temperature; cooling; (of interest, activity etc) to decline
• 抽奖chōu jiǎngto draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle
• 孙女sūn nǚson's daughter; granddaughter
• 大巴dà bā(coll.) large bus; coach; (abbr. for 大型巴士)
• 树叶shù yètree leaves
• 高价gāo jiàhigh price
• 大妈dà māfather's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
• 套餐tào cānset meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
• 制订zhì dìngto work out; to formulate
• 率先shuài xiānto take the lead; to show initiative
• 冰雪bīng xuěice and snow
• 牙刷yá shuātoothbrush
• 诚信chéng xìngenuine; honest; in good faith; honesty; integrity
• 窗子chuāng ziwindow
• 月底yuè dǐend of the month
• 深厚shēn hòudeep; profound
• 降价jiàng jiàto cut the price; to drive down the price; to get cheaper
• 通知书tōng zhī shūwritten notice
• 外交官wài jiāo guāndiplomat
• 培训班péi xùn bāntraining class
• 外汇wài huìforeign (currency) exchange
• 轮子lún ziwheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner
• 汽水qì shuǐsoda pop; carbonated soft drink
• 学分xué fēncourse credit
• 摆动bǎi dòngto sway; to swing; to move back and forth; to oscillate
• 红包hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe

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.

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