HSK 4 vocabulary list

• 活泼huó polively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive
• 火huǒsurname Huo
• 获得huò déto obtain; to receive; to get
• 积极jī jíactive; energetic; vigorous; positive (outlook); proactive
• 积累jī lěito accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively
• 基础jī chǔbase; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental
• 激动jī dòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite
• 及时jí shítimely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
• 即使jí shǐeven if; even though
• 计划jì huàplan; project; program; to plan; to map out
• 记者jì zhěreporter; journalist
• 技术jì shùtechnology; technique; skill
• 既然jì ránsince; as; this being the case
• 继续jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
• 寄jìto send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)
• 加班jiā bānto work overtime
• 加油站jiā yóu zhàngas station
• 家具jiā jùfurniture
• 假gēiused in 掰
• 价格jià géprice
• 坚持jiān chíto persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
• 减肥jiǎn féito lose weight
• 减少jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
• 建议jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
• 将来jiāng láiin the future; future; the future
• 奖金jiǎng jīnpremium; award money; bonus
• 降低jiàng dīto reduce; to lower; to bring down
• 降落jiàng luòto descend; to land
• 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤
• 交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
• 交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
• 郊区jiāo qūsuburban district; outskirts; suburbs
• 骄傲jiāo àopride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth
• 饺子jiǎo zidumpling; pot-sticker
• 教授jiào shòuprofessor; to instruct; to lecture on
• 教育jiào yùto educate; to teach; education
• 接受jiē shòuto accept; to receive
• 接着jiē zheto catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
• 节jiēsee 节骨眼
• 节约jié yuēto economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal
• 结果jiē guǒto bear fruit
• 解释jiě shìexplanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve
• 尽管jǐn guǎndespite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
• 紧张jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce
• 进行jìn xíngto advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute
• 禁止jìn zhǐto prohibit; to forbid; to ban
• 京剧jīng jùBeijing opera
• 经济jīng jìeconomy; economic
• 经历jīng lìexperience; to experience; to go through
• 经验jīng yànexperience; to experience
• 精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous; brilliant
• 景色jǐng sèscenery; scene; landscape; view
• 警察jǐng chápolice; police officer
• 竞争jìng zhēngto compete; competition
• 竟然jìng ránunexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
• 镜子jìng zimirror
• 究竟jiū jìngto go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
• 举jǔvariant of 举
• 举办jǔ bànto conduct; to hold
• 举行jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

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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