HSK 4 vocabulary list

• 谈tánsurname Tan
• 汤tāngsurname Tang
• 糖tángsugar; sweets; candy
• 躺tǎngto recline; to lie down
• 趟tāngold variant of 趟
• 讨论tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
• 讨厌tǎo yànto dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying
• 特点tè diǎncharacteristic (feature); trait; feature
• 提dīused in 防 and 溜
• 提供tí gōngto offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish
• 提前tí qiánto shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance
• 提醒tí xǐngto remind; to call attention to; to warn of
• 填空tián kòngto fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)
• 条件tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition
• 停tíngto stop; to halt; to park (a car)
• 挺tǐngstraight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns
• 通过tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via
• 通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform; notice; notification
• 同情tóng qíngto sympathize with; sympathy
• 同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
• 推tuīto push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage
• 推迟tuī chíto postpone; to put off; to defer
• 脱tuōto shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
• 袜子wà zisocks; stockings
• 完全wán quáncomplete; whole; totally; entirely
• 网球wǎng qiútennis; tennis ball
• 网站wǎng zhànwebsite; network station; node
• 往往wǎng wǎngusually; in many cases; more often than not
• 危险wēi xiǎndanger; dangerous
• 卫生间wèi shēng jiānbathroom; toilet; WC
• 味道wèi daoflavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor
• 温度wēn dùtemperature
• 文章wén zhāngarticle; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning
• 污染wū rǎnto pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)
• 无mónot to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
• 无聊wú liáobored; boring; senseless
• 无论wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
• 误会wù huìto misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding
• 西红柿xī hóng shìtomato
• 吸引xī yǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
• 咸xiánsurname Xian
• 现金xiàn jīncash
• 羡慕xiàn mùto envy; to admire
• 相反xiāng fǎnopposite; contrary
• 相同xiāng tóngidentical; same
• 香xiāngfragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick
• 详细xiáng xìdetailed; in detail; minute
• 响xiǎngecho; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises
• 橡皮xiàng pírubber; an eraser; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
• 消息xiāo xinews; information
• 小吃xiǎo chīsnack; refreshments
• 小伙子xiǎo huǒ ziyoung man; young guy; lad; youngster
• 小说xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
• 笑话xiào huajoke; jest; to laugh at; to mock
• 效果xiào guǒresult; effect; efficacy; (theater) sound or visual effects
• 之间zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间)
• 心情xīn qíngmood; frame of mind
• 辛苦xīn kǔexhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
• 信封xìn fēngenvelope
• 之前zhī qiánbefore; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand

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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