HSK 4 vocabulary list

• 信息xìn xīinformation; news; message
• 信心xìn xīnconfidence; faith (in sb or sth)
• 无法wú fǎunable; incapable
• 兴奋xīng fènexcited; excitement; (physiology) excitation
• 行hángrow; line; commercial firm; line of business; profession; to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column
• 醒xǐngto wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to
• 幸福xìng fúhappiness; happy; blessed
• 性别xìng biégender; sex
• 性格xìng génature; disposition; temperament; character
• 修理xiū lǐto repair; to fix; to prune; to trim; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb
• 许多xǔ duōmany; a lot of; much
• 学期xué qīterm; semester
• 压力yā lìpressure
• 呀yā(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
• 牙膏yá gāotoothpaste; CL:管[guan3]
• 亚洲yà zhōuAsia (abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1])
• 严格yán géstrict; stringent; tight; rigorous
• 严重yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
• 研究yán jiūresearch; a study; to research; to look into
• 盐yánsalt
• 眼镜yǎn jìngspectacles; eyeglasses
• 演出yǎn chūto act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show
• 演员yǎn yuánactor or actress; performer
• 阳光yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
• 养成yǎng chéngto cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire
• 样子yàng ziappearance; manner; pattern; model
• 处chǔto reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish
• 邀请yāo qǐngto invite; invitation
• 要是yào shi(coll.) if
• 钥匙yào shikey; CL:把[ba3]
• 也许yě xǔperhaps; maybe
• 叶子yè zileaf; (slang) marijuana
• 页xiéhead
• 一切yī qièeverything; every; all
• 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]
• 以为yǐ wéito think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
• 艺术yì shùart
• 意见yì jiànidea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint
• 因此yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result
• 引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
• 印象yìn xiàngimpression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
• 赢yíngto beat; to win; to profit
• 应聘yìng pìnto accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position
• 永远yǒng yuǎnforever; eternal
• 勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave; courageous
• 优点yōu diǎnmerit; benefit; strong point; advantage
• 优秀yōu xiùoutstanding; excellent
• 幽默yōu mò(loanword) humor; humorous
• 尤其yóu qíespecially; particularly
• 由yóuto follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
• 由于yóu yúdue to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
• 邮局yóu júpost office
• 友好yǒu hǎoYouhao district of Yichun city 市, Heilongjiang
• 友谊yǒu yìcompanionship; fellowship; friendship
• 有趣yǒu qùinteresting; fascinating; amusing
• 于是yú shìthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
• 愉快yú kuàicheerful; cheerily; delightful; pleasant; pleasantly; pleasing; happy; delighted
• 与yúvariant of 欤
• 羽毛球yǔ máo qiúshuttlecock; badminton
• 语法yǔ fǎgrammar

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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