HSK 4 Vocabulary
HSK 4 Vocabulary List (243 words)
Compiled from Fluentide podcast episodes. Updated May 2026.
The HSK 4 vocabulary list brings total active vocabulary to approximately 1,200 words. This is where opinion, abstraction, and discourse vocabulary kicks in — comparatives, attitudes, evaluations, the language of analysis. Each word includes pinyin, translation, and links to Fluentide intermediate episodes where it appears in context.
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Where HSK 4 Sits in the HSK Ladder
HSK 4 Word List
安保ānbǎosecurity
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巴别塔Bābiétǎthe Tower of Babel
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保温杯bǎowēnbēithermos, insulated water bottle
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爆粗口bào cūkǒuto start cursing; to let loose profanity
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标志性biāozhìxìngiconic; signature
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标准biāozhǔnstandard
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补选bǔxuǎnby-election
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不同bùtóngdifferent
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采访cǎifǎngto interview (as a journalist)
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残酷cánkùcruel; harsh
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差价chājiàprice difference
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产品经理chǎnpǐn jīnglǐproduct manager
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厂商chǎngshāngmanufacturer
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炒股chǎo gǔto trade stocks (active short-term trading)
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车迷chēmíracing / car fan
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彻头彻尾chè tóu chè wěi(idiom) thoroughly; utterly; from head to tail
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称兄道弟chēng xiōng dào dì(idiom) to address each other as brothers; be chummy
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承担chéngdānto bear; take on
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承认chéngrènto admit; acknowledge
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承受chéngshòuto bear; endure
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丑闻chǒuwénscandal
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出卖chūmàito betray; sell out
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处罚chǔfáto punish; (administrative) penalty
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创立chuànglìto found; establish
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打包票dǎ bāopiào(idiom) to guarantee absolutely
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打交道dǎ jiāodaoto deal with; engage with
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打捞dǎlāoto dredge / fish out (of water)
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大臣dàchénminister (of a court)
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大满贯dàmǎnguànGrand Slam
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大选dàxuǎngeneral election
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代名词dàimíngcía byword; synonym
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代言dàiyánendorsement (athlete-brand)
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地图dìtúmap
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低谷dīgǔlow point; trough
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底线dǐxiànbottom line; limit
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帝国dìguóempire
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调查diàocháto investigate
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叠加diéjiāto stack / superimpose
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都城dūchéngcapital city
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独居dújūliving alone
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赌dǔto bet; to gamble
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对手duìshǒuopponent
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蹲守dūnshǒuto stake out; lie in wait
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夺冠duóguànto win the championship
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发布fābùto release; announce
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发动fādòngto launch (an attack)
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发球fāqiúserve (in tennis)
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罚款fákuǎnfine, monetary penalty
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法律责任fǎlǜ zérènlegal liability
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翻盘fānpánto come from behind; reverse the game
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