HSK 4 Vocabulary
HSK 4 Vocabulary List: 2,000 Words (HSK 3.0)
HSK 4 has 2,000 words in HSK 3.0, 1,000 of them new at this level (the old HSK 2.0 list had 1,200). Fluentide has 302 free stories at the Intermediate (HSK 4) level that use them, with transcript and pinyin.
By Haoshan Hong · Native Mandarin speaker · Updated October 2026
Hear HSK 4 words in a real story
胡迪尼的大象与好奇心
Economist Bartleby Column: Andrew Palmer on the Hidden Costs of Workplace Curiosity
2 min
What is on the HSK 4 word list?
The other 1,000 come from HSK 1–3. They cover opinion, comparison, and evaluation: the words you need to say what you think, not just what happened.
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HSK 4 word list
All 1,978 words from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus, the 990 new at HSK 4 first. The syllabus counts 2,000 because a few words are listed once per reading; here each appears once.
Pinyin from the syllabus, definitions from CC-CEDICT. Tap a word for its other senses.
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爱情àiqíngHSK 4romance
- romance
- love (romantic)
- CL:份
爱心àixīnHSK 4compassion
- compassion
- kindness
- care for others
- love
- CL:片
- charity (bazaar, golf day etc)
- heart (the symbol ♥)
安检ānjiǎnHSK 4security check (abbr. for 安全检查)
- security check (abbr. for 安全检查)
- to do a security check
安排ānpáiHSK 4to arrange
- to arrange
- to plan
- to set up
- arrangements
- plans
按ànHSK 4to press
- to press
- to push
- to leave aside or shelve
- to control
- to restrain
- to keep one's hand on
- to check or refer to
- according to
- in the light of
- (of an editor or author) to make a comment
按时ànshíHSK 4on time
- on time
- before deadline
- on schedule
按照ànzhàoHSK 4according to
- according to
- in accordance with
- on the basis of
白酒báijiǔHSK 4baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
- baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
- (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒)
办公bàngōngHSK 4to handle official business (usu. in an office)
- to handle official business (usu. in an office)
- to do (office) work
办理bànlǐHSK 4to handle
- to handle
- to transact
- to conduct
办事bànshìHSK 4to handle (affairs)
- to handle (affairs)
- to work
棒bàngHSK 4stick
- stick
- club
- cudgel
- smart
- capable
- strong
- wonderful
- classifier for legs of a relay race
保护bǎohùHSK 4to protect
- to protect
- to defend
- to safeguard
- protection
- CL:种
保证bǎozhèngHSK 4guarantee
- guarantee
- to guarantee
- to ensure
- to safeguard
- to pledge
- CL:个
报考bàokǎoHSK 4to enter oneself for an examination
- to enter oneself for an examination
报名bàomíngHSK 4to sign up
- to sign up
- to enter one's name
- to apply
- to register
- to enroll
- to enlist
抱bàoHSK 4to hold
- to hold
- to carry (in one's arms)
- to hug
- to embrace
- to surround
- to cherish
- (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
抱歉bàoqiànHSK 4to be sorry
- to be sorry
- to feel apologetic
- sorry!
北部běibùHSK 4northern part
- northern part
背bēi / bèiHSK 4the back of a body or object
- the back of a body or object
- to turn one's back
- to hide something from
- to learn by heart
- to recite from memory
- (slang) unlucky
- hard of hearing
- to carry on one's back
- (fig.) to bear
- to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)
- variant of 背
背包bēibāoHSK 4knapsack
- knapsack
- rucksack
- infantry pack
- field pack
- blanket roll
- CL:个
倍bèiHSK 4(two, three etc) -fold
- (two, three etc) -fold
- times (multiplier)
- double
- to increase or multiply
本科běnkēHSK 4undergraduate course
- undergraduate course
- undergraduate (attributive)
本来běnláiHSK 4original
- original
- originally
- at first
- it goes without saying
- of course
笨bènHSK 4stupid
- stupid
- foolish
- silly
- slow-witted
- clumsy
鼻子bíziHSK 4nose
笔试bǐshìHSK 4written examination
- written examination
- paper test (for an applicant)
毕业bìyèHSK 4graduation
- graduation
- to graduate
- to finish school
毕业生bìyèshēngHSK 4graduate
- graduate
便于biànyúHSK 4easy to
- easy to
- convenient for
标准biāozhǔnHSK 4standard
- standard
- norm
- criterion
- (adjective) standard
- good
- correct
- conforming to a standard
表biǎoHSK 4watch
- watch
- form
- table
- to express
- exterior surface
- family relationship via females
- to show (one's opinion)
- a model
- a table (listing information)
- a form
- a meter (measuring sth)
- watch (timepiece)
- meter
- gauge
表格biǎogéHSK 4form
- form
- table
- CL:张,份
表示biǎoshìHSK 4(of sb) to express
- (of sb) to express
- to state
- to show
- (of sth) to indicate
- to signify
- to show
- expression
- manifestation
表现biǎoxiànHSK 4to show
- to show
- to show off
- to display
- to manifest
- expression
- manifestation
- show
- display
- performance (at work etc)
- behavior
表扬biǎoyángHSK 4to praise
- to praise
- to commend
饼干bǐnggānHSK 4biscuit
- biscuit
- cracker
- cookie
- CL:片,块
并bìngHSK 4and
- and
- furthermore
- also
- together with
- (not) at all
- simultaneously
- to combine
- to join
- to merge
- to combine
- to amalgamate
- short name for Taiyuan 太原
- variant of 并
并且bìngqiěHSK 4and
- and
- besides
- moreover
- furthermore
- in addition
播放bōfàngHSK 4to broadcast
- to broadcast
- to transmit (by radio or TV)
博士bóshìHSK 4doctor (as an academic degree)
- doctor (as an academic degree)
- (old) person specialized in a skill or trade
- (old) court academician
不必búbìHSK 4need not
- need not
- does not have to
- not necessarily
不便búbiànHSK 4inconvenient
- inconvenient
- inappropriate
- unsuitable
- short of cash
不得不bùdébùHSK 4have no choice or option but to
- have no choice or option but to
- cannot but
- have to
- can't help it
- can't avoid
不断búduànHSK 4unceasing
- unceasing
- uninterrupted
- continuous
- constant
不够búgòuHSK 4not enough
- not enough
- insufficient
- inadequate
不管bùguǎnHSK 4not to be concerned
- not to be concerned
- regardless of
- no matter
不光bùguāngHSK 4not the only one
- not the only one
- not only
不过búguòHSK 4but
- but
- however
- only
- only
- merely
- no more than
- but
- however
- anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
- cannot be more (after adjectival)
不仅bùjǐnHSK 4not just
- not just
- not limited to
- (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
Stories that use these HSK 4 words
Each one is a Fluentide Intermediate (HSK 4) story, written inside that word band. Press play; the first few need no account.
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HSK 4 word list for HSK 2.0 (1,200 words)
If your registration still says HSK 2.0, study this list. HSK 2.0 HSK 4 has about 1,200 words. Below are the 598 it adds at this level; the rest are on the HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3 pages.
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Show the 598 HSK 2.0 words
- 爱情àiqíng
- 安排ānpái
- 安全ānquán
- 按时ànshí
- 按照ànzhào
- 暗àn
- 包括bāokuò
- 保护bǎohù
- 保证bǎozhèng
- 报道bàodào
- 报名bàomíng
- 抱bào
- 抱歉bàoqiàn
- 倍bèi
- 本来běnlái
- 笨bèn
- 笔记本bǐjìběn
- 毕业bìyè
- 遍biàn
- 标准biāozhǔn
- 表达biǎodá
- 表格biǎogé
- 表扬biǎoyáng
- 饼干bǐnggān
- 并且bìngqiě
- 博士bóshì
- 不但bùdàn
- 不得不bùdébù
- 不管bùguǎn
- 不过bùguò
- 不仅bùjǐn
- 部分bùfen
- 擦cā
- 猜cāi
- 材料cáiliào
- 参观cānguān
- 差不多chàbuduō
- 尝cháng
- 场chǎng
- 超过chāoguò
- 吵chǎo
- 成功chénggōng
- 成熟chéngshú
- 成为chéngwéi
- 诚实chéngshí
- 乘坐chéngzuò
- 吃惊chījīng
- 抽烟chōuyān
- 出差chūchāi
- 出发chūfā
- 出生chūshēng
- 传真chuánzhēn
- 窗户chuānghu
- 词典cídiǎn
- 从来cónglái
- 粗心cūxīn
- 答案dáàn
- 打扮dǎban
- 打扰dǎrǎo
- 打印dǎyìn
- 打折dǎzhé
- 打针dǎzhēn
- 大夫dàifu
- 大概dàgài
- 大使馆dàshǐguǎn
- 大约dàyuē
- 代表dàibiǎo
- 代替dàitì
- 戴dài
- 弹tán
- 当dāng
- 当地dāngdì
- 当时dāngshí
- 刀dāo
- 导游dǎoyóu
- 到处dàochù
- 到底dàodǐ
- 道歉dàoqiàn
- 得意déyì
- 地球dìqiú
- 地址dìzhǐ
- 等děng
- 底dǐ
- 调查diàochá
- 掉diào
- 丢diū
- 动作dòngzuò
- 堵车dǔchē
- 肚子dùzi
- 断duàn
- 对duì
- 对话duìhuà
- 对面duìmiàn
- 顿dùn
- 朵duǒ
- 儿童értóng
- 而ér
- 发fā
- 发生fāshēng
- 发展fāzhǎn
- 法律fǎlǜ
- 翻译fānyì
- 烦恼fánnǎo
- 反对fǎnduì
- 反映fǎnyìng
- 范围fànwéi
- 方法fāngfǎ
- 方面fāngmiàn
- 方向fāngxiàng
- 访问fǎngwèn
- 放弃fàngqì
- 放暑假fàngshǔjià
- 分之fēnzhī
- 份fèn
- 丰富fēngfù
- 风景fēngjǐng
- 否则fǒuzé
- 符合fúhé
- 父亲fùqīn
- 负责fùzé
- 复印fùyìn
- 复杂fùzá
- 富fù
- 改变gǎibiàn
- 感动gǎndòng
- 感觉gǎnjué
- 感情gǎnqíng
- 感谢gǎnxiè
- 干gàn
- 干杯gānbēi
- 干燥gānzào
- 刚刚gānggang
- 高级gāojí
- 个子gèzi
- 各gè
- 工具gōngjù
- 工资gōngzī
- 公里gōnglǐ
- 共同gòngtóng
- 购物gòuwù
- 够gòu
- 估计gūjì
- 孤单gūdān
- 鼓励gǔlì
- 鼓掌gǔzhǎng
- 故意gùyì
- 顾客gùkè
- 挂guà
- 关键guānjiàn
- 观众guānzhòng
- 管理guǎnlǐ
- 光guāng
- 广播guǎngbō
- 广告guǎnggào
- 逛guàng
- 规定guīdìng
- 国际guójì
- 果然guǒrán
- 过guò
- 过程guòchéng
- 咳嗽késou
- 海洋hǎiyáng
- 害羞hàixiū
- 寒假hánjià
- 汗hàn
- 航班hángbān
- 好处hǎochu
- 好像hǎoxiàng
- 号码hàomǎ
- 合格hégé
- 合适héshì
- 盒子hézi
- 猴子hóuzi
- 后悔hòuhuǐ
- 后来hòulái
- 厚hòu
- 忽然hūrán
- 互相hùxiāng
- 护士hùshi
- 怀疑huáiyí
- 回忆huíyì
- 活动huódòng
- 活泼huópo
- 火huǒ
- 获得huòdé
- 积极jījí
- 积累jīlěi
- 基础jīchǔ
- 激动jīdòng
- 及时jíshí
- 即使jíshǐ
- 极其jíqí
- 集合jíhé
- 计划jìhuà
- 记者jìzhě
- 技术jìshù
- 既然jìrán
- 继续jìxù
- 寄jì
- 加班jiābān
- 加油站jiāyóuzhàn
- 家具jiājù
- 假jiǎ
- 价格jiàgé
- 坚持jiānchí
- 减肥jiǎnféi
- 减少jiǎnshǎo
- 将来jiānglái
- 奖金jiǎngjīn
- 降低jiàngdī
- 交jiāo
- 交流jiāoliú
- 交通jiāotōng
- 骄傲jiāoào
- 饺子jiǎozi
- 教授jiàoshòu
- 教育jiàoyù
- 接受jiēshòu
- 节约jiéyuē
- 结果jiéguǒ
- 解释jiěshì
- 尽管jǐnguǎn
- 紧张jǐnzhāng
- 进行jìnxíng
- 禁止jìnzhǐ
- 京剧jīngjù
- 经济jīngjì
- 经历jīnglì
- 经验jīngyàn
- 精彩jīngcǎi
- 精神jīngshén
- 警察jǐngchá
- 竞争jìngzhēng
- 竟然jìngrán
- 镜子jìngzi
- 究竟jiūjìng
- 举办jǔbàn
- 拒绝jùjué
- 距离jùlí
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiào
- 看法kànfǎ
- 考虑kǎolǜ
- 科学kēxué
- 棵kē
- 可怜kělián
- 可是kěshì
- 可惜kěxī
- 肯定kěndìng
- 空气kōngqì
- 恐怕kǒngpà
- 苦kǔ
- 宽kuān
- 困kùn
- 困难kùnnan
- 扩大kuòdà
- 垃圾桶lājītǒng
- 拉lā
- 辣là
- 来不及láibují
- 来得及láidejí
- 懒lǎn
- 浪费làngfèi
- 浪漫làngmàn
- 老虎lǎohǔ
- 冷静lěngjìng
- 礼貌lǐmào
- 理发lǐfà
- 理解lǐjiě
- 理想lǐxiǎng
- 力气lìqi
- 厉害lìhai
- 例如lìrú
- 俩liǎ
- 连lián
- 联系liánxì
- 凉快liángkuai
- 亮liàng
- 聊天liáotiān
- 另外lìngwài
- 流泪liúlèi
- 流利liúlì
- 流行liúxíng
- 留liú
- 留学liúxué
- 律师lǜshī
- 乱luàn
- 麻烦máfan
- 马虎mǎhu
- 满mǎn
- 毛巾máojīn
- 美丽měilì
- 梦mèng
- 密码mìmǎ
- 免费miǎnfèi
- 民族mínzú
- 母亲mǔqīn
- 目的mùdì
- 耐心nàixīn
- 难道nándào
- 难受nánshòu
- 内nèi
- 内容nèiróng
- 能力nénglì
- 年龄niánlíng
- 农村nóngcūn
- 弄nòng
- 暖和nuǎnhuo
- 偶尔ǒuěr
- 排列páiliè
- 判断pànduàn
- 陪péi
- 批评pīpíng
- 皮肤pífū
- 脾气píqi
- 篇piān
- 骗piàn
- 乒乓球pīngpāngqiú
- 平时píngshí
- 瓶子píngzi
- 破pò
- 普遍pǔbiàn
- 其次qícì
- 其中qízhōng
- 起飞qǐfēi
- 起来qǐlai
- 气候qìhòu
- 千万qiānwàn
- 签证qiānzhèng
- 墙qiáng
- 敲qiāo
- 桥qiáo
- 巧克力qiǎokèlì
- 亲戚qīnqi
- 轻qīng
- 轻松qīngsōng
- 情况qíngkuàng
- 请假qǐngjià
- 请客qǐngkè
- 穷qióng
- 区别qūbié
- 取qǔ
- 全部quánbù
- 缺点quēdiǎn
- 缺少quēshǎo
- 却què
- 确实quèshí
- 群qún
- 然而ránér
- 热闹rènao
- 人民币rénmínbì
- 任何rènhé
- 任务rènwu
- 扔rēng
- 仍然réngrán
- 日记rìjì
- 入口rùkǒu
- 软ruǎn
- 散步sànbù
- 森林sēnlín
- 沙发shāfā
- 伤心shāngxīn
- 商量shāngliang
- 稍微shāowēi
- 社会shèhuì
- 申请shēnqǐng
- 深shēn
- 甚至shènzhì
- 生活shēnghuó
- 生命shēngmìng
- 省shěng
- 剩shèng
- 失败shībài
- 失望shīwàng
- 师傅shīfu
- 狮子shīzi
- 湿润shīrùn
- 十分shífēn
- 实际shíjì
- 实在shízài
- 食品shípǐn
- 使用shǐyòng
- 世纪shìjì
- 市场shìchǎng
- 试shì
- 适合shìhé
- 适应shìyìng
- 收shōu
- 收入shōurù
- 收拾shōushi
- 首都shǒudū
- 首先shǒuxiān
- 受不了shòubùliǎo
- 受到shòudào
- 售货员shòuhuòyuán
- 输shū
- 熟悉shúxī
- 数量shùliàng
- 数字shùzì
- 帅shuài
- 顺便shùnbiàn
- 顺利shùnlì
- 顺序shùnxù
- 说明shuōmíng
- 硕士shuòshì
- 死sǐ
- 速度sùdù
- 塑料袋sùliàodài
- 酸suān
- 算suàn
- 随便suíbiàn
- 随着suízhe
- 孙子sūnzi
- 所有suǒyǒu
- 台tái
- 抬tái
- 态度tàidu
- 谈tán
- 汤tāng
- 躺tǎng
- 趟tàng
- 讨论tǎolùn
- 讨厌tǎoyàn
- 特点tèdiǎn
- 提供tígōng
- 提前tíqián
- 提醒tíxǐng
- 填空tiánkòng
- 条件tiáojiàn
- 停止tíngzhǐ
- 挺tǐng
- 通过tōngguò
- 通知tōngzhī
- 同情tóngqíng
- 推tuī
- 推迟tuīchí
- 脱tuō
- 袜子wàzi
- 完全wánquán
- 网球wǎngqiú
- 网站wǎngzhàn
- 往wǎng
- 往往wǎngwǎng
- 危险wēixiǎn
- 味道wèidao
- 温度wēndù
- 文章wénzhāng
- 握手wòshǒu
- 污染wūrǎn
- 无wú
- 无聊wúliáo
- 无论wúlùn
- 误会wùhuì
- 吸引xīyǐn
- 西红柿xīhóngshì
- 洗衣机xǐyījī
- 咸xián
- 现代xiàndài
- 限制xiànzhì
- 羡慕xiànmù
- 相反xiāngfǎn
- 香xiāng
- 详细xiángxì
- 响xiǎng
- 消息xiāoxi
- 小说xiǎoshuō
- 效果xiàoguǒ
- 笑话xiàohua
- 心情xīnqíng
- 辛苦xīnkǔ
- 信任xìnrèn
- 信心xìnxīn
- 信用卡xìnyòngkǎ
- 行xíng
- 醒xǐng
- 兴奋xīngfèn
- 幸福xìngfú
- 性别xìngbié
- 性格xìnggé
- 修xiū
- 许多xǔduō
- 血xuè
- 压力yālì
- 牙膏yágāo
- 亚洲yàzhōu
- 呀ya
- 严格yángé
- 严重yánzhòng
- 研究生yánjiūshēng
- 盐yán
- 演出yǎnchū
- 演员yǎnyuán
- 阳光yángguāng
- 养成yǎngchéng
- 样子yàngzi
- 邀请yāoqǐng
- 钥匙yàoshi
- 也许yěxǔ
- 叶子yèzi
- 页yè
- 一切yīqiè
- 以yǐ
- 亿yì
- 艺术yìshù
- 意见yìjiàn
- 因此yīncǐ
- 引起yǐnqǐ
- 饮料yǐnliào
- 印象yìnxiàng
- 赢yíng
- 硬yìng
- 永远yǒngyuǎn
- 勇敢yǒnggǎn
- 优点yōudiǎn
- 优秀yōuxiù
- 幽默yōumò
- 尤其yóuqí
- 由yóu
- 由于yóuyú
- 友好yǒuhǎo
- 友谊yǒuyì
- 有趣yǒuqù
- 于是yúshì
- 愉快yúkuài
- 与yǔ
- 羽毛球yǔmáoqiú
- 语法yǔfǎ
- 语言yǔyán
- 预习yùxí
- 原来yuánlái
- 原谅yuánliàng
- 原因yuányīn
- 圆yuán
- 约会yuēhuì
- 阅读yuèdú
- 允许yǔnxǔ
- 杂志zázhì
- 咱们zánmen
- 暂时zànshí
- 脏zāng
- 责任zérèn
- 增加zēngjiā
- 增长zēngzhǎng
- 窄zhǎi
- 长城chángchéng
- 长江chángjiāng
- 招聘zhāopìn
- 真正zhēnzhèng
- 整理zhěnglǐ
- 整齐zhěngqí
- 正常zhèngcháng
- 正好zhènghǎo
- 正确zhèngquè
- 正式zhèngshì
- 证明zhèngmíng
- 之zhī
- 支持zhīchí
- 知识zhīshi
- 直接zhíjiē
- 值得zhíde
- 职业zhíyè
- 植物zhíwù
- 只好zhǐhǎo
- 只要zhǐyào
- 指zhǐ
- 至少zhìshǎo
- 制造zhìzào
- 质量zhìliàng
- 中文zhōngwén
- 重点zhòngdiǎn
- 重视zhòngshì
- 重新chóngxīn
- 周围zhōuwéi
- 猪zhū
- 逐渐zhújiàn
- 主动zhǔdòng
- 主意zhǔyi
- 祝贺zhùhè
- 著名zhùmíng
- 专门zhuānmén
- 专业zhuānyè
- 赚zhuàn
- 撞zhuàng
- 准确zhǔnquè
- 准时zhǔnshí
- 仔细zǐxì
- 自然zìrán
- 总结zǒngjié
- 租zū
- 组成zǔchéng
- 组织zǔzhī
- 嘴zuǐ
- 最好zuìhǎo
- 最后zuìhòu
- 尊重zūnzhòng
- 作者zuòzhě
- 座zuò
- 座位zuòwèi
- 做生意zuòshēngyì
How to actually learn HSK 4 vocabulary
Reading a word on a page and catching it at speed in a sentence are different skills. The HSK listening section tests the second.
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The method in practice
Hear HSK 4 vocabulary in real Mandarin
Each HSK 4 episode uses this word band, with the transcript, pinyin and line-by-line English. Five free episodes after a one-tap magic-link sign-in — no password, no payment.