HSK 4 Vocabulary
HSK 4 Vocabulary List (220 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.
Where HSK 4 Sits in the HSK Ladder
HSK 4 Word List
爱好àihàohobby
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安慰剂ānwèijìplacebo
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百老汇BǎilǎohuìBroadway
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半透明bàn tòumíngtranslucent; semi-transparent
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绑定bǎngdìngbundled; tied
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保持bǎochíto hold; to maintain
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边界biānjièboundary
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辩护biànhùto defend, justify
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冰岛BīngdǎoIceland
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补救措施bǔjiù cuòshīremedies
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不可逆转bùkě nìzhuǎnirreversible
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不忠bùzhōngunfaithful, disloyal
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不自由的民主bù zìyóu de mínzhǔilliberal democracy
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部分自由bùfen zìyóupartly free
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财阀cáifáchaebol (Korean conglomerate)
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拆分chāifēnbreakup; to split
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禅修chánxiūmeditation; Zen practice
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肠脑轴cháng nǎo zhóugut-brain axis
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潮水cháoshuǐtide
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炒作chǎozuòto hype, speculation
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车祸chēhuòcar accident
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撤离chèlíto evacuate
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沉浸式chénjìn shìimmersive
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成功chénggōngsuccessful; success
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冲击chōngjīimpact; shock
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出圈chū quāngoing viral beyond your niche
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出手chūshǒuto make a move; to intervene
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穿搭chuāndāoutfit coordination
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传播chuánbōto spread; transmission
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存储cúnchǔstorage
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弹性tánxìngelasticity; springiness
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导火索dǎohuǒsuǒtrigger; catalyst
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等离子体děng lízǐ tǐplasma
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低地球轨道dī dìqiú guǐdàolow Earth orbit
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底线dǐxiànbottom line, baseline
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调性diàoxìngtone; vibe
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调整tiáozhěngto adjust; correction (market)
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订单dìngdānorder
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独立dúlìindependent; independence
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多元duōyuándiverse, pluralistic
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额度édùquota; allowance
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发炎fāyánto become inflamed; inflammation
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法治fǎzhìrule of law
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翻车fānchēto crash/flop (slang)
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反差fǎnchācontrast (often emotional/dramatic)
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反弹fǎntánto bounce back; rebound
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反共产主义fǎn gòngchǎn zhǔyìanti-communist
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反思fǎnsīto reflect; self-reflection
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饭圈fànquānfan-circle, fandom community
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方便费fāngbiàn fèiconvenience fee
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