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HSK 4 Vocabulary

HSK 4 Vocabulary List (175 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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HSK 4 Word List

巴别塔Bābiétǎthe Tower of Babel

板块bǎnkuàitectonic plate

半透明bàn tòumíngtranslucent; semi-transparent

保温杯bǎowēnbēithermos, insulated water bottle

爆粗口bào cūkǒuto start cursing; to let loose profanity

背靠背bèikàobèiback to back

比较bǐjiàocomparatively / to compare

边界biānjièboundary / borders

辩护biànhùto defend, justify

不同bùtóngdifferent

不忠bùzhōngunfaithful, disloyal

财阀cáifáchaebol (Korean conglomerate)

采访cǎifǎngto interview / press interview

肠脑轴cháng nǎo zhóugut-brain axis

厂商chǎngshāngmanufacturer

炒股chǎo gǔto trade stocks (active short-term trading)

炒作chǎozuòto hype, speculation

撤档chèdàngto pull (a film) from release

撤销chèxiāoto revoke / cancel

成绩chéngjìresult / record

程序chéngxùprocedure

存储cúnchǔstorage

倒塌dǎotāto collapse (of buildings)

地图dìtúmap

敌人dírénenemy

底线dǐxiànbottom line, baseline

调查diàocháto investigate; investigation

调整tiáozhěngto adjust; correction (market)

定向注意dìngxiàng zhùyìdirected attention

对手duìshǒurival / competitor

多极化duōjíhuàmultipolarity

多元duōyuándiverse, pluralistic

发炎fāyánto become inflamed; inflammation

罚款fákuǎnfine, monetary penalty

翻车fānchēto crash/flop (slang)

反思fǎnsīto reflect; self-reflection

饭圈fànquānfan-circle, fandom community

防腐剂fángfǔjìpreservative

放松fàngsōngto relax

非法fēifǎillegal / unlawful

非营利fēi yínglìnon-profit

分红fēnhóngto pay dividends; profit sharing

粉笔科技Fěnbǐ KējìFenbi Technology (the company name)

粉丝fěnsīfan (of a celebrity)

服务器fúwùqìserver (computer)

复杂fùzácomplicated, complex

副总理fù-zǒnglǐdeputy prime minister

改变gǎibiànchange; to change

概念gàiniànconcept

感觉gǎnjuéto feel / a feeling

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