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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袜子wàziHSK 4socks
- socks
- stockings
- CL:只,对,双
外出wàichūHSK 4to go out
- to go out
- to go away (on a trip etc)
外套wàitàoHSK 4outer garment
- outer garment
- jacket
- coat
- CL:件
完全wánquánHSK 4complete
- complete
- whole
- totally
- entirely
晚安wǎn’ānHSK 4Good night!
- Good night!
- Good evening!
晚餐wǎncānHSK 4evening meal
- evening meal
- dinner
- CL:份,顿,次
网购wǎnggòuHSK 4Internet shopping
- Internet shopping
- to purchase online
网页wǎngyèHSK 4web page
- web page
网友wǎngyǒuHSK 4online friend
- online friend
- netizen
- Internet user
网址wǎngzhǐHSK 4web address
- web address
- URL
往往wǎngwǎngHSK 4usually
- usually
- in many cases
- more often than not
危险wēixiǎnHSK 4danger
- danger
- dangerous
卫生wèishēngHSK 4hygienic
- hygienic
- sanitary
- hygiene
- sanitation
味wèiHSK 4taste
- taste
- smell
- (fig.) (bound form) flavor
- character
- atmosphere
- (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
味道wèidàoHSK 4flavor
- flavor
- taste
- (fig.) feeling (of ...)
- sense (of ...)
- hint (of ...)
- (fig.) interest
- delight
- (dialect) smell
- odor
温度wēndùHSK 4temperature
- temperature
- CL:个
文件wénjiànHSK 4document
- document
- file
- CL:份
文章wénzhāngHSK 4article
- article
- essay
- literary works
- writings
- hidden meaning
- CL:篇,段,页
文字wénzìHSK 4character
- character
- script
- writing
- written language
- writing style
- phraseology
- CL:个
闻wénHSK 4to hear
- to hear
- news
- well-known
- famous
- reputation
- fame
- to smell
- to sniff at
- surname Wen
污染wūrǎnHSK 4(lit. and fig.) to pollute
- (lit. and fig.) to pollute
- to contaminate
无wúHSK 4not to have
- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
- used in 南无
无法wúfǎHSK 4unable to
- unable to
- incapable of
无聊wúliáoHSK 4bored
- bored
- boring
- senseless
无论wúlùnHSK 4no matter what or how
- no matter what or how
- regardless of whether...
午餐wǔcānHSK 4lunch
- lunch
- luncheon
- CL:份,顿,次
误会wùhuìHSK 4to misunderstand
- to misunderstand
- to mistake
- misunderstanding
- CL:个
吸xīHSK 4to breathe
- to breathe
- to suck in
- to absorb
- to inhale
吸引xīyǐnHSK 4to attract
- to attract
- to appeal to
- to fascinate
西部xībùHSK 4western part
- western part
西红柿xīhóngshìHSK 4tomato
- tomato
细xìHSK 4thin or slender
- thin or slender
- finely particulate
- thin and soft
- fine
- delicate
- trifling
- (of a sound) quiet
- frugal
细心xìxīnHSK 4meticulous
- meticulous
- careful
- attentive
下降xiàjiàngHSK 4to decline
- to decline
- to drop
- to fall
- to go down
- to decrease
鲜xiānHSK 4fresh
- fresh
- bright (in color)
- delicious
- tasty
- delicacy
- aquatic foods
- fish
- few
- rare
- old variant of 鲜
- variant of 鲜
- variant of 鲜
- old variant of 鲜
鲜花xiānhuāHSK 4flower
- flower
- fresh flowers
- CL:朵
咸xiánHSK 4all
- all
- everyone
- each
- widespread
- harmonious
- salted
- salty
- stingy
- miserly
- surname Xian
现金xiànjīnHSK 4cash
- cash
现有xiànyǒuHSK 4currently existing
- currently existing
- currently available
线上xiànshàngHSK 4online
- online
线下xiànxiàHSK 4offline
- offline
- below the line
羡慕xiànmùHSK 4to envy
- to envy
- to admire
相比xiāngbǐHSK 4to compare
- to compare
相反xiāngfǎnHSK 4opposite
- opposite
- contrary
相互xiānghùHSK 4each other
- each other
- mutual
相同xiāngtóngHSK 4identical
- identical
- same
香xiāngHSK 4fragrant
- fragrant
- sweet smelling
- aromatic
- savory or appetizing
- (to eat) with relish
- (of sleep) sound
- perfume or spice
- joss or incense stick
- CL:根
详细xiángxìHSK 4detailed
- detailed
- in detail
- minute
响xiǎngHSK 4echo
- echo
- sound
- noise
- to make a sound
- to sound
- to ring
- loud
- classifier for noises
想法xiǎngfǎHSK 4way of thinking
- way of thinking
- opinion
- notion
- to think of a way (to do sth)
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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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.