HSK 4 Vocabulary List: 1,200 Words
HSK 4 assumes 1,200 cumulative words — 600 of them new at this level. They cover opinion, comparison, and evaluation — the abstract vocabulary you need to say what you think, not just what happened.
By Haoshan HongNative Mandarin speakerUpdated July 2026
What is on the HSK 4 word list?
The HSK word lists are published and cumulative, which is what makes the exam a finite target. HSK 4 assumes 1,200 words in total — 600 of them introduced at this level.
They cover opinion, comparison, and evaluation — the abstract vocabulary you need to say what you think, not just what happened.
HSK 4 word list
All 1,193 entries below, straight from the official Hanban HSK 2.0 list. The 598 words new at HSK 4 come first, then earlier levels.
Pinyin and definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Tap any word to see its other senses without leaving the list. Words with a full Fluentide entry — character breakdown, usage notes, example sentences — link out from there.
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报纸bàozhǐHSK 2newspaper
- newspaper
- newsprint
- CL:份,期,张
比bǐHSK 2Belgium
- Belgium
- Belgian
- abbr. for 比利时
便宜biànyíHSK 2convenient
别biéHSK 2surname Bie
唱歌chànggēHSK 2to sing a song
- to sing a song
出chūHSK 2to go out
- to go out
- to come out
- to arise
- to occur
- to produce
- to yield
- to go beyond
- to exceed
- (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
- classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
穿chuānHSK 2to wear
- to wear
- to put on
- to dress
- to bore through
- to pierce
- to perforate
- to penetrate
- to pass through
- to thread
船chuánHSK 2variant of 船
- variant of 船
次cìHSK 2next in sequence
- next in sequence
- second
- the second (day, time etc)
- secondary
- vice-
- sub-
- infra-
- inferior quality
- substandard
- order
- sequence
- hypo- (chemistry)
- classifier for enumerated events: time
从cóngHSK 2variant of 从
- variant of 从
错cuòHSK 2surname Cuo
打篮球dá lánqiúHSK 2打 (dozen) + 篮球 (basketball)
大家dàjiāHSK 2everyone
- everyone
- influential family
- great expert
但是dànshìHSK 2but
到dàoHSK 2to reach
- to reach
- to arrive
- to leave for
- to go to
- to (a place)
- until (a time)
- up to (a point)
- (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
- considerate
- thoughtful
- thorough
得déHSK 2to obtain
- to obtain
- to get
- to gain
- to catch (a disease)
- proper
- suitable
- proud
- contented
- to allow
- to permit
- ready
- finished
弟弟dìdiHSK 2younger brother
- younger brother
- CL:个,位
第一dìyīHSK 2first
- first
- most important
- primary
- foremost
懂dǒngHSK 2to understand
- to understand
- to comprehend
房间fángjiānHSK 2room
非常fēichángHSK 2very
- very
- really
- unusual
- extraordinary
服务员fúwùyuánHSK 2waiter
- waiter
- waitress
- attendant
- customer service personnel
- CL:个,位
高gāoHSK 2surname Gao
告诉gàosùHSK 2to press charges
- to press charges
- to file a complaint
哥哥gēgeHSK 2older brother
- older brother
- CL:个,位
给gěiHSK 2to
- to
- for
- for the benefit of
- to give
- to allow
- to do sth (for sb)
- (grammatical equivalent of 被)
- (grammatical equivalent of 把)
- (sentence intensifier)
公共汽车gōnggòngqìchēHSK 2bus
公斤gōngjīnHSK 2kilogram (kg)
- kilogram (kg)
公司gōngsīHSK 2company
- company
- firm
- corporation
- CL:家
贵guìHSK 2abbr. for Guizhou Province 贵州
- abbr. for Guizhou Province 贵州
还huánHSK 2surname Huan
- surname Huan
孩子háiziHSK 2child
好吃hǎochīHSK 2tasty
- tasty
- delicious
号háoHSK 2roar
黑hēiHSK 2abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江
- abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江
红hóngHSK 2surname Hong
- surname Hong
欢迎huānyíngHSK 2to welcome
- to welcome
- welcome
回答huídáHSK 2to reply
- to reply
- to answer
- reply
- answer
机场jīchǎngHSK 2airport
- airport
- airfield
- (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
- CL:家,处
鸡蛋jīdànHSK 2(chicken) egg
- (chicken) egg
- hen's egg
- CL:个,打
件jiànHSK 2item
- item
- component
- classifier for events, things, clothes etc
教室jiàoshìHSK 2classroom
- classroom
- CL:间
姐姐jiějieHSK 2older sister
- older sister
- CL:个
介绍jièshàoHSK 2to introduce (sb to sb)
- to introduce (sb to sb)
- to give a presentation
- to present (sb for a job etc)
- introduction
近jìnHSK 2near
- near
- close to
- approximately
进jìnHSK 2to go forward
- to go forward
- to advance
- to go in
- to enter
- to put in
- to submit
- to take in
- to admit
- (math.) base of a number system
- classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
就jiùHSK 2(after a suppositional clause) in that case
- (after a suppositional clause) in that case
- then
- (after a clause of action) as soon as
- immediately after
- (same as 就是) merely
- nothing else but
- simply
- just
- precisely
- exactly
- only
- as little as
- as much as
- as many as
- to approach
- to move towards
- to undertake
- to engage in
- (often followed by 着) taking advantage of
- (of food) to go with
- with regard to
- concerning
- (pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ...
- (pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...
觉得juédeHSK 2to think that ...
- to think that ...
- to feel that ...
- to feel (uncomfortable etc)
咖啡kāfēiHSK 2(loanword) coffee
- (loanword) coffee
- CL:杯
开始kāishǐHSK 2to begin
- to begin
- beginning
- to start
- initial
- CL:个
How to actually learn HSK 4 vocabulary
A word list is a checklist, not a method. Recognising a word on a page is a different skill from catching it at speed in a sentence — and the HSK listening section only tests the second one.
Read the list once, do not memorise it
You are looking for which words feel unfamiliar, not trying to learn them here.
Listen at your level daily
Fluentide's HSK 4 episodes are written inside this vocabulary band, so the words arrive in sentences instead of flashcards.
Look a word up only after you have heard it
A word you have already met in audio sticks in one reading. A word you meet cold takes many.
Come back to this list monthly
Use it as a progress check, not a study plan. The gaps you find are what to listen for next.
The method in practice
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