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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零língHSK 1zero
- zero
- nought
- zero sign
- fractional
- fragmentary
- odd (of numbers)
- (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
- fraction
- (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
- extra
- to wither and fall
- to wither
六liùHSK 1six
妈妈māmaHSK 1mama
- mama
- mommy
- mother
- CL:个,位
吗máHSK 1(coll.) what?
- (coll.) what?
买mǎiHSK 1to buy
- to buy
- to purchase
猫māoHSK 1cat (CL:只)
- cat (CL:只)
- (dialect) to hide oneself
- (loanword) (coll.) modem
没méiHSK 1(negative prefix for verbs) have not
- (negative prefix for verbs) have not
- not
没关系méiguānxiHSK 1it doesn't matter
- it doesn't matter
米饭mǐfànHSK 1(cooked) rice
- (cooked) rice
名字míngziHSK 1name (of a person or thing)
- name (of a person or thing)
- CL:个
明天míngtiānHSK 1tomorrow
哪nǎHSK 1how
那nāHSK 1surname Na
呢neHSK 1particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
- particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
- particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
- particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
- (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
- particle indicating strong affirmation
能néngHSK 1surname Neng
- surname Neng
你nǐHSK 1you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
- you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
年niánHSK 1surname Nian
- surname Nian
女儿nu:3érHSK 1daughter
朋友péngyouHSK 1friend
- friend
- CL:个,位
漂亮piàoliangHSK 1pretty
- pretty
- beautiful
苹果píngguǒHSK 1Apple (American tech company)
- Apple (American tech company)
七qīHSK 1seven
前面qiánmiànHSK 1ahead
- ahead
- in front
- preceding
- above
- also pr.
钱qiánHSK 1surname Qian
- surname Qian
请qǐngHSK 1to ask
- to ask
- to invite
- please (do sth)
- to treat (to a meal etc)
- to request
去qùHSK 1to go
- to go
- to go to (a place)
- (of a time etc) last
- just passed
- to send
- to remove
- to get rid of
- to reduce
- to be apart from in space or time
- to die (euphemism)
- to play (a part)
- (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
- (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
- (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
热rèHSK 1to warm up
- to warm up
- to heat up
- hot (of weather)
- heat
- fervent
人rénHSK 1person
- person
- people
- CL:个,位
认识rènshiHSK 1to know
- to know
- to recognize
- to be familiar with
- to get acquainted with sb
- knowledge
- understanding
- awareness
- cognition
日rìHSK 1abbr. for 日本, Japan
- abbr. for 日本, Japan
三sānHSK 1surname San
商店shāngdiànHSK 1store
- store
- shop
- CL:家,个
上shǎngHSK 1used in 上声
上午shàngwǔHSK 1morning
少shǎoHSK 1few
- few
- less
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
- seldom
谁shéiHSK 1who
什么shénmeHSK 1what?
- what?
- something
- anything
十shíHSK 1ten
时候shíhouHSK 1time
- time
- length of time
- moment
- period
是shìHSK 1to be (followed by substantives only)
- to be (followed by substantives only)
- correct
- right
- true
- (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
- (adverb for emphatic assertion)
书shūHSK 1abbr. for 书经
- abbr. for 书经
水shuǐHSK 1surname Shui
- surname Shui
水果shuǐguǒHSK 1fruit
睡觉shuìjiàoHSK 1to go to bed
- to go to bed
- to sleep
说话shuōhuàHSK 1to speak
- to speak
- to say
- to talk
- to gossip
- to tell stories
- talk
- word
四sìHSK 1four
岁suìHSK 1years old
- years old
- variant of 岁, year
他tāHSK 1(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he
- him
- his
- (bound form) other
- another
- some other (as in 他日 and 他人)
她tāHSK 1she
太tàiHSK 1highest
- highest
- greatest
- too (much)
- very
- extremely
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
Hear HSK 4 vocabulary in real Mandarin
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