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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加油站jiāyóuzhànHSK 4gas station
家具jiājùHSK 4furniture
- furniture
- CL:件,套
假gēiHSK 4used in 假掰
价格jiàgéHSK 4price
- price
- CL:个
坚持jiānchíHSK 4to persevere with
- to persevere with
- to persist in
- to insist on
减肥jiǎnféiHSK 4to lose weight
- to lose weight
减少jiǎnshǎoHSK 4to lessen
- to lessen
- to decrease
- to reduce
- to lower
将来jiāngláiHSK 4in the future
- in the future
- future
- the future
- CL:个
奖金jiǎngjīnHSK 4premium
- premium
- award money
- bonus
降低jiàngdīHSK 4to reduce
- to reduce
- to lower
- to bring down
交jiāoHSK 4to hand over
- to hand over
- to deliver
- to pay (money)
- to turn over
- to make friends
- (of lines) to intersect
- variant of 跤
交流jiāoliúHSK 4to exchange
- to exchange
- exchange
- communication
- interaction
- to have social contact (with sb)
交通jiāotōngHSK 4to be connected
- to be connected
- traffic
- transportation
- communications
- liaison
骄傲jiāoàoHSK 4pride
- pride
- arrogance
- conceited
- proud of sth
饺子jiǎoziHSK 4dumpling
- dumpling
- pot-sticker
- CL:个,只
教授jiàoshòuHSK 4professor
- professor
- to instruct
- to lecture on
- CL:个,位
教育jiàoyùHSK 4to educate
- to educate
- to teach
- education
接受jiēshòuHSK 4to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc)
- to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc)
- to acquiesce
节约jiéyuēHSK 4to economize
- to economize
- to conserve (resources)
- economy
- frugal
结果jiēguǒHSK 4to bear fruit
- to bear fruit
解释jiěshìHSK 4explanation
- explanation
- to explain
- to interpret
- to resolve
- CL:个
尽管jǐnguǎnHSK 4despite
- despite
- although
- even though
- in spite of
- unhesitatingly
- do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)
- (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
紧张jǐnzhāngHSK 4nervous
- nervous
- keyed up
- intense
- tense
- strained
- in short supply
- scarce
- CL:阵
进行jìnxíngHSK 4(of a process etc) to proceed
- (of a process etc) to proceed
- to be in progress
- to be underway
- (of people) to carry out
- to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
- (of an army etc) to be on the march
- to advance
禁止jìnzhǐHSK 4to prohibit
- to prohibit
- to forbid
- to ban
京剧jīngjùHSK 4Beijing opera
- Beijing opera
- CL:场,出
经济jīngjìHSK 4economy
- economy
- economic
经历jīnglìHSK 4to experience
- to experience
- to go through
- experience (CL:段,次)
经验jīngyànHSK 4experience
- experience
- to go through
- to experience
精彩jīngcǎiHSK 4wonderful
- wonderful
- marvelous
- brilliant
精神jīngshénHSK 4spirit
- spirit
- mind
- consciousness
- thought
- mental
- psychological
- essence
- gist
- CL:个
警察jǐngcháHSK 4police
- police
- police officer
竞争jìngzhēngHSK 4to compete
- to compete
- competition
竟然jìngránHSK 4unexpectedly
- unexpectedly
- to one's surprise
- in spite of everything
- in that crazy way
- actually
- to go as far as to
镜子jìngziHSK 4mirror
- mirror
- CL:面,个
究竟jiūjìngHSK 4to go to the bottom of a matter
- to go to the bottom of a matter
- after all
- when all is said and done
- (in an interrogative sentence) finally
- outcome
- result
举办jǔbànHSK 4to conduct
- to conduct
- to hold (an event)
拒绝jùjuéHSK 4to refuse
- to refuse
- to decline
- to reject
距离jùlíHSK 4distance
- distance
- CL:个
- to be apart from
开玩笑kāiwánxiàoHSK 4to play a joke
- to play a joke
- to make fun of
- to joke
看法kànfǎHSK 4way of looking at a thing
- way of looking at a thing
- view
- opinion
- CL:个
考虑kǎolu:4HSK 4to think over
- to think over
- to consider
- consideration
科学kēxuéHSK 4science
- science
- scientific knowledge
- scientific
- rational
- CL:门,个,种
棵kēHSK 4classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
- classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
可怜kěliánHSK 4pitiful
- pitiful
- pathetic
- to have pity on
可是kěshìHSK 4but
- but
- however
- (used for emphasis) indeed
可惜kěxīHSK 4it is a pity
- it is a pity
- what a pity
- unfortunately
肯定kěndìngHSK 4to be certain
- to be certain
- to be positive
- assuredly
- definitely
- to give recognition
- to affirm
- affirmative (answer)
空气kōngqìHSK 4air
- air
- atmosphere
恐怕kǒngpàHSK 4fear
- fear
- to dread
- I'm afraid that...
- perhaps
- maybe
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
Every HSK 4 episode is written inside this word band and read at HSK 4 speed, so words stick because you have heard them in a sentence. Full transcript, pinyin toggle, and line-by-line English on every episode. Five free episodes after a one-tap magic-link sign-in — no password, no payment.