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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怀疑huáiyíHSK 4to doubt (sth)
- to doubt (sth)
- to be skeptical of
- to have one's doubts
- to harbor suspicions
- to suspect that
坏处huàichùHSK 4harm
- harm
- troubles
- CL:个
环保huánbǎoHSK 4environmental protection
- environmental protection
- environmentally friendly
- abbr. for 环境保护
换乘huànchéngHSK 4to change train (plane, bus etc)
- to change train (plane, bus etc)
- transfer between modes of transport
回复huífùHSK 4to recover
- to recover
- to revert
- to return to (good health, normal condition etc)
- variant of 回覆
回信huíxìnHSK 4to reply
- to reply
- to write back
- letter written in reply
- CL:封
回忆huíyìHSK 4to recall
- to recall
- memories
- CL:个
会员huìyuánHSK 4member
- member
活huóHSK 4to live
- to live
- alive
- living
- work
- workmanship
活动huódòngHSK 4to exercise
- to exercise
- to move about
- to work out
- shaky
- unsteady
- loose (tooth etc)
- movable
- flexible
- liquid (capital etc)
- (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity
- (outdoor etc) activity
- event
- (political) campaign
- (military) maneuver (CL:项)
- to use personal influence, connections, bribes etc
活泼huópōHSK 4lively
- lively
- vivacious
- brisk
- active
- (chemistry) reactive
火huǒHSK 4fire
- fire
- urgent
- ammunition
- fiery or flaming
- internal heat (Chinese medicine)
- hot (popular)
- classifier for military units (old)
- Kangxi radical 86
- surname Huo
货huòHSK 4goods
- goods
- money
- commodity
- CL:个
获得huòdéHSK 4to obtain
- to obtain
- to receive
- to get
获奖huòjiǎngHSK 4to win an award
- to win an award
获取huòqǔHSK 4to gain
- to gain
- to get
- to acquire
积极jījíHSK 4active
- active
- energetic
- vigorous
- positive (outlook)
- proactive
积累jīlěiHSK 4to accumulate
- to accumulate
- accumulation
- cumulative
- cumulatively
基本jīběnHSK 4basic
- basic
- fundamental
- main
- elementary
基本上jīběnshàngHSK 4basically
- basically
- on the whole
基础jīchǔHSK 4base
- base
- foundation
- basis
- basic
- fundamental
激动jīdòngHSK 4to move emotionally
- to move emotionally
- to stir up (emotions)
- to excite
及时jíshíHSK 4timely
- timely
- at the right time
- promptly
- without delay
即使jíshǐHSK 4even if
- even if
- even though
计划jìhuàHSK 4plan
- plan
- project
- program
- to plan
- to map out
- CL:个,项
记者jìzhěHSK 4reporter
- reporter
- journalist
- CL:个
技术jìshùHSK 4technology
- technology
- technique
- skill
- CL:门,种,项
既jìHSK 4already
- already
- since
- both... (and...)
既然jìránHSK 4since
- since
- as
- this being the case
继续jìxùHSK 4to continue
- to continue
- to proceed with
- to go on with
寄jìHSK 4to entrust
- to entrust
- to place in sb's care
- (bound form) to depend on
- to attach oneself to
- to reside temporarily
- (bound form) foster (as in 寄女 foster daughter)
- to send by post
- to mail
加班jiābānHSK 4to work overtime
- to work overtime
加快jiākuàiHSK 4to accelerate
- to accelerate
- to speed up
- to hasten
加强jiāqiángHSK 4to reinforce
- to reinforce
- to strengthen
- to enhance
加入jiārùHSK 4to become a member
- to become a member
- to join
- to mix into
- to participate in
- to add in
加上jiāshàngHSK 4to add
- to add
- plus
- in addition
- moreover
加油jiāyóuHSK 4to add oil
- to add oil
- to top up with gas
- to refuel
- to accelerate
- to step on the gas
- (fig.) to make an extra effort
- to cheer sb on
加油站jiāyóuzhànHSK 4gas station
家具jiājùHSK 4furniture
- furniture
- CL:件,套
家庭jiātíngHSK 4family
- family
- household
- CL:户
家乡jiāxiāngHSK 4hometown
- hometown
- native place
- CL:个
家长jiāzhǎngHSK 4head of a household
- head of a household
- family head
- patriarch
- parent or guardian of a child
假jiǎHSK 4fake
- fake
- false
- artificial
- to borrow
- if
- suppose
- to borrow (variant of 假)
- vacation
- used in 假掰
假日jiàrìHSK 4a holiday
- a holiday
- a day off
价格jiàgéHSK 4price
- price
价钱jiàqiánHSK 4price
- price
减jiǎnHSK 4to lower
- to lower
- to decrease
- to reduce
- to subtract
- to diminish
减轻jiǎnqīngHSK 4to lighten
- to lighten
- to ease
- to alleviate
减少jiǎnshǎoHSK 4to lessen
- to lessen
- to decrease
- to reduce
- to lower
建议jiànyìHSK 4to propose
- to propose
- to suggest
- to recommend
- proposal
- suggestion
- recommendation (CL:点)
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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Hear HSK 4 vocabulary in real Mandarin
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