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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内nèiHSK 4inside
- inside
- inner
- internal
- within
- interior
内容nèiróngHSK 4content
- content
- substance
- details
- CL:个,项
能力nénglìHSK 4capability
- capability
- ability
- CL:个
年龄niánlíngHSK 4(a person's) age
- (a person's) age
- CL:把,个
农村nóngcūnHSK 4rural area
- rural area
- village
- CL:个
弄lòngHSK 4lane
暖和nuǎnhuoHSK 4warm
- warm
- nice and warm
偶尔ǒuěrHSK 4occasionally
- occasionally
- once in a while
- sometimes
排列páilièHSK 4to arrange in order
- to arrange in order
- (math.) permutation
判断pànduànHSK 4to judge
- to judge
- to determine
- judgment
陪péiHSK 4to accompany
- to accompany
- to keep sb company
- to assist
- old variant of 赔
批评pīpíngHSK 4to criticize
- to criticize
- criticism
- CL:次,番
皮肤pífūHSK 4skin
- skin
- CL:层,块
脾气píqiHSK 4character
- character
- temperament
- disposition
- bad temper
- CL:股
篇piānHSK 4sheet
- sheet
- piece of writing
- bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
- classifier for written items: chapter, article
骗piànHSK 4to cheat
- to cheat
- to swindle
- to deceive
- to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
乒乓球pīngpāngqiúHSK 4table tennis
- table tennis
- ping-pong
- table tennis ball
- CL:个
平时píngshíHSK 4ordinarily
- ordinarily
- in normal times
- in peacetime
瓶子píngziHSK 4bottle
- bottle
- CL:个
破pòHSK 4broken
- broken
- damaged
- worn out
- lousy
- rotten
- to break, split or cleave
- to get rid of
- to destroy
- to break with
- to defeat
- to capture (a city etc)
- to expose the truth of
普遍pǔbiànHSK 4universal
- universal
- general
- widespread
- common
其次qícìHSK 4next
- next
- secondly
其中qízhōngHSK 4among
- among
- in
- included among these
起飞qǐfēiHSK 4(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off
- (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off
- to lift off
- (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly
起来qǐlaiHSK 4to stand up
- to stand up
- to get up
- also pr.
气候qìhòuHSK 4(meteorology) climate
- (meteorology) climate
- (fig.) climate
- prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
千万qiānwànHSK 4ten million
- ten million
- countless
- many
- one must by all means
签证qiānzhèngHSK 4visa
- visa
- to issue a visa
墙qiángHSK 4variant of 墙
- variant of 墙
敲qiāoHSK 4to hit
- to hit
- to strike
- to tap
- to rap
- to knock
- to rip sb off
- to overcharge
桥qiáoHSK 4bridge
- bridge
- CL:座
巧克力qiǎokèlìHSK 4(loanword) chocolate
- (loanword) chocolate
- CL:块
亲戚qīnqiHSK 4a relative (i.e. family relation)
- a relative (i.e. family relation)
- CL:门,个,位
轻qīngHSK 4light
- light
- easy
- gentle
- soft
- reckless
- unimportant
- frivolous
- small in number
- unstressed
- neutral
- to disparage
轻松qīngsōngHSK 4light
- light
- gentle
- relaxed
- effortless
- uncomplicated
- to relax
- to take things less seriously
情况qíngkuàngHSK 4circumstances
- circumstances
- state of affairs
- situation
- CL:个,种
请假qǐngjiàHSK 4to request leave of absence
- to request leave of absence
请客qǐngkèHSK 4to give a dinner party
- to give a dinner party
- to entertain guests
- to invite to dinner
穷qióngHSK 4poor
- poor
- destitute
- to use up
- to exhaust
- thoroughly
- extremely
- (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
区别qūbiéHSK 4difference
- difference
- to distinguish
- to discriminate
- to make a distinction
- CL:个
取qǔHSK 4to take
- to take
- to get
- to choose
- to fetch
全部quánbùHSK 4whole
- whole
- all
缺点quēdiǎnHSK 4weak point
- weak point
- fault
- shortcoming
- disadvantage
- CL:个
缺少quēshǎoHSK 4lack
- lack
- shortage of
- shortfall
- to be short (of)
- to lack
却quèHSK 4old variant of 却
- old variant of 却
确实quèshíHSK 4indeed
- indeed
- really
- reliable
- real
- true
群qúnHSK 4variant of 群
- variant of 群
然而ránérHSK 4however
- however
- but
- yet
热闹rènaoHSK 4bustling with noise and excitement
- bustling with noise and excitement
- lively
人民币rénmínbìHSK 4Renminbi (RMB)
- Renminbi (RMB)
- Chinese Yuan (CNY)
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.