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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任何rènhéHSK 4any
- any
- whatever
- whichever
任务rènwuHSK 4mission
- mission
- assignment
- task
- duty
- role
- CL:项,个
扔rēngHSK 4to throw
- to throw
- to throw away
仍然réngránHSK 4still
- still
- as before
- yet
日记rìjìHSK 4diary
- diary
- CL:则,本,篇
入口rùkǒuHSK 4entrance
- entrance
- to import
软ruǎnHSK 4soft
- soft
- flexible
散步sànbùHSK 4to take a walk
- to take a walk
- to go for a walk
森林sēnlínHSK 4forest
- forest
- CL:片
沙发shāfāHSK 4sofa (loanword)
- sofa (loanword)
- CL:条,张
- (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
伤心shāngxīnHSK 4to grieve
- to grieve
- to be broken-hearted
- to feel deeply hurt
商量shāngliangHSK 4to consult
- to consult
- to talk over
- to discuss
稍微shāowēiHSK 4a little bit
- a little bit
社会shèhuìHSK 4society
申请shēnqǐngHSK 4to apply for sth
- to apply for sth
- application form (CL:份)
深shēnHSK 4old variant of 深
- old variant of 深
甚至shènzhìHSK 4even
- even
- so much so that
生活shēnghuóHSK 4to live
- to live
- life
- livelihood
生命shēngmìngHSK 4life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- living being
- creature (CL:个,条)
省shěngHSK 4to save
- to save
- to economize
- to be frugal
- to omit
- to delete
- to leave out
- province
- provincial capital
- a ministry (of the Japanese government)
剩shèngHSK 4to remain
- to remain
- to be left
- to have as remainder
失败shībàiHSK 4to be defeated
- to be defeated
- to lose
- to fail (e.g. experiments)
- failure
- defeat
- CL:次
失望shīwàngHSK 4disappointed
- disappointed
- to lose hope
- to despair
师傅shīfuHSK 4master
- master
- qualified worker
- respectful form of address for older men
- CL:个,位,名
狮子shīzǐHSK 4Leo (star sign)
- Leo (star sign)
- Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan
湿润shīrùnHSK 4moist
- moist
十分shífēnHSK 4very
- very
- completely
- utterly
- extremely
- absolutely
- hundred percent
- to divide into ten equal parts
实际shíjìHSK 4reality
- reality
- practice
- practical
- realistic
- real
- actual
实在shízàiHSK 4really
- really
- actually
- indeed
- true
- real
- honest
- dependable
- (philosophy) reality
食品shípǐnHSK 4foodstuff
- foodstuff
- food
- provisions
使用shǐyòngHSK 4to use
- to use
- to employ
- to apply
- to make use of
世纪shìjìHSK 4century
- century
- CL:个
市场shìchǎngHSK 4marketplace
- marketplace
- market
- bazaar
- (economics) market
试shìHSK 4to test
- to test
- to try
- experiment
- examination
- test
适合shìhéHSK 4to fit
- to fit
- to suit
适应shìyìngHSK 4to adapt
- to adapt
- to fit
- to suit
收shōuHSK 4to receive
- to receive
- to accept
- to collect
- to put away
- to restrain
- to stop
- in care of (used on address line after name)
收入shōurùHSK 4to take in
- to take in
- income
- revenue
- CL:笔,个
收拾shōushiHSK 4to put in order
- to put in order
- to tidy up
- to pack
- to repair
- (coll.) to sort sb out
- to fix sb
首都shǒudūHSK 4capital (city)
- capital (city)
- CL:个
首先shǒuxiānHSK 4first (of all)
- first (of all)
- in the first place
受不了shòubùliǎoHSK 4unbearable
- unbearable
- unable to endure
- can't stand
受到shòudàoHSK 4to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
- to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
售货员shòuhuòyuánHSK 4sales clerk
- sales clerk
- sales associate
- retail salesperson
输shūHSK 4to lose
- to lose
- to be beaten
- (bound form) to transport
- (literary) to donate
- to contribute
- (coll.) to enter (a password)
熟悉shúxīHSK 4to be familiar with
- to be familiar with
- to know well
数量shùliàngHSK 4amount
- amount
- quantity (CL:个)
- quantitative
- (math.) scalar quantity
数字shùzìHSK 4numeral
- numeral
- digit
- number
- figure
- amount
- digital (electronics etc)
- CL:个
帅shuàiHSK 4surname Shuai
- surname Shuai
顺便shùnbiànHSK 4conveniently
- conveniently
- in passing
- without much extra effort
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.