2026 New 3.0 HSK 4 Word/Vocabulary List (Pinyin & Free PDF)

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Last updated: 02/11/2026

The HSK 4 vocabulary list consists of 1200 words, including 600 new words and 600 from HSK 3, essential for passing the HSK Level 3 exam.

Through our online Chinese learning courses, we believe you will be able to pass the HSK 4 exam more quickly.

The following exam points and vocabulary content are all from Chinese Language Examination Service Network（https://www.chinesetest.cn/）.

New 3.0 HSK 4 30 Exam Tasks

The new 3.0 HSK Level 4 mainly introduces 30 examination tasks. It is primarily organized around six directions: Daily Life (Items 1-10), Educational Environment (Items 11-13), Workplace Life (Items 14-16), Nature and Society (Items 17-18), Science and Technology (Item 19), Contemporary Society (Items 20-26), and Culture and Tradition (Items 26-30).

Talking about a person, 2. Communicating and handling daily affairs, 3. Daily verbal communication, 4. Discussing emotional topics, 5. Introducing dietary situations, 6. Talking about transportation and travel, 7. Exchanging shopping experiences and content of business activities, 8. Discussing medical treatment situations and healthy living, 9. Communicating about hobbies and vacation, 10. Exchanging information about living conditions and community situations, 11. Communicating about family life situations, 12. Talking about teaching and learning situations, 13. Exchanging campus life experiences, 14. Discussing educational phenomena and concepts, 15. Talking about work situations and performance, 16. Introducing career experiences and unit situations, 17. Discussing natural situations, 18. Discussing environmental protection in daily life, 19. Introducing new technology applications and scientific and technological achievements, 20. Introducing China’s main provinces and ethnic groups, 21. Discussing economic phenomena, 22. Discussing social phenomena, 23. Introducing literary and artistic forms, activities, and works, 24. Talking about sports events and competitions, 25. Narrating friendly stories between China and foreign countries, 26. Introducing common proverbs and famous sayings, 27. Introducing traditional dietary culture, 28. Introducing customs and traditions, 29. Introducing historical sites, 30. Introducing historical figures and historical event.

New HSK 4 Vocabulary List (600 Words)

Word	Pinyin	Part of Speech	English
爱情	àiqíng	n.	Love
安排	ānpái	v.	arrange
安全	ānquán	n.	security
按时	ànshí	adv.	on time
按照	ànzhào	prep.	according to
百分之	bǎifēnzhī	n.	percent
棒	bàng	n./adj.	stick; excellent
包子	bāozi	n.	Steamed stuffed bun
保护	bǎohù	v.	protect
保证	bǎozhèng	v.	ensure
抱	bào	v.	Hold
抱歉	bàoqiàn	v.	feel sorry
报名	bàomíng	v.	sign up
倍	bèi	n.	times
本来	běnlái	adv.	originally
笨	bèn	adj.	stupid
比如	bǐrú	conj.	such as
毕业	bìyè	n.	graduation
遍	biàn	n.	times
标准	biāozhǔn	n./adj.	standard
表格	biǎogé	n.	form
表示	biǎoshì	v.	Express
表演	biǎoyǎn	v.	perform
表扬	biǎoyáng	v./n.	Praise
饼干	bǐnggān	n.	Biscuits
并且	bìngqiě	conj.	also
博士	bóshì	n.	doctor
不过	bùguò	conj.	However
不得不	bùdébù	v.	have to
不管	bùguǎn	v.	no matter
不仅	bùjǐn	adv.	not only
部分	bùfen	n.	Part
擦	cā	v.	wipe
猜	cāi	v.	guess
材料	cáiliào	n.	Material Science
参观	cānguān	v.	visit
餐厅	cāntīng	n.	Restaurant
差不多	chàbuduō	adv.	Almost
尝	cháng	v.	taste
长城	chángchéng	n.	The Great Wall
长江	chángjiāng	n.	The Yangtze River
场	chǎng	n.	site
超过	chāoguò	v.	Exceed
厕所	cèsuǒ	n.	Toilet
成功	chénggōng	n.	Success
成为	chéngwéi	v.	Become
诚实	chéngshí	adj.	honest
乘坐	chéngzuò	v.	ride
吃惊	chījīng	v.	Be amazed
重新	chóngxīn	adv.	again
抽烟	chōuyān	n.	smoking
出差	chūchāi	n.	A business travel
出发	chūfā	v.	Set out
出生	chūshēng	n.	Birth
出现	chūxiàn	v.	Appear
厨房	chúfáng	n.	Kitchen
传真	chuánzhēn	n.	Fax
窗户	chuānghu	n.	Window
词语	cíyǔ	n.	terms, words
从来	cónglái	adv.	Always
粗心	cūxīn	adj.	careless
存	cún	v.	Deposit
错误	cuòwù	n.	error
答案	dá’àn	n.	Answer
打招呼	dǎzhāohu	v.	Say hello
打扮	dǎban	v.	dress up
打扰	dǎrǎo	v.	Disturb
打印	dǎyìn	v.	Print
打折	dǎzhé	n./v.	Discount
打针	dǎzhēn	v.	To make an injection
大概	dàgài	adv.	Probably
大使馆	dàshǐguǎn	n.	Embassy
大约	dàyuē	adv.	about
戴	dài	v.	wear
大夫	dàifu	n.	Doctor
当	dāng	prep.	When
当时	dāngshí	adv.	at that time
刀	dāo	n.	knife
导游	dǎoyóu	n.	Guide
倒	dào	adv.	inverted
到处	dàochù	adv.	everywhere
到底	dàodǐ	adv.	To the end
道歉	dàoqiàn	v.	apologize
得意	déyì	adj.	Proud
地点	dìdiǎn	n.	location
得（助动词）	děi	v.	have to
登机牌	dēngjīpái	n.	Boarding pass
等（动）	děng	v.	Wait (verb)
低	dī	adj.	low
底	dǐ	n.	bottom
地球	dìqiú	n.	earth
地址	dìzhǐ	n.	address
掉	diào	v.	fall
调查	diàochá	n.	investigation
丢	diū	v.	lose
动作	dòngzuò	n.	action
堵车	dǔchē	n.	Traffic jam
肚子	dùzi	n.	belly
短信	duǎnxìn	n.	Short message
对于	duìyú	prep.	about
对话	duìhuà	n.	dialogue
对面	duìmiàn	n.	Opposite side
而	ér	conj.	and
儿童	értóng	n.	children
发生	fāshēng	v.	Happen
发展	fāzhǎn	n.	Development
法律	fǎlǜ	n.	Law
翻译	fānyì	v.	translate
烦恼	fánnǎo	n.	annoyance
反对	fǎnduì	n.	Opposition
方法	fāngfǎ	n.	Method
方面	fāngmiàn	n.	Aspect
方向	fāngxiàng	n.	direction
房东	fángdōng	n.	landlord
放弃	fàngqì	v.	give up
放暑假	fàngshǔjià	n.	summer vacation
放松	fàngsōng	v.	Relax
份	fèn	m.	share (measure word)
丰富	fēngfù	adj.	rich
否则	fǒuzé	conj.	otherwise
符合	fúhé	v.	accord with
富	fù	adj.	rich
付款	fùkuǎn	v.	pay
父亲	fùqīn	n.	father
复印	fùyìn	v.	To copy
复杂	fùzá	adj.	complex
负责	fùzé	v.	Be responsible for
改变	gǎibiàn	v.	change
干杯	gānbēi	interj.	Cheers!
赶	gǎn	v.	catch up with
敢	gǎn	v.	dare
感动	gǎndòng	v.	Be moved
感觉	gǎnjué	v.	feel
感情	gǎnqíng	n.	feeling
感谢	gǎnxiè	v.	Thank
干	gān	v.	dry
刚	gāng	adv.	just
高速公路	gāosùgōnglù	n.	Expressway
胳膊	gēbo	n.	Arm
各	gè	adj.	various
公里	gōnglǐ	n.	kilometre
工资	gōngzī	n.	wages
功夫	gōngfu	n.	Kungfu
共同	gòngtóng	adj.	common
够	gòu	adj.	enough
购物	gòuwù	n.	Shopping
估计	gūjì	v.	estimate
鼓励	gǔlì	v.	encourage
顾客	gùkè	n.	customer
故意	gùyì	adv.	deliberately
挂	guà	v.	hang
关键	guānjiàn	n.	key
观众	guānzhòng	n.	Audience
管理	guǎnlǐ	n.	Administration
光	guāng	n.	light
广播	guǎngbō	n.	Radio broadcast
广告	guǎnggào	n.	Advertisement
逛	guàng	v.	Stroll
规定	guīdìng	n.	Regulations
国际	guójì	adj.	international
国籍	guójí	n.	nationality
果汁	guǒzhī	n.	fruit juice
过程	guòchéng	n.	process
海洋	hǎiyáng	n.	ocean
害羞	hàixiū	adj.	Shy
寒假	hánjià	n.	The winter vacation
汗	hàn	n.	sweat
航班	hángbān	n.	flight
好处	hǎochù	n.	benefit
好像	hǎoxiàng	v.	Be like, seem
号码	hàomǎ	n.	number
合格	hégé	adj.	qualified
合适	héshì	adj.	appropriate
盒子	hézi	n.	Box
厚	hòu	adj.	thick
后悔	hòuhuǐ	v.	regret
护士	hùshi	n.	Nurse
互联网	hùliánwǎng	n.	Internet
互相	hùxiāng	pron.	each other
怀疑	huáiyí	v.	doubt
回忆	huíyì	n.	Memory
活动	huódòng	n.	activity
活泼	huópō	adj.	lively
火	huǒ	n.	fire
获得	huòdé	v.	Get
基础	jīchǔ	n.	Basics
激动	jīdòng	adj.	Excited
积极	jījí	adj.	positive
积累	jīlěi	n.	accumulation
及时	jíshí	adj.	timely
即使	jíshǐ	conj.	even if
寄	jì	v.	send
记者	jìzhě	n.	Reporter
计划	jìhuà	n.	plan
既然	jìrán	conj.	although
技术	jìshù	n.	technology
继续	jìxù	v.	Continue
家具	jiājù	n.	furniture
加班	jiābān	n.	overtime work
加油站	jiāyóuzhàn	n.	Gas station
假	jiǎ	adjective	false
价格	jiàgé	noun	price
坚持	jiānchí	verb	insist
减肥	jiǎnféi	verb	reduce weight
减少	jiǎnshǎo	verb	reduce
建议	jiànyì	noun	proposal
将来	jiānglái	noun	future
奖金	jiǎngjīn	noun	bonus
降低	jiàngdī	verb	reduce
降落	jiàngluò	verb	land
交	jiāo	verb	hand over
交流	jiāoliú	noun	communication
交通	jiāotōng	noun	traffic
郊区	jiāoqū	noun	suburb
骄傲	jiāo’ào	adjective	proud
饺子	jiǎozi	noun	dumplings
教授	jiàoshòu	noun	professor
教育	jiàoyù	noun	education
接受	jiēshòu	verb	accept
接着	jiēzhe	adverb	next
结果	jiéguǒ	noun	result
节	jié	noun	section; festival
节约	jiéyuē	verb	save
解释	jiěshì	verb	explain
尽管	jǐnguǎn	conjunction	although
紧张	jǐnzhāng	adjective	nervous
进行	jìnxíng	verb	in process of
禁止	jìnzhǐ	verb	prohibit
精彩	jīngcǎi	adjective	marvellous
经济	jīngjì	noun	economics
经历	jīnglì	noun	experience
经验	jīngyàn	noun	experience
京剧	jīngjù	noun	Beijing opera
警察	jǐngchá	noun	policeman
景色	jǐngsè	noun	scenery
竟然	jìngrán	adverb	unexpectedly
竞争	jìngzhēng	verb	compete
镜子	jìngzi	noun	mirror
究竟	jiūjìng	adverb	exactly
举	jǔ	verb	lift
举办	jǔbàn	verb	hold
举行	jǔxíng	verb	hold
拒绝	jùjué	verb	refuse
距离	jùlǐ	noun	distance
聚会	jùhuì	noun	party
开玩笑	kāiwánxiào	verb	make fun of
开心	kāixīn	adjective	happy
看法	kànfǎ	noun	view
考虑	kǎolǜ	verb	consider
烤鸭	kǎoyā	noun	roasted duck
棵	kē	measure word	tree
科学	kēxué	noun	science
咳嗽	késou	verb	cough
可怜	kělián	adjective	poor
可是	kěshì	conjunction	however
可惜	kěxī	adverb	unfortunately
客厅	kètīng	noun	living room
肯定	kěndìng	adjective	sure
空	kōng	adjective	empty
空气	kōngqì	noun	air
恐怕	kǒngpà	adverb	I’m afraid
苦	kǔ	adjective	bitter
矿泉水	kuàngquánshuǐ	noun	mineral water
困	kùn	adjective	sleepy
困难	kùnnan	noun	difficulty
拉	lā	verb	pull
垃圾桶	lājītǒng	noun	trash
辣	là	adjective	spicy
来自	láizì	verb	come from
来不及	láibují	adverb	there’s not enough time
来得及	láidejí	adverb	in time
懒	lǎn	adjective	lazy
浪费	làngfèi	verb	waste
浪漫	làngmàn	adjective	romantic
老虎	lǎohǔ	noun	tiger
冷静	lěngjìng	verb	calm down
理发	lǐfà	noun	haircut
理解	lǐjiě	verb	understand
理想	lǐxiǎng	noun	ideal
礼貌	lǐmào	noun	politeness
礼拜天	lǐbàitiān	noun	Sunday
厉害	lìhai	adjective	fierce
力气	lìqi	noun	strength
例如	lìrú	conjunction	for example
俩	liǎ	measure word	two
连	lián	adverb	even
联系	liánxì	verb	contact
凉快	liángkuai	adjective	pleasantly cool
零钱	língqián	noun	small change
另外	lìngwài	adverb	in addition
留	liú	verb	stay
流利	liúlì	adjective	fluent
流行	liúxíng	adjective	popular
乱	luàn	noun	chaos
旅行	lǚxíng	verb	travel
律师	lǜshī	noun	lawyer
麻烦	máfan	noun	trouble
马虎	mǎhu	adjective	careless
满	mǎn	adjective	full
毛	máo	noun	hair
毛巾	máojīn	noun	towel
美丽	měilì	adjective	beautiful
梦	mèng	noun	dream
迷路	mílù	verb	get lost
密码	mìmǎ	noun	password
免费	miǎnfèi	adjective	free of charge
秒	miǎo	noun	second
民族	mínzú	noun	nation
母亲	mǔqīn	noun	mother
目的	mùdì	noun	objective
耐心	nàixīn	noun	patience
难道	nándào	particle	could it be said that
难受	nánshòu	adjective	uncomfortable
内	nèi	preposition	within
内容	nèiróng	noun	content
能力	nénglì	noun	ability
年龄	niánlíng	noun	age
弄	nòng	verb	get; make
暖和	nuǎnhuo	adjective	warm
偶尔	ǒu’ěr	adverb	occasionally
排队	páiduì	verb	queue; stand in a line
排列	páiliè	verb	array
判断	pànduàn	verb	judge
陪	péi	verb	accompany
批评	pīpíng	noun	criticism
皮肤	pífū	noun	skin
脾气	píqi	noun	bad temper
篇	piān	measure word	piece
骗	piàn	verb	fool
乒乓球	pīngpāngqiú	noun	table tennis
平时	píngshí	noun	peacetime
破	pò	adjective	broken
葡萄	pútao	noun	grape
普遍	pǔbiàn	adjective	universal
普通话	pǔtōnghuà	noun	Mandarin
其次	qícì	adverb	secondly
其中	qízhōng	preposition	among
气候	qìhòu	noun	climate
千万	qiānwàn	adverb	must
签证	qiānzhèng	noun	visa
敲	qiāo	verb	knock
桥	qiáo	noun	bridge
巧克力	qiǎokèlì	noun	chocolates
亲戚	qīnqi	noun	relative
轻	qīng	adjective	light
轻松	qīngsōng	adjective	relaxed
情况	qíngkuàng	noun	situation
穷	qióng	adjective	poor
区别	qūbié	noun	difference
取	qǔ	verb	take
全部	quánbù	adjective	whole
缺点	quēdiǎn	noun	shortcoming
缺少	quēshǎo	verb	lack
却	què	conjunction	but
确实	quèshí	adverb	exactly
然而	rán’ér	conjunction	however
热闹	rènao	adjective	lively
任何	rènhé	pronoun	whatever; any
任务	rènwu	noun	task
扔	rēng	verb	throw
仍然	réngrán	adverb	still
日记	rìjì	noun	diary
入口	rùkǒu	noun	entrance
散步	sànbù	verb	take a walk
森林	sēnlín	noun	forest
沙发	shāfā	noun	sofa
商量	shāngliang	verb	discuss
伤心	shāngxīn	adjective	sad
稍微	shāowēi	adverb	slightly
勺子	sháozi	noun	spoon
社会	shèhuì	noun	sociology
深	shēn	adjective	deep
申请	shēnqǐng	verb	apply
甚至	shènzhì	adverb	even to the extent that
生活	shēnghuó	noun	life
生命	shēngmìng	noun	life
生意	shēngyi	noun	business
省	shěng	noun	province
剩	shèng	adjective	left
失败	shībài	verb	fail
失望	shīwàng	noun	disappointment
师傅	shīfu	noun	master worker
十分	shífēn	adverb	very
实际	shíjì	adjective	actual
实在	shízài	adverb	really
使	shǐ	verb	make
使用	shǐyòng	verb	use
是否	shìfǒu	adverb	whether
适合	shìhé	verb	fit
适应	shìyìng	verb	adapt
世纪	shìjì	noun	century
收	shōu	verb	collect
收入	shōurù	noun	income
收拾	shōushi	verb	tidy
首都	shǒudū	noun	capital
首先	shǒuxiān	adverb	first
受不了	shòubuliǎo	verb	cannot bear sth
受到	shòudào	verb	suffer
售货员	shòuhuòyuán	noun	salesperson
输	shū	verb	lose; fail
熟悉	shú xī	verb	be familiar with
数量	shù liàng	noun	number
数字	shù zì	noun	number
帅	shuài	adjective	handsome
顺便	shùn biàn	adverb	incidentally
顺利	shùn lì	adverb	smoothly
顺序	shùn xù	noun	order
说明	shuō míng	verb	explain
硕士	shuò shì	noun	master
死	sǐ	verb	die
速度	sù dù	noun	speed
塑料袋	sù liào dài	noun	plastic bag
酸	suān	adjective	acid
随便	suí biàn	adjective	casual
随着	suí zhe	preposition	along with
孙子	sūn zi	noun	grandson
所有	suǒ yǒu	pronoun	all
台	tái	noun	platform
抬	tái	verb	lift
态度	tàidu	noun	attitude
谈	tán	verb	talk
弹钢琴	tán gāngqín	verb	play the piano
汤	tāng	noun	soup
糖	táng	noun	sugar
躺	tǎng	verb	lie
趟	tàng	noun	trip
讨论	tǎolùn	verb	discuss
讨厌	tǎoyàn	verb	hate
特点	tèdiǎn	noun	characteristic
提	tí	verb	carry
提供	tígōng	verb	provide
提前	tíqián	adverb	in advance
提醒	tíxǐng	verb	remind
填空	tiánkōng	verb	fill in the blanks
条件	tiáojiàn	noun	condition
停	tíng	verb	stop
挺	tǐng	adverb	quite
通过	tōngguò	preposition	through
通知	tōngzhī	noun	notice
同时	tóngshí	adverb	meanwhile
同情	tóngqíng	noun	sympathy
推	tuī	verb	push
推迟	tuīchí	verb	delay
脱	tuō	verb	take off
袜子	wàzi	noun	socks
完全	wánquán	adverb	completely
往往	wǎngwǎng	adverb	often
网球	wǎngqiú	noun	tennis
网站	wǎngzhàn	noun	website
危险	wēixiǎn	noun	danger
味道	wèidao	noun	taste
卫生间	wèishēngjiān	noun	toilet
温度	wēndù	noun	temperature
文章	wénzhāng	noun	article
污染	wūrǎn	verb	contaminated
无	wú	pronoun	nothing
无聊	wúliáo	adjective	boring
无论	wúlùn	adverb	no matter what
误会	wùhuì	noun	misunderstanding
西红柿	xīhóngshì	noun	tomato
吸引	xīyǐn	verb	attract
咸	xián	adjective	salty
现金	xiànjīn	noun	cash
羡慕	xiànmù	verb	envy
香	xiāng	adjective	fragrant
相反	xiāngfǎn	adjective	contrary
相同	xiāngtóng	adjective	identical
详细	xiángxì	adjective	detailed
响	xiǎng	verb	ring
橡皮	xiàngpí	noun	rubber
消息	xiāoxi	noun	message
小吃	xiǎochī	noun	snack
小伙子	xiǎohuǒzi	noun	young fellow
小说	xiǎoshuō	noun	novel
笑话	xiàohua	noun	joke
效果	xiàoguǒ	noun	effect
辛苦	xīnkǔ	adjective	hard
心情	xīnqíng	noun	mood
信封	xìnfēng	noun	envelope
信息	xìnxī	noun	information
信心	xìnxīn	noun	confidence
兴奋	xīngfèn	noun	excitement
行	xíng	adverb	that’s ok
醒	xǐng	verb	wake up
性别	xìngbié	noun	gender
性格	xìnggé	noun	character
幸福	xìngfú	noun	happiness
修理	xiūlǐ	verb	repair
许多	xǔduō	adjective	many
学期	xuéqī	noun	semester
压力	yālì	noun	pressure
牙膏	yágāo	noun	toothpaste
亚洲	yàzhōu	noun	Asia
呀	ya	interjection	ah
盐	yán	noun	salt
严格	yángé	adjective	strict
严重	yánzhòng	adjective	serious
研究	yánjiū	verb	research
演出	yǎnchū	noun	show
演员	yǎnyuán	noun	performer, actor
眼镜	yǎnjìng	noun	glasses
阳光	yángguāng	noun	sunshine
养成	yǎngchéng	verb	cultivate
样子	yàngzi	noun	a look
邀请	yāoqǐng	noun	invitation
要是	yàoshi	conjunction	if
钥匙	yàoshi	noun	key
也许	yěxǔ	adverb	perhaps
页	yè	noun	page
叶子	yèzi	noun	leaf
一切	yíqiè	pronoun	everything
以	yǐ	preposition	with
以为	yǐwéi	verb	think
意见	yìjiàn	noun	opinion
艺术	yìshù	noun	art
因此	yīncǐ	conjunction	therefore
引起	yǐnqǐ	verb	cause
印象	yìnxiàng	noun	impression
应聘	yìngpìn	verb	apply for
赢	yíng	verb	win
勇敢	yǒnggǎn	adjective	brave
永远	yǒngyuǎn	adverb	forever
优点	yōudiǎn	noun	advantage
优秀	yǒuxiù	adjective	excellent
幽默	yōumò	noun	humor
由	yóu	preposition	from
由于	yóuyú	preposition	because
邮局	yóujú	noun	post office
尤其	yóuqí	adverb	especially
有趣	yǒuqù	adjective	interesting
友好	yǒuhǎo	adjective	friendly
友谊	yǒuyì	noun	friendship
愉快	yúkuài	adjective	cheerful
于是	yúshì	conjunction	therefore
与	yǔ	conjunction	and
语法	yǔfǎ	noun	grammar
语言	yǔyán	noun	language
羽毛球	yǔmáoqiú	noun	badminton
预习	yùxí	verb	preview
原来	yuánlái	adjective	original
原谅	yuánliàng	verb	forgive
原因	yuányīn	noun	reason
约会	yuēhuì	noun	date
阅读	yuèdú	verb	read
云	yún	noun	cloud
允许	yǔnxǔ	verb	allow
杂志	zázhì	noun	magazine
咱们	zánmen	pronoun	we
暂时	zànshí	adjective	temporary
脏	zāng	adjective	dirty
责任	zérèn	noun	responsibility
增加	zēngjiā	verb	increase
占线	zhànxiàn	adjective	busy
招聘	zhāopìn	verb	recruit
照	zhào	verb	reflect
真正	zhēnzhèng	adjective	real
整理	zhěnglǐ	noun	arrangement
正常	zhèngcháng	adjective	normal
正好	zhènghǎo	adverb	just right
正确	zhèngquè	adjective	correct
正式	zhèngshì	adjective	formal
证明	zhèngmíng	verb	prove
之	zhī	particle	of
支持	zhīchí	verb	support
知识	zhīshi	noun	knowledge
值得	zhídé	adjective	worth
直接	zhíjiē	adjective	direct
植物	zhíwù	noun	plant
职业	zhíyè	noun	occupation
指	zhǐ	verb	finger, to point
只好	zhǐhǎo	adverb	have to
只要	zhǐyào	conjunction	as long as
质量	zhìliàng	noun	quality
至少	zhìshǎo	adverb	at least
重	zhòng	adjective	heavy
重点	zhòngdiǎn	noun	key
重视	zhòngshì	noun	importance
周围	zhōuwéi	preposition	around
主意	zhǔyi	noun	idea
祝贺	zhùhè	verb	congratulate
著名	zhùmíng	adjective	famous
专门	zhuānmén	adjective	specialized
专业	zhuānyè	noun	major
转	zhuǎn	verb	turn
赚	zhuàn	verb	earn
准确	zhǔnquè	noun	accuracy
准时	zhǔnshí	adverb	on time
仔细	zǐxì	adjective	careful
自然	zìrán	adjective	natural
自信	zìxìn	noun	self-confidence
总结	zǒngjié	noun	summary
租	zū	verb	rent
最好	zuìhǎo	adjective	best
尊重	zūnzhòng	verb	respect
左右	zuǒyòu	adverb	about
座	zuò	noun	seat
作家	zuòjiā	noun	writer
座位	zuòwèi	noun	seat
作用	zuòyòng	noun	effect
作者	zuòzhě	noun	author

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HSK 4 Vocabulary FAQ

How many words are in HSK 4 vocabulary?

HSK 4 includes 600 vocabulary words at this level.
Together with HSK 1–3, learners are expected to know 1,200 words in total.

Is HSK 4 vocabulary hard?

HSK 4 vocabulary is considered intermediate level.
Compared with HSK 3, it introduces:
More abstract words
Formal and written expressions
Synonyms with subtle meaning differences
Longer sentence structures
Many learners feel HSK 4 is the biggest jump in the HSK system.

What topics does HSK 4 vocabulary cover?

HSK 4 vocabulary expands beyond daily survival Chinese and includes:
Work and career
Social relationships
Education and learning
Emotions and opinions
Media and technology
Culture, habits, and social issues
These words support longer conversations and paragraph-level reading.

Is HSK 4 enough for daily communication?

Yes, to a large extent.
With HSK 4 vocabulary, learners can:
Discuss familiar topics in detail
Express opinions and reasons
Understand normal-speed conversations on common topics
Read short news articles and essays
HSK 4 is often seen as the threshold of functional independence in Chinese.

Does HSK 4 vocabulary include grammar?

HSK 4 vocabulary introduces many words tied to advanced grammar patterns, such as:
把 / 被 sentences
结果补语 (result complements)
连…都… (emphasis)
不但…而且… (complex conjunctions)
Vocabulary and grammar at this level are deeply connected and should be learned together.

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