HSK vocabulary
HSK 4 Vocabulary List
All 1,193 words for the HSK 4 exam — all vocabulary through HSK 4 — discuss opinions, plans, and abstract topics with confidence. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 暗 | àn | dark | |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise | |
| 保护 | 保護 | bǎo hù | to protect |
| 保证 | 保證 | bǎo zhèng | guarantee |
| 报道 | 報道 | bào dào | to report (news) |
| 报名 | 報名 | bào míng | to sign up |
| 抱 | bào | to hold | |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry | |
| 倍 | bèi | (two, three etc) -fold | |
| 本来 | 本來 | běn lái | original |
| 笨 | bèn | stupid | |
| 笔记本 | 筆記本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery) |
| 毕业 | 畢業 | bì yè | graduation |
| 遍 | biàn | everywhere | |
| 标准 | 標準 | biāo zhǔn | standard |
| 表达 | 表達 | biǎo dá | to express |
| 表格 | biǎo gé | form | |
| 表扬 | 表揚 | biǎo yáng | to praise |
| 饼干 | 餅乾 | bǐng gān | biscuit |
| 并且 | 並且 | bìng qiě | and |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor | |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) | |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to | |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned | |
| 不过 | 不過 | bù guò | only |
| 不仅 | 不僅 | bù jǐn | not just |
| 部分 | bù fen | part | |
| 擦 | cā | to rub | |
| 猜 | cāi | to guess | |
| 材料 | cái liào | (raw) material | |
| 参观 | 參觀 | cān guān | to look around |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost | |
| 尝 | 嘗 | cháng | to taste |
| 场 | 場 | chǎng | large place used for a specific purpose |
| 超过 | 超過 | chāo guò | to surpass |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel | |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | success | |
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature | |
| 成为 | 成為 | chéng wéi | to become |
| 诚实 | 誠實 | chéng shí | honest |
| 乘坐 | chéng zuò | to ride (in a vehicle) | |
| 吃惊 | 吃驚 | chī jīng | to be startled |
| 抽烟 | 抽煙 | chōu yān | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) |
| 出差 | chū chāi | to go on an official or business trip | |
| 出发 | 出發 | chū fā | to set off |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born | |
| 传真 | 傳真 | chuán zhēn | fax |
| 窗户 | 窗戶 | chuāng hu | window |
| 词典 | 詞典 | cí diǎn | dictionary |
| 从来 | 從來 | cóng lái | always |
| 粗心 | cū xīn | careless | |
| 答案 | dá àn | answer | |
| 打扮 | dǎ ban | to decorate | |
| 打扰 | 打擾 | dǎ rǎo | to disturb |
| 打印 | dǎ yìn | to affix a seal | |
| 打折 | dǎ zhé | to give a discount | |
| 打针 | 打針 | dǎ zhēn | to give or have an injection |
| 大夫 | dài fu | doctor | |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly | |
| 大使馆 | 大使館 | dà shǐ guǎn | embassy |
| 大约 | 大約 | dà yuē | approximately |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative | |
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace | |
| 戴 | dài | to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc) | |
| 弹 | 彈 | tán | to pluck (a string) |
| 当 | 噹 | dāng | (onom.) dong |
| 当地 | 當地 | dāng dì | local |
| 当时 | 當時 | dāng shí | then |
| 刀 | dāo | knife | |
| 导游 | 導遊 | dǎo yóu | tour guide |
| 到处 | 到處 | dào chù | everywhere |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally | |
| 道歉 | dào qiàn | to apologize | |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth | |
| 地址 | dì zhǐ | address | |
| 得意 | dé yì | proud of oneself | |
| 等 | děng | class | |
| 底 | dǐ | background | |
| 调查 | 調查 | diào chá | investigation |
| 掉 | diào | to fall | |
| 丢 | 丟 | diū | to lose |
| 动作 | 動作 | dòng zuò | movement |
| 堵车 | 堵車 | dǔ chē | traffic jam |
| 肚子 | dù zi | belly | |
| 断 | 斷 | duàn | to break |
| 对 | 對 | duì | right |
| 对话 | 對話 | duì huà | to talk (with sb) |
| 对面 | 對面 | duì miàn | (sitting) opposite |
| 顿 | 頓 | dùn | to stop |
| 朵 | duǒ | flower | |
| 儿童 | 兒童 | ér tóng | child |
| 而 | ér | and | |
| 发 | 發 | fā | to send out |
| 发生 | 發生 | fā shēng | to happen |
| 发展 | 發展 | fā zhǎn | development |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law | |
| 翻译 | 翻譯 | fān yì | to translate |
| 烦恼 | 煩惱 | fán nǎo | to be worried |
| 反对 | 反對 | fǎn duì | to oppose |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror | |
| 范围 | 範圍 | fàn wéi | range |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method | |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect | |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction | |
| 访问 | 訪問 | fǎng wèn | to visit |
| 放弃 | 放棄 | fàng qì | to renounce |
| 放暑假 | fàng shǔ jià | to be on summer vacation | |
| 分之 | fēn zhī | (indicating a fraction) | |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc | |
| 丰富 | 豐富 | fēng fù | to enrich |
| 风景 | 風景 | fēng jǐng | scenery |
| 否则 | 否則 | fǒu zé | otherwise |
| 符合 | fú hé | in keeping with | |
| 父亲 | 父親 | fù qīn | father |
| 负责 | 負責 | fù zé | to be in charge of |
| 复印 | 複印 | fù yìn | to photocopy |
| 复杂 | 複雜 | fù zá | complicated |
| 富 | fù | rich | |
| 改变 | 改變 | gǎi biàn | to change |
| 感动 | 感動 | gǎn dòng | to move (sb) |
| 感觉 | 感覺 | gǎn jué | feeling |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion | |
| 感谢 | 感謝 | gǎn xiè | (express) thanks |
| 干 | 乾 | gān | dry |
| 干杯 | 乾杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast |
| 干燥 | 乾燥 | gān zào | to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc) |
| 刚刚 | 剛剛 | gāng gang | just recently |
| 高级 | 高級 | gāo jí | high level |
| 个子 | 個子 | gè zi | height |
| 各 | gè | each | |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool | |
| 工资 | 工資 | gōng zī | wages |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer | |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common | |
| 购物 | 購物 | gòu wù | shopping |
| 够 | 夠 | gòu | enough (sufficient) |
| 估计 | 估計 | gū jì | to estimate |
| 孤单 | 孤單 | gū dān | lone |
| 鼓励 | 鼓勵 | gǔ lì | to encourage |
| 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | to applaud | |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately | |
| 顾客 | 顧客 | gù kè | customer |
| 挂 | 掛 | guà | to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) |
| 关键 | 關鍵 | guān jiàn | crucial point |
| 观众 | 觀眾 | guān zhòng | spectators |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise | |
| 光 | guāng | light | |
| 广播 | 廣播 | guǎng bō | broadcast |
| 广告 | 廣告 | guǎng gào | to advertise |
| 逛 | guàng | to stroll | |
| 规定 | 規定 | guī dìng | to stipulate |
| 国际 | 國際 | guó jì | international |
| 果然 | guǒ rán | really | |
| 过 | 過 | guò | to cross |
| 过程 | 過程 | guò chéng | course of events |
| 咳嗽 | ké sou | to cough | |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean | |
| 害羞 | hài xiū | shy | |
| 寒假 | hán jià | winter vacation | |
| 汗 | hàn | perspiration | |
| 航班 | háng bān | (scheduled) flight | |
| 好处 | 好處 | hǎo chǔ | easy to get along with |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if | |
| 号码 | 號碼 | hào mǎ | number |
| 合格 | hé gé | to meet the standard required | |
| 合适 | 合適 | hé shì | suitable |
| 盒子 | hé zi | box | |
| 猴子 | hóu zi | monkey | |
| 后悔 | 後悔 | hòu huǐ | to regret |
| 后来 | 後來 | hòu lái | afterwards |
| 厚 | hòu | thick | |
| 忽然 | hū rán | suddenly | |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other | |
| 护士 | 護士 | hù shi | nurse |
| 怀疑 | 懷疑 | huái yí | to doubt (sth) |
| 回忆 | 回憶 | huí yì | to recall |
| 活动 | 活動 | huó dòng | to exercise |
| 活泼 | 活潑 | huó po | lively |
| 火 | huǒ | fire | |
| 获得 | 獲得 | huò dé | to obtain |
| 积极 | 積極 | jī jí | active |
| 积累 | 積累 | jī lěi | to accumulate |
| 基础 | 基礎 | jī chǔ | base |
| 激动 | 激動 | jī dòng | to move emotionally |
| 及时 | 及時 | jí shí | timely |
| 即使 | jí shǐ | even if | |
| 极其 | 極其 | jí qí | extremely |
| 集合 | jí hé | to gather | |
| 计划 | 計劃 | jì huà | plan |
| 记者 | 記者 | jì zhě | reporter |
| 技术 | 技術 | jì shù | technology |
| 既然 | jì rán | since | |
| 继续 | 繼續 | jì xù | to continue |
| 寄 | jì | to send | |
| 加班 | jiā bān | to work overtime | |
| 加油站 | jiā yóu zhàn | gas station | |
| 家具 | jiā jù | furniture | |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake | |
| 价格 | 價格 | jià gé | price |
| 坚持 | 堅持 | jiān chí | to persevere with |
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