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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 减肥 | 減肥 | jiǎn féi | to lose weight |
| 减少 | 減少 | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen |
| 将来 | 將來 | jiāng lái | in the future |
| 奖金 | 獎金 | jiǎng jīn | premium |
| 降低 | jiàng dī | to reduce | |
| 交 | jiāo | to hand over | |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | to exchange | |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected | |
| 骄傲 | 驕傲 | jiāo ào | pride |
| 饺子 | 餃子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling |
| 教授 | jiào shòu | professor | |
| 教育 | jiào yù | to educate | |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept | |
| 节约 | 節約 | jié yuē | to economize |
| 结果 | 結果 | jié guǒ | outcome |
| 解释 | 解釋 | jiě shì | explanation |
| 尽管 | 儘管 | jǐn guǎn | despite |
| 紧张 | 緊張 | jǐn zhāng | nervous |
| 进行 | 進行 | jìn xíng | to advance |
| 禁止 | jìn zhǐ | to prohibit | |
| 京剧 | 京劇 | jīng jù | Beijing opera |
| 经济 | 經濟 | jīng jì | economy |
| 经历 | 經歷 | jīng lì | experience |
| 经验 | 經驗 | jīng yàn | experience |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi | wonderful | |
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit | |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police | |
| 竞争 | 競爭 | jìng zhēng | to compete |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly | |
| 镜子 | 鏡子 | jìng zi | mirror |
| 究竟 | jiū jìng | to go to the bottom of a matter | |
| 举办 | 舉辦 | jǔ bàn | to conduct |
| 拒绝 | 拒絕 | jù jué | to refuse |
| 距离 | 距離 | jù lí | distance |
| 开玩笑 | 開玩笑 | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing | |
| 考虑 | 考慮 | kǎo lǜ | to think over |
| 科学 | 科學 | kē xué | science |
| 棵 | kē | classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc | |
| 可怜 | 可憐 | kě lián | pitiful |
| 可是 | kě shì | but | |
| 可惜 | kě xī | it is a pity | |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | to be certain | |
| 空气 | 空氣 | kōng qì | air |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear | |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter | |
| 宽 | 寬 | kuān | wide |
| 困 | kùn | to trap | |
| 困难 | 困難 | kùn nan | difficult |
| 扩大 | 擴大 | kuò dà | to expand |
| 垃圾桶 | lā jī tǒng | rubbish bin | |
| 拉 | lā | to pull | |
| 辣 | là | hot (spicy) | |
| 来不及 | 來不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth) |
| 来得及 | 來得及 | lái de jí | to have enough time |
| 懒 | 懶 | lǎn | lazy |
| 浪费 | 浪費 | làng fèi | to waste |
| 浪漫 | làng màn | romantic | |
| 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger | |
| 冷静 | 冷靜 | lěng jìng | calm |
| 礼貌 | 禮貌 | lǐ mào | courtesy |
| 理发 | 理髮 | lǐ fà | to get a haircut |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend | |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | an ideal | |
| 力气 | 力氣 | lì qi | strength |
| 厉害 | 厲害 | lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible |
| 例如 | lì rú | for example | |
| 俩 | 倆 | liǎ | two (colloquial equivalent of 两个) |
| 连 | 連 | lián | to link |
| 联系 | 聯繫 | lián xì | connection |
| 凉快 | 涼快 | liáng kuai | nice and cold |
| 亮 | liàng | bright | |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat | |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional | |
| 流泪 | 流淚 | liú lèi | to shed tears |
| 流利 | liú lì | fluent | |
| 流行 | liú xíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread | |
| 留 | liú | to leave (a message etc) | |
| 留学 | 留學 | liú xué | to study abroad |
| 律师 | 律師 | lǜ shī | lawyer |
| 乱 | 亂 | luàn | in confusion or disorder |
| 麻烦 | 麻煩 | má fan | trouble |
| 马虎 | 馬虎 | mǎ hu | careless |
| 满 | 滿 | mǎn | to fill |
| 毛巾 | máo jīn | towel | |
| 美丽 | 美麗 | měi lì | beautiful |
| 梦 | 夢 | mèng | dream |
| 密码 | 密碼 | mì mǎ | cipher |
| 免费 | 免費 | miǎn fèi | free (of charge) |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality | |
| 母亲 | 母親 | mǔ qīn | mother |
| 目的 | mù dì | purpose | |
| 耐心 | nài xīn | to be patient | |
| 难道 | 難道 | nán dào | don't tell me ... |
| 难受 | 難受 | nán shòu | to feel unwell |
| 内 | 內 | nèi | inside |
| 内容 | 內容 | nèi róng | content |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability | |
| 年龄 | 年齡 | nián líng | (a person's) age |
| 农村 | 農村 | nóng cūn | rural area |
| 弄 | nòng | to do | |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huo | warm | |
| 偶尔 | 偶爾 | ǒu ěr | occasionally |
| 排列 | pái liè | to arrange in order | |
| 判断 | 判斷 | pàn duàn | to judge |
| 陪 | péi | to accompany | |
| 批评 | 批評 | pī píng | to criticize |
| 皮肤 | 皮膚 | pí fū | skin |
| 脾气 | 脾氣 | pí qi | character |
| 篇 | piān | sheet | |
| 骗 | 騙 | piàn | to cheat |
| 乒乓球 | pīng pāng qiú | table tennis | |
| 平时 | 平時 | píng shí | ordinarily |
| 瓶子 | píng zi | bottle | |
| 破 | pò | broken | |
| 普遍 | pǔ biàn | universal | |
| 其次 | qí cì | next | |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among | |
| 起飞 | 起飛 | qǐ fēi | (of an aircraft) to take off |
| 起来 | 起來 | qǐ lai | to stand up |
| 气候 | 氣候 | qì hòu | (meteorology) climate |
| 千万 | 千萬 | qiān wàn | ten million |
| 签证 | 簽證 | qiān zhèng | visa |
| 墙 | 牆 | qiáng | wall |
| 敲 | qiāo | to hit | |
| 桥 | 橋 | qiáo | bridge |
| 巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | chocolate (loanword) | |
| 亲戚 | 親戚 | qīn qi | a relative (i.e. family relation) |
| 轻 | 輕 | qīng | light |
| 轻松 | 輕鬆 | qīng sōng | light |
| 情况 | 情況 | qíng kuàng | circumstances |
| 请假 | 請假 | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence |
| 请客 | 請客 | qǐng kè | to give a dinner party |
| 穷 | 窮 | qióng | poor |
| 区别 | 區別 | qū bié | difference |
| 取 | qǔ | to take | |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole | |
| 缺点 | 缺點 | quē diǎn | weak point |
| 缺少 | quē shǎo | lack | |
| 却 | 卻 | què | but |
| 确实 | 確實 | què shí | indeed |
| 群 | qún | group | |
| 然而 | rán ér | however | |
| 热闹 | 熱鬧 | rè nao | bustling with noise and excitement |
| 人民币 | 人民幣 | rén mín bì | Renminbi (RMB) |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any | |
| 任务 | 任務 | rèn wu | mission |
| 扔 | rēng | to throw | |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still | |
| 日记 | 日記 | rì jì | diary |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance | |
| 软 | 軟 | ruǎn | soft |
| 散步 | sàn bù | to take a walk | |
| 森林 | sēn lín | forest | |
| 沙发 | 沙發 | shā fā | sofa (loanword) |
| 伤心 | 傷心 | shāng xīn | to grieve |
| 商量 | shāng liang | to consult | |
| 稍微 | shāo wēi | a little bit | |
| 社会 | 社會 | shè huì | society |
| 申请 | 申請 | shēn qǐng | to apply for sth |
| 深 | shēn | deep (lit. and fig.) | |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even | |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live | |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings) | |
| 省 | shěng | to save | |
| 剩 | shèng | to remain | |
| 失败 | 失敗 | shī bài | to be defeated |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed | |
| 师傅 | 師傅 | shī fu | master |
| 狮子 | 獅子 | shī zi | lion |
| 湿润 | 濕潤 | shī rùn | moist |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very | |
| 实际 | 實際 | shí jì | reality |
| 实在 | 實在 | shí zài | really |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff | |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use | |
| 世纪 | 世紀 | shì jì | century |
| 市场 | 市場 | shì chǎng | marketplace |
| 试 | 試 | shì | to test |
| 适合 | 適合 | shì hé | to fit |
| 适应 | 適應 | shì yìng | to adapt |
| 收 | shōu | to receive | |
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in | |
| 收拾 | shōu shi | to put in order | |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital (city) | |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all) | |
| 受不了 | shòu bù liǎo | unbearable | |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc) | |
| 售货员 | 售貨員 | shòu huò yuán | salesperson |
| 输 | 輸 | shū | to lose |
| 熟悉 | shú xī | to be familiar with | |
| 数量 | 數量 | shù liàng | amount |
| 数字 | 數字 | shù zì | numeral |
| 帅 | 帥 | shuài | (bound form) commander-in-chief |
| 顺便 | 順便 | shùn biàn | conveniently |
| 顺利 | 順利 | shùn lì | smoothly |
| 顺序 | 順序 | shùn xù | sequence |
| 说明 | 說明 | shuō míng | to explain |
| 硕士 | 碩士 | shuò shì | master's degree |
| 死 | sǐ | to die |
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