HSK 4 vocabulary list
The 1,000 words the syllabus adds at HSK 4, with its own pinyin and part of speech. Drill them here, or search the list below.
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啊ā叹
interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!
爱情àiqíng名
romance; love (romantic)
爱心àixīn名
compassion; kindness; care for others
安检ānjiǎn动
to do a security check; security check (abbr. for 安全检查)
安排ānpái动
to arrange; to plan; to set up
按àn动、介
to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve
按时ànshí副
on time; before deadline; on schedule
按照ànzhào介
according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
白酒báijiǔ名
baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum; (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒)
办公bàngōng动
to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work
办理bànlǐ动
to handle; to transact; to conduct
办事bànshì动
to handle (affairs); to work
棒bàng形、(名)
stick; club; cudgel
保护bǎohù动
to protect; to defend; to safeguard
保证bǎozhèng动、名
to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard
抱bào动
to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug
报考bàokǎo动
to enter oneself for an examination
报名bàomíng动
to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply
抱歉bàoqiàn形
to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
背bēi动
to carry on one's back
背包bēibāo名
knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack
北部běibù名
northern part
倍bèi量
(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double
本科běnkē名
undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)
本来běnlái形、副
original; originally; at first
笨bèn形
stupid; foolish; silly
鼻子bízi名
nose
笔试bǐshì动
written examination; paper test (for an applicant)
毕业bìyè动
to graduate; to finish school; graduation
毕业生bìyèshēng名
graduate
便于biànyú动
easy to; convenient for
标准biāozhǔn名、形
standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard
表biǎo名、(动)
exterior surface; family relationship via females; a model
表格biǎogé名
form; table
表示biǎoshì动
(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation
表现biǎoxiàn动
to show; to show off; to display
表扬biǎoyáng动
to praise; to commend
饼干bǐnggān名
biscuit; cracker; cookie
并bìng动、副、连
to combine; to join; to merge
并且bìngqiě连
and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
播放bōfàng动
to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
博士bóshì名
doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade; (old) court academician
不必búbì副
need not; does not have to; not necessarily
不便búbiàn形、动
inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable
不断búduàn动、副
unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous
不够búgòu动、副
not enough; insufficient; inadequate
不过búguò连、(副)
only; merely; no more than
不论búlùn连
whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of
步bù名
a step; a pace; walk
部bù名、量
ministry; department; section
不得不bùdébù副
have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to
部分bùfen名
part; portion; piece
不管bùguǎn连
not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
不光bùguāng副、连
not the only one; not only
不仅bùjǐn连
(as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...); not just; not limited to
不满bùmǎn形
dissatisfied; discontented; resentful; (before a number) to be less than
部门bùmén名
department; branch; section
不如bùrú动
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
擦cā动
to rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
猜cāi动
to guess
材料cáiliào名
(raw) material; data
参观cānguān动
to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
参赛cānsài动
to compete; to take part in a competition
餐厅cāntīng名
dining hall; dining room; restaurant
操场cāochǎng名
playground; sports field; drill ground
厕所cèsuǒ名
toilet; lavatory
查看chákàn动
to look over; to examine; to check up
茶叶cháyè名
tea; tea leaves
查找cházhǎo动
to search for; to look up
差点儿chàdiǎnr形、副
almost; nearly
产生chǎnshēng动
to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to eng…
厂chǎng名
factory; yard; depot
场chǎng量
classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams; large place used for a specific p…
超过chāoguò动
to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
车速chēsù名
vehicle speed
车位chēwèi名
parking spot; unloading point; garage place
城chéng名
city walls; city; town
乘chéng动
to ride; to mount; to make use of
成功chénggōng动、形
to succeed; success; successful; fruitful
乘客chéngkè名
passenger
诚实chéngshí形
honest
成为chéngwéi动
to become; to turn into
乘坐chéngzuò动
to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
吃惊chījīng动
to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
迟chí形
late; delayed; slow
重chóng副、(动)
to repeat; repetition; again
重新chóngxīn副
again; once more; re-
出差chūchāi动
to go on an official or business trip
出口chūkǒu名、(动)
an exit; (of a ship) to leave port; to speak
出现chūxiàn动
to appear; to arise; to emerge
出行chūxíng动
to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip)
出租chūzū动
to rent
厨房chúfáng名
kitchen
厨师chúshī名
cook; chef
窗chuāng名
window
窗户chuānghu名
window
吹chuī动
to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast
词语cíyǔ名
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression
此cǐ代
this; these
此次cǐ cì
this time
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Word list, pinyin and part of speech: 《中文水平考试(HSK)考试大纲》, published by CTI in November 2025 and in force from July 2026 — 11,000 words, the same document the papers here are built against. English glosses from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pronunciation is read by your browser’s Chinese voice.