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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  • ā

    interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!

  • 爱情àiqíng

    romance; love (romantic)

  • 爱心àixīn

    compassion; kindness; care for others

  • 安检ānjiǎn

    to do a security check; security check (abbr. for 安全检查)

  • 安排ānpái

    to arrange; to plan; to set up

  • àn动、介

    to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve

  • 按时ànshí

    on time; before deadline; on schedule

  • 按照ànzhào

    according to; in accordance with; on the basis of

  • 白酒báijiǔ

    baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum; (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒)

  • 办公bàngōng

    to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work

  • 办理bànlǐ

    to handle; to transact; to conduct

  • 办事bànshì

    to handle (affairs); to work

  • bàng形、(名)

    stick; club; cudgel

  • 保护bǎohù

    to protect; to defend; to safeguard

  • 保证bǎozhèng动、名

    to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard

  • bào

    to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug

  • 报考bàokǎo

    to enter oneself for an examination

  • 报名bàomíng

    to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply

  • 抱歉bàoqiàn

    to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!

  • bēi

    to carry on one's back

  • 背包bēibāo

    knapsack; rucksack; infantry pack

  • 北部běibù

    northern part

  • bèi

    (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double

  • 本科běnkē

    undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)

  • 本来běnlái形、副

    original; originally; at first

  • bèn

    stupid; foolish; silly

  • 鼻子bízi

    nose

  • 笔试bǐshì

    written examination; paper test (for an applicant)

  • 毕业bìyè

    to graduate; to finish school; graduation

  • 毕业生bìyèshēng

    graduate

  • 便于biànyú

    easy to; convenient for

  • 标准biāozhǔn名、形

    standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard

  • biǎo名、(动)

    exterior surface; family relationship via females; a model

  • 表格biǎogé

    form; table

  • 表示biǎoshì

    (of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation

  • 表现biǎoxiàn

    to show; to show off; to display

  • 表扬biǎoyáng

    to praise; to commend

  • 饼干bǐnggān

    biscuit; cracker; cookie

  • bìng动、副、连

    to combine; to join; to merge

  • 并且bìngqiě

    and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition

  • 播放bōfàng

    to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)

  • 博士bóshì

    doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade; (old) court academician

  • 不必búbì

    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

    whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of

  • a step; a pace; walk

  • 名、量

    ministry; department; section

  • 不得不bùdébù

    have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to

  • 部分bùfen

    part; portion; piece

  • 不管bùguǎn

    not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter

  • 不光bùguāng副、连

    not the only one; not only

  • 不仅bùjǐn

    (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...); not just; not limited to

  • 不满bùmǎn

    dissatisfied; discontented; resentful; (before a number) to be less than

  • 部门bùmén

    department; branch; section

  • 不如bùrú

    not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

  • to rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)

  • cāi

    to guess

  • 材料cáiliào

    (raw) material; data

  • 参观cānguān

    to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around

  • 参赛cānsài

    to compete; to take part in a competition

  • 餐厅cāntīng

    dining hall; dining room; restaurant

  • 操场cāochǎng

    playground; sports field; drill ground

  • 厕所cèsuǒ

    toilet; lavatory

  • 查看chákàn

    to look over; to examine; to check up

  • 茶叶cháyè

    tea; tea leaves

  • 查找cházhǎo

    to search for; to look up

  • 差点儿chàdiǎnr形、副

    almost; nearly

  • 产生chǎnshēng

    to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to eng…

  • chǎng

    factory; yard; depot

  • chǎng

    classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams; large place used for a specific p…

  • 超过chāoguò

    to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip

  • 车速chēsù

    vehicle speed

  • 车位chēwèi

    parking spot; unloading point; garage place

  • chéng

    city walls; city; town

  • chéng

    to ride; to mount; to make use of

  • 成功chénggōng动、形

    to succeed; success; successful; fruitful

  • 乘客chéngkè

    passenger

  • 诚实chéngshí

    honest

  • 成为chéngwéi

    to become; to turn into

  • 乘坐chéngzuò

    to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)

  • 吃惊chījīng

    to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed

  • chí

    late; delayed; slow

  • chóng副、(动)

    to repeat; repetition; again

  • 重新chóngxīn

    again; once more; re-

  • 出差chūchāi

    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

    to appear; to arise; to emerge

  • 出行chūxíng

    to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip)

  • 出租chūzū

    to rent

  • 厨房chúfáng

    kitchen

  • 厨师chúshī

    cook; chef

  • chuāng

    window

  • 窗户chuānghu

    window

  • chuī

    to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast

  • 词语cíyǔ

    word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression

  • 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.