HSK 4 Vocabulary List — 598 Words with Pinyin, Tones & Audio

Every word on the HSK 4 list with pinyin, English meaning and audio you can play. Filter by tone pattern, search any character, and export the list to CSV, Anki or PDF.

Word list based on the HSK 2.0 standard.

How many words are in HSK 4?

Under the original HSK 2.0 standard, HSK 4 adds 600 new words, for a cumulative 1,200 counting every level below it. The 2021 HSK 3.0 standard is bigger: 1,000 new words at HSK 4, or 3,245 cumulative. This page lists 598 unique entries with pinyin, English meanings and audio — the de-duplicated HSK 2.0 list, so the figure can differ by a word or two from the headline number.

Listed here

598

HSK 2.0

New at this level

600

HSK 2.0

Cumulative

1,200

HSK 2.0

Unique characters

722

Most common tone

Tone 4

35%

117 are single-syllable words, 459 are two-syllable and 22 are longer — 1,101 syllables to pronounce in total.

Tone pattern0 = neutral tone

#	Character	Pinyin	Meaning
1	对對	duì	right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding
2	过過	Guō	surname Guo
3	而	ér	and; as well as; and so
4	等	děng	class; rank; grade
5	与與	yú	variant of 欤
6	当噹	dāng	(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)
7	之	zhī	(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her
8	以㕥	yǐ	old variant of 以
9	起来起來	qǐ lai	to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qǐ lái]
10	死	sǐ	to die; impassable; uncrossable
11	却㕁	què	old variant of 却
12	生活	shēng huó	to live; life; livelihood
13	发生發生	fā shēng	to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
14	不过不過	bù guò	only; merely; no more than
15	所有	suǒ yǒu	all; to have; to possess; to own
16	情况情況	qíng kuàng	circumstances; state of affairs; situation
17	最后最後	zuì hòu	final; last; finally
18	成为成為	chéng wéi	to become; to turn into
19	行	háng	row; line; commercial firm
20	感觉感覺	gǎn jué	feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive
21	继续繼續	jì xù	to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
22	场場	cháng	threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout
23	进行進行	jìn xíng	to advance; to conduct; underway
24	内內	nèi	inside; inner; internal
25	通过通過	tōng guò	to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test)
26	无無	wú	not to have; no; none
27	一切	yī qiè	everything; every; all
28	由	yóu	to follow; from; because of; due to
29	任何	rèn hé	any; whatever; whichever
30	安全	ān quán	safe; secure; safety; security
31	结果結果	jiē guǒ	to bear fruit
32	完全	wán quán	complete; whole; totally; entirely
33	发發	fā	to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
34	计划計劃	jì huà	plan; project; program
35	可是	kě shì	but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
36	连連	Lián	surname Lian
37	呀	ya	(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
38	原因	yuán yīn	cause; origin; root cause
39	消息	xiāo xi	news; information
40	只要	zhǐ yào	if only; so long as
41	干乹	gān	old variant of 干
42	接受	jiē shòu	to accept; to receive
43	其中	qí zhōng	among; in; included among these
44	成功	Chéng gōng	Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan
45	甚至	shèn zhì	even; so much so that
46	拉	lā	to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag
47	肯定	kěn dìng	to be certain; to be positive; assuredly
48	当时當時	dāng shí	then; at that time; while
49	调查調查	diào chá	investigation; inquiry; to investigate
50	部分	bù fen	part; share; section
51	能力	néng lì	capability; ability
52	保护保護	bǎo hù	to protect; to defend; to safeguard
53	真正	zhēn zhèng	genuine; real; true; really; indeed
54	支持	zhī chí	to be in favor of; to support; to back
55	掉	diào	to fall; to drop; to lag behind
56	改变改變	gǎi biàn	to change; to alter; to transform
57	方法	fāng fǎ	method; way; means
58	保证保證	bǎo zhèng	guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure
59	直接	zhí jiē	direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward
60	组织組織	zǔ zhī	to organize; organization; (biology) tissue
61	永远永遠	yǒng yuǎn	forever; eternal
62	方面	fāng miàn	respect; aspect; field
63	也许也許	yě xǔ	perhaps; maybe
64	活动活動	huó dòng	to exercise; to move about; to operate
65	考虑考慮	kǎo lǜ	to think over; to consider; consideration
66	份	fèn	classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc; variant of 分
67	提供	tí gōng	to offer; to supply; to provide
68	指	zhǐ	finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
69	精神	jīng shén	spirit; mind; consciousness
70	使用	shǐ yòng	to use; to employ; to apply
71	代表	dài biǎo	representative; delegate; to represent
72	任务任務	rèn wu	mission; assignment; task; duty; role
73	联系聯係	lián xì	variant of 联系
74	因此	yīn cǐ	thus; consequently; as a result
75	台	Tái	Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai
76	算	suàn	to regard as; to figure; to calculate
77	获得獲得	huò dé	to obtain; to receive; to get
78	留㽞	liú	old variant of 留
79	生命	shēng mìng	life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature
80	交	jiāo	to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money)
81	全部	quán bù	whole; all
82	刚刚剛剛	gāng gang	just recently; just a moment ago
83	正常	zhèng cháng	regular; normal; ordinary
84	另外	lìng wài	additional; in addition; besides
85	血	xuè	blood; colloquial pr. [xiě]
86	挺	tǐng	straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body)
87	好像	hǎo xiàng	as if; to seem like
88	到底	dào dǐ	finally; in the end; when all is said and done
89	感谢感謝	gǎn xiè	(express) thanks; gratitude; grateful
90	坚持堅持	jiān chí	to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
91	座	zuò	seat; base; stand
92	技术技術	jì shù	technology; technique; skill
93	往	wǎng	to go (in a direction); to; towards
94	严重嚴重	yán zhòng	grave; serious; severe
95	包括	bāo kuò	to comprise; to include; to involve
96	原来原來	yuán lái	original; former; originally
97	光	guāng	light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely
98	法律	fǎ lǜ	law
99	父亲父親	fù qīn	father; also pr. [fù qin]
100	并且並且	bìng qiě	and; besides; moreover
101	收	shōu	to receive; to accept; to collect
102	社会社會	shè huì	society
103	证明證明	zhèng míng	proof; certificate; identification
104	记者記者	jì zhě	reporter; journalist
105	底	de	(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
106	确实確實	què shí	indeed; really; reliable
107	不管	bù guǎn	not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
108	受到	shòu dào	to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
109	发展發展	fā zhǎn	development; growth; to develop
110	谈談	Tán	surname Tan
111	至少	zhì shǎo	at least; (to say the) least
112	解释解釋	jiě shì	explanation; to explain; to interpret
113	负责負責	fù zé	to be in charge of; to take responsibility for; to be to blame
114	首先	shǒu xiān	first (of all); in the first place
115	理解	lǐ jiě	to comprehend; to understand
116	报道報道	bào dào	to report (news); report
117	安排	ān pái	to arrange; to plan; to set up
118	梦夢	mèng	dream; (bound form) to dream
119	重新	chóng xīn	again; once more; re-
120	幸福	xìng fú	happiness; happy; blessed
121	自然	zì rán	nature; natural; naturally
122	责任責任	zé rèn	responsibility; blame; duty
123	试試	shì	to test; to try; experiment
124	弄	lòng	lane; alley
125	赢贏	yíng	to beat; to win; to profit
126	满滿	Mǎn	Manchu ethnic group
127	说明說明	shuō míng	to explain; to illustrate; to indicate
128	许多許多	xǔ duō	many; a lot of; much
129	压力壓力	yā lì	pressure
130	由于由於	yóu yú	due to; as a result of; thanks to
131	母亲母親	mǔ qīn	mother; also pr. [mǔ qin]
132	放弃放棄	fàng qì	to renounce; to abandon; to give up
133	意见意見	yì jiàn	idea; opinion; suggestion
134	过程過程	guò chéng	course of events; process
135	即使	jí shǐ	even if; even though
136	尽管儘管	jǐn guǎn	despite; although; even though
137	深㴱	shēn	old variant of 深
138	各	gè	each; every
139	仍然	réng rán	still; as before; yet
140	值得	zhí de	to be worth; to deserve
141	经历經歷	jīng lì	experience; to experience; to go through
142	讨论討論	tǎo lùn	to discuss; to talk over
143	超过超過	chāo guò	to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
144	假	gēi	used in 掰
145	后来後來	hòu lái	afterwards; later; newly arrived
146	嘴	zuǐ	mouth; beak; nozzle
147	地址	dì zhǐ	address
148	无论無論	wú lùn	no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
149	紧张緊張	jǐn zhāng	nervous; keyed up; intense
150	省	shěng	to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province
151	十分	shí fēn	very; completely; utterly
152	陪	péi	to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist
153	挂掛	guà	to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead
154	本来本來	běn lái	original; originally; at first
155	条件條件	tiáo jiàn	condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition
156	广告廣告	guǎng gào	to advertise; a commercial; advertisement
157	警察	jǐng chá	police; police officer
158	关键關鍵	guān jiàn	crucial point; crux; key
159	样子樣子	yàng zi	appearance; manner; pattern
160	困难困難	kùn nan	difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances
161	专业專業	zhuān yè	specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university)
162	难道難道	nán dào	don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
163	规定規定	guī dìng	to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
164	于是於是	yú shì	thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
165	正确正確	zhèng què	correct; sound; right; proper
166	爱情愛情	ài qíng	romance; love (romantic)
167	群羣	qún	variant of 群
168	够夠	gòu	enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really
169	火	Huǒ	surname Huo
170	方向	fāng xiàng	direction; orientation
171	市场市場	shì chǎng	marketplace; market (also in abstract)
172	教育	jiào yù	to educate; to teach; education
173	取	qǔ	to take; to get; to choose
174	危险危險	wēi xiǎn	danger; dangerous
175	管理	guǎn lǐ	to supervise; to manage; to administer
176	乱亂	luàn	in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder
177	适合適合	shì hé	to fit; to suit
178	正式	zhèng shì	formal; official
179	引起	yǐn qǐ	to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
180	从来從來	cóng lái	always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
181	抱	bào	to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug
182	律师律師	lǜ shī	lawyer
183	内容內容	nèi róng	content; substance; details
184	通知	tōng zhī	to notify; to inform; notice
185	感情	gǎn qíng	emotion; sentiment; affection
186	观众觀眾	guān zhòng	spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
187	目的	mù dì	purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
188	国际國際	guó jì	international
189	美丽美麗	měi lì	beautiful
190	经验經驗	jīng yàn	experience; to experience
191	破	pò	broken; damaged; worn out
192	推	tuī	to push; to cut; to refuse
193	刀	Dāo	surname Dao
194	科学科學	kē xué	science; scientific knowledge; scientific
195	心情	xīn qíng	mood; frame of mind
196	标准標準	biāo zhǔn	standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard
197	职业職業	zhí yè	occupation; profession; vocation; professional
198	精彩	jīng cǎi	wonderful; marvelous; brilliant
199	范围範圍	fàn wéi	range; scope; limit
200	速度	sù dù	speed; rate; velocity
201	实在實在	shí zài	really; actually; indeed
202	效果	xiào guǒ	result; effect; efficacy
203	遍徧	biàn	variant of 遍
204	经济經濟	jīng jì	economy; economic
205	按照	àn zhào	according to; in accordance with; in the light of
206	反对反對	fǎn duì	to oppose; to be against; to object to
207	竟然	jìng rán	unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything
208	重点重點	chóng diǎn	to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
209	倍	bèi	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double
210	醒	xǐng	to wake up; to be awake; to become aware
211	讨厌討厭	tǎo yàn	to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable
212	输輸	shū	to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute
213	咱们咱們	zán men	we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you
214	否则否則	fǒu zé	otherwise; if not; or (else)
215	免费免費	miǎn fèi	free (of charge)
216	动作動作	dòng zuò	movement; motion; action; to act; to move
217	俩倆	liǎ	two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some
218	增加	zēng jiā	to raise; to increase
219	著名	zhù míng	famous; noted; well-known
220	拒绝拒絕	jù jué	to refuse; to decline; to reject
221	帅帥	Shuài	surname Shuai
222	不仅不僅	bù jǐn	not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
223	顺利順利	shùn lì	smoothly; without a hitch
224	艺术藝術	yì shù	art
225	麻烦麻煩	má fan	trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
226	申请申請	shēn qǐng	to apply for sth; application form
227	演出	yǎn chū	to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance)
228	猪豬	zhū	hog; pig; swine
229	竞争競爭	jìng zhēng	to compete; competition
230	估计估計	gū jì	to estimate; to reckon; (coll.) to suppose
231	失败失敗	shī bài	to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments)
232	世纪世紀	shì jì	century
233	制造製造	zhì zào	to manufacture; to make
234	不得不	bù dé bù	have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to
235	当地當地	dāng dì	local
236	大概	dà gài	roughly; probably; rough
237	允许允許	yǔn xǔ	to permit; to allow
238	教授	jiào shòu	professor; to instruct; to lecture on
239	顿頓	dùn	to stop; to pause; to arrange
240	吸引	xī yǐn	to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
241	共同	gòng tóng	common; joint; jointly
242	杂志雜誌	zá zhì	magazine
243	既然	jì rán	since; as; this being the case
244	停止	tíng zhǐ	to stop; to halt; to cease
245	提醒	tí xǐng	to remind; to call attention to; to warn of
246	演员演員	yǎn yuán	actor or actress; performer
247	态度態度	tài du	manner; bearing; attitude
248	周围周圍	zhōu wéi	environs; surroundings; periphery
249	丢丟	diū	to lose; to put aside; to throw
250	复杂複雜	fù zá	complicated; complex
251	表达表達	biǎo dá	to express; to convey
252	数字數字	shù zì	numeral; digit; number
253	邀请邀請	yāo qǐng	to invite; invitation
254	交通	jiāo tōng	to be connected; traffic; transportation
255	优秀優秀	yōu xiù	outstanding; excellent
256	亮	liàng	bright; clear; resonant
257	篇	piān	sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
258	儿童兒童	ér tóng	child
259	最好	zuì hǎo	best; (you) had better (do what we suggest)
260	味道	wèi dao	flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight
261	断斷	duàn	to break; to snap; to cut off
262	千万千萬	qiān wàn	ten million; countless; many
263	出发出發	chū fā	to set off; to start (on a journey)
264	距离距離	jù lí	distance; to be apart from
265	轻松輕鬆	qīng sōng	light; gentle; relaxed
266	墙墻	qiáng	variant of 墙, wall
267	毕业畢業	bì yè	graduation; to graduate; to finish school
268	怀疑懷疑	huái yí	to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts
269	修	Xiū	surname Xiu
270	价格價格	jià gé	price
271	戴	Dài	surname Dai
272	究竟	jiū jìng	to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done
273	轻輕	qīng	light; easy; gentle
274	然而	rán ér	however; yet; but
275	交流	jiāo liú	to exchange; exchange; communication
276	兴奋興奮	xīng fèn	excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation
277	困	kùn	to trap; to surround; hard-pressed
278	符合	fú hé	in keeping with; in accordance with; tallying with
279	躺	tǎng	to recline; to lie down
280	答案	dá àn	answer; solution
281	皮肤皮膚	pí fū	skin
282	浪费浪費	làng fèi	to waste; to squander
283	厉害厲害	lì hai	(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe
284	尊重	zūn zhòng	to esteem; to respect; to honor
285	激动激動	jī dòng	to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite
286	骗騙	piàn	to cheat; to swindle; to deceive
287	可怜可憐	kě lián	pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
288	语言語言	yǔ yán	language
289	擦	cā	to rub; to scratch; to towel; to wipe with a towel; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
290	香	xiāng	fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic
291	成熟	chéng shú	mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [chéng shóu]
292	无聊無聊	wú liáo	bored; boring; senseless
293	文章	wén zhāng	article; essay; literary works
294	信任	xìn rèn	to trust; to have confidence in
295	网站網站	wǎng zhàn	website; network station; node
296	地球	dì qiú	the earth
297	实际實際	shí jì	reality; practice; practical
298	年龄年齡	nián líng	(a person's) age
299	差不多	chà bu duō	almost; nearly; more or less
300	可惜	kě xī	it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
301	阳光陽光	yáng guāng	sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
302	回忆回憶	huí yì	to recall; memories
303	空气空氣	kōng qì	air; atmosphere
304	材料	cái liào	(raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
305	熟悉	shú xī	to be familiar with; to know well
306	随便隨便	suí biàn	as one wishes; as one pleases; at random
307	撞	zhuàng	to knock against; to bump into; to run into
308	互相	hù xiāng	each other; mutually; mutual
309	合适合適	hé shì	suitable; fitting; appropriate
310	失望	shī wàng	disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
311	印象	yìn xiàng	impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
312	号码號碼	hào mǎ	number
313	出生	chū shēng	to be born
314	桥橋	qiáo	bridge
315	基础基礎	jī chǔ	base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental
316	适应適應	shì yìng	to adapt; to fit; to suit
317	赚賺	zhuàn	to earn; to make a profit
318	猜	cāi	to guess
319	到处到處	dào chù	everywhere
320	食品	shí pǐn	foodstuff; food; provisions
321	大约大約	dà yuē	approximately; probably
322	提前	tí qián	to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance
323	暂时暫時	zàn shí	temporary; provisional; for the time being
324	积极積極	jī jí	active; energetic; vigorous
325	高级高級	gāo jí	high level; high grade; advanced
326	汤湯	Tāng	surname Tang
327	响響	xiǎng	echo; sound; noise
328	收入	shōu rù	to take in; income; revenue
329	恐怕	kǒng pà	fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...
330	仔细仔細	zǐ xì	careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out
331	严格嚴格	yán gé	strict; stringent; tight
332	及时及時	jí shí	timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
333	知识知識	zhī shi	knowledge; intellectual
334	专门專門	zhuān mén	specialist; specialized; customized
335	工具	gōng jù	tool; instrument; utensil
336	脱脫	tuō	to shed; to take off; to escape
337	苦	kǔ	bitter; hardship; pain
338	租	zū	to hire; to rent; to charter
339	尤其	yóu qí	especially; particularly
340	页頁	xié	head
341	扔	rēng	to throw; to throw away
342	信心	xìn xīn	confidence; faith (in sb or sth)
343	博士	bó shì	doctor; court academician (in feudal China); Ph.D.
344	故意	gù yì	deliberately; on purpose
345	看法	kàn fǎ	way of looking at a thing; view; opinion
346	浪漫	làng màn	romantic
347	减少減少	jiǎn shǎo	to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
348	辛苦	xīn kǔ	exhausting; hard; tough
349	剩	shèng	to remain; to be left; to have as remainder
350	正好	zhèng hǎo	just (in time); just right; just enough
351	主动主動	zhǔ dòng	to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous
352	硬	yìng	hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly
353	限制	xiàn zhì	to restrict; to limit; to confine
354	判断判斷	pàn duàn	to judge; to determine; judgment
355	现代現代	Xiàn dài	Hyundai, South Korean company
356	弹彈	dàn	crossball; bullet; shot
357	有趣	yǒu qù	interesting; fascinating; amusing
358	公里	gōng lǐ	kilometer
359	工资工資	gōng zī	wages; pay
360	好处好處	hǎo chǔ	easy to get along with
361	伤心傷心	shāng xīn	to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt
362	区别區別	qū bié	difference; to distinguish; to discriminate
363	暗晻	àn	variant of 暗
364	将来將來	jiāng lái	in the future; future; the future
365	聊天	liáo tiān	to chat; to gossip
366	小说小說	xiǎo shuō	novel; fiction
367	鼓励鼓勵	gǔ lì	to encourage
368	理想	lǐ xiǎng	an ideal; a dream; ideal
369	后悔後悔	hòu huǐ	to regret; to feel remorse
370	举办舉辦	jǔ bàn	to conduct; to hold
371	感动感動	gǎn dòng	to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving
372	顾客顧客	gù kè	customer; client
373	组成組成	zǔ chéng	to form; to make up; to constitute
374	流行	liú xíng	(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular
375	整理	zhěng lǐ	to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out
376	吵	chǎo	to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy
377	丰富豐富	fēng fù	to enrich; rich; plentiful
378	原谅原諒	yuán liàng	to excuse; to forgive; to pardon
379	肚子	dù zi	belly; abdomen; stomach
380	平时平時	píng shí	ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
381	辣辢	là	old variant of 辣
382	作者	zuò zhě	author; writer
383	质量質量	zhì liàng	quality; (physics) mass
384	愉快	yú kuài	cheerful; cheerily; delightful
385	寄	jì	to send; to mail; to entrust
386	准确準確	zhǔn què	accurate; exact; precise
387	详细詳細	xiáng xì	detailed; in detail; minute
388	禁止	jìn zhǐ	to prohibit; to forbid; to ban
389	圆圓	yuán	circle; round; circular
390	冷静冷靜	lěng jìng	calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
391	购物購物	gòu wù	shopping
392	数量數量	shù liàng	amount; quantity; quantitative
393	勇敢	yǒng gǎn	brave; courageous
394	巧克力	qiǎo kè lì	chocolate (loanword)
395	富	Fù	surname Fu
396	骄傲驕傲	jiāo ào	pride; arrogance; conceited
397	性格	xìng gé	nature; disposition; temperament
398	降低	jiàng dī	to reduce; to lower; to bring down
399	果然	guǒ rán	really; sure enough; as expected
400	随着隨著	suí zhe	along with; in the wake of; following
401	只好	zhǐ hǎo	to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
402	密码密碼	mì mǎ	cipher; secret code; password; PIN
403	亚洲亞洲	Yà zhōu	Asia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲)
404	道歉	dào qiàn	to apologize
405	趟䠀	tāng	old variant of 趟
406	软軟	ruǎn	soft; flexible
407	访问訪問	fǎng wèn	to visit; to call on; to interview
408	森林	sēn lín	forest
409	友好	Yǒu hǎo	Youhao district of Yichun city 市, Heilongjiang
410	尝嘗	cháng	to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once
411	亿億	yì	100 million
412	对话對話	duì huà	to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
413	收拾	shōu shi	to put in order; to tidy up; to pack
414	广播廣播	guǎng bō	broadcast; broadcasting; to broadcast
415	逐渐逐漸	zhú jiàn	gradually
416	钥匙鑰匙	yào shi	key
417	酸	suān	sour; tart; sick at heart
418	污染	wū rǎn	to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)
419	温度溫度	wēn dù	temperature
420	孤单孤單	gū dān	lone; lonely; loneliness
421	饮料飲料	yǐn liào	drink; beverage
422	宽寬	Kuān	surname Kuan
423	例如	lì rú	for example; for instance; such as
424	祝贺祝賀	zhù hè	to congratulate; congratulations
425	批评批評	pī píng	to criticize; criticism
426	重视重視	zhòng shì	to attach importance to sth; to value
427	增长增長	zēng zhǎng	to grow; to increase
428	相反	xiāng fǎn	opposite; contrary
429	抬	tái	to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
430	主意	zhǔ yi	plan; idea; decision
431	扩大擴大	kuò dà	to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope
432	奖金獎金	jiǎng jīn	premium; award money; bonus
433	盐鹽	yán	salt
434	难受難受	nán shòu	to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear
435	民族	mín zú	nationality; ethnic group
436	航班	háng bān	(scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing
437	偶尔偶爾	ǒu ěr	occasionally; once in a while; sometimes
438	约会約會	yuē huì	appointment; engagement; date
439	受不了	shòu bù liǎo	unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand
440	厚	hòu	thick; deep or profound; kind
441	护士護士	hù shi	nurse
442	参观參觀	cān guān	to look around; to tour; to visit
443	顺便順便	shùn biàn	conveniently; in passing; without much extra effort
444	友谊友誼	yǒu yì	companionship; fellowship; friendship
445	笨	bèn	stupid; foolish; silly
446	沙发沙發	shā fā	sofa (loanword); (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
447	耐心	nài xīn	to be patient; patience
448	开玩笑開玩笑	kāi wán xiào	to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
449	反映	fǎn yìng	to mirror; to reflect; mirror image
450	植物	zhí wù	plant; vegetation
451	笔记本筆記本	bǐ jì běn	notebook (stationery); notebook (computing)
452	对面對面	duì miàn	(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front
453	信用卡	xìn yòng kǎ	credit card
454	减肥減肥	jiǎn féi	to lose weight
455	其次	qí cì	next; secondly
456	敲	qiāo	to hit; to strike; to tap
457	脾气脾氣	pí qi	character; temperament; disposition
458	翻译翻譯	fān yì	to translate; to interpret; translator
459	烦恼煩惱	fán nǎo	to be worried; to be distressed; worries
460	特点特點	tè diǎn	characteristic (feature); trait; feature
461	往往	wǎng wǎng	usually; in many cases; more often than not
462	风景風景	fēng jǐng	scenery; landscape
463	笑话笑話	xiào hua	joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock
464	海洋	hǎi yáng	ocean
465	窗户窗戶	chuāng hu	window
466	不但	bù dàn	not only (... but also ...)
467	代替	dài tì	to replace; to take the place of
468	家具	jiā jù	furniture
469	棵	kē	classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
470	商量	shāng liang	to consult; to talk over; to discuss
471	狮子獅子	Shī zǐ	Leo (star sign); Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan
472	稍微	shāo wēi	a little bit
473	汗	hán	see 汗, 汗国
474	缺少	quē shǎo	lack; shortage of; shortfall
475	阅读閱讀	yuè dú	to read; reading
476	穷窮	qióng	poor; destitute; to use up
477	打扮	dǎ ban	to decorate; to dress; to make up
478	座位	zuò wèi	seat
479	首都	shǒu dū	capital (city)
480	吃惊吃驚	chī jīng	to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
481	忽然	hū rán	suddenly; all of a sudden
482	羡慕羨慕	xiàn mù	to envy; to admire
483	报名報名	bào míng	to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply
484	脏臟	zàng	viscera; (anatomy) organ
485	极其極其	jí qí	extremely
486	日记日記	rì jì	diary
487	同情	tóng qíng	to sympathize with; sympathy
488	逛	guàng	to stroll; to visit
489	总结總結	zǒng jié	to sum up; to conclude; summary
490	打扰打擾	dǎ rǎo	to disturb; to bother; to trouble
491	幽默	yōu mò	(loanword) humor; humorous
492	误会誤會	wù huì	to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding
493	抱歉	bào qiàn	to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
494	师傅師傅	shī fu	master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men
495	朵	duǒ	flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides
496	镜子鏡子	jìng zi	mirror
497	合格	hé gé	to meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc)
498	亲戚親戚	qīn qi	a relative (i.e. family relation)
499	力气力氣	lì qi	strength
500	缺点缺點	quē diǎn	weak point; fault; shortcoming
501	抽烟抽煙	chōu yān	to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
502	起飞起飛	qǐ fēi	(of an aircraft) to take off
503	网球網球	wǎng qiú	tennis; tennis ball
504	老虎	lǎo hǔ	tiger
505	乘坐	chéng zuò	to ride (in a vehicle)
506	诚实誠實	chéng shí	honest
507	集合	jí hé	to gather; to assemble; (math.) set
508	孙子孫子	Sūn zǐ	Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书
509	优点優點	yōu diǎn	merit; benefit; strong point
510	猴子	hóu zi	monkey
511	来不及來不及	lái bu jí	there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth)
512	普遍	pǔ biàn	universal; general; widespread
513	入口	rù kǒu	entrance; to import
514	加班	jiā bān	to work overtime
515	热闹熱鬧	rè nao	bustling with noise and excitement; lively
516	散步	sàn bù	to take a walk; to go for a walk
517	顺序順序	shùn xù	sequence; order
518	懒嬾	lǎn	variant of 懒
519	大夫	dà fū	senior official (in imperial China)
520	准时準時	zhǔn shí	on time; punctual; on schedule
521	盒子	hé zi	box; case
522	得意	dé yì	proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent
523	礼貌禮貌	lǐ mào	courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite
524	推迟推遲	tuī chí	to postpone; to put off; to defer
525	饼干餅乾	bǐng gān	biscuit; cracker; cookie
526	中文	Zhōng wén	Chinese language
527	性别性別	xìng bié	gender; sex
528	袜子襪子	wà zi	socks; stockings
529	气候氣候	qì hòu	(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
530	毛巾	máo jīn	towel
531	鼓掌	gǔ zhǎng	to applaud; to clap
532	瓶子	píng zi	bottle
533	传真傳真	chuán zhēn	fax; facsimile
534	害羞	hài xiū	shy; embarrassed; bashful
535	握手	wò shǒu	to shake hands
536	来得及來得及	lái de jí	to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
537	咳嗽	ké sou	to cough
538	研究生	yán jiū shēng	graduate student; postgraduate student; research student
539	出差	chū chāi	to go on an official or business trip
540	按时按時	àn shí	on time; before deadline; on schedule
541	流泪流淚	liú lèi	to shed tears
542	咸	Xián	surname Xian
543	加油站	jiā yóu zhàn	gas station
544	节约節約	jié yuē	to economize; to conserve (resources); economy
545	招聘	zhāo pìn	to invite applications for a job; to recruit
546	活泼活潑	huó po	lively; vivacious; brisk
547	干燥乾燥	gān zào	to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull
548	签证簽證	qiān zhèng	visa; to issue a visa
549	暖和	nuǎn huo	warm; nice and warm
550	打印	dǎ yìn	to affix a seal; to stamp; to print out (with a printer)
551	农村農村	nóng cūn	rural area; village
552	排列	pái liè	to arrange in order; (math.) permutation
553	窄	zhǎi	narrow; narrow-minded; badly off
554	积累積累	jī lěi	to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative
555	整齐整齊	zhěng qí	orderly; neat; even
556	表格	biǎo gé	form; table
557	表扬表揚	biǎo yáng	to praise; to commend
558	硕士碩士	shuò shì	master's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person
559	牙膏	yá gāo	toothpaste
560	长城長城	Cháng chéng	the Great Wall
561	做生意	zuò shēng yì	to do business
562	请客請客	qǐng kè	to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner
563	请假請假	qǐng jià	to request leave of absence
564	乒乓球	pīng pāng qiú	table tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball
565	导游導遊	dǎo yóu	tour guide; guidebook; to conduct a tour
566	叶子葉子	yè zi	leaf; (slang) marijuana
567	打折	dǎ zhé	to give a discount
568	洗衣机洗衣機	xǐ yī jī	washing machine; washer
569	堵车堵車	dǔ chē	traffic jam; (of traffic) to get congested
570	西红柿西紅柿	xī hóng shì	tomato
571	个子個子	gè zi	height; stature; build
572	大使馆大使館	dà shǐ guǎn	embassy
573	饺子餃子	jiǎo zi	dumpling; pot-sticker
574	垃圾桶	lā jī tǒng	rubbish bin; trash can; garbage can
575	塑料袋	sù liào dài	plastic bag
576	养成養成	yǎng chéng	to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit)
577	打针打針	dǎ zhēn	to give or have an injection
578	理发理髮	lǐ fà	to get a haircut; to have one's hair done; to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut
579	语法語法	yǔ fǎ	grammar
580	干杯乾杯	gān bēi	to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!
581	复印複印	fù yìn	to photocopy; to duplicate a document
582	留学留學	liú xué	to study abroad
583	湿润濕潤	shī rùn	moist
584	羽毛球	yǔ máo qiú	shuttlecock; badminton
585	流利	liú lì	fluent
586	词典詞典	cí diǎn	dictionary; also written 辞典
587	凉快涼快	liáng kuai	nice and cold; pleasantly cool
588	售货员售貨員	shòu huò yuán	salesperson
589	长江長江	Cháng Jiāng	Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
590	马虎馬虎	mǎ hu	careless; sloppy; negligent
591	寒假	hán jià	winter vacation
592	人民币人民幣	rén mín bì	Renminbi (RMB); Chinese Yuan (CNY)
593	粗心	cū xīn	careless; thoughtless
594	预习預習	yù xí	to prepare a lesson
595	京剧京劇	Jīng jù	Beijing opera
596	分之	fēn zhī	(indicating a fraction)
597	填空	tián kòng	to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)
598	放暑假	fàng shǔ jià	to be on summer vacation

Tones in HSK 4

Vocabulary lists tell you what to memorize. Tone counts tell you what to practise. Here is how the 1,101 syllables of HSK 4 break down.

Tone distribution

Tone 120% · 224

Tone 222% · 242

Tone 319% · 206

Tone 435% · 382

Neutral4% · 47

Fourth tone is the workhorse of Mandarin, and HSK 4 is no exception: tone 4 covers 35% of the syllables on this list.

Most common tone pairs

459 of these words are two syllables long, and a handful of tone pairs account for most of them. Tap a pattern to filter the list.

4–460 wordse.g. 不过 bù guò
1–442 wordse.g. 通过 tōng guò
3–438 wordse.g. 可是 kě shì
2–436 wordse.g. 情况 qíng kuàng
4–233 wordse.g. 进行 jìn xíng
2–227 wordse.g. 成为 chéng wéi
1–323 wordse.g. 结果 jiē guǒ
1–222 wordse.g. 生活 shēng huó

0 = neutral tone

Pronunciation traps in this list

Counted straight from the pinyin above — these are the words worth recording yourself on.

third-tone sandhi (3–3)

Two third tones in a row: the first becomes a rising tone.

with a neutral tone

An unstressed syllable with no tone of its own — easy to over-pronounce.

containing 一 or 不

Both change tone depending on what follows them.

198

with zh / ch / sh / r

The retroflex initials, routinely confused with z / c / s.

192

with j / q / x

The palatal series, where the written u is really ü.

with the ü sound

Rounded lips, front tongue — no English equivalent.

HSK 2.0 vs HSK 3.0 at level 4

Two vocabulary standards are in circulation, which is why you will see wildly different word counts for the same level.

Standard	New words	Cumulative
HSK 2.0 (2009)	600	1,200
HSK 3.0 (2021)	1,000	3,245

HSK 2.0 (2009) is the six-level standard nearly every textbook, course and exam-prep book on the market still teaches. HSK 3.0 — officially the Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards, published in 2021 — keeps the level names but roughly doubles the vocabulary and adds a 7–9 band for advanced learners. Exam centres are still migrating, so unless your course explicitly says HSK 3.0, the 2.0 list is the one you are being tested on.

This page follows the HSK 2.0 list, the version most HSK 4 courses and exam papers still use.

How many words are in HSK 4?

HSK 4 adds 600 new words under the HSK 2.0 standard (1,200 cumulative from HSK 1), or 1,000 under HSK 3.0 (3,245 cumulative). This page lists 598 unique entries with pinyin, meaning and audio.

What is HSK?

HSK (汉语水平考试) is the official Chinese proficiency test. Each level has a set vocabulary list you are expected to know, and the test assumes you can both read and say every word on it.

Can I download the HSK 4 word list?

Yes, three ways and none of them need an account: Download CSV opens in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers; Anki deck gives you a tab-separated file you can import straight into Anki or Quizlet; Print / PDF produces a clean printable list with no site furniture.

What is the difference between HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0 for HSK 4?

HSK 2.0 (2009) sets HSK 4 at 600 new words. The 2021 HSK 3.0 standard raises it to 1,000 and adds an advanced 7–9 band. Most courses and exam papers still follow the 2.0 list, which is the one on this page.

Does the HSK 4 list include pinyin?

Every entry shows pinyin with tone marks next to the simplified and traditional characters and the English meaning, and the speaker icon plays the word out loud.

Which tones matter most in HSK 4?

Tone 4 is the most frequent, covering 35% of the 1,101 syllables on this list. 22 of the words contain two third tones in a row, where third-tone sandhi applies.

How long does it take to learn the HSK 4 vocabulary?

At ten new words a day, 598 words is roughly 9 weeks of study — but recognising a word is not the same as saying it. Learners who record themselves from day one hit the speaking sections far more comfortably.

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