HSK 4 vocabulary: words 401–500
Part 5 of 6 of the HSK 4 word list. Every row has pinyin, the tone pattern and audio.
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| # | Character | Pinyin | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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