HSK 4 vocabulary: words 501–598
Part 6 of 6 of the HSK 4 word list. Every row has pinyin, the tone pattern and audio.
| # | Character | Pinyin | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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