HSK 3.0 word list

HSK 4 word list: all 972 words with pinyin

HSK 3.0 · intermediate · updated November 2026

HSK 4 is level 4 of HSK 3.0, the new standard of China's Chinese proficiency test. It covers the start of the intermediate stage, where vocabulary grows fastest: abstract ideas, opinions, news-style language and more formal written words. Officially it adds 1,000 new words, bringing the total to 3,245. Below is every word on Ming's HSK 4 list — 972 entries, most common first — with pinyin and English meanings.

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How long HSK 4 takes

New words a day	Time for HSK 4
5	about 28 weeks
10	about 14 weeks
20	about 7 weeks

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The most common HSK 4 words, in a sentence

而 (ér) — and; but
他爱笑而她爱哭。 tā ài xiào ér tā ài kū — He loves to laugh, while she loves to cry.
却 (què) — but; yet; however
他虽然穷，却很幸福。 tā suī rán qióng què hěn xìng fú — Even though he's poor, he's happy.
担心 (dān xīn) — worry; anxious; worried
我很担心你的健康。 wǒ hěn dān xīn nǐ de jiàn kāng — I am anxious about your health.
之后 (zhī hòu) — after; afterwards; later
四月之后是五月。 sì yuè zhī hòu shì wǔ yuè — May comes after April.
了解 (liǎo jiě) — understand; find out; know
你不了解。 nǐ bù liǎo jiě — You don't understand.
无 (wú) — not to have; no; without
这里无人。 zhè lǐ wú rén — There's no one here.
选择 (xuǎn zé) — select; choose; choice
我选择了这本书。 wǒ xuǎn zé le zhè běn shū — I chose this book.
此 (cǐ) — this; these
他对此很期待。 tā duì cǐ hěn qī dài — He is really looking forward to it.
作为 (zuò wéi) — as; act as
作为老师，他很认真。 zuò wéi lǎo shī tā hěn rèn zhēn — As a teacher, he's very conscientious.
之间 (zhī jiān) — between; among
这是我们之间的秘密。 zhè shì wǒ men zhī jiān de mì mì — This is secret between you and me.
关于 (guān yú) — pertaining to; about; concerning
这是本关于星星的书。 zhè shì běn guān yú xīng xing de shū — This is a book about stars.
甚至 (shèn zhì) — even
我甚至不想试试。 wǒ shèn zhì bù xiǎng shì shì — I don't even want to try it.

All 972 HSK 4 words

#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning
1	而	ér	and; but
2	却	què	but; yet; however
3	担心	dān xīn	worry; anxious; worried
4	之后	zhī hòu	after; afterwards; later
5	了解	liǎo jiě	understand; find out; know
6	无	wú	not to have; no; without
7	选择	xuǎn zé	select; choose; choice
8	此	cǐ	this; these
9	作为	zuò wéi	as; act as
10	之间	zhī jiān	between; among
11	关于	guān yú	pertaining to; about; concerning
12	甚至	shèn zhì	even
13	之前	zhī qián	before; prior to; ago
14	无法	wú fǎ	unable; can't
15	对于	duì yú	regarding
16	处	chù	place; be in (a situation)
17	政府	zhèng fǔ	government
18	曾	céng	once
19	系统	xì tǒng	system
20	是否	shì fǒu	whether; if
21	以及	yǐ jí	as well as; and
22	自	zì	from; self
23	研究	yán jiū	research; study
24	定	dìng	set; fix; decide
25	考虑	kǎo lǜ	think over; consider
26	些	xiē	some; a bit (indefinite amount)
27	提供	tí gōng	offer; supply; provide
28	首	shǒu	first; classifier for songs/poems
29	治疗	zhì liáo	treat; therapy
30	根据	gēn jù	according to; based on; basis
31	获得	huò dé	obtain
32	法	fǎ	law; method
33	局	jú	bureau; situation; game
34	未来	wèi lái	future; coming
35	看来	kàn lai	apparently; it seems
36	严重	yán zhòng	serious; severe
37	包括	bāo kuò	include
38	法律	fǎ lǜ	law
39	项	xiàng	item; classifier for items
40	底	dǐ	bottom; end
41	不管	bù guǎn	regardless of; no matter
42	解释	jiě shì	explanation; explain
43	历史	lì shǐ	history
44	之一	zhī yī	one of
45	项目	xiàng mù	project; item (program)
46	梦	mèng	dream
47	单	dān	single; list; form
48	非	fēi	not; non-
49	总统	zǒng tǒng	president
50	似乎	sì hū	it seems
51	应	yīng	should; ought to
52	几乎	jī hū	almost
53	宝贝	bǎo bèi	treasure; darling (term of endearment)
54	位置	wèi zhi	position; place; seat
55	方	fāng	square
56	附近	fù jìn	nearby; neighboring
57	参与	cān yù	participate
58	而是	ér shì	but rather; instead
59	王	wáng	king or monarch; king
60	手术	shǒu shù	operation; surgery
61	加入	jiā rù	join; become a member
62	兄弟	xiōng dì	brothers; younger brother
63	遇到	yù dào	meet
64	轮	lún	wheel; round (classifier)
65	地址	dì zhǐ	address
66	无论	wú lùn	no matter what or how
67	投	tóu	cast
68	资料	zī liào	data; information
69	于是	yú shì	so; then (as a result)
70	心理	xīn lǐ	psychology; mentality
71	根	gēn	root; basis
72	停下	tíng xià	stop
73	妻子	qī zi	wife
74	亲爱	qīn ài	dear
75	引起	yǐn qǐ	cause; trigger
76	共	gòng	common
77	或许	huò xǔ	perhaps; maybe
78	投资	tóu zī	investment; invest
79	抱	bào	hug; hold in one's arms
80	律师	lǜ shī	lawyer
81	导致	dǎo zhì	lead to; cause
82	战争	zhàn zhēng	war; conflict
83	机构	jī gòu	organization; institution
84	反	fǎn	opposite; oppose; anti-
85	伤害	shāng hài	injure; harm
86	空间	kōng jiān	space; room
87	冲	chōng	rush; charge
88	期待	qī dài	look forward to; expectation
89	政治	zhèng zhì	politics; political
90	承认	chéng rèn	admit; recognize
91	怪	guài	strange; blame
92	型	xíng	type; model (suffix)
93	传统	chuán tǒng	tradition; traditional
94	盘	pán	plate; dish
95	丈夫	zhàng fu	husband
96	翻	fān	turn over; flip over
97	竟然	jìng rán	unexpectedly; actually
98	的确	dí què	really; indeed
99	倍	bèi	times; -fold (multiplier)
100	醒	xǐng	wake up; be awake
101	身份	shēn fèn	identity; status
102	极	jí	extremely
103	否则	fǒu zé	otherwise
104	免费	miǎn fèi	free
105	牌	pái	cards; brand; sign
106	俩	liǎ	two; both
107	产品	chǎn pǐn	product; goods
108	测试	cè shì	test; a test
109	落	luò	fall or drop; fall behind
110	著名	zhù míng	famous; well-known
111	寻找	xún zhǎo	seek
112	梦想	mèng xiǎng	dream of; dream
113	帅	shuài	handsome
114	网络	wǎng luò	network; Internet
115	烧	shāo	burn; cook
116	数据	shù jù	data
117	申请	shēn qǐng	apply for sth; application
118	安	ān	calm; peaceful; install
119	圈	quān	circle
120	稳定	wěn dìng	steady; stable; stabilize
121	巨大	jù dà	huge; enormous
122	土地	tǔ dì	land; soil; territory
123	老婆	lǎo pó	wife
124	挑战	tiǎo zhàn	challenge
125	秘密	mì mì	secret
126	季	jì	season
127	失败	shī bài	fail; lose; failure
128	抽	chōu	draw out; pull
129	想象	xiǎng xiàng	imagine; imagination
130	教授	jiào shòu	professor
131	吸引	xī yǐn	attract
132	顶	dǐng	top; peak
133	既然	jì rán	since; as
134	货	huò	goods; commodity
135	特殊	tè shū	special; unusual
136	提醒	tí xǐng	remind; warn
137	风格	fēng gé	style
138	角色	jué sè	role
139	彻底	chè dǐ	thorough
140	投入	tóu rù	invest (time, effort, etc.); engrossed
141	优秀	yōu xiù	outstanding; excellent
142	儿童	ér tóng	child
143	权利	quán lì	right
144	既	jì	both...and... (in 既...又... patterns)
145	期间	qī jiān	period of time
146	手里	shǒu lǐ	in hand
147	距离	jù lí	distance; be apart from
148	轻松	qīng sōng	relaxed; easy-going
149	敌人	dí rén	enemy
150	程序	chéng xù	procedure; program (computer)
151	医疗	yī liáo	medical treatment
152	毕业	bì yè	graduation; graduate
153	切	qiē	cut
154	怀疑	huái yí	doubt; suspect
155	合同	hé tong	contract
156	处于	chǔ yú	be in
157	垃圾	lā jī	trash; rubbish; garbage
158	戴	dài	put on or wear
159	究竟	jiū jìng	after all; actually (in questions)
160	然而	rán ér	however; but; yet
161	赢得	yíng dé	win; gain
162	战斗	zhàn dòu	fight; battle
163	官	guān	government official; official
164	替	tì	substitute for; for; on behalf of
165	兴奋	xīng fèn	excited; excitement
166	兴趣	xìng qù	interest
167	人家	rén jiā	other people; he/she (colloquial)
168	摆	bǎi	arrange; display
169	立即	lì jí	immediately
170	色	sè	color
171	内部	nèi bù	interior; internal
172	在于	zài yú	be in; lie in
173	发挥	fā huī	bring into play; make full use of
174	符合	fú hé	conform to; match
175	编	biān	compile; put together
176	独立	dú lì	independent; independence
177	表情	biǎo qíng	expression
178	躺	tǎng	lie down
179	采访	cǎi fǎng	interview; cover (news)
180	针对	zhēn duì	target; in response to
181	即将	jí jiāng	about to; soon
182	宝	bǎo	treasure; precious
183	答案	dá àn	answer; solution
184	规则	guī zé	rule; regulation
185	激动	jī dòng	excited; emotionally moved
186	依然	yī rán	still; as before
187	阶段	jiē duàn	stage; phase
188	擦	cā	wipe
189	无聊	wú liáo	bored; boring
190	一致	yī zhì	unanimous
191	宝宝	bǎo bao	baby
192	刺激	cì jī	stimulate; exciting
193	贴	tiē	stick; paste
194	显著	xiǎn zhù	notable; significant
195	美女	měi nǚ	beautiful woman
196	尽快	jǐn kuài	as quickly as possible
197	药物	yào wù	medicine; drug
198	移动	yí dòng	move; mobile
199	销售	xiāo shòu	sell; sales
200	呼吸	hū xī	breathe
201	确认	què rèn	confirm; verify
202	出色	chū sè	remarkable
203	冰	bīng	ice; ice-cold
204	结	jié	knot; tie
205	材料	cái liào	material; data
206	转移	zhuǎn yí	shift
207	烦	fán	annoyed; annoying
208	付出	fù chū	put in (effort); pay
209	卷	juǎn	roll up
210	透	tòu	through; thoroughly (as a verb complement)
211	治	zhì	govern; treat (an illness)
212	措施	cuò shī	measure; step (action taken)
213	失望	shī wàng	disappointed; lose hope
214	号码	hào mǎ	number
215	利益	lì yì	benefit
216	方案	fāng àn	plan; proposal; scheme
217	主题	zhǔ tí	theme; subject
218	避免	bì miǎn	avoid; prevent
219	量	liàng	amount; quantity
220	女士	nǚ shì	lady; madam; Ms
221	闹	nào	noisy; make a fuss
222	系列	xì liè	series; set
223	盖	gài	lid; cover
224	原则	yuán zé	principle; rule
225	检测	jiǎn cè	detect; test
226	奖	jiǎng	prize; award; reward
227	微笑	wēi xiào	smile
228	列	liè	list; row
229	良好	liáng hǎo	good
230	思考	sī kǎo	think; ponder
231	夫人	fū ren	lady; Mrs.
232	户	hù	a household
233	归	guī	return; belong to
234	严格	yán gé	strict
235	不然	bù rán	not so; or else; otherwise
236	企业	qǐ yè	company
237	追求	zhuī qiú	pursue (a goal, person, etc.); seek; woo
238	脱	tuō	take off (clothes); shed
239	挑	tiāo	pick; choose
240	放松	fàng sōng	relax
241	阻止	zǔ zhǐ	prevent; stop; block
242	老公	lǎo gōng	husband
243	资源	zī yuán	natural resource
244	主席	zhǔ xí	chairperson; chairman
245	苦	kǔ	bitter; hardship
246	吸	xī	inhale; suck in
247	箱	xiāng	box
248	行业	háng yè	industry; profession
249	士兵	shì bīng	soldier
250	承担	chéng dān	undertake
251	面临	miàn lín	face sth
252	神秘	shén mì	mysterious; mystery
253	登记	dēng jì	register
254	下降	xià jiàng	decline; drop; fall
255	来源	lái yuán	source; origin
256	充分	chōng fèn	sufficient; full (adequate)
257	批	pī	batch (measure word); approve
258	经典	jīng diǎn	classic; classical
259	法院	fǎ yuàn	court of law; court
260	背景	bèi jǐng	background
261	大会	dà huì	conference; mass meeting
262	减少	jiǎn shǎo	reduce; decrease
263	恶心	ě xīn	nauseous; disgusting
264	兵	bīng	soldier; army
265	回复	huí fù	reply
266	居民	jū mín	resident; inhabitant
267	限制	xiàn zhì	restrict; limit
268	万一	wàn yī	just in case
269	如今	rú jīn	nowadays; now
270	分手	fēn shǒu	part company; break up
271	牙	yá	tooth
272	细节	xì jié	details; particulars
273	维持	wéi chí	maintain; keep
274	迅速	xùn sù	rapid; fast; quickly
275	有趣	yǒu qù	interesting; amusing
276	出席	chū xí	attend; be present
277	婚礼	hūn lǐ	wedding ceremony; wedding
278	财产	cái chǎn	property; assets
279	刺	cì	thorn
280	工程	gōng chéng	engineering; project
281	肥	féi	fat
282	镜头	jìng tóu	camera lens
283	实施	shí shī	implement; carry out
284	湿	shī	wet; moist
285	暗	àn	dark; secret
286	诗	shī	poem; poetry
287	类型	lèi xíng	type; kind
288	自信	zì xìn	confident; self-confidence
289	守	shǒu	guard; defend; keep watch
290	操作	cāo zuò	work; operate
291	新鲜	xīn xiān	fresh; novel
292	标志	biāo zhì	sign; mark; symbol
293	黄金	huáng jīn	gold
294	获	huò	obtain; capture
295	指挥	zhǐ huī	conduct; command; conductor
296	伙伴	huǒ bàn	partner; companion
297	摸	mō	feel with the hand; touch
298	法官	fǎ guān	judge
299	脑袋	nǎo dai	head; brains
300	祝福	zhù fú	blessings
301	承受	chéng shòu	bear; endure
302	肚子	dù zi	belly; stomach
303	松	sōng	loose; relaxed
304	地位	dì wèi	status; standing
305	登	dēng	climb; ascend
306	结构	jié gòu	structure; composition
307	辣	là	spicy
308	质量	zhì liàng	quality
309	在乎	zài hu	care about; mind
310	遇	yù	meet; encounter
311	寄	jì	send; mail
312	造型	zào xíng	shape; style (design)
313	引	yǐn	lead; attract
314	降	jiàng	drop; fall
315	禁止	jìn zhǐ	prohibit; forbid; ban
316	圆	yuán	round; circle
317	睡着	shuì zháo	fall asleep
318	度过	dù guò	spend (time); get through
319	地下	dì xià	underground; basement
320	冷静	lěng jìng	calm; composed
321	闪	shǎn	flash; dodge
322	袋	dài	bag
323	购物	gòu wù	shopping
324	勇敢	yǒng gǎn	brave; courageous
325	散	sàn	scatter
326	依靠	yī kào	rely on sth; depend on
327	弱	ruò	weak
328	购买	gòu mǎi	purchase; buy
329	战士	zhàn shì	soldier; warrior
330	针	zhēn	needle; injection
331	装置	zhuāng zhì	device; apparatus
332	划	huà	plan; delimit
333	移	yí	move; shift
334	测	cè	measure; test
335	巧克力	qiǎo kè lì	chocolate
336	临时	lín shí	temporary; interim
337	单独	dān dú	alone; by oneself
338	医学	yī xué	medicine; medical science
339	大型	dà xíng	large
340	降低	jiàng dī	reduce
341	刷	shuā	brush; swipe (a card)
342	作出	zuò chū	make (a decision, effort, etc.); come up with
343	酒吧	jiǔ bā	bar
344	激烈	jī liè	intense; fierce
345	想念	xiǎng niàn	miss; long for
346	预测	yù cè	forecast; predict
347	固定	gù dìng	fix; fixed
348	勇气	yǒng qì	courage
349	位于	wèi yú	be located at; be situated at
350	摇	yáo	shake; rock
351	密码	mì mǎ	password; code
352	培养	péi yǎng	cultivate; foster
353	平静	píng jìng	tranquil; calm
354	维护	wéi hù	maintain; safeguard
355	无数	wú shù	countless; innumerable
356	对付	duì fu	deal with; cope with
357	关闭	guān bì	close
358	运动员	yùn dòng yuán	athlete
359	姐妹	jiě mèi	sisters
360	航空	háng kōng	aviation
361	外套	wài tào	coat; jacket
362	聚会	jù huì	party; gathering
363	交换	jiāo huàn	exchange; swap
364	描述	miáo shù	describe; description
365	聚	jù	gather
366	黑暗	hēi àn	dark
367	运气	yùn qi	luck
368	设置	shè zhì	set up
369	含	hán	contain; hold in the mouth
370	典型	diǎn xíng	typical; representative
371	夫妇	fū fù	a (married) couple
372	教训	jiào xun	lesson (learned from experience); scold
373	结论	jié lùn	conclusion; verdict
374	清醒	qīng xǐng	clear-headed; awake; sober
375	总之	zǒng zhī	in a word; in short
376	地面	dì miàn	ground; floor (surface)
377	纯	chún	pure; genuine
378	稳	wěn	stable; steady
379	统一	tǒng yī	unify; unified
380	玉米	yù mǐ	corn
381	身材	shēn cái	figure; build (body shape)
382	设施	shè shī	facilities
383	腰	yāo	waist; lower back
384	义务	yì wù	duty; obligation
385	运用	yùn yòng	apply; utilize
386	逐渐	zhú jiàn	gradually
387	酸	suān	sour
388	沉默	chén mò	silent; silence
389	独特	dú tè	unique; distinctive
390	遇见	yù jiàn	meet
391	折	zhé	fold; break (something long/thin)
392	摆脱	bǎi tuō	break away from; get rid of
393	夫妻	fū qī	husband and wife
394	财富	cái fù	wealth; riches
395	眼泪	yǎn lèi	tears
396	模型	mó xíng	model
397	精力	jīng lì	energy
398	隔	gé	separate; partition
399	宽	kuān	wide; broad
400	统计	tǒng jì	statistics; count
401	特征	tè zhēng	characteristic; feature; trait
402	叔叔	shū shu	uncle
403	平均	píng jūn	average; on average
404	县	xiàn	county
405	供应	gōng yìng	supply; provide
406	事物	shì wù	thing
407	相反	xiāng fǎn	opposite; contrary
408	演讲	yǎn jiǎng	speech; give a speech
409	帽子	mào zi	hat
410	负担	fù dān	burden; bear (a cost/responsibility)
411	战胜	zhàn shèng	prevail over; defeat
412	过分	guò fèn	excessive; overly
413	密	mì	dense; secret
414	反而	fǎn ér	on the contrary
415	街道	jiē dào	street
416	培训	péi xùn	train (for a job/skill); training
417	独自	dú zì	alone
418	扩大	kuò dà	expand; enlarge
419	大哥	dà gē	eldest brother
420	此外	cǐ wài	besides; in addition; moreover
421	奖金	jiǎng jīn	bonus (money)
422	盐	yán	salt
423	大众	dà zhòng	the masses
424	迟到	chí dào	arrive late
425	怀念	huái niàn	miss; reminisce about
426	假如	jiǎ rú	if
427	改善	gǎi shàn	improve
428	晒	shài	expose to sunlight; bask
429	减	jiǎn	subtract; reduce
430	官方	guān fāng	official; government
431	引导	yǐn dǎo	guide; lead
432	航班	háng bān	flight
433	约会	yuē huì	appointment; date
434	末	mò	end; tip; final stage
435	形势	xíng shì	situation (general state of affairs)
436	细	xì	thin or slender; fine
437	受不了	shòu bù liǎo	can't stand; can't bear
438	出售	chū shòu	sell; offer for sale
439	厚	hòu	thick; deep
440	锻炼	duàn liàn	exercise; work out
441	堵	dǔ	block up
442	护士	hù shi	nurse
443	拍照	pāi zhào	take a picture
444	笨	bèn	stupid; foolish
445	收获	shōu huò	harvest; gain (results)
446	轻易	qīng yì	easily; lightly
447	大楼	dà lóu	building
448	技巧	jì qiǎo	skill; technique
449	大陆	dà lù	continent; mainland
450	名人	míng rén	celebrity; famous person
451	各个	gè gè	every
452	电梯	diàn tī	elevator; lift
453	抓紧	zhuā jǐn	hurry up; seize (time)
454	相处	xiāng chǔ	get along (with someone); interact
455	反映	fǎn yìng	reflect; report (an issue)
456	植物	zhí wù	plant; vegetation
457	阵	zhèn	classifier for a burst/period (of time, weather, feeling)
458	转身	zhuǎn shēn	turn round; turn around
459	从此	cóng cǐ	from now on; since then
460	矮	ǎi	short (in height); low
461	投诉	tóu sù	file a complaint; complain
462	减肥	jiǎn féi	lose weight
463	眼镜	yǎn jìng	spectacles; eyeglasses
464	体重	tǐ zhòng	body weight
465	面试	miàn shì	interview; interview
466	无所谓	wú suǒ wèi	be indifferent; doesn't matter
467	居住	jū zhù	reside; live
468	翻译	fān yì	translate; interpret; translator
469	移民	yí mín	immigrate; emigrate; immigrant
470	担任	dān rèn	serve as; hold the post of
471	风景	fēng jǐng	scenery; landscape
472	沉	chén	sink
473	善良	shàn liáng	good and honest; kind-hearted
474	其余	qí yú	the rest; the others
475	规模	guī mó	scale; scope
476	哪怕	nǎ pà	even if; even though
477	伙	huǒ	partner; group (of people)
478	最初	zuì chū	at first; initially
479	薄	báo	thin
480	窗户	chuāng hu	window
481	装修	zhuāng xiū	renovate; decorate
482	填	tián	fill or stuff
483	召开	zhào kāi	convene
484	唱片	chàng piàn	gramophone record
485	有限	yǒu xiàn	limited; finite
486	代替	dài tì	replace
487	冰箱	bīng xiāng	refrigerator; fridge
488	汇报	huì bào	report
489	论文	lùn wén	essay; thesis; academic paper
490	眼里	yǎn li	in the eyes (of)
491	不在乎	bù zài hu	not to care
492	棵	kē	classifier for trees, cabbages, plants, etc.
493	粗	cū	coarse; rough
494	综合	zōng hé	comprehensive
495	多年	duō nián	many years; for many years
496	形容	xíng róng	describe
497	青春	qīng chūn	youth; youthfulness
498	列车	liè chē	train
499	喜爱	xǐ ài	like; love
500	吸收	xī shōu	absorb; take in
501	败	bài	lose; be defeated
502	小伙子	xiǎo huǒ zi	young man; lad
503	舒适	shū shì	comfortable; cozy
504	会计	kuài jì	accountant; accounting
505	好友	hǎo yǒu	close friend; pal
506	尺	chǐ	chi (Chinese unit of length, ~1/3 meter); ruler
507	胖子	pàng zi	fat person
508	阅读	yuè dú	read; reading
509	阿姨	ā yí	auntie (term for an older woman); maternal aunt
510	穷	qióng	poor
511	奋斗	fèn dòu	strive; struggle
512	乐趣	lè qù	joy; pleasure (in doing something)
513	多次	duō cì	many times; repeatedly
514	男女	nán nǚ	male-female
515	收回	shōu huí	take back; retract
516	渐渐	jiàn jiàn	gradually
517	亲密	qīn mì	intimate; close
518	着急	zháo jí	worry
519	具备	jù bèi	possess; have
520	尽力	jìn lì	strive one's hardest; do one's best
521	新娘	xīn niáng	bride
522	下载	xià zǎi	download
523	维修	wéi xiū	repair; service
524	构成	gòu chéng	constitute; form; make up
525	口袋	kǒu dài	pocket; bag
526	无限	wú xiàn	unlimited; infinite
527	吃惊	chī jīng	be startled; be shocked
528	嘴巴	zuǐ ba	mouth
529	扫	sǎo	sweep
530	秘书	mì shū	secretary
531	含量	hán liàng	content (proportion of a substance)
532	燃烧	rán shāo	burn; combustion
533	极其	jí qí	extremely
534	日记	rì jì	diary
535	高潮	gāo cháo	climax; high point; high tide
536	同情	tóng qíng	sympathize with; sympathy
537	破产	pò chǎn	go bankrupt
538	说不定	shuō bu dìng	can't say for sure; maybe
539	挑选	tiāo xuǎn	choose; select
540	逛	guàng	stroll; visit; browse
541	单纯	dān chún	simple; pure
542	季节	jì jié	season
543	布置	bù zhì	decorate; arrange
544	灯光	dēng guāng	lighting
545	色彩	sè cǎi	color
546	健身	jiàn shēn	exercise; work out
547	事先	shì xiān	in advance; beforehand
548	失业	shī yè	lose one's job; unemployment
549	规律	guī lǜ	pattern; regularity
550	待遇	dài yù	treatment; pay; status
551	比分	bǐ fēn	score
552	淡	dàn	bland; weak; light
553	江	jiāng	river
554	办事	bàn shì	handle
555	塑料	sù liào	plastics
556	做梦	zuò mèng	dream; have a dream
557	分散	fēn sàn	scatter
558	器官	qì guān	organ
559	前途	qián tú	prospects
560	被迫	bèi pò	be compelled; be forced
561	误会	wù huì	misunderstand; misunderstanding
562	说服	shuō fú	persuade; convince
563	台上	tái shàng	on stage
564	保守	bǎo shǒu	conservative
565	获取	huò qǔ	gain
566	暗示	àn shì	hint; suggest
567	成人	chéng rén	adult
568	汽油	qì yóu	gasoline
569	浓	nóng	thick; strong (flavor)
570	担保	dān bǎo	guarantee
571	弯	wān	bend
572	镜子	jìng zi	mirror
573	忽视	hū shì	neglect
574	密切	mì qiè	close
575	招呼	zhāo hu	greet; say hello to
576	小型	xiǎo xíng	small scale
577	胸部	xiōng bù	chest
578	录取	lù qǔ	admit
579	浅	qiǎn	shallow
580	力气	lì qi	strength
581	楼梯	lóu tī	stair
582	老实	lǎo shi	honest; well-behaved
583	品质	pǐn zhì	quality; character
584	效率	xiào lǜ	efficiency
585	情景	qíng jǐng	scene
586	遗产	yí chǎn	heritage; inheritance
587	业余	yè yú	in one's spare time; amateur
588	没错	méi cuò	that's right; exactly
589	身高	shēn gāo	height
590	对比	duì bǐ	contrast; comparison
591	季度	jì dù	quarter of a year
592	争论	zhēng lùn	argue; debate
593	保密	bǎo mì	keep sth confidential; keep secret
594	赞助	zàn zhù	support; sponsor
595	玉	yù	jade
596	打败	dǎ bài	defeat; beat
597	缩小	suō xiǎo	reduce; shrink
598	含有	hán yǒu	contain
599	抽烟	chōu yān	smoke
600	收益	shōu yì	earnings; profit
601	潮	cháo	tide; trendy; damp
602	拉开	lā kāi	pull open; pull apart
603	大规模	dà guī mó	large scale; extensive
604	赞成	zàn chéng	approve; endorse; agree
605	复制	fù zhì	duplicate; copy
606	消化	xiāo huà	digest
607	疑问	yí wèn	question; doubt
608	包裹	bāo guǒ	parcel; wrap up
609	善于	shàn yú	be good at
610	著作	zhù zuò	literary work; writings
611	大多	dà duō	for the most part; most
612	包含	bāo hán	contain; include
613	诚实	chéng shí	honest
614	毛衣	máo yī	sweater
615	男士	nán shì	man; gentleman
616	总理	zǒng lǐ	premier; prime minister
617	骨头	gǔ tou	bone
618	上门	shàng mén	drop in; visit
619	集合	jí hé	gather; assemble
620	宝贵	bǎo guì	valuable; precious
621	童年	tóng nián	childhood
622	进口	jìn kǒu	import
623	沉重	chén zhòng	heavy; serious
624	市区	shì qū	urban district; downtown
625	封闭	fēng bì	close
626	遗传	yí chuán	heredity
627	孙子	sūn zi	grandson
628	期限	qī xiàn	time limit; deadline
629	参考	cān kǎo	consult; reference
630	泪	lèi	tears
631	重量	zhòng liàng	weight
632	缓解	huǎn jiě	bring relief
633	测量	cè liáng	measure; survey
634	汇	huì	remit; exchange
635	来不及	lái bu jí	there's not enough time
636	商务	shāng wù	commercial affairs; commerce
637	天真	tiān zhēn	naive
638	燃料	rán liào	fuel
639	发烧	fā shāo	have a fever
640	替代	tì dài	substitute for; replace
641	安置	ān zhì	find a place for; arrange for
642	美金	měi jīn	US dollar
643	箱子	xiāng zi	suitcase
644	严	yán	strict
645	了不起	liǎo bu qǐ	amazing; extraordinary
646	修理	xiū lǐ	repair; fix
647	尺寸	chǐ cun	size
648	幼儿园	yòu ér yuán	kindergarten; nursery school
649	穿上	chuān shang	put on
650	吸烟	xī yān	smoke
651	影子	yǐng zi	shadow
652	延长	yán cháng	prolong; extend
653	加班	jiā bān	work overtime
654	征服	zhēng fú	conquer; subdue
655	途中	tú zhōng	en route
656	数码	shù mǎ	digital
657	延续	yán xù	continue; last; go on
658	性质	xìng zhì	nature; characteristic
659	电源	diàn yuán	electric power source
660	考察	kǎo chá	inspect; investigate
661	神话	shén huà	myth; legend
662	鲜	xiān	fresh
663	避	bì	avoid; escape
664	热闹	rè nao	bustling with noise and excitement; lively
665	机遇	jī yù	opportunity; stroke of luck
666	伞	sǎn	umbrella
667	营业	yíng yè	do business; be open
668	含义	hán yì	meaning; implication
669	问候	wèn hòu	give one's respects; send regards
670	紧密	jǐn mì	inseparably close
671	诗人	shī rén	poet
672	顺序	shùn xù	sequence; order
673	瓜	guā	melon
674	语音	yǔ yīn	speech sounds
675	图案	tú àn	design; pattern
676	准时	zhǔn shí	on time; punctual
677	纪律	jì lǜ	discipline
678	闪电	shǎn diàn	lightning
679	打扫	dǎ sǎo	clean; sweep
680	上个月	shàng gè yuè	last month
681	童话	tóng huà	children's fairy tales
682	得意	dé yì	proud of oneself; pleased with oneself
683	手套	shǒu tào	glove
684	记载	jì zǎi	write down; record
685	毕业生	bì yè shēng	graduate
686	总共	zǒng gòng	altogether
687	帅哥	shuài gē	handsome guy
688	粮食	liáng shi	foodstuff; grain
689	豆腐	dòu fu	tofu
690	推迟	tuī chí	postpone; put off
691	老家	lǎo jiā	native place; hometown
692	促进	cù jìn	promote; boost
693	字母	zì mǔ	letter
694	个别	gè bié	individually
695	利息	lì xī	interest
696	潮流	cháo liú	trend; tide
697	预订	yù dìng	place an order; book
698	袜子	wà zi	socks
699	推销	tuī xiāo	market; sell
700	毛巾	máo jīn	towel
701	趋势	qū shì	trend
702	学术	xué shù	academic; science
703	原料	yuán liào	raw material
704	透明	tòu míng	transparent
705	阳台	yáng tái	balcony
706	抄	chāo	make a copy; copy
707	寒冷	hán lěng	cold; frigid
708	鲜花	xiān huā	flower
709	名片	míng piàn	business card; card
710	冬季	dōng jì	winter
711	智力	zhì lì	intelligence
712	降落	jiàng luò	descend; land
713	尾巴	wěi ba	tail
714	智能	zhì néng	intelligent
715	手工	shǒu gōng	handwork
716	来得及	lái de jí	have enough time
717	登录	dēng lù	log in; sign in
718	穷人	qióng rén	poor people; the poor
719	符号	fú hào	symbol
720	节省	jié shěng	save (money/time); use sparingly
721	研究生	yán jiū shēng	graduate student
722	围巾	wéi jīn	scarf
723	宁静	níng jìng	tranquil; peaceful
724	树林	shù lín	woods; grove
725	以内	yǐ nèi	within; less than
726	多种	duō zhǒng	many kinds of
727	型号	xíng hào	model
728	快递	kuài dì	express delivery
729	新型	xīn xíng	new type
730	酸奶	suān nǎi	yogurt
731	优美	yōu měi	graceful; elegant
732	耳机	ěr jī	headphones
733	两边	liǎng bian	either side; both sides
734	按时	àn shí	on time; on schedule
735	分布	fēn bù	be distributed
736	暑假	shǔ jià	summer vacation
737	梦见	mèng jiàn	dream about
738	高尚	gāo shàng	noble; lofty
739	夏季	xià jì	summer
740	获奖	huò jiǎng	win an award
741	种植	zhòng zhí	plant
742	咸	xián	salty
743	台阶	tái jiē	steps
744	促使	cù shǐ	induce; urge; spur
745	爱国	ài guó	love one's country
746	辩论	biàn lùn	debate; argue
747	种类	zhǒng lèi	kind; type; category
748	默默	mò mò	in silence
749	未必	wèi bì	not necessarily; maybe not
750	个体	gè tǐ	individual
751	圆满	yuán mǎn	satisfactory; perfect
752	大方	dà fāng	generous; natural (in manner)
753	奖学金	jiǎng xué jīn	scholarship
754	泪水	lèi shuǐ	teardrop
755	英勇	yīng yǒng	heroic; valiant
756	加油站	jiā yóu zhàn	gas station
757	步行	bù xíng	go on foot; walk
758	热心	rè xīn	enthusiastic
759	纷纷	fēn fēn	one after another; one by one
760	流传	liú chuán	spread; circulate
761	简历	jiǎn lì	curriculum vitae; résumé
762	专心	zhuān xīn	focus one's attention
763	使劲	shǐ jìn	exert all one's strength
764	中奖	zhòng jiǎng	win a prize
765	中介	zhōng jiè	act as intermediary; agency
766	看望	kàn wàng	pay a visit to
767	征求	zhēng qiú	solicit; seek
768	实用	shí yòng	practical; functional
769	赏	shǎng	bestow
770	巴士	bā shì	bus
771	引进	yǐn jìn	introduce (from elsewhere); import
772	列入	liè rù	include on a list
773	排列	pái liè	arrange in order
774	充电	chōng diàn	recharge
775	迫切	pò qiè	urgent; pressing
776	用途	yòng tú	use; application
777	分为	fēn wéi	divide sth into
778	难免	nán miǎn	hard to avoid; inevitably
779	促销	cù xiāo	promote sales
780	体检	tǐ jiǎn	physical checkup
781	称赞	chēng zàn	praise; compliment
782	宝石	bǎo shí	precious stone
783	着火	zháo huǒ	catch fire
784	新郎	xīn láng	bridegroom; groom
785	积累	jī lěi	accumulate; accumulation
786	光临	guāng lín	honor with one's presence
787	逐步	zhú bù	progressively; step by step
788	常识	cháng shí	common sense; general knowledge
789	可见	kě jiàn	it can clearly be seen; visible
790	食堂	shí táng	dining hall; cafeteria
791	晚点	wǎn diǎn	late; delayed
792	研制	yán zhì	research and manufacture
793	转动	zhuǎn dòng	turn sth around
794	格外	gé wài	especially; particularly
795	离不开	lí bu kāi	inseparable
796	列为	liè wéi	be classified as
797	讲座	jiǎng zuò	a course of lectures
798	海水	hǎi shuǐ	seawater
799	动摇	dòng yáo	sway; waver; shake
800	体操	tǐ cāo	gymnastic; gymnastics
801	大爷	dà yé	(term of address for an older man); uncle
802	秋季	qiū jì	autumn; fall
803	零食	líng shí	between-meal nibbles; snacks
804	盘子	pán zi	plate; dish
805	表扬	biǎo yáng	praise; commend
806	扩展	kuò zhǎn	extend; expand
807	西瓜	xī guā	watermelon
808	痛快	tòng kuài	delighted; straightforward
809	平稳	píng wěn	smooth; steady
810	家务	jiā wù	household duties; housework
811	海鲜	hǎi xiān	seafood
812	一般来说	yī bān lái shuō	generally speaking
813	描写	miáo xiě	describe; depict
814	相片	xiàng piàn	photo
815	闹钟	nào zhōng	alarm clock
816	大姐	dà jiě	big sister
817	缩短	suō duǎn	curtail; cut down
818	气球	qì qiú	balloon
819	春季	chūn jì	springtime
820	长途	cháng tú	long distance
821	赞赏	zàn shǎng	admire; appreciate
822	议论	yì lùn	comment; discuss
823	熟练	shú liàn	practiced; skilled
824	及格	jí gé	pass an exam or a test
825	讲究	jiǎng jiu	pay particular attention to; be particular about
826	构造	gòu zào	structure
827	虫子	chóng zi	insect; bug
828	发票	fā piào	invoice
829	词汇	cí huì	vocabulary
830	不要紧	bù yào jǐn	unimportant; never mind
831	刷牙	shuā yá	brush one's teeth
832	一再	yī zài	repeatedly
833	培育	péi yù	train
834	导游	dǎo yóu	tour guide; guidebook
835	轮椅	lún yǐ	wheelchair
836	小吃	xiǎo chī	snack; street food
837	叶子	yè zi	leaf
838	打折	dǎ zhé	give a discount
839	改正	gǎi zhèng	correct; put right
840	特价	tè jià	special price
841	鲜明	xiān míng	bright; distinct
842	延期	yán qī	delay; postpone
843	爱护	ài hù	cherish; take care of
844	黄瓜	huáng guā	cucumber
845	堵车	dǔ chē	traffic jam
846	暖气	nuǎn qì	central heating; heater
847	二手	èr shǒu	secondhand; used
848	味儿	wèi r	taste
849	优良	yōu liáng	fine; first-rate
850	转弯	zhuǎn wān	turn
851	期末	qī mò	end of term
852	方针	fāng zhēn	policy
853	动画片	dòng huà piàn	animated film
854	操场	cāo chǎng	playground; sports field
855	上楼	shàng lóu	go upstairs
856	细致	xì zhì	delicate; meticulous
857	下楼	xià lóu	go downstairs
858	百货	bǎi huò	general merchandise
859	点名	diǎn míng	roll call
860	陆地	lù dì	dry land
861	交际	jiāo jì	communication; socializing
862	茶叶	chá yè	tea; tea leaves
863	感兴趣	gǎn xìng qù	be interested
864	邮局	yóu jú	post office
865	运动会	yùn dòng huì	sports competition
866	开花	kāi huā	bloom
867	登山	dēng shān	climb a mountain; mountaineering
868	潮湿	cháo shī	damp
869	降温	jiàng wēn	become cooler; cooling
870	抽奖	chōu jiǎng	draw a prize
871	概括	gài kuò	summarize
872	孙女	sūn nǚ	granddaughter
873	大巴	dà bā	large bus
874	树叶	shù yè	tree leaves
875	倒闭	dǎo bì	go bankrupt
876	坚固	jiān gù	firm; sturdy
877	高价	gāo jià	high price
878	塑料袋	sù liào dài	plastic bag
879	大妈	dà mā	(term of address for an older woman); auntie
880	随手	suí shǒu	conveniently; in passing
881	转告	zhuǎn gào	pass on
882	调皮	tiáo pí	naughty; mischievous
883	公元	gōng yuán	CE
884	套餐	tào cān	set meal
885	制订	zhì dìng	work out
886	陆续	lù xù	in turn; one after another
887	率先	shuài xiān	take the lead; be the first to
888	试卷	shì juàn	examination paper; test paper
889	冰雪	bīng xuě	ice and snow
890	牙刷	yá shuā	toothbrush
891	单调	dān diào	monotonous
892	养成	yǎng chéng	cultivate
893	矿泉水	kuàng quán shuǐ	mineral water
894	打针	dǎ zhēn	give or have an injection
895	诚信	chéng xìn	honesty; integrity
896	窗子	chuāng zi	window
897	再三	zài sān	over and over again; again and again
898	平方	píng fāng	square
899	语法	yǔ fǎ	grammar
900	果实	guǒ shí	fruit
901	日历	rì lì	calendar
902	月底	yuè dǐ	end of the month
903	内科	nèi kē	internal medicine
904	深厚	shēn hòu	deep; profound
905	一律	yī lǜ	uniformly; without exception
906	降价	jiàng jià	cut the price; get cheaper
907	通知书	tōng zhī shū	written notice
908	学问	xué wèn	learning; knowledge
909	光盘	guāng pán	compact disc
910	外交官	wài jiāo guān	diplomat
911	看不起	kàn bu qǐ	look down upon; despise
912	培训班	péi xùn bān	training class
913	外汇	wài huì	foreign (currency) exchange
914	轮子	lún zi	wheel
915	汽水	qì shuǐ	soda pop
916	学分	xué fēn	course credit
917	能干	néng gàn	capable; competent
918	风俗	fēng sú	social custom
919	摆动	bǎi dòng	sway
920	开水	kāi shuǐ	boiled water
921	充电器	chōng diàn qì	battery charger
922	红包	hóng bāo	money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus; bribe
923	倒车	dǎo chē	change buses, trains etc
924	后头	hòu tou	behind
925	片面	piàn miàn	unilateral; one-sided
926	本科	běn kē	undergraduate course
927	轮船	lún chuán	steamship
928	宽广	kuān guǎng	wide; vast
929	前头	qián tou	in front
930	汇率	huì lǜ	exchange rate
931	急忙	jí máng	hastily
932	期中	qī zhōng	interim
933	网址	wǎng zhǐ	website
934	吸管	xī guǎn	straw
935	窗台	chuāng tái	window sill
936	松树	sōng shù	pine
937	多样	duō yàng	diverse; varied
938	学年	xué nián	academic year
939	售货员	shòu huò yuán	salesperson
940	电灯	diàn dēng	electric light
941	口语	kǒu yǔ	colloquial speech; spoken language
942	近代	jìn dài	modern times (history)
943	疗养	liáo yǎng	recuperate
944	寒假	hán jià	winter vacation
945	矮小	ǎi xiǎo	short and small
946	粗心	cū xīn	careless; thoughtless
947	刷子	shuā zi	brush
948	毫米	háo mǐ	millimeter
949	厘米	lí mǐ	centimeter
950	亚运会	yà yùn huì	Asian Games
951	高铁	gāo tiě	high speed rail
952	电动车	diàn dòng chē	electric vehicle
953	毫升	háo shēng	milliliter
954	打雷	dǎ léi	rumble with thunder
955	五颜六色	wǔ yán liù sè	multicolored
956	隔开	gé kāi	separate
957	模特儿	mó tè r	model
958	抄写	chāo xiě	copy
959	括号	kuò hào	parentheses
960	尺子	chǐ zi	ruler
961	没法儿	méi fǎ r	have no way (to)
962	纯净水	chún jìng shuǐ	purified water
963	分之	fēn zhī	used to build fractions (X分之Y = Y/X)
964	填空	tián kòng	fill in the blank
965	学时	xué shí	class hour
966	没想到	méi xiǎng dào	didn't expect
967	名牌儿	míng pái r	famous brand
968	微信	wēi xìn	Weixin or WeChat
969	下个月	xià gè yuè	next month
970	有劲儿	yǒu jìn r	energetic; fun; interesting
971	呀	ya	(exclamation, or softens a sentence like 啊)
972	似的	shì de	seems as if; as if; like

Questions

How many words are in HSK 4?

Under HSK 3.0, HSK 4 adds 1,000 new words, for a total of 3,245 words from HSK 1 up to the end of HSK 4. Ming's HSK 4 list has 972 entries; a few words are counted, split or merged slightly differently from the official syllabus.

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

At 5 new words a day, about 28 weeks; at 10 a day, about 14 weeks. Reviews come on top, and how fast is right depends on how well the words stick — Ming adjusts the pace to you, slowing down when reviews pile up.

Is this the new HSK 3.0 list or the old HSK 2.0 one?

This is the HSK 3.0 list (the 2021 standard, with nine levels). The old HSK 2.0 had six levels and far fewer words per level — HSK 4 used to mean 1,200 words in total; under HSK 3.0 it's 3,245. See HSK 3.0 vs HSK 2.0.

Do I have to learn every HSK 4 word before moving on?

No. Most learners know part of the next level before they finish the current one. Ming's level test finds where your knowledge actually ends and starts you there, mixing in the gaps from lower levels.

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Meanings adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0), example sentences partly from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). This list is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 — see Credits.