HSK 4 vocabulary list

The 970 words of new HSK band 4, the intermediate stage of the 2021 standard, with pinyin and English meanings.

970 words

Ordered by pinyin

阿姨ā yímaternal aunt; step-mother 矮ǎi(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low 爱国ài guóto love one's country; patriotic 爱护ài hùto cherish; to treasure 矮小ǎi xiǎoshort and small; low and small 安ān(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease 暗àndark; to turn dark 按时àn shíon time; before deadline 暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion 安置ān zhìto find a place for; to help settle down 巴士bā shìbus (loanword); motor coach 摆bǎito arrange; to exhibit 败bàito defeat; to damage 摆动bǎi dòngto sway; to swing 百货bǎi huògeneral merchandise 摆脱bǎi tuōto break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc)办事bàn shìto handle (affairs); to work 薄báothin; cold in manner 宝bǎojewel; gem 抱bàoto hold; to carry (in one's arms)宝宝bǎo baodarling; baby 宝贝bǎo bèitreasured object; treasure 宝贵bǎo guìvaluable; precious 包裹bāo guǒto wrap up; to bind up 包含bāo hánto contain; to embody 包括bāo kuòto comprise; to include 保密bǎo mìto keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy 宝石bǎo shíprecious stone; gem 保守bǎo shǒuconservative; to guard 倍bèi(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier)背景bèi jǐngbackground; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer 被迫bèi pòto be compelled; to be forced 笨bènstupid; foolish 本科běn kēundergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)避bìto avoid; to shun 比分bǐ fēnscore 避免bì miǎnto avert; to prevent 毕业bì yègraduation; to graduate 毕业生bì yè shēnggraduate 编biānto weave; to plait 辩论biàn lùndebate; argument 表情biǎo qíng(facial) expression; to express one's feelings 表扬biǎo yángto praise; to commend 标志biāo zhìsign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark 冰bīngice; to chill sth 兵bīngsoldiers; a force 冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox 冰雪bīng xuěice and snow 不管bù guǎnnot to be concerned; regardless of 不然bù ránnot so; no 步行bù xíngto go on foot; to walk 不要紧bù yào jǐnunimportant; not serious 不在乎bù zài hunot to care 布置bù zhìto put in order; to arrange 擦cāto rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish 财产cái chǎnproperty; assets 采访cǎi fǎngto interview; to gather news 财富cái fùwealth; riches 材料cái liào(raw) material; data 参考cān kǎoconsultation; reference 参与cān yùto participate (in sth)操场cāo chǎngplayground; sports field 操作cāo zuòto work; to operate 测cèto survey; to measure 测量cè liángsurvey; to measure 测试cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area)曾céngonce; already 茶叶chá yètea; tea leaves 产品chǎn pǐngoods; merchandise 唱片chàng piàngramophone record; LP 常识cháng shícommon sense; general knowledge 长途cháng túlong distance 抄chāoto make a copy; to plagiarize 潮cháotide; damp; moist; humid 潮流cháo liútide; current 潮湿cháo shīdamp; moist 抄写chāo xiěto copy; to transcribe 尺chǐa Chinese foot; one-third of a meter 彻底chè dǐthorough; thoroughly 沉chénto submerge; to immerse 沉默chén mòtaciturn; uncommunicative 沉重chén zhòngheavy; hard 承担chéng dānto undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)成人chéng rénto reach adulthood; an adult 承认chéng rènto admit; to concede 诚实chéng shíhonest 承受chéng shòuto bear; to support 诚信chéng xìnhonesty; trustworthiness; good faith 程序chéng xùprocedures; sequence 称赞chēng zànto praise; to acclaim 尺寸chǐ cunsize; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety 迟到chí dàoto arrive late 吃惊chī jīngto be startled; to be shocked 尺子chǐ ziruler (measuring instrument)冲chōngto rush; to clash; to go straight ahead 充电chōng diànto recharge (a battery); (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure)充电器chōng diàn qìbattery charger 充分chōng fènample; sufficient 虫子chóng ziinsect; bug 抽chōuto draw out; to pull out from in between

Practice HSK 4 with flashcards

Each list contains the words with an exact simplified-spelling match in our CC-CEDICT dictionary, ordered by pinyin. The official word lists are slightly larger; spellings outside the dictionary do not appear here. Read how the three HSK word lists compare.