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

赞助zàn zhùto support; to assist 造型zào xíngto model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose 战斗zhàn dòuto fight; to engage in combat 战胜zhàn shèngto prevail over; to defeat 战士zhàn shìfighter; soldier 战争zhàn zhēngwar; conflict 丈夫zhàng fuhusband 招呼zhāo huto call out to; to greet 着火zháo huǒto catch fire 着急zháo jíto worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry 召开zhào kāito convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke 针zhēnneedle; pin 阵zhèndisposition of troops; wave 针对zhēn duìto target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to 征服zhēng fúto conquer; to subdue 政府zhèng fǔgovernment 争论zhēng lùnto argue; to debate 征求zhēng qiúto solicit; to seek 政治zhèng zhìpolitics; political 治zhìto rule; to govern 制订zhì dìngto work out; to formulate 之后zhī hòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then 指挥zhǐ huīto conduct; to command 之间zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间 (tánzhǐzhījiān))智力zhì lìintelligence; intellect 质量zhì liàngquality; (physics) mass 治疗zhì liáoto treat (an illness); medical treatment 智能zhì néngintelligent; able 之前zhī qiánbefore; prior to 植物zhí wùplant; vegetation 之一zhī yīone of (sth); one out of a multitude 中奖zhòng jiǎngto win a prize (in a lottery etc)中介zhōng jièto act as intermediary; to link 种类zhǒng lèikind; genus 重量zhòng liàngweight 种植zhòng zhíto plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate 逐步zhú bùprogressively; step by step 祝福zhù fúblessings; to wish sb well 逐渐zhú jiàngradually 著名zhù míngfamous; noted 主题zhǔ títheme; subject 主席zhǔ xíchairperson; premier 著作zhù zuòto write; literary work 抓紧zhuā jǐnto keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to 转动zhuǎn dòngto turn sth around; to swivel 转告zhuǎn gàoto pass on; to communicate 转身zhuǎn shēn(of a person) to turn round; to face about 转弯zhuǎn wānto turn; to go around a corner 专心zhuān xīnto focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)转移zhuǎn yíto shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc)装修zhuāng xiūto decorate; interior decoration 装置zhuāng zhìto install; installation 追求zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after 准时zhǔn shíon time; punctual 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since 资料zī liàomaterial; resources 字母zì mǔletter (of the alphabet)自信zì xìnto have confidence in oneself; self-confidence 资源zī yuánnatural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism)总共zǒng gòngaltogether; in sum; in all; in total 综合zōng hécomprehensive; composite 总理zǒng lǐpremier; prime minister 总统zǒng tǒngpresident (of a country)总之zǒng zhīin a word; in short 阻止zǔ zhǐto prevent; to block 嘴巴zuǐ bamouth; slap in the face 最初zuì chūfirst; primary 作出zuò chūto put out; to come up with 做梦zuò mèngto dream; to have a dream 作为zuò wéione's conduct; deed

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.