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

抽奖chōu jiǎngto draw a prize; a lottery 抽烟chōu yānto smoke (tobacco) (variant of 抽烟 (chōuyān))处chùplace; location 出色chū sèremarkable; outstanding 出售chū shòuto sell; to offer for sale 出席chū xíto attend; to participate 处于chǔ yúto be in (some state, position, or condition)穿上chuān shangto put on (clothes etc)传统chuán tǒngtradition; traditionalIn context 窗户chuāng huwindow 窗台chuāng táiwindowsill; window ledge 窗子chuāng ziwindow 纯chúnpure; simple 春季chūn jìspringtime 纯净水chún jìng shuǐpurified water 此cǐthis; these 刺cìthorn; sting 词汇cí huìvocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)刺激cì jīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant 此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore 从此cóng cǐfrom now on; since then 粗cū(of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse 促进cù jìnto promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost 促使cù shǐto prompt; to induce; to spur 促销cù xiāoto promote sales 粗心cū xīncareless; thoughtless 措施cuò shīmeasure; step 答案dá ànanswer; solution 大巴dà bā(coll.) large bus; coach 打败dǎ bàito defeat; to overpower 大多dà duōfor the most part; many 大方dà fanggenerous; magnanimous 大哥dà gēeldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself)大规模dà guī mólarge scale; extensive 大会dà huìgeneral assembly; general meeting 大姐dà jiěbig sister; elder sister 打雷dǎ léito rumble with thunder; clap of thunder 大楼dà lóubuilding (a relatively large, multistory one)大陆dà lùcontinent; mainland 大妈dà māfather's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)打扫dǎ sǎoto clean; to sweep 大型dà xínglarge; large-scale 大爷dà ye(coll.) father's older brother; uncle 打折dǎ zhéto give a discount 打针dǎ zhēnto give or have an injection 大众dà zhòngthe masses; the great bulk of the population 袋dàipouch; bag 戴dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect 代替dài tìto replace; to take the place of 待遇dài yùtreatment; pay 单dānbill; list 淡dàninsipid; diluted 担保dān bǎoto guarantee; to vouch for 单纯dān chúnsimple; pure 单调dān diàomonotonous 单独dān dúalone; by oneself 担任dān rènto hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of 担心dān xīnanxious; worried 倒闭dǎo bìto go bankrupt; to close down 倒车dǎo chēto change buses, trains etc 导游dǎo yóutour guide; guidebook 导致dǎo zhìto lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about 底dǐbackground; bottom 得意dé yìproud of oneself; pleased with oneself 登dēngto scale (a height); to ascend 灯光dēng guāng(stage) lighting; light 登记dēng jìto register (one's name)登录dēng lùto register; to log in 登山dēng shānto climb a mountain; climbing 地面dì miànfloor; ground 的确dí quèreally; indeed 敌人dí rénenemy 地位dì wèiposition; status 地下dì xiàunderground; subterranean 地址dì zhǐaddress 电灯diàn dēngelectric light 电动车diàn dòng chēelectric vehicle (scooter, bicycle, car etc)点名diǎn míngroll call; to mention sb by name 电梯diàn tīelevator; escalator 典型diǎn xíngmodel; typical case 电源diàn yuánelectric power source 顶dǐngapex; crown of the head 定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)动画片dòng huà piànanimated film 冬季dōng jìwinter 动摇dòng yáoto sway; to waver 豆腐dòu futofu; bean curd 堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)堵车dǔ chētraffic jam; (of traffic) to get congested 度过dù guòto pass; to spend (time)独立dú lìindependent; independence 独特dú tèunique; distinctive 独自dú zìalone 肚子dù zibelly; abdomen 锻炼duàn liànto toughen; to temper 对比duì bǐto contrast; contrast 对付duì futo handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do 对于duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to 多次duō cìmany times; repeatedly 多年duō niánmany years; for many years

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.