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

多样duō yàngdiverse; diversity 多种duō zhǒngmany kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-恶心ě xīnnausea; to feel sick 而érand; as well as 耳机ěr jīheadphones; earphones 而是ér shìrather 二手èr shǒuindirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc)儿童ér tóngchild 法fǎlaw; method 法官fǎ guānjudge (in court)发挥fā huīto display; to exhibit 法律fǎ lǜlaw 发票fā piàoinvoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 统一发票 (tǒngyīfāpiào))发烧fā shāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever 法院fǎ yuàncourt of law; court 翻fānto turn over; to flip over 烦fánto feel vexed; to bother 反fǎncontrary; in reverse 反而fǎn éron the contrary; instead 翻译fān yìto translate; to interpret 反映fǎn yìngto mirror; to reflect 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.)方案fāng ànplan; program (for action etc)放松fàng sōngto relax; to slacken; to loosen 方针fāng zhēnpolicy; guidelines 非fēito not be; not; wrong; incorrect 肥féifat; fertile 分布fēn bùto scatter; to distribute 奋斗fèn dòuto strive; to struggle 纷纷fēn fēnone after another; in succession 分散fēn sànto scatter; to disperse 分手fēn shǒuto part company; to split up 分为fēn wéito divide sth into (parts); to subdivide 封闭fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue)风格fēng géstyle 风景fēng jǐngscenery; landscape 风俗fēng súsocial custom 否则fǒu zéotherwise; if not; or (else)付出fù chūto pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)负担fù dānto bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden 夫妇fū fùa (married) couple; husband and wife 符号fú hàosymbol; mark; sign 符合fú héin keeping with; in accordance with 附近fù jìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhoodIn context 夫妻fū qīhusband and wife; married couple 夫人fū renlady; madam 复制fù zhìto duplicate; to make a copy of 盖gàilid; top 概括gài kuòto summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline 改善gǎi shànto make better; to improve 改正gǎi zhèngto correct; to amend 感兴趣gǎn xìng qùto be interested 高潮gāo cháohigh tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity 高价gāo jiàhigh price 高尚gāo shàngnoble; lofty 高铁gāo tiěhigh speed rail 隔géto separate; to partition 个别gè biéindividually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare 各个gè gèevery; various 隔开gé kāito separate 个体gè tǐindividual 格外gé wàiespecially; particularly 根gēnroot; basis 根据gēn jùaccording to; based on 共gòngcommon; general 工程gōng chéngengineering; an engineering project 供应gōng yìngto supply; to provide 公元gōng yuánCE (Common Era); Christian Era 构成gòu chéngto constitute; to form 购买gòu mǎito purchase; to buy 购物gòu wùshopping 构造gòu zàostructure; composition 固定gù dìngto fix; to fasten 骨头gǔ toubone; moral character 瓜guāmelon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip 怪guàibewildering; odd 官guāngovernment official; governmental 关闭guān bìto close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down 官方guān fānggovernment; official (approved or issued by an authority)关于guān yúpertaining to; concerning 逛guàngto stroll; to visit 光临guāng lín(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend 光盘guāng páncompact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM 归guīto return; to go back to 规律guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior 规模guī móscale; scope 规则guī zérule; regulation 过分guò fènexcessive; undue 果实guǒ shífruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc)海水hǎi shuǐseawater 海鲜hǎi xiānseafood 含hánto keep in the mouth; to contain 寒假hán jiàwinter vacation 寒冷hán lěngcold (climate); frigid 含量hán liàngcontent; quantity contained 含义hán yìmeaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning 含有hán yǒuto contain; including 航班háng bān(scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing 航空háng kōngaviation 行业háng yètrade; profession; industry; business

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.