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

上门shàng ménto drop in; to visit 商务shāng wùcommercial affairs; commercial 烧shāoto burn; to cook 折zhéto break; to fracture 设施shè shīfacilities; installation 设置shè zhìto set up; to install 身材shēn cáistature; build (height and weight)身份shēn fènidentity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc)身高shēn gāo(a person's) height 深厚shēn hòudeep; profound 神话shén huàlegend; fairy tale 神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery 申请shēn qǐngto apply for sth; application form 甚至shèn zhìeven; so much so that 诗shīpoem; poetry 湿shīmoist; wet 失败shī bàito be defeated; to lose 士兵shì bīngsoldier 似的shì deseems as if; rather like 是否shì fǒuwhether (or not); if 使劲shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength 试卷shì juànexamination paper; test paper 市区shì qūurban district; downtown 诗人shī rénbard; poet 实施shí shīto implement; to carry out 食堂shí tángdining hall; cafeteria 失望shī wàngdisappointed; to lose hope 事物shì wùthing; object 事先shì xiānin advance; before the event 失业shī yèunemployment; to lose one's job 实用shí yòngpractical; functional 守shǒuto guard; to defend 首shǒuhead; chief 受不了shòu bù liǎounbearable; unable to endure 手工shǒu gōnghandwork; manual 收回shōu huíto regain; to retake 收获shōu huòto harvest; to reap 售货员shòu huò yuánsalesperson 手里shǒu lǐin hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands 手术shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery 手套shǒu tàoglove; mitten 收益shōu yìearnings; profit 暑假shǔ jiàsummer vacation 数据shù jùdata 熟练shú liànpracticed; proficient 树林shù línwoods; grove 数码shù mǎnumber; numerals 舒适shū shìcozy; snug 叔叔shū shufather's younger brother; uncle 树叶shù yètree leaves 刷shuāa brush; to paint; to daub 刷牙shuā yáto brush one's teeth 刷子shuā zibrush; scrub 帅shuài(bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command 帅哥shuài gēhandsome guy; lady-killer 率先shuài xiānto take the lead; to show initiative 睡着shuì zháoto fall asleep 顺序shùn xùsequence; order 说不定shuō bu dìngcan't say for sure; maybe 说服shuō fúto persuade; to convince 似乎sì hūit seems; seemingly; as if 思考sī kǎoto reflect on; to ponder over 松sōngloose; to loosen 松树sōng shùpine; pine tree 塑料sù liàoplastics 塑料袋sù liào dàiplastic bag 酸suānsour; tart 酸奶suān nǎiyogurt 随手suí shǒuconveniently; without extra trouble 孙女sūn nǚson's daughter; granddaughter 孙子sūn zigrandson; son's son 缩短suō duǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail 缩小suō xiǎoto reduce; to decrease; to shrink 台阶tái jiēsteps; flight of steps 台上tái shàngon stage 躺tǎngto recline; to lie down 套餐tào cānset meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)特价tè jiàspecial price 特殊tè shūspecial; particular 特征tè zhēngcharacteristic; diagnostic property 替tìto substitute for; to take the place of 体操tǐ cāogymnastic; gymnastics 替代tì dàito substitute for; to replace 提供tí gōngto offer; to supply 体检tǐ jiǎnabbr. for 体格检查 (tǐgéjiǎnchá)提醒tí xǐngto remind; to call attention to 体重tǐ zhòngbody weight 填tiánto fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in 填空tián kòngto fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)天真tiān zhēnnaive; innocent 挑tiāoto carry on a shoulder pole; to choose 调皮tiáo pínaughty; mischievous 挑选tiāo xuǎnto choose; to select 挑战tiǎo zhànto challenge; challenge 贴tiēto stick; to paste 停下tíng xiàto stop 童话tóng huàchildren's fairy tales 统计tǒng jìstatistics; to count 痛快tòng kuàidelighted; to one's heart's content 童年tóng niánchildhood

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.