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

同情tóng qíngto sympathize with; sympathy 统一tǒng yīto unify; to integrate; unified; integrated 通知书tōng zhī shūwritten notice 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)透tòu(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak 透明tòu míngtransparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny 投入tóu rùto throw into; to put into 投诉tóu sùcomplaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)投资tóu zīinvestment; to invest 图案tú àndesign; pattern 土地tǔ dìland; soil 途中tú zhōngen route 推迟tuī chíto postpone; to put off 推销tuī xiāoto market; to sell 脱tuōto shed; to take off 袜子wà zisocks; stockings 外汇wài huìforeign (currency) exchange 外交官wài jiāo guāndiplomat 外套wài tàocoat; jacket 弯wānto bend; bent 晚点wǎn diǎn(of trains etc) late; delayed 万一wàn yījust in case; if by any chance 王wángking or monarch; best or strongest of its type 网络wǎng luònetwork (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)网址wǎng zhǐwebsite; web address 尾巴wěi batail; colloquial pr. yǐba 未必wèi bìnot necessarily; maybe not 维持wéi chíto keep; to maintain; to preserve 维护wéi hùto defend; to safeguard 围巾wéi jīnscarf; shawl 未来wèi láifuture; tomorrow 味儿wèi rtaste 微笑wēi xiàosmile; to smile 微信Wēi xìnWeixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 腾讯 (Téngxùn))维修wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain 位于wèi yúto be located at; to be situated at 位置wèi zhiposition; place 稳wěnsettled; steady; stable 稳定wěn dìngsteady; stable 问候wèn hòuto give one's respects; to send a greeting 无wúnot to have; no 无法wú fǎunable to; incapable of 误会wù huìto misunderstand; to mistake 无聊wú liáobored; boring 无论wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...无数wú shùcountless; numberless 无所谓wú suǒ wèito be indifferent; not to matter 无限wú xiànunlimited; unbounded 五颜六色wǔ yán liù sèmulticolored; every color under the sun 吸xīto breathe; to suck in 细xìthin or slender; finely particulate 喜爱xǐ àito like; to love 西瓜xī guāwatermelon 吸管xī guǎn(drinking) straw; pipette 细节xì jiédetails; particulars 系列xì lièseries; set 吸收xī shōuto absorb; to assimilate 系统xì tǒngsystem 吸烟xī yānto smoke 吸引xī yǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinate 细致xì zhìdelicate; fine 下个月xià gè yuènext month 夏季xià jìsummer 下降xià jiàngto decline; to drop 下楼xià lóuto go downstairs 下载xià zǎito download 鲜xiānfresh; bright (in color)咸xiánsalted; salty 县xiàncounty 鲜花xiān huāflower; fresh flowers 鲜明xiān míng(of colors) bright; fresh and clear; clear-cut; distinct 限制xiàn zhìto restrict; to limit 显著xiǎn zhùoutstanding; notable 箱xiāngbox; trunk 项xiàngback of neck; item 相处xiāng chǔto be in contact (with sb); to associate 相反xiāng fǎnopposite; contrary 项目xiàng mùitem; project 想念xiǎng niànto miss; to remember with longing 相片xiàng piànimage; photograph 想象xiǎng xiàngto imagine; to envision; imagination 箱子xiāng zisuitcase; chest 小吃xiǎo chīsnack; refreshments 消化xiāo huàto digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process 小伙子xiǎo huǒ ziyoung man; young guy 效率xiào lǜefficiency 销售xiāo shòuto sell; to market 小型xiǎo xíngsmall scale; small size 些xiēclassifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several 新郎xīn lángbridegroom; groom 心理xīn lǐpsychology; mentality 新娘xīn niángbride 新鲜xīn xiānfresh (experience, food etc); freshness 新型xīn xíngnew type; new kind 型xíngmold; type 醒xǐngto wake up; to be awake 兴奋xīng fènexcited; excitement 型号xíng hàomodel (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms of color, size etc)兴趣xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby 形容xíng róngto describe; (literary) countenance; appearance

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.