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

形势xíng shìcircumstances; situation 性质xìng zhìnature; characteristic 胸部xiōng bùchest; bosom 兄弟xiōng dìbrothers; younger brother 修理xiū lǐto repair; to fix 选择xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternativeIn context 学分xué fēncourse credit 学年xué niánacademic year 学时xué shíclass hour; period 学术xué shùlearning; science 学问xué wènlearning; knowledge 迅速xùn sùrapid; speedy 寻找xún zhǎoto seek; to look for 牙yátooth; ivory 呀ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)牙刷yá shuātoothbrush 亚运会Yà yùn huìAsian Games 严yántight (closely sealed); stern 盐yánsalt 延长yán chángto prolong; to extend 严格yán géstrict; stringent 演讲yǎn jiǎngto give a lecture; to make a speech 眼镜yǎn jìngspectacles; eyeglasses 研究yán jiūresearch; a study 研究生yán jiū shēnggraduate student; postgraduate student 眼泪yǎn lèitears; crying 延期yán qīto delay; to extend 延续yán xùto continue; to go on 研制yán zhìto research and manufacture; to research and to develop 严重yán zhònggrave; serious 养成yǎng chéngto cultivate; to raise 阳台yáng táibalcony; porch 腰yāowaist; lower back 摇yáoto shake; to rock 药物yào wùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals 业余yè yúin one's spare time; outside working hours 叶子yè zileaf; (slang) marijuana 移yíto move; to shift 一般来说yī bān lái shuōgenerally speaking 遗产yí chǎnheritage; legacy 遗传yí chuánheredity; to inherit (a trait)移动yí dòngto move; movement 以及yǐ jías well as; too 依靠yī kàoto rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on 医疗yī liáomedical treatment 一律yī lǜsame; uniformly 议论yì lùnto comment; to talk about 移民yí mínto immigrate; to migrate 以内yǐ nèiwithin; less than 依然yī ránstill; as before 疑问yí wènquestion; interrogation 义务yì wùduty; obligation; volunteer (work etc)医学yī xuémedicine; medical science 一再yī zàirepeatedly 一致yī zhìconsistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison 引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow); to pull 引导yǐn dǎoto guide; to lead (around)引进yǐn jìnto recommend; to introduce (from outside)引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse 应yīngto agree (to do sth); should 赢得yíng déto win; to gain 营业yíng yèto do business; to trade 英勇yīng yǒngheroic; gallant 影子yǐng zishadow; reflection 勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave; courageous 勇气yǒng qìcourage; valor 用途yòng túuse; application 幼儿园yòu ér yuánkindergarten; nursery school 邮局yóu júpost office 优良yōu liángfine; good 优美yōu měigraceful; fine 有趣yǒu qùinteresting; fascinating 有限yǒu xiànlimited; finite 优秀yōu xiùoutstanding; excellent 玉yùjade 遇yù(bound form) to encounter; to happen upon; to meet unplanned; (bound form) to treat; to receive 预测yù cèto forecast; to predict 遇到yù dàoto meet; to run into; to come across 预订yù dìngto place an order; to book ahead 语法yǔ fǎgrammar 遇见yù jiànto meet 玉米yù mǐcorn; maize 于是yú shìthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence 语音yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation 圆yuáncircle; round 原料yuán liàoraw material 圆满yuán mǎnsatisfactory; consummate; perfect 原则yuán zéprinciple; doctrine 月底yuè dǐend of the month 阅读yuè dúto read; readingIn context 约会yuē huìappointment; engagement 运动会yùn dòng huìsports competition 运动员yùn dòng yuánathlete 运气yùn qiluck (good or bad)运用yùn yòngto use; to put to use 在乎zài huto rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (often used in the negative) to care about 再三zài sānover and over again; again and again 在于zài yúto rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb)赞成zàn chéngto approve; to endorse 赞赏zàn shǎngto admire; to praise

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.