Old HSK 4 vocabulary list

The 598 words of level 4 in the 2010 six-level HSK, the version most textbooks still follow.

598 words

Ordered by pinyin

儿童ér tóngchild 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling)法律fǎ lǜlaw 发生fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out 发展fā zhǎndevelopment; growth 反对fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to 烦恼fán nǎoto be worried; to be distressed 范围fàn wéirange; scope 翻译fān yìto translate; to interpret 反映fǎn yìngto mirror; to reflect 方法fāng fǎmethod; way; means 方面fāng miànrespect; aspect 放弃fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up 放暑假fàng shǔ jiàto be on summer vacation 访问fǎng wènto visit; to call on 方向fāng xiàngdirection; orientation 份fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc 分之fēn zhī(indicating a fraction)丰富fēng fùto enrich; rich 风景fēng jǐngscenery; landscape 否则fǒu zéotherwise; if not; or (else)富fùrich; abundant 符合fú héin keeping with; in accordance with 父亲fù qīnfather 复印fù yìnto photocopy; to duplicate a document 复杂fù zácomplicated; complex 负责fù zéto be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious 改变gǎi biànto change; to alter 干gànto do; to work; to manage; capable 干杯gān bēito drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast)感动gǎn dòngto move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally)感觉gǎn juéfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive 感情gǎn qíngemotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons 感谢gǎn xiè(express) thanks; gratitude 干燥gān zào(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry 刚刚gāng gangjust recently; just a moment ago 高级gāo jíhigh level; high grade 各gèeach; every 个子gè ziheight; stature 假jiǎfake; false 工具gōng jùtool; instrument 公里gōng lǐkilometer 共同gòng tóngcommon; joint 工资gōng zīwages; pay 够gòuenough (sufficient); enough (too much)购物gòu wùshopping 孤单gū dānlone; lonely 估计gū jìto estimate; to assess; to calculate; (coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...)顾客gù kècustomer; client 鼓励gǔ lìto encourage 故意gù yìdeliberately; on purpose 鼓掌gǔ zhǎngto applaud; to clap 挂guàto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone)关键guān jiàncrucial point; crux 管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage 观众guān zhòngspectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)光guānglight; ray; bright; shiny 逛guàngto stroll; to visit 广播guǎng bōbroadcast; broadcasting 广告guǎng gàoto advertise; a commercial 规定guī dìngto stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations 过guòto cross; to go over 过程guò chéngcourse of events; process 国际guó jìinternational 果然guǒ ránreally; sure enough 害羞hài xiūshy; embarrassed 海洋hǎi yángocean 汗hànperspiration; sweat 寒假hán jiàwinter vacation 行xíngto walk; to go 航班háng bān(scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing 好处hǎo chubenefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit 号码hào mǎnumber 好像hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like 合格hé géto meet the standard required; qualified 合适hé shìsuitable; fitting; appropriate 盒子hé zibox; case 厚hòuthick; deep or profound 后悔hòu huǐto regret; to feel remorse 后来hòu láiafterwards; later; newly arrived 猴子hóu zimonkey 忽然hū ránsuddenly; all of a sudden 护士hù shinurse 互相hù xiāngeach other; mutually 怀疑huái yíto doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that 回忆huí yìto recall; memories 火huǒfire; urgent 获得huò déto obtain; to receive; to get 活动huó dòngto exercise; to move about 活泼huó polively; vivacious 寄jìto send; to mail 基础jī chǔbase; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental 激动jī dòngto move emotionally; to stir up (emotions)集合jí héto gather; to assemble; (math.) set 计划jì huàplan; project 积极jī jíactive; energetic 积累jī lěito accumulate; accumulation 极其jí qíextremely 既然jì ránsince; as; this being the case 及时jí shítimely; at the right time; promptly; without delay

Practice Old 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.