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

即使jí shǐeven if; even though 技术jì shùtechnology; technique; skill 继续jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with 记者jì zhěreporter; journalist 加班jiā bānto work overtime 价格jià géprice 家具jiā jùfurniture 加油站jiā yóu zhàngas station 坚持jiān chíto persevere with; to persist inIn context 减肥jiǎn féito lose weight 减少jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower 降低jiàng dīto reduce; to lower; to bring down 奖金jiǎng jīnpremium; award money 将来jiāng láiin the future; future 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends 骄傲jiāo àopride; arrogance 交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange 教授jiào shòuprofessor; to instruct 交通jiāo tōngto be connected; traffic 教育jiào yùto educate; to teach 饺子jiǎo zidumpling; pot-sticker 结果jié guǒoutcome; result 解释jiě shìexplanation; to explain 接受jiē shòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce 节约jié yuēto economize; to conserve (resources)尽管jǐn guǎndespite; although 进行jìn xíngto advance; to conduct 紧张jǐn zhāngnervous; keyed up 禁止jìn zhǐto prohibit; to forbid 精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous 警察jǐng chápolice; police officer 经济jīng jìeconomy; economic 京剧Jīng jùBeijing opera 经历jīng lìexperience; to experience 竟然jìng ránunexpectedly; to one's surprise 精神jīng shénspirit; mind 经验jīng yànexperience; to experience 竞争jìng zhēngto compete; competition 镜子jìng zimirror 究竟jiū jìngto go to the bottom of a matter; after all 举办jǔ bànto conduct; to hold 拒绝jù juéto refuse; to decline; to reject 距离jù lídistance; to be apart from 开玩笑kāi wán xiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke 看法kàn fǎway of looking at a thing; view 考虑kǎo lǜto think over; to considerIn context 棵kēclassifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc 可怜kě liánpitiful; pathetic 可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed 咳嗽ké souto cough 可惜kě xīit is a pity; what a pity 科学kē xuéscience; scientific knowledge 肯定kěn dìngto be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely 恐怕kǒng pàfear; to dread 空气kōng qìair; atmosphere 苦kǔbitter; hardship 宽kuānwide; broad 困kùnto trap; to surround 困难kùn nandifficult; challenging 扩大kuò dàto expand; to enlarge 拉lāto pull; to play (a bowed instrument)辣làhot (spicy); pungent 垃圾桶lā jī tǒngrubbish bin; trash can 来不及lái bu jíthere's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth)来得及lái de jíto have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it 懒lǎnlazy 浪费làng fèito waste; to squander 浪漫làng mànromantic 老虎lǎo hǔtiger 冷静lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet 理发lǐ fàto get a haircut; to have one's hair done; to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut 厉害lì hai(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough 理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand 礼貌lǐ màocourtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite 力气lì qiphysical strength 例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as 理想lǐ xiǎngan ideal; a dream 俩liǎtwo (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both 连liánto link; to join 联系lián xìconnection; contact 亮liàngbright; light; to shine; to flash 凉快liáng kuainice and cold; pleasantly cool 聊天liáo tiānto chat; to gossip 另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition 留liúto leave (a message etc); to retain 流泪liú lèito shed tears 流利liú lìfluent 流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate 留学liú xuéto study abroad 弄nòngto do; to manage 律师lǜ shīlawyer 乱luànin confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind 麻烦má fantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying 马虎mǎ hucareless; sloppy 满mǎnto fill; full 毛巾máo jīntowel 美丽měi lìbeautiful 梦mèngdream; (bound form) to dream 密码mì mǎcipher; secret code; password; PIN 免费miǎn fèifree (of charge)

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.