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

输shūto lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport 数量shù liàngamount; quantity; quantitative 熟悉shú xīto be familiar with; to know well 数字shù zìnumeral; digit 帅shuài(bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command 顺便shùn biànconveniently; in passing 顺利shùn lìsmoothly; without a hitch 顺序shùn xùsequence; order 说明shuō míngto explain; to illustrate 硕士shuò shìmaster's degree; person who has a master's degree 死sǐto die; impassable 速度sù dùspeed; rate 塑料袋sù liào dàiplastic bag 酸suānsour; tart 算suànto regard as; to figure 随便suí biànas one wishes; as one pleases 随着suí zhealong with; in the wake of 孙子sūn zigrandson; son's son 所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own 台táiplatform; stage 抬táito lift; to raise 态度tài dumanner; bearing 谈tánto speak; to talk 躺tǎngto recline; to lie down 趟tàngclassifier for times, round trips or rows; a time 讨论tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over 讨厌tǎo yànto dislike; to loathe 特点tè diǎncharacteristic (feature); trait 提供tí gōngto offer; to supply 提前tí qiánto shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time 提醒tí xǐngto remind; to call attention to 填空tián kòngto fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)条件tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification 挺tǐngvery; quite; straight; erect 停止tíng zhǐto stop; to halt; to cease 通过tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)同情tóng qíngto sympathize with; sympathy 通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform 推tuīto push; to cut 推迟tuī chíto postpone; to put off 脱tuōto shed; to take off 袜子wà zisocks; stockings 完全wán quáncomplete; whole; totally; entirely 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to 网球wǎng qiútennis; tennis ball 往往wǎng wǎngusually; in many cases 网站wǎng zhànwebsite 味道wèi daoflavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)危险wēi xiǎndanger; dangerous 温度wēn dùtemperature 文章wén zhāngarticle; essay 握手wò shǒuto shake hands 无wúnot to have; no 误会wù huìto misunderstand; to mistake 无聊wú liáobored; boring 无论wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...污染wū rǎnto pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.)西红柿xī hóng shìtomato 洗衣机xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer 吸引xī yǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinate 咸xiánsalted; salty 现代xiàn dàimodern times; modern age 羡慕xiàn mùto envy; to admire 限制xiàn zhìto restrict; to limit 香xiāngfragrant; sweet smelling 响xiǎngecho; sound 相反xiāng fǎnopposite; contrary 详细xiáng xìdetailed; in detail 效果xiào guǒresult; effect 笑话xiào huajoke; jest; to laugh at; to mock 小说xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction 消息xiāo xinews; information 页yèpage; leaf 辛苦xīn kǔexhausting; hard 心情xīn qíngmood; frame of mind 信任xìn rènto trust; to have confidence in 信心xìn xīnconfidence; faith (in sb or sth)信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card 醒xǐngto wake up; to be awake 性别xìng biégender; sex 兴奋xīng fènexcited; excitement 幸福xìng fúhappiness; happy 性格xìng génature; disposition 修xiūto decorate; to embellish 许多xǔ duōmany; a lot of 血xuèblood; colloquial pr. xiě 呀ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)牙膏yá gāotoothpaste 压力yā lìpressure 亚洲Yà zhōuAsia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲 (YàxìyàZhōu))盐yánsalt 演出yǎn chūto act (in a play); to perform 严格yán géstrict; stringent 研究生yán jiū shēnggraduate student; postgraduate student 演员yǎn yuánactor; actress; performer 严重yán zhònggrave; serious 养成yǎng chéngto cultivate; to raise 阳光yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic 样子yàng ziappearance; manner 邀请yāo qǐngto invite; invitation

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.