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

钥匙yào shikey 也许yě xǔperhaps; maybe 叶子yè zileaf; (slang) marijuana 以yǐto use; by means of 亿yì100 million 意见yì jiànidea; opinion 一切yī qièeverything; every 艺术yì shùart 因此yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result 饮料yǐn liàodrink; beverage 引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse 印象yìn xiàngimpression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory 赢yíngto beat; to win 硬yìnghard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm 勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave; courageous 永远yǒng yuǎnforever; eternal 由yóuto follow; from 优点yōu diǎnmerit; benefit 友好yǒu hǎofriendly; amicable; close friend 幽默yōu mò(loanword) humor; humorous 尤其yóu qíespecially; particularly 有趣yǒu qùinteresting; fascinating 优秀yōu xiùoutstanding; excellent 友谊yǒu yìcompanionship; fellowship 由于yóu yúdue to; as a result of 与yǔand; to give 语法yǔ fǎgrammar 愉快yú kuàicheerful; cheerily 羽毛球yǔ máo qiúbadminton; shuttlecock 于是yú shìthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence 预习yù xíto prepare a lesson 语言yǔ yánlanguage 圆yuáncircle; round 原来yuán láioriginal; former; originally; formerly; at firstIn context 原谅yuán liàngto excuse; to forgive 原因yuán yīncause; origin 阅读yuè dúto read; readingIn context 约会yuē huìappointment; engagement 允许yǔn xǔto permit; to allow 杂志zá zhìmagazine 咱们zán menwe or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me 暂时zàn shítemporary; provisional; for the time being 脏zāngdirty; filthy 责任zé rènresponsibility; blame 增加zēng jiāto raise; to increase 增长zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase 窄zhǎinarrow; narrow-minded 招聘zhāo pìnto invite applications for a job; to recruit 真正zhēn zhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed 正常zhèng chángregular; normal 正好zhèng hǎojust (in time); just right 整理zhěng lǐto arrange; to tidy up 证明zhèng míngproof; certificate 整齐zhěng qíorderly; neat 正确zhèng quècorrect; sound; right; proper 正式zhèng shìformal; official 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)); him 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to 支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support 值得zhí deworth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)只好zhǐ hǎoto have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to 直接zhí jiēdirect (opposite: indirect 间接 (jiànjiē)); immediate 质量zhì liàngquality; (physics) mass 至少zhì shǎoat least; (to say the) least 知识zhī shiknowledge; intellectual 植物zhí wùplant; vegetation 只要zhǐ yàoif only; so long as 职业zhí yèoccupation; profession; vocation; professional 制造zhì zàoto manufacture; to make 重视zhòng shìto attach importance to sth; to value 中文Zhōng wénChinese language 周围zhōu wéienvirons; surroundings; periphery 猪zhūhog; pig 主动zhǔ dòngto take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord 祝贺zhù hèto congratulate; congratulations 逐渐zhú jiàngradually 著名zhù míngfamous; noted 主意zhǔ yiplan; idea 赚zhuànto earn; to make a profit 专门zhuān ménspecialist; specialized 专业zhuān yèspecialty; specialized field 撞zhuàngto knock against; to bump into 准确zhǔn quèaccurate; exact; precise 准时zhǔn shíon time; punctual 自然zì ránnature; natural 仔细zǐ xìcareful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out 总结zǒng jiéto sum up; to conclude 租zūto hire; to rent 组成zǔ chéngto form; to make up 组织zǔ zhīto organize; organization 嘴zuǐmouth; beak 最好zuì hǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...最后zuì hòufinal; last 尊重zūn zhòngto esteem; to respect 座zuòseat; base 做生意zuò shēng yìto do business 座位zuò wèiseat 作者zuò zhěauthor; writer

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.