HSK 4 Vocabulary List and Free Quiz Sheets(Excel +PDF)

Contents: We’ve put together this short guide to Chinese students essential info about the HSK 4. There are also 3 quiz sheets which you can use to test your recall of this level’s vocabulary from English-to-Chinese (Pinyin & Hanzi) and Chinese-to-English.

➤ HSK 4 Introduction
➤ How to Pass the HSK 4
➤ HSK 4 Vocabulary List
➤ Downloadable HSK 4 Vocab List + Quiz Sheets

1. Intro to the HSK 4 Test

The HSK 4 is the fourth stage of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, or Chinese Proficiency Test. It test test-takers’ knowledge of 1200 words in total, or 600 more than the HSK 3.

The HSK 4 is the first of the six Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi levels be described as testing one’s language abilities to a high standard. That means you should be fairly comfortable in everyday conversation at this point. One thing to note is that unlike the HSK 3 or HSK 5, which have 10 writing questions, the HSK 4 has 15. That means you should be well-prepared to spend some time writing during this test.

Once you’ve passed the HSK 4, you should be able to converse with Mandarin speakers about a large range of topics.

To find out which apps you can use to speed up your Mandarin learning, check out this blog post.

2. How to Pass the HSK 4

Students often note that the path from HSK 3 to HSK 4 is a steeper slope than the previous levels. You’ll be required to learn 600 new words. Furthermore, many of these words aren’t used frequently in everyday conversation. For example, 流泪 (to shed tears) and 养成 (cultivate).

According to official estimates, the learning to the HSK 4 level takes the equivalent of 4 university semesters, or two years of study.

3. HSK 4 Vocabulary Full List

Below is the new HSK 4 Vocabulary List, and at the bottom of the page you can find the complete list.

	A	B	C
1	Chinese	Pinyin	English
2	爱情	àiqíng	love
3	安排	ānpái	arrange
4	安全	ānquán	security
5	暗	àn	dark
6	按时	ànshí	on time
7	按照	ànzhào	according to
8	包括	bāokuò	include
9	保护	bǎohù	protect
10	保证	bǎozhèng	ensure
11	抱	bào	hold
12	抱歉	bàoqiàn	sorry
13	报道	bàodào	report
14	报名	bàomíng	sign up
15	倍	bèi	times
16	本来	běnlái	originally
17	笨	bèn	stupid
18	笔记本	bǐjìběn	notebook
19	毕业	bìyè	graduation
20	遍	biàn	(one/two) time(s)
21	标准	biāozhǔn	standard
22	表达	biǎodá	Expression
23	表格	biǎogé	form
24	表扬	biǎoyáng	praise
25	饼干	bǐnggān	cookies
26	并且	bìngqiě	also
27	博士	bóshì	doctor
28	不但	bùdàn	not only
29	不过	bùguò	however
30	不得不	bùdé bù	have to
31	不管	bùguǎn	no matter
32	不仅	bùjǐn	not only
33	部分	bùfèn	a part
34	擦	cā	wipe
35	猜	cāi	guess
36	材料	cáiliào	material
37	参观	cānguān	visit
38	差不多	chàbùduō	almost
39	尝	cháng	taste
40	长城	chángchéng	Great Wall
41	长江	chángjiāng	Yangtze River
42	场	chǎng	site
43	超过	chāoguò	exceed
44	吵	chǎo	noisy
45	成功	chénggōng	success
46	成熟	chéngshú	mature
47	成为	chéngwéi	become
48	诚实	chéngshí	honest
49	乘坐	chéngzuò	ride
50	吃惊	chījīng	be amazed
51	重新	chóngxīn	again
52	抽烟	chōuyān	smoking
53	出差	chūchāi	business trip
54	出发	chūfā	set out
55	出生	chūshēng	birth
56	传真	chuánzhēn	fax
57	窗户	chuānghù	window
58	词典	cídiǎn	dictionary
59	从来	cónglái	always
60	粗心	cūxīn	careless
61	答案	dá’àn	answer
62	打扮	dǎbàn	dress up
63	打扰	dǎrǎo	disturb
64	打印	dǎyìn	print
65	打折	dǎzhé	discount
66	打针	dǎzhēn	inject
67	大概	dàgài	probably
68	大使馆	dàshǐ guǎn	embassy
69	大约	dàyuē	about
70	戴	dài	wear
71	代表	dàibiǎo	representative
72	代替	dàitì	replace
73	大夫	dàfū	doctor
74	当	dāng	when
75	当地	dāng dì	local
76	当时	dāngshí	at that time
77	刀	dāo	knife
78	导游	dǎoyóu	guide
79	到	dào	reach
80	到处	dàochù	everywhere
81	到底	dàodǐ	to the end
82	道歉	dàoqiàn	apologize
83	得意	déyì	proud
84	等（动）	děng (dòng)	wait (verb)
85	等（助）	děng (zhù)	Etc.
86	底	dǐ	bottom
87	地球	dìqiú	earth
88	地址	dìzhǐ	address
89	掉	diào	fall
90	调查	diàochá	investigation
91	丢	diū	lose
92	动作	dòngzuò	action
93	堵车	dǔchē	traffic jam
94	肚子	dùzi	belly
95	断	duàn	break
96	对话	duìhuà	dialogue
97	对面	duìmiàn	Opposite side
98	顿	dùn	Meal
99	朵	duǒ	classifier of flower
100	而	ér	and
101	儿童	értóng	children
102	发	fā	send out
103	发生	fāshēng	happen
104	发展	fāzhǎn	development
105	法律	fǎlǜ	law
106	翻译	fānyì	translate
107	烦恼	fánnǎo	annoyance
108	反对	fǎnduì	opposition
109	反映	fǎnyìng	reflect
110	范围	fànwéi	Range
111	方法	fāngfǎ	method
112	方面	fāngmiàn	aspect
113	方向	fāngxiàng	direction
114	访问	fǎngwèn	visit
115	放弃	fàngqì	give up
116	放暑假	fàng shǔjià	summer vacation
117	分之	fēn zhī	percent
118	份	fèn	share (measure word)
119	丰富	fēngfù	rich
120	风景	fēngjǐng	scenery
121	否则	fǒuzé	otherwise
122	符合	fúhé	accord with
123	富	fù	rich
124	父亲	fùqīn	father
125	复印	fùyìn	to copy
126	复杂	fùzá	complex
127	负责	fùzé	be responsible for
128	改变	gǎibiàn	change
129	干杯	gānbēi	Cheers!
130	干燥	gānzào	dry
131	感动	gǎndòng	be moved
132	感觉	gǎnjué	feel
133	感情	gǎnqíng	feeling
134	感谢	gǎnxiè	Many thanks
135	干	gān	dry
136	刚刚	gānggāng	just
137	高级	gāojí	senior
138	各	gè	various
139	个子	gè zi	height
140	公里	gōnglǐ	kilometre
141	工具	gōngjù	tool
142	工资	gōngzī	wages
143	共同	gòngtóng	common
144	够	gòu	enough
145	购物	gòuwù	Shopping
146	孤单	gūdān	alone
147	估计	gūjì	estimate
148	鼓励	gǔlì	encourage
149	鼓掌	gǔzhǎng	applause
150	顾客	gùkè	customer
151	故意	gùyì	deliberately
152	挂	guà	hang
153	关键	guānjiàn	key
154	观众	guānzhòng	Audience
155	管理	guǎnlǐ	Administration
156	光	guāng	light
157	广播	guǎngbò	Radio broadcast
158	广告	guǎnggào	Advertisement
159	逛	guàng	Stroll
160	规定	guīdìng	Regulations
161	国际	guójì	international
162	果然	guǒ rán	Sure enough
163	过（动）	guò (dòng)	pass
164	过（助）	guò (zhù)	Over
165	过程	guòchéng	process
166	海洋	hǎiyáng	ocean
167	害羞	hàixiū	Shy
168	寒假	hánjià	The winter vacation
169	汗	hàn	sweat
170	航班	hángbān	flight
171	好处	hǎochù	benefit
172	好像	hǎoxiàng	Be like, seem
173	号码	hàomǎ	number
174	合格	hégé	qualified
175	合适	héshì	appropriate
176	盒子	hézi	Box
177	猴子	hóuzi	Monkey
178	厚	hòu	thick
179	后悔	hòuhuǐ	regret
180	后来	hòulái	later
181	忽然	hūrán	suddenly
182	护士	hùshì	Nurse
183	互相	hùxiāng	each other
184	怀疑	huáiyí	doubt
185	回忆	huíyì	Memory
186	活动	huódòng	activity
187	活泼	huópō	lively
188	火	huǒ	fire
189	获得	huòdé	Get
190	基础	jīchǔ	Basics
191	激动	jīdòng	Excited
192	积极	jījí	positive
193	积累	jīlěi	accumulation
194	极其	jíqí	extremely
195	集合	jíhé	aggregate
196	及时	jíshí	timely
197	即使	jíshǐ	even if
198	寄	jì	send
199	记者	jìzhě	Reporter
200	计划	jìhuà	plan
201	既然	jìrán	although
202	技术	jìshù	technology
203	继续	jìxù	Continue
204	家具	jiājù	furniture
205	加班	jiābān	overtime work
206	加油站	jiāyóu zhàn	Gas station
207	假	jiǎ	false
208	价格	jiàgé	Price
209	坚持	jiānchí	Insist
210	减肥	jiǎnféi	Reduce weight
211	减少	jiǎnshǎo	reduce
212	将来	jiānglái	future
213	奖金	jiǎngjīn	bonus
214	降低	jiàngdī	reduce
215	交	jiāo	hand over
216	交流	jiāoliú	Communication
217	交通	jiāotōng	traffic
218	骄傲	jiāo’ào	Proud
219	饺子	jiǎozi	Dumplings
220	教授	jiàoshòu	professor
221	教育	jiàoyù	education
222	接受	jiēshòu	accept
223	结果	jiéguǒ	Result
224	节约	jiéyuē	save
225	解释	jiěshì	explain
226	尽管	jǐnguǎn	although
227	紧张	jǐnzhāng	Nervous
228	进行	jìnxíng	in process of
229	禁止	jìnzhǐ	prohibit
230	精彩	jīngcǎi	Marvellous
231	精神	jīngshén	spirit
232	经济	jīngjì	Economics
233	经历	jīnglì	experience
234	经验	jīngyàn	experience
235	京剧	jīngjù	Beijing opera
236	警察	jǐngchá	Policeman
237	竟然	jìngrán	Unexpectedly
238	竞争	jìngzhēng	compete
239	镜子	jìngzi	Mirror
240	究竟	jiùjìng	exactly
241	举办	jǔbàn	hold
242	拒绝	jùjué	refuse
243	距离	jùlí	distance
244	开玩笑	kāiwánxiào	Make fun of
245	看法	kànfǎ	view
246	考虑	kǎolǜ	Consider
247	棵	kē	Tree (measure word)
248	科学	kēxué	science
249	咳嗽	késòu	cough
250	可怜	kělián	Poor
251	可是	kěshì	however
252	可惜	kěxí	unfortunately
253	肯定	kěndìng	sure
254	空气	kōngqì	air
255	恐怕	kǒngpà	I’m afraid
256	苦	kǔ	bitter
257	宽	kuān	wide
258	困	kùn	sleepy
259	困难	kùnnán	difficulty
260	扩大	kuòdà	Expand
261	拉	lā	pull
262	垃圾桶	lèsè tǒng	Trash
263	辣	là	spicy
264	来不及	láibují	There’s not enough time
265	来得及	láidéjí	In time
266	懒	lǎn	lazy
267	浪费	làngfèi	Waste
268	浪漫	làngmàn	romantic
269	老虎	lǎohǔ	Tiger
270	冷静	lěngjìng	calm down
271	理发	lǐfǎ	Haircut
272	理解	lǐjiě	Understand
273	理想	lǐxiǎng	ideal
274	礼貌	lǐmào	politeness
275	厉害	lìhài	Fierce
276	力气	lìqì	Strength
277	例如	lìrú	for example
278	俩	liǎ	Two
279	连	lián	even
280	联系	liánxì	contact
281	凉快	liángkuai	Pleasantly cool
282	亮	liàng	bright
283	聊天	liáotiān	chat
284	另外	lìngwài	in addition
285	留	liú	stay
286	留学	liúxué	Overseas Study
287	流泪	liúlèi	Shed tears
288	流利	liúlì	fluent
289	流行	liúxíng	Popular
290	乱	luàn	chaos
291	律师	lǜshī	Lawyer
292	麻烦	máfan	trouble
293	马虎	mǎhǔ	Careless
294	满	mǎn	full
295	毛巾	máojīn	Towel
296	美丽	měilì	beautiful
297	梦	mèng	dream
298	密码	mìmǎ	Password
299	免费	miǎnfèi	Free of charge
300	民族	mínzú	Nation
301	母亲	mǔqīn	mother
302	目的	mùdì	objective
303	耐心	nàixīn	patience
304	难道	nándào	could it be said that …
305	难受	nánshòu	Uncomfortable
306	内	nèi	within
307	内容	nèiróng	content
308	能力	nénglì	ability
309	年龄	niánlíng	Age
310	农村	nóngcūn	countryside
311	弄	nòng	get, make
312	暖和	nuǎnhuo	warm
313	偶尔	ǒu’ěr	occasionally
314	排列	páiliè	array
315	判断	pànduàn	judge
316	陪	péi	accompany
317	批评	pīpíng	criticism
318	皮肤	pífū	skin
319	脾气	píqì	Bad temper
320	篇	piān	piece
321	骗	piàn	fool
322	乒乓球	pīngpāng qiú	Table Tennis
323	平时	píngshí	peacetime
324	瓶子	píngzi	Bottle
325	破	pò	broken
326	普遍	pǔbiàn	universal
327	其次	qícì	Secondly
328	其中	qízhōng	among
329	起飞	qǐfēi	take off
330	起来	qǐlái	get up
331	气候	qìhòu	climate
332	千万	qiān wàn	Must
333	签证	qiānzhèng	visa
334	墙	qiáng	wall
335	敲	qiāo	knock
336	桥	qiáo	Bridge
337	巧克力	qiǎokèlì	Chocolates
338	亲戚	qīnqī	Relative
339	轻	qīng	light
340	轻松	qīngsōng	Relaxed
341	情况	qíngkuàng	Situation
342	请假	qǐngjià	leave
343	请客	qǐngkè	Treat
344	穷	qióng	poor
345	区别	qūbié	Difference
346	取	qǔ	take
347	全部	quánbù	whole
348	缺点	quēdiǎn	shortcoming
349	缺少	quēshǎo	Lack
350	却	què	but
351	确实	quèshí	Exactly
352	群	qún	group
353	然而	rán’ér	however
354	热闹	rènào	lively
355	人民币	rénmínbì	RMB
356	任何	rènhé	whatever, any
357	任务	rènwù	task
358	扔	rēng	throw
359	仍然	réngrán	still
360	日记	rìjì	diary
361	入口	rùkǒu	Entrance
362	软	ruǎn	soft
363	散步	sànbù	Take a walk
364	森林	sēnlín	Forest
365	沙发	shāfā	Sofa
366	商量	shāngliáng	discuss
367	伤心	shāngxīn	Sad
368	稍微	shāowéi	slightly
369	社会	shèhuì	society
370	深	shēn	deep
371	申请	shēnqǐng	Apply
372	甚至	shènzhì	even (..to the extent that)
373	生活	shēnghuó	Life
374	生命	shēngmìng	life
375	省	shěng	province
376	剩	shèng	Left
377	失败	shībài	fail
378	失望	shīwàng	disappointment
379	师傅	shīfù	master worker
380	湿润	shīrùn	moist
381	狮子	shīzi	Lion
382	十分	shífēn	very
383	实际	shíjì	actual
384	实在	shízài	really
385	食品	shípǐn	food
386	使用	shǐyòng	use
387	试	shì	try
388	市场	shìchǎng	market
389	适合	shìhé	Fit
390	适应	shìyìng	Adapt
391	世纪	shìjì	century
392	收	shōu	collect
393	收入	shōurù	income
394	收拾	shōushí	tidy (up something)
395	首都	shǒudū	capital
396	首先	shǒuxiān	first
397	受不了	shòu bùliǎo	cannot bear
398	受到	shòudào	suffer
399	售货员	shòuhuòyuán	salesperson
400	输	shū	book
401	熟悉	shúxī	be familiar with
402	数量	shùliàng	quantity
403	数字	shùzì	number
404	帅	shuài	handsome
405	顺便	shùnbiàn	incidentally
406	顺利	shùnlì	smoothly
407	顺序	shùnxù	order
408	说明	shuōmíng	explain
409	硕士	shuòshì	master
410	死	sǐ	die
411	速度	sùdù	speed
412	塑料袋	sùliào dài	plastic bag
413	酸	suān	sour
414	算	suàn	count
415	随便	suíbiàn	casual
416	随着	suízhe	along with
417	孙子	sūnzi	grandson
418	所有	suǒyǒu	therefore
419	台	tái	platform
420	抬	tái	lift
421	态度	tàidù	attitude
422	谈	tán	talk
423	弹钢琴	dàn gāngqín	play the piano
424	汤	tāng	soup
425	躺	tǎng	lie
426	趟	tàng	trip
427	讨论	tǎolùn	discuss
428	讨厌	tǎoyàn	hate
429	特点	tèdiǎn	characteristic
430	提供	tígōng	provide
431	提前	tíqián	in advance
432	提醒	tíxǐng	remind
433	填空	tiánkòng	fill in the blanks
434	条件	tiáojiàn	condition
435	停止	tíngzhǐ	stop it
436	挺	tǐng	quite
437	通过	tōngguò	through
438	通知	tōngzhī	notice
439	同情	tóngqíng	sympathy
440	推	tuī	push
441	推迟	tuīchí	delay
442	脱	tuō	take off
443	袜子	wàzi	socks
444	完全	wánquán	completely
445	往	wǎng	to, towards
446	往往	wǎngwǎng	usually
447	网球	wǎngqiú	tennis
448	网站	wǎngzhàn	website
449	危险	wéixiǎn	danger
450	味道	wèidào	taste
451	温度	wēndù	temperature
452	文章	wénzhāng	article
453	握手	wòshǒu	handshake
454	污染	wūrǎn	contaminated
455	无	wú	nothing
456	无聊	wúliáo	boring
457	无论	wúlùn	no matter what
458	误会	wùhuì	misunderstanding
459	西红柿	xīhóngshì	tomato
460	吸引	xīyǐn	attract
461	洗衣机	xǐyījī	washing machine
462	咸	xián	salty
463	现代	xiàndài	modern
464	羡慕	xiànmù	envy
465	限制	xiànzhì	limit
466	香	xiāng	fragrant
467	相反	xiāngfǎn	contrary
468	详细	xiángxì	detailed
469	响	xiǎng	ring
470	消息	xiāoxī	message
471	小说	xiǎoshuō	novel
472	笑话	xiàohuà	joke
473	效果	xiàoguǒ	effect
474	辛苦	xīnkǔ	hard
475	心情	xīnqíng	mood
476	信任	xìnrèn	trust
477	信心	xìnxīn	confidence
478	信用卡	xìnyòngkǎ	credit card
479	兴奋	xīngfèn	Excitement
480	行	xíng	OK
481	醒	xǐng	wake up
482	性别	xìngbié	gender
483	性格	xìnggé	character
484	幸福	xìngfú	happiness
485	修	xiū	repair
486	许多	xǔduō	many
487	血	xuè	blood
488	压力	yālì	pressure
489	牙膏	yágāo	toothpaste
490	亚洲	yàzhōu	Asia
491	呀	ya	ah
492	盐	yán	salt
493	严格	yángé	strict
494	严重	yánzhòng	serious
495	研究生	yánjiūshēng	graduate student
496	演出	yǎnchū	show
497	演员	yǎnyuán	performer, actor
498	阳光	yángguāng	sunshine
499	养成	yǎng chéng	cultivate
500	样子	yàngzi	one’s look
501	邀请	yāoqǐng	invitation
502	钥匙	yàoshi	key
503	也许	yěxǔ	perhaps
504	页	yè	page
505	叶子	yèzi	leaf
506	一切	yīqiè	everything
507	以	yǐ	with
508	亿	yì	billion
509	意见	yìjiàn	opinion
510	艺术	yìshù	art
511	因此	yīncǐ	therefore
512	饮料	yǐnliào	drinks
513	引起	yǐnqǐ	cause
514	印象	yìnxiàng	impression
515	赢	yíng	win
516	硬	yìng	hard
517	勇敢	yǒnggǎn	brave
518	永远	yǒngyuǎn	forever
519	优点	yōudiǎn	advantage
520	优秀	yōuxiù	excellent
521	幽默	yōumò	humor
522	由	yóu	from
523	由于	yóuyú	because
524	尤其	yóuqí	especially
525	有趣	yǒuqù	interesting
526	友好	yǒuhǎo	friendly
527	友谊	yǒuyì	friendship
528	愉快	yúkuài	cheerful
529	于是	yúshì	therefore
530	与	yǔ	and
531	语法	yǔfǎ	grammar
532	语言	yǔyán	language
533	羽毛球	yǔmáoqiú	badminton
534	预习	yùxí	preview
535	圆	yuán	circle
536	原来	yuánlái	Original
537	原谅	yuánliàng	Forgive
538	原因	yuányīn	Reason
539	约会	yuē huì	Date
540	阅读	yuèdú	Read
541	允许	yǔnxǔ	allow
542	杂志	zázhì	Magazine
543	咱们	zánmen	We
544	暂时	zhànshí	temporary
545	脏	zàng	dirty
546	责任	zérèn	responsibility
547	增加	zēngjiā	increase
548	增长	zēngzhǎng	increase
549	窄	zhǎi	narrow
550	招聘	zhāopìn	recruit
551	着急	zhāojí	Worry
552	真正	zhēnzhèng	real
553	整理	zhěnglǐ	Arrangement
554	整齐	zhěngqí	neat
555	正常	zhèngcháng	normal
556	正好	zhènghǎo	Just right
557	正确	zhèngquè	Correct
558	正式	zhèngshì	formal
559	证明	zhèngmíng	Prove
560	之	zhī	of
561	支持	zhīchí	Support
562	知识	zhīshì	knowledge
563	值得	zhídé	Worth
564	直接	zhíjiē	direct
565	植物	zhíwù	Botany, plant
566	职业	zhíyè	Occupation
567	指	zhǐ	only
568	只好	zhǐhǎo	have to
569	只要	zhǐyào	as long as
570	质量	zhìliàng	quality
571	至少	zhìshǎo	at least
572	制造	zhìzào	Manufacture
573	中文	zhōngwén	Chinese
574	重点	zhòngdiǎn	A key
575	重视	zhòngshì	importance, attach importance to
576	周围	zhōuwéi	around
577	猪	zhū	pig
578	逐渐	zhújiàn	gradually
579	主动	zhǔdòng	active
580	主意	zhǔyì	idea
581	祝贺	zhùhè	Congratulate
582	著名	zhùmíng	famous
583	专门	zhuānmén	specialized
584	专业	zhuānyè	major
585	赚	zhuàn	earn
586	撞	zhuàng	Hit
587	准确	zhǔnquè	accuracy
588	准时	zhǔnshí	on time
589	仔细	zǐxì	careful
590	自然	zìrán	natural
591	总结	zǒngjié	summary
592	租	zū	rent
593	组成	zǔchéng	Form
594	组织	zǔzhī	organization
595	嘴	zuǐ	mouth
596	最好	zuì hǎo	Best
597	最后	zuìhòu	Last
598	尊重	zūnzhòng	respect
599	做生意	zuò shēngyì	Do business
600	座	zuò	Seat
601	座位	zuòwèi	seat
602	作者	zuòzhě	author

4. Free Download HSK 4 Vocabulary word List + Quiz Sheets

You can download the Excel file of the complete HSK 4 list and randomized-order quiz sheets below. Quiz 1 is Chinese-to-Pinyin/English, Quiz 2 is Pinyin-to-Chinese/English, and Quiz 3 is English-to-Pinyin/Chinese.

HSK 4 Vocabulary PDF

Kosakata HSK 4 PDF

HSK 4, Quiz 1

HSK 4, Quiz 2

HSK 4, Quiz 3