HSK 4 Vocabulary List 词汇表

The complete HSK 4 vocabulary list from the 2025 HSK syllabus — 1000 words with tone-marked pinyin, parts of speech, and English meanings. Browse the words below, or switch to characters. Every word links to its word page, while each character links to its stroke-order page.

Word	Pinyin	POS	Definition
按	àn	v. / prep.	to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain
案	àn	—	(legal) case
傲	ào	adj.	proud; arrogant; to despise; unyielding; to defy
巴	bā	—	to long for
败	bài	v.	to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent); to fail; to wither
棒	bàng	adj. / n.	stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful
保	bǎo	v. / n.	to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure
抱	bào	v.	to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish
背	bēi	v.	to be burdened; to carry on the back or shoulder
倍	bèi	mw.	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
笨	bèn	adj.	stupid; foolish; silly; slow-witted; clumsy
鼻	bí	—	nose
毕	bì	—	the whole of
标	biāo	v.	mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc
饼	bǐng	n.	round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry
并	bìng	v. / adv. / conj.	and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine
播	bō	v.	to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bò]
博	bó	—	(bound form) abundant
膊	bó	—	shoulder
部	bù	n. / mw.	ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board
擦	cā	v.	to rub; to scratch; to towel; to wipe with a towel
猜	cāi	v.	to guess
材	cái	—	material
彩	cǎi	—	(bright) color
餐	cān	—	meal
操	cāo	—	to grasp
厕	cè	—	(bound form) restroom
察	chá	—	to examine
产	chǎn	v.	to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property
厂	chǎng	n.	factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant
晨	chén	—	morning
诚	chéng	—	(bound form) sincere
乘	chéng	v.	to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
程	chéng	—	rule
厨	chú	—	kitchen
础	chǔ	—	foundation
窗	chuāng	n.	window
吹	chuī	v.	to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag
此	cǐ	pron.	this; these
粗	cū	adj.	remote; distant; variant of 粗
村	cūn	n.	village
存	cún	v.	to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive
达	dá	—	to attain
待	dāi	v.	to stay
袋	dài	—	pouch
戴	dài	v.	to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support
弹	tán	v.	to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap
刀	dāo	n.	knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang) dollar (loanword)
导	dǎo	—	to transmit
倒	dào	v. / adv.	to invert; to place upside down or frontside back; to pour out; to tip out
登	dēng	v.	to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record
低	dī	adj. / v.	low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
底	dǐ	n.	background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix
递	dì	v.	to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively
掉	diào	v.	to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce
订	dìng	v.	to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order
堵	dǔ	v. / adj. / mw.	to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole)
肚	dù	—	belly
度	dù	mw. / n. / v. / suf.	to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity
断	duàn	v.	to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge
队	duì	n. / mw.	squadron; team; group
顿	dùn	mw. / v.	to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot)
尔	ěr	—	thus
翻	fān	v.	to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate
烦	fán	adj. / v.	to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy
反	fǎn	adj. / v. / adv.	contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return
费	fèi	n. / v.	to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses
份	fèn	mw.	classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
奋	fèn	—	to exert oneself (bound form)
丰	fēng	—	abundant
否	fǒu	—	to negate
肤	fū	—	skin
符	fú	—	mark
幅	fú	mw.	width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures
福	fú	n.	good fortune; happiness; luck
父	fù	—	father
付	fù	v.	to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things
负	fù	v. / adj.	to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated
傅	fù	—	(bound form) instructor
富	fù	adj.	rich; abundant; wealthy
改	gǎi	v.	to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
赶	gǎn	v.	to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc)
敢	gǎn	v.	to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
钢	gāng	—	steel
膏	gāo	—	to moisten
胳	gē	—	armpit
格	gé	—	square
各	gè	pron. / adv.	each; every
功	gōng	n.	meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
供	gòng	v.	sacrificial offering; to confess
购	gòu	—	to buy
够	gòu	v. / adv.	enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really
估	gū	—	to estimate
姑	gū	—	paternal aunt
鼓	gǔ	n. / v. / adj.	drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
挂	guà	v.	to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone)
观	guān	—	to look at
管	guǎn	v. / n. / mw.	to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after
光	guāng	n. / adj. / v. / adv.	light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished
广	guǎng	adj.	wide; numerous; to spread

HSK 4 Vocabulary List 词汇表

All 1000 HSK 4 words