HSK 4
HSK 4 Vocabulary — 1200 upper-intermediate words
The HSK 4 vocabulary list with pinyin and English. The threshold for reading newspapers and handling most workplace conversations.
600 entries
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| ài爱qíng情 | Love |
| ān安pái排 | arrange |
| ān安quán全 | security |
| àn按shí时 | on time |
| àn按zhào照 | according to |
| bǎi百fēn分zhī之 | percent |
| bàng棒 | stick；excellent |
| bāo包zi子 | Steamed stuffed bun |
| bǎo保hù护 | protect |
| bǎo保zhèng证 | ensure |
| bào抱 | Hold |
| bào抱qiàn歉 | feel sorry |
| bào报míng名 | sign up |
| bèi倍 | times |
| běn本lái来 | originally |
| bèn笨 | stupid |
| bǐ比rú如 | such as |
| bì毕yè业 | graduation |
| biàn遍 | Times |
| biāo标zhǔn准 | standard |
| biǎo表gé格 | form |
| biǎo表shì示 | Express |
| biǎo表yǎn演 | perform |
| biǎo表yáng扬 | Praise |
| bǐng饼gān干 | Biscuits |
| bìng并qiě且 | also |
| bó博shì士 | doctor |
| bú不guò过 | However |
| bù不dé得bù不 | have to |
| bù不guǎn管 | no matter |
| bù不jǐn仅 | not only |
| bù部fen分 | Part |
| cā擦 | wipe |
| cāi猜 | guess |
| cái材liào料 | Material Science |
| cānguān参观 | visit |
| cān餐tīng厅 | Restaurant |
| chà差bu不duō多 | Almost |
| cháng尝 | taste |
| cháng长chéng城 | The Great Wall |
| cháng长jiāng江 | The Yangtze River |
| chǎng场 | site |
| chāo超guò过 | Exceed |
| cè厕suǒ所 | Toilet |
| chéng成gōng功 | Success |
| chéng成wéi为 | Become |
| chéng诚shí实 | honest |
| chéng乘zuò坐 | ride |
| chī吃jīng惊 | Be amazed |
| chóng重xīn新 | again |
| chōu抽yān烟 | smoking |
| chū出chāi差 | A business travel |
| chū出fā发 | Set out |
| chū出shēng生 | Birth |
| chū出xiàn现 | Appear |
| chú厨fáng房 | Kitchen |
| chuán传zhēn真 | Fax |
| chuāng窗hu户 | Window |
| cí词yǔ语 | terms, words |
| cóng从lái来 | Always |
| cū粗xīn心 | careless |
| cún存 | Deposit |
| cuò错wù误 | error |
| dá’àn答案 | Answer |
| dǎ打zhāo招hu呼 | Say hello |
| dǎ打ban扮 | dress up |
| dǎ打rǎo扰 | Disturb |
| dǎ打yìn印 | |
| dǎ打zhé折 | Discount |
| dǎ打zhēn针 | To make an injection |
| dà大gài概 | Probably |
| dà大shǐ使guǎn馆 | Embassy |
| dà大yuē约 | about |
| dài戴 | wear |
| dài大fu夫 | Doctor |
| dāng当 | When |
| dāng当shí时 | at that time |
| dāo刀 | knife |
| dǎo导yóu游 | Guide |
| dào倒 | inverted |
| dào到chù处 | everywhere |
| dào到dǐ底 | To the end |
| dào道qiàn歉 | apologize |
| dé得yì意 | Proud |
| dì地diǎn点 | location |
| děi得（助动词） | have to |
| dēng登jī机pái牌 | Boarding pass |
| děng等 （动） | Wait (verb) |
| dī低 | low |
| dǐ底 | bottom |
| dì地qiú球 | earth |
| dì地zhǐ址 | address |
| diào掉 | fall |
| diào调chá查 | investigation |
| diū丢 | lose |
| dòng动zuò作 | action |
| dǔ堵chē车 | Traffic jam |
| dù肚zi子 | belly |
| duǎn短xìn信 | Short message |
| duì对yú于 | about |
| duì对huà话 | dialogue |
| duì对miàn面 | Opposite side |
| ér而 | and |
| ér儿tóng童 | children |
| fā发shēng生 | Happen |
| fā发zhǎn展 | Development |
| fǎ法lǜ律 | Law |
| fān翻yì译 | translate |
| fán烦nǎo恼 | annoyance |
| fǎn反duì对 | Opposition |
| fāng方fǎ法 | Method |
| fāng方miàn面 | Aspect |
| fāng方xiàng向 | direction |
| fáng房dōng东 | landlord |
| fàng放qì弃 | give up |
| fàng放shǔ暑jià假 | summer vacation |
| fàng放sōng松 | Relax |
| fèn份 | share (measure word) |
| fēng丰fù富 | rich |
| fǒu否zé则 | otherwise |
| fú符hé合 | accord with |
| fù富 | rich |
| fù付kuǎn款 | pay |
| fù父qīn亲 | father |
| fù复yìn印 | To copy |
| fù复zá杂 | complex |
| fù负zé责 | Be responsible for |
| gǎi改biàn变 | change |
| gān干bēi杯 | Cheers! |
| gǎn赶 | catch up with |
| gǎn敢 | dare |
| gǎn感dòng动 | Be moved |
| gǎn感jué觉 | feel |
| gǎn感qíng情 | feeling |
| gǎn感xiè谢 | Thank |
| gān干 | dry |
| gāng刚 | just |
| gāo高sù速gōng公lù路 | Expressway |
| gē胳bo膊 | Arm |
| gè各 | various |
| gōng公lǐ里 | kilometre |
| gōng工zī资 | wages |
| gōng功fu夫 | Kungfu |
| gòng共tóng同 | common |
| gòu够 | enough |
| gòu购wù物 | Shopping |
| gū估jì计 | estimate |
| gǔ鼓lì励 | encourage |
| gù顾kè客 | customer |
| gù故yì意 | deliberately |
| guà挂 | hang |
| guān关jiàn键 | key |
| guān观zhòng众 | Audience |
| guǎn管lǐ理 | Administration |
| guāng光 | light |
| guǎng广bō播 | Radio broadcast |
| guǎng广gào告 | Advertisement |
| guàng逛 | Stroll |
| guī规dìng定 | Regulations |
| guó国jì际 | international |
| guó国jí籍 | nationality |
| guǒ果zhī汁 | fruit juice |
| guò过chéng程 | process |
| hǎi海yáng洋 | ocean |
| hài害xiū羞 | Shy |
| hán寒jià假 | The winter vacation |
| hàn汗 | sweat |
| háng航bān班 | flight |
| hǎo好chù处 | benefit |
| hǎo好xiàng像 | Be like, seem |
| hào号mǎ码 | number |
| hé合gé格 | qualified |
| hé合shì适 | appropriate |
| hé盒zi子 | Box |
| hòu厚 | thick |
| hòu后huǐ悔 | regret |
| hù护shi士 | Nurse |
| hù互lián联wǎng网 | Internet |
| hù互xiāng相 | each other |
| huái怀yí疑 | doubt |
| huí回yì忆 | Memory |
| huó活dòng动 | activity |
| huó活pō泼 | lively |
| huǒ火 | fire |
| huò获dé得 | Get |
| jī基chǔ础 | Basics |
| jī激dòng动 | Excited |
| jī积jí极 | positive |
| jī积lěi累 | accumulation |
| jí及shí时 | timely |
| jí即shǐ使 | even if |
| jì寄 | send |
| jì记zhě者 | Reporter |
| jì计huà划 | plan |
| jì既rán然 | although |
| jì技shù术 | technology |
| jì继xù续 | Continue |
| jiā家jù具 | furniture |
| jiā加bān班 | overtime work |
| jiā加yóu油zhàn站 | Gas station |
| jiǎ假 | false |
| jià价gé格 | Price |
| jiān坚chí持 | Insist |
| jiǎn减féi肥 | Reduce weight |
| jiǎn减shǎo少 | reduce |
| jiàn建yì议 | proposal |
| jiāng将lái来 | future |
| jiǎng奖jīn金 | bonus |
| jiàng降dī低 | reduce |
| jiàng降luò落 | land |
| jiāo交 | hand over |
| jiāo交liú流 | Communication |
| jiāo交tōng通 | traffic |
| jiāo郊qū区 | Suburb |
| jiāo’ào骄傲 | Proud |
| jiǎo饺zi子 | Dumplings |
| jiào教shòu授 | professor |
| jiào教yù育 | education |
| jiē接shòu受 | accept |
| jiē接zhe着 | Next |
| jié结guǒ果 | Result |
| jié节 | section, festival |
| jié节yuē约 | save |
| jiě解shì释 | explain |
| jǐnguǎn尽管 | although |
| jǐn紧zhāng张 | Nervous |
| jìn进xíng行 | in process of |
| jìn禁zhǐ止 | prohibit |
| jīng精cǎi彩 | Marvellous |
| jīng经jì济 | Economics |
| jīng经lì历 | experience |
| jīng经yàn验 | experience |
| jīng京jù剧 | Beijing opera |
| jǐng警chá察 | Policeman |
| jǐng景sè色 | scenery |
| jìng竟rán然 | Unexpectedly |
| jìng竞zhēng争 | compete |
| jìng镜zi子 | Mirror |
| jiū究jìng竟 | exactly |
| jǔ举 | lift |
| jǔ举bàn办 | hold |
| jǔ举xíng行 | hold |
| jù拒jué绝 | refuse |
| jù距lí离 | distance |
| jù聚huì会 | Party |
| kāi开wán玩xiào笑 | Make fun of |
| kāi开xīn心 | Happy |
| kàn看fǎ法 | view |
| kǎo考lǜ虑 | Consider |
| kǎo烤yā鸭 | Roasted Duck |
| kē棵 | Tree (measure word) |
| kē科xué学 | science |
| ké咳sou嗽 | cough |
| kě可lián怜 | Poor |
| kě可shì是 | however |
| kě可xī惜 | unfortunately |
| kè客tīng厅 | A living room |
| kěn肯dìng定 | sure |
| kōng空 | empty |
| kōng空qì气 | air |
| kǒng恐pà怕 | I’m afraid |
| kǔ苦 | bitter |
| kuàng矿quán泉shuǐ水 | Mineral water |
| kùn困 | sleepy |
| kùn困nan难 | difficulty |
| lā拉 | pull |
| lā垃jī圾tǒng桶 | Trash |
| là辣 | spicy |
| lái来zì自 | Come from |
| lái来bu不jí及 | There’s not enough time |
| lái来de得jí及 | In time |
| lǎn懒 | lazy |
| làng浪fèi费 | Waste |
| làng浪màn漫 | romantic |
| lǎo老hǔ虎 | Tiger |
| lěng冷jìng静 | calm down |
| lǐ理fà发 | Haircut |
| lǐ理jiě解 | Understand |
| lǐ理xiǎng想 | ideal |
| lǐ礼mào貌 | politeness |
| lǐ礼bài拜tiān天 | Sunday |
| lì厉hai害 | Fierce |
| lì力qi气 | Strength |
| lì例rú如 | for example |
| liǎ俩 | Two |
| lián连 | even |
| lián联xì系 | contact |
| liáng凉kuai快 | Pleasantly cool |
| líng零qián钱 | Small change |
| lìng另wài外 | in addition |
| liú留 | stay |
| liú流lì利 | fluent |
| liú流xíng行 | Popular |
| luàn乱 | chaos |
| lǚ旅xíng行 | travel |
| lǜ律shī师 | Lawyer |
| má麻fan烦 | trouble |
| mǎ马hu虎 | Careless |
| mǎn满 | full |
| máo毛 | hair |
| máo毛jīn巾 | Towel |
| měi美lì丽 | beautiful |
| mèng梦 | dream |
| mí迷lù路 | Get lost |
| mì密mǎ码 | Password |
| miǎn免fèi费 | Free of charge |
| miǎo秒 | second |
| mín民zú族 | Nation |
| mǔ母qīn亲 | mother |
| mù目dì的 | objective |
| nài耐xīn心 | patience |
| nán难dào道 | could it be said that … |
| nán难shòu受 | Uncomfortable |
| nèi内 | within |
| nèi内róng容 | content |
| néng能lì力 | ability |
| nián年líng龄 | Age |
| nòng弄 | get, make |
| nuǎn暖huo和 | warm |
| ǒu’ěr偶尔 | occasionally |
| pái排duì队 | queue; stand in a line |
| pái排liè列 | array |
| pàn判duàn断 | judge |
| péi陪 | accompany |
| pī批píng评 | criticism |
| pí皮fū肤 | skin |
| pí脾qi气 | Bad temper |
| piān篇 | piece |
| piàn骗 | fool |
| pīng乒pāng乓qiú球 | Table Tennis |
| píng平shí时 | peacetime |
| pò破 | broken |
| pú葡tao萄 | Grape |
| pǔ普biàn遍 | universal |
| pǔ普tōng通huà话 | Mandarin |
| qí其cì次 | Secondly |
| qí其zhōng中 | among |
| qì气hòu候 | climate |
| qiān千wàn万 | Must |
| qiān签zhèng证 | visa |
| qiāo敲 | knock |
| qiáo桥 | Bridge |
| qiǎo巧kè克lì力 | Chocolates |
| qīn亲qi戚 | Relative |
| qīng轻 | light |
| qīng轻sōng松 | Relaxed |
| qíng情kuàng况 | Situation |
| qióng穷 | poor |
| qū区bié别 | Difference |
| qǔ取 | take |
| quán全bù部 | whole |
| quē缺diǎn点 | shortcoming |
| quē缺shǎo少 | Lack |
| què却 | but |
| què确shí实 | Exactly |
| rán’ér然而 | however |
| rèn热ao闹 | lively |
| rèn任hé何 | whatever, any |
| rèn任wu务 | task |
| rēng扔 | throw |
| réng仍rán然 | still |
| rì日jì记 | diary |
| rù入kǒu口 | Entrance |
| sàn散bù步 | Take a walk |
| sēn森lín林 | Forest |
| shā沙fā发 | Sofa |
| shāng商liang量 | discuss |
| shāng伤xīn心 | Sad |
| shāo稍wēi微 | slightly |
| sháo勺zi子 | Spoon |
| shè社huì会 | Sociology |
| shēn深 | deep |
| shēn申qǐng请 | Apply |
| shèn甚zhì至 | Even to the extent that |
| shēng生huó活 | Life |
| shēng生mìng命 | life |
| shēng生yi意 | business |
| shěng省 | province |
| shèng剩 | Left |
| shī失bài败 | fail |
| shī失wàng望 | Disappointment |
| shī师fu傅 | Master worker |
| shí十fēn分 | very |
| shí实jì际 | Actual |
| shí实zài在 | really |
| shǐ使 | make |
| shǐ使yòng用 | Use |
| shì是fǒu否 | Whether |
| shì适hé合 | Fit |
| shì适yìng应 | Adapt |
| shì世jì纪 | century |
| shōu收 | collect |
| shōu收rù入 | income |
| shōu收shi拾 | Tidy |
| shǒu首dū都 | capital |
| shǒu首xiān先 | First |
| shòu受bu不liǎo了 | Cannot bear sth |
| shòu受dào到 | Suffer |
| shòu售huò货yuán员 | Salesperson |
| shū输 | lose, fail |
| shú熟xī悉 | be familiar with |
| shù数liàng量 | Number |
| shù数zì字 | number |
| shuài帅 | Handsome |
| shùn顺biàn便 | Incidentally |
| shùn顺lì利 | smoothly |
| shùn顺xù序 | order |
| shuō说míng明 | Explain |
| shuò硕shì士 | master |
| sǐ死 | die |
| sù速dù度 | speed |
| sù塑liào料dài袋 | Plastic bag |
| suān酸 | acid |
| suí随biàn便 | casual |
| suí随zhe着 | along with |
| sūn孙zi子 | Grandson |
| suǒ所yǒu有 | All |
| tái台 | platform |
| tái抬 | Lift |
| tài态du度 | attitude |
| tán谈 | talk |
| táng弹āng钢qín琴 | Play the piano |
| tāng汤 | soup |
| táng糖 | sugar |
| tǎng躺 | lie |
| tàng趟 | Trip |
| tǎo讨lùn论 | discuss |
| tǎo讨yàn厌 | Hate |
| tè特diǎn点 | Characteristic |
| tí提 | carry |
| tí提gōng供 | provide |
| tí提qián前 | in advance |
| tí提xǐng醒 | remind |
| tián填kòng空 | Fill in the blanks |
| tiáo条jiàn件 | condition |
| tíng停 | Stop |
| tǐng挺 | quite |
| tōng通guò过 | through |
| tōng通zhī知 | notice |
| tóng同shí时 | meanwhile |
| tóng同qíng情 | Sympathy |
| tuī推 | push |
| tuī推chí迟 | delay |
| tuō脱 | take off |
| wà袜zi子 | Socks |
| wán完quán全 | completely |
| wǎng往wǎng往 | Often |
| wǎng网qiú球 | Tennis |
| wǎng网zhàn站 | website |
| wēi危xiǎn险 | danger |
| wèi味dào道 | taste |
| wèi卫shēng生jiān间 | toilet |
| wēn温dù度 | temperature |
| wén文zhāng章 | Article |
| wū污rǎn染 | contaminated |
| wú无 | nothing |
| wú无liáo聊 | Boring |
| wú无lùn论 | no matter what |
| wù误huì会 | Misunderstanding |
| xī西hóng红shì柿 | Tomato |
| xī吸yǐn引 | Attract |
| xián咸 | salty |
| xiàn现jīn金 | cash |
| xiàn羡mù慕 | Envy |
| xiāng香 | fragrant |
| xiāng相fǎn反 | Contrary |
| xiāng相tóng同 | identical |
| xiáng详xì细 | detailed |
| xiǎng响 | ring |
| xiàng橡pí皮 | rubber |
| xiāo消xi息 | message |
| xiǎo小chī吃 | snack |
| xiǎo小huǒ伙zi子 | Young fellow |
| xiǎo小shuō说 | Novel |
| xiào笑hua话 | joke |
| xiào效guǒ果 | Effect |
| xīn辛kǔ苦 | hard |
| xīn心qíng情 | mood |
| xìn信fēng封 | envelope |
| xìn信xī息 | information |
| xìn信xīn心 | confidence |
| xīng兴fèn奋 | Excitement |
| xíng行 | That’s ok |
| xǐng醒 | wake up |
| xìng性bié别 | Gender |
| xìng性gé格 | character |
| xìng幸fú福 | happiness |
| xiū修lǐ理 | repair |
| xǔ许duō多 | many |
| xué学qī期 | Semester |
| yā压lì力 | pressure |
| yá牙gāo膏 | toothpaste |
| yà亚zhōu洲 | Asia |
| ya呀 | ah |
| yán盐 | salt |
| yáng严é格 | strict |
| yán严zhòng重 | serious |
| yán研jiū究 | research |
| yǎn演chū出 | show |
| yǎn演yuán员 | performer, actor |
| yǎn眼jìng镜 | glasses |
| yáng阳guāng光 | Sunshine |
| yǎng养chéng成 | Cultivate |
| yàng样zi子 | A look |
| yāo邀qǐng请 | Invitation |
| yào要shi是 | If |
| yào钥shi匙 | Key |
| yě也xǔ许 | perhaps |
| yè页 | page |
| yè叶zi子 | Leaf |
| yí一qiè切 | everything |
| yǐ以 | with |
| yǐ以wéi为 | Think |
| yì意jiàn见 | Opinion |
| yì艺shù术 | Art |
| yīn因cǐ此 | therefore |
| yǐn引qǐ起 | cause |
| yìn印xiàng象 | impression |
| yìng应pìn聘 | Apply for |
| yíng赢 | win |
| yǒng勇gǎn敢 | Brave |
| yǒng永yuǎn远 | forever |
| yōu优diǎn点 | Advantage |
| yōu优xiù秀 | excellent |
| yōu幽mò默 | Humor |
| yóu由 | from |
| yóu由yú于 | Because |
| yóu邮jú局 | Post Office |
| yóu尤qí其 | especially |
| yǒu有qù趣 | interesting |
| yǒu友hǎo好 | friendly |
| yǒu友yì谊 | friendship |
| yú愉kuài快 | Cheerful |
| yú于shì是 | Therefore |
| yǔ与 | and |
| yǔ语fǎ法 | grammar |
| yǔ语yán言 | language |
| yǔ羽máo毛qiú球 | Badminton |
| yù预xí习 | Preview |
| yuán原lái来 | Original |
| yuán原liàng谅 | Forgive |
| yuán原yīn因 | Reason |
| yuē约huì会 | Date |
| yuè阅dú读 | Read |
| yún云 | cloud |
| yǔn允xǔ许 | allow |
| zá杂zhì志 | Magazine |
| zán咱men们 | We |
| zàn暂shí时 | temporary |
| zāng脏 | dirty |
| zé责rèn任 | responsibility |
| zēng增jiā加 | increase |
| zhàn占xiàn线 | (line) Busy |
| zhāo招pìn聘 | recruit |
| zhào照 | reflect |
| zhēn真zhèng正 | real |
| zhěng整lǐ理 | Arrangement |
| zhèng正cháng常 | normal |
| zhèng正hǎo好 | Just right |
| zhèng正què确 | Correct |
| zhèng正shì式 | formal |
| zhèng证míng明 | Prove |
| zhī之 | of |
| zhī支chí持 | Support |
| zhī知shi识 | knowledge |
| zhí值dé得 | Worth |
| zhí直jiē接 | direct |
| zhí植wù物 | Botany, plant |
| zhí职yè业 | Occupation |
| zhǐ指 | finger, to point |
| zhǐ只hǎo好 | have to |
| zhǐ只yào要 | as long as |
| zhì质liàng量 | quality |
| zhì至shǎo少 | at least |
| zhòng重 | heavy |
| zhòng重diǎn点 | A key |
| zhòng重shì视 | importance, attach importance to |
| zhōu周wéi围 | around |
| zhǔ主yi意 | idea |
| zhù祝hè贺 | Congratulate |
| zhù著míng名 | famous |
| zhuān专mén门 | specialized |
| zhuān专yè业 | major |
| zhuàn转 | turn |
| zhuàn赚 | earn |
| zhǔn准què确 | accuracy |
| zhǔn准shí时 | on time |
| zǐ仔xì细 | careful |
| zì自rán然 | natural |
| zì自xìn信 | self-confidence |
| zǒng总jié结 | summary |
| zū租 | rent |
| zuì最hǎo好 | Best |
| zūn尊zhòng重 | respect |
| zuǒ左yòu右 | About |
| zuò座 | Seat |
| zuò作jiā家 | writer |
| zuò座wèi位 | seat |
| zuò作yòng用 | Effect |
| zuò作zhě者 | author |
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