HSK 4 word list: 201–300
All 600 words of HSK level 4, with pinyin and English meanings. Characters are coloured by tone. This list follows the classic HSK 2.0 syllabus.
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The fourth level of the classic HSK syllabus: 600 words. The word, its reading and a short English meaning — the same data that fills the flashcards in the app.
| # | Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 假 | jiǎ | false |
| 202 | 价格 | jiàgé | price |
| 203 | 坚持 | jiānchí | to persevere with |
| 204 | 减肥 | jiǎnféi | to lose weight |
| 205 | 减少 | jiǎnshǎo | to reduce; to cut back; decrease |
| 206 | 建议 | jiànyì | to propose; suggest; recommend |
| 207 | 将来 | jiānglái | in the future; future |
| 208 | 奖金 | jiǎngjīn | premium |
| 209 | 降低 | jiàngdī | to reduce |
| 210 | 降落 | jiàngluò | to land [plane]; to descend |
| 211 | 交 | jiāo | exchange to hand over; to accociate with |
| 212 | 骄傲 | jiāoào | proud; arrogant |
| 213 | 交流 | jiāoliú | exchange; communication |
| 214 | 郊区 | jiāoqū | suburbs; outskirts |
| 215 | 交通 | jiāotōng | transport; traffic |
| 216 | 饺子 | jiǎozi | dumpling |
| 217 | 教授 | jiàoshòu | professor |
| 218 | 教育 | jiàoyù | education |
| 219 | 接受 | jiēshòu | accept |
| 220 | 接着 | jiēzhe | to catch; to carry on |
| 221 | 节 | jié | festival; [measure word for something segmented (e.g. lesson; paragraph, railway coach, etc.)] |
| 222 | 结果 | jiéguǒ | result; outcome; fruit |
| 223 | 节约 | jiéyuē | to save; economise |
| 224 | 解释 | jiěshì | to justify; explanation |
| 225 | 尽管 | jǐnguǎn | without hesitating; despite |
| 226 | 紧张 | jǐnzhāng | nervous; anxious |
| 227 | 进行 | jìnxíng | advance; progress |
| 228 | 禁止 | jìnzhǐ | to ban; prohibit; forbid |
| 229 | 精彩 | jīngcǎi | brilliant |
| 230 | 经济 | jīngjì | economics |
| 231 | 京剧 | jīngjù | Beijing opera |
| 232 | 经历 | jīnglì | experience |
| 233 | 经验 | jīngyàn | experience |
| 234 | 警察 | jǐngchá | police |
| 235 | 景色 | jǐngsè | scenery; view; landscape |
| 236 | 竟然 | jìngrán | [indicates unexpectedness] |
| 237 | 竞争 | jìngzhēng | to compete |
| 238 | 镜子 | jìngzi | mirror |
| 239 | 究竟 | jiūjìng | after all; when all is said and done |
| 240 | 举 | jǔ | raise up; hold up |
| 241 | 举办 | jǔbàn | hold; conduct; run [an event] |
| 242 | 举行 | jǔxíng | hold (an event) |
| 243 | 聚会 | jùhuì | get together; meet; gathering |
| 244 | 拒绝 | jùjué | to refuse |
| 245 | 距离 | jùlí | distance; be away from |
| 246 | 开玩笑 | kāiwánxiào | joke |
| 247 | 开心 | kāixīn | pleased; happy |
| 248 | 看法 | kànfǎ | opinion |
| 249 | 考虑 | kǎolǜ | consider |
| 250 | 烤鸭 | kǎoyā | roast duck |
| 251 | 棵 | kē | individual [measure word for trees, cabbages, plants etc] |
| 252 | 科学 | kēxué | science |
| 253 | 咳嗽 | késou | cough |
| 254 | 可怜 | kělián | pitiful; to have pity on |
| 255 | 可是 | kěshì | but |
| 256 | 可惜 | kěxī | it's a pity |
| 257 | 客厅 | kètīng | living room |
| 258 | 肯定 | kěndìng | certain; definite |
| 259 | 空 | kōng | air/space |
| 260 | 空气 | kōngqì | air |
| 261 | 恐怕 | kǒngpà | afraid |
| 262 | 苦 | kǔ | bitter |
| 263 | 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water |
| 264 | 困 | kùn | difficulty; sleepy |
| 265 | 困难 | kùnnan | difficulty |
| 266 | 拉 | lā | to play (a bowed instrument) to pull |
| 267 | 垃圾桶 | lājītǒng | rubbish bin |
| 268 | 辣 | là | spicy |
| 269 | 来不及 | láibují | there's not enough time (to do something) |
| 270 | 来得及 | láidejí | there's still time |
| 271 | 来自 | láizì | come from |
| 272 | 懒 | lǎn | lazy |
| 273 | 浪费 | làngfèi | waste |
| 274 | 浪漫 | làngmàn | romantic |
| 275 | 老虎 | lǎohǔ | tiger |
| 276 | 冷静 | lěngjìng | calm |
| 277 | 礼拜天 | lǐbàitiān | Sunday |
| 278 | 理发 | lǐfà | hair-dressing |
| 279 | 理解 | lǐjiě | comprehend; understanding |
| 280 | 礼貌 | lǐmào | courtesy; politeness |
| 281 | 理想 | lǐxiǎng | ideal; ambition |
| 282 | 厉害 | lìhai | difficult to deal with |
| 283 | 力气 | lìqi | strength |
| 284 | 例如 | lìrú | for example |
| 285 | 俩 | liǎ | two; both (people) |
| 286 | 连 | lián | connect |
| 287 | 联系 | liánxì | to make contact |
| 288 | 凉快 | liángkuai | cool |
| 289 | 零钱 | língqián | (small) change [money] |
| 290 | 另外 | lìngwài | another |
| 291 | 留 | liú | remain |
| 292 | 流利 | liúlì | fluent |
| 293 | 流行 | liúxíng | popular |
| 294 | 乱 | luàn | chaotic |
| 295 | 旅行 | lǚxíng | to travel |
| 296 | 律师 | lǜshī | lawyer |
| 297 | 麻烦 | máfan | hassle; to trouble somebody |
| 298 | 马虎 | mǎhu | careless |
| 299 | 满 | mǎn | reach a quota or limit; full |
| 300 | 毛 | máo | hair; fur; crude |
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