HSK 4 word list: 401–500

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
401	熟悉	shúxī	to be familiar with
402	数量	shùliàng	amount
403	数字	shùzì	digital
404	帅	shuài	handsome
405	顺便	shùnbiàn	in passing; incidentally
406	顺利	shùnlì	smooth
407	顺序	shùnxù	sequence
408	说明	shuōmíng	to explain; instruction
409	硕士	shuòshì	master's degree
410	死	sǐ	die; extremely; rigid
411	速度	sùdù	speed
412	塑料袋	sùliàodài	plastic bag
413	酸	suān	sour
414	随便	suíbiàn	as one wishes
415	随着	suízhe	along with
416	孙子	sūnzi	grandson [father's family]
417	所有	suǒyǒu	all
418	抬	tái	to lift
419	台	tái	platform
420	态度	tàidu	manner
421	谈	tán	talk
422	弹钢琴	tángāngqín	to play the piano
423	汤	tāng	soup
424	糖	táng	sugar
425	躺	tǎng	lie down
426	趟	tàng	[measure word for trips, times and rows]
427	讨论	tǎolùn	to discuss
428	讨厌	tǎoyàn	dislike; loathe
429	特点	tèdiǎn	characteristic feature
430	提	tí	to carry
431	提供	tígōng	to offer
432	提前	tíqián	in advance
433	提醒	tíxǐng	remind
434	填空	tiánkòng	fill in blanks
435	条件	tiáojiàn	condition
436	停	tíng	stop
437	挺	tǐng	quite
438	通过	tōngguò	by means of; through; via
439	通知	tōngzhī	notify
440	同情	tóngqíng	to sympathize with
441	同时	tóngshí	at the same time; simultaneously; concurrently
442	推	tuī	to push; refuse
443	推迟	tuīchí	to postpone
444	脱	tuō	to escape; shed
445	袜子	wàzi	socks
446	完全	wánquán	complete
447	网球	wǎngqiú	tennis
448	往往	wǎngwǎng	often
449	网站	wǎngzhàn	website
450	危险	wēixiǎn	dangerous; danger
451	味道	wèidào	flavour
452	卫生间	wèishēngjiān	toilet
453	温度	wēndù	temperature
454	文章	wénzhāng	essay
455	污染	wūrǎn	pollution; to contaminate
456	无	wú	without
457	无聊	wúliáo	bored; boring
458	无论	wúlùn	no matter what or how
459	误会	wùhuì	to misunderstand
460	西红柿	xīhóngshì	tomato
461	吸引	xīyǐn	to attract (interest, investment etc)
462	咸	xián	salty
463	现金	xiànjīn	cash
464	羡慕	xiànmù	to envy
465	香	xiāng	fragrant
466	相反	xiāngfǎn	opposite; on the contrary
467	相同	xiāngtóng	same
468	详细	xiángxì	detailed
469	响	xiǎng	echo
470	橡皮	xiàngpí	rubber; eraser
471	消息	xiāoxi	news
472	小吃	xiǎochī	snack
473	小伙子	xiǎohuǒzi	youngster; lad
474	小说	xiǎoshuō	novel
475	效果	xiàoguǒ	result
476	笑话	xiàohuà	joke
477	辛苦	xīnkǔ	hard; tough [work; life]
478	心情	xīnqíng	mood
479	信封	xìnfēng	envelope
480	信息	xìnxī	news; information
481	信心	xìnxīn	confidence
482	兴奋	xīngfèn	excited
483	行	xíng	OK
484	醒	xǐng	wake; awake
485	性别	xìngbié	sex; gender
486	幸福	xìngfú	happiness
487	性格	xìnggé	temperament
488	修理	xiūlǐ	repair; mend; fix
489	许多	xǔduō	many
490	学期	xuéqī	school term; semester
491	压力	yālì	pressure
492	牙膏	yágāo	toothpaste
493	亚洲	Yàzhōu	Asia
494	呀	ya	ah
495	盐	yán	salt
496	严格	yángé	strict
497	研究	yánjiū	to study
498	严重	yánzhòng	serious
499	演出	yǎnchū	performance
500	眼镜	yǎnjìng	(eye) glasses

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