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HSK 4 word list — the new 3.0 standard

All 1000 words of HSK 4 under the new HSK 3.0 standard, in force since July 2026. With pinyin, English meanings and characters coloured by tone.

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Words and readings come from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus. English meanings: the official HSK word lists where a word also appears in the older syllabus, and our own translation for the rest.

#WordPinyinMeaning
1āah
2àiqíngromantic love
3àixīncompassion; kindness; consideration
4ànto press; according to
5ānjiǎnsecurity check
6ānpáito arrange; plan
7ànshíon time
8ànzhàoaccording to
9báijiǔbaijiu; Chinese white spirit
10bàngstick; staff; excellent
11bàngōngto work in an office; office work
12bànlǐdeal with; attend to; handle
13bànshìto handle affairs; to get things done
14bàoto hold
15bǎohùprotection; to protect
16bàokǎoto register for an exam
17bàomíngsign up
18bàoqiànapologise
19bǎozhèngguarantee
20bèitimes; double; twice as much
21bēiback
22bēibāobackpack; rucksack
23běibùthe northern part; the north
24bènstupid
25běnkēundergraduate course; regular college course
26běnláioriginally
27便biànyúeasy to; convenient for
28biǎoto express; to show; watch; form
29biǎogéform; table
30biǎoshìexpress; indicate
31biǎoxiànexpression; representation; display
32biǎoyángto praise
33biāozhǔnstandard; standardised
34bìngand; moreover; side by side
35bǐnggāncookie; biscuit
36bìngqiěand
37bǐshìwritten examination
38bìyègraduate
39bìyèshēnggraduate
40bízinose
41bōfàngbroadcast
42bóshìdoctor
43step; pace
44part; section; department; ministry
45búbìneed not; not necessarily
46便búbiàninconvenient; awkward
47bùdébùto have to
48búduànceaseless; uninterrupted; continual continuous; unceasing
49bùfenpart; section; portion
50búgòunot enough; insufficient
51bùguǎnregardless of; no matter (what/how)
52bùguāngnot only
53búguòhowever
54bùjǐnnot only [this one]
55búlùnno matter (what, how); regardless of
56bùmǎndissatisfied; discontent
57bùméndepartment; branch; section
58bùrúit would be better to …not as good as
59rub
60cāiguess
61cáiliàomaterial
62cānguānto visit (a place; a museum; etc.)
63cānsàito take part in a competition
64cāntīngcanteen
65cāochǎngplayground; sports ground; drill ground
66cèsuǒtoilets; lavatory
67chákànto check; to examine; to look over
68chǎngfactory; plant; workshop
69chǎng[a level open space (eg. a threshing ground, market, sports field, square etc)]
70chǎnshēngproduce
71chāoguòexceed
72cháyètea leaves; tea
73chà yīdiǎnralmost; nearly
74cházhǎoto search for; to look up
75chéngcity; city wall
76chéngto ride on; avail oneself of to multiply
77chénggōngsuccess; successful
78chéngkèpassenger
79chéngshíhonest
80chéngwéibecome
81chéngzuòto ride (in a vehicle)
82chēsùvehicle speed
83chēwèiparking space
84chílate; slow
85chījīngto be startled
86chóngto repeat; again
87chóngxīnagain
88chuāngwindow
89chuānghuwindow
90chūchāigo on business trip
91chúfángkitchen
92chuīto blow; puff
93chūkǒuexit [from a building]
94chúshīcook; chef
95chūxiànemerge
96chūxíngto travel; to set out on a journey
97chūzūto rent out; to let
98this
99cǐ cìthis time; on this occasion
100cǐwàibesides; in addition; furthermore

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