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.

#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning
1	啊	ā	ah
2	爱情	àiqíng	romantic love
3	爱心	àixīn	compassion; kindness; consideration
4	按	àn	to press; according to
5	安检	ānjiǎn	security check
6	安排	ānpái	to arrange; plan
7	按时	ànshí	on time
8	按照	ànzhào	according to
9	白酒	báijiǔ	baijiu; Chinese white spirit
10	棒	bàng	stick; staff; excellent
11	办公	bàngōng	to work in an office; office work
12	办理	bànlǐ	deal with; attend to; handle
13	办事	bànshì	to handle affairs; to get things done
14	抱	bào	to hold
15	保护	bǎohù	protection; to protect
16	报考	bàokǎo	to register for an exam
17	报名	bàomíng	sign up
18	抱歉	bàoqiàn	apologise
19	保证	bǎozhèng	guarantee
20	倍	bèi	times; double; twice as much
21	背	bēi	back
22	背包	bēibāo	backpack; rucksack
23	北部	běibù	the northern part; the north
24	笨	bèn	stupid
25	本科	běnkē	undergraduate course; regular college course
26	本来	běnlái	originally
27	便于	biànyú	easy to; convenient for
28	表	biǎo	to express; to show; watch; form
29	表格	biǎogé	form; table
30	表示	biǎoshì	express; indicate
31	表现	biǎoxiàn	expression; representation; display
32	表扬	biǎoyáng	to praise
33	标准	biāozhǔn	standard; standardised
34	并	bìng	and; moreover; side by side
35	饼干	bǐnggān	cookie; biscuit
36	并且	bìngqiě	and
37	笔试	bǐshì	written examination
38	毕业	bìyè	graduate
39	毕业生	bìyèshēng	graduate
40	鼻子	bízi	nose
41	播放	bōfàng	broadcast
42	博士	bóshì	doctor
43	步	bù	step; pace
44	部	bù	part; section; department; ministry
45	不必	búbì	need not; not necessarily
46	不便	búbiàn	inconvenient; awkward
47	不得不	bùdébù	to have to
48	不断	búduàn	ceaseless; uninterrupted; continual continuous; unceasing
49	部分	bùfen	part; section; portion
50	不够	búgòu	not enough; insufficient
51	不管	bùguǎn	regardless of; no matter (what/how)
52	不光	bùguāng	not only
53	不过	búguò	however
54	不仅	bùjǐn	not only [this one]
55	不论	búlùn	no matter (what, how); regardless of
56	不满	bùmǎn	dissatisfied; discontent
57	部门	bùmén	department; branch; section
58	不如	bùrú	it would be better to …not as good as
59	擦	cā	rub
60	猜	cāi	guess
61	材料	cáiliào	material
62	参观	cānguān	to visit (a place; a museum; etc.)
63	参赛	cānsài	to take part in a competition
64	餐厅	cāntīng	canteen
65	操场	cāochǎng	playground; sports ground; drill ground
66	厕所	cèsuǒ	toilets; lavatory
67	查看	chákàn	to check; to examine; to look over
68	厂	chǎng	factory; plant; workshop
69	场	chǎng	[a level open space (eg. a threshing ground, market, sports field, square etc)]
70	产生	chǎnshēng	produce
71	超过	chāoguò	exceed
72	茶叶	cháyè	tea leaves; tea
73	差一点儿	chà yīdiǎnr	almost; nearly
74	查找	cházhǎo	to search for; to look up
75	城	chéng	city; city wall
76	乘	chéng	to ride on; avail oneself of to multiply
77	成功	chénggōng	success; successful
78	乘客	chéngkè	passenger
79	诚实	chéngshí	honest
80	成为	chéngwéi	become
81	乘坐	chéngzuò	to ride (in a vehicle)
82	车速	chēsù	vehicle speed
83	车位	chēwèi	parking space
84	迟	chí	late; slow
85	吃惊	chījīng	to be startled
86	重	chóng	to repeat; again
87	重新	chóngxīn	again
88	窗	chuāng	window
89	窗户	chuānghu	window
90	出差	chūchāi	go on business trip
91	厨房	chúfáng	kitchen
92	吹	chuī	to blow; puff
93	出口	chūkǒu	exit [from a building]
94	厨师	chúshī	cook; chef
95	出现	chūxiàn	emerge
96	出行	chūxíng	to travel; to set out on a journey
97	出租	chūzū	to rent out; to let
98	此	cǐ	this
99	此次	cǐ cì	this time; on this occasion
100	此外	cǐwài	besides; in addition; furthermore

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