interjection of surprise; Ah!
叹HSK 4
vocabulary.
Read longer narratives and discuss familiar subjects with vocabulary for relationships, explanations, and abstract ideas.
Read longer narratives and discuss familiar subjects with vocabulary for relationships, explanations, and abstract ideas.
Use the list as a reading reference: search for an unfamiliar word, hear it, and return to the sentence where you found it.
2026 rollout: This syllabus was published in November 2025 and became effective in July 2026. The official second-round HSK 3.0 global trial is scheduled for September 20, 2026, so confirm the syllabus and test format with your center.
Only the 1,000 words assigned to HSK 4.
interjection of surprise; Ah!
叹romance; love (romantic)
名compassion; kindness
名security check (abbr. for 安全檢查|安全检查[an1 quan2 jian3 cha2]); to do a security check
动to arrange; to plan
动to press; to push
动、介on time; before deadline
副according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
介baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum; white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3])
名to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work
动to handle; to transact; to conduct
动to handle (affairs); to work
动stick; club
形、(名)to protect; to defend
动guarantee; to guarantee
动、名to hold; to carry (in one's arms)
动to enter oneself for an examination
动to sign up; to enter one's name
动to be sorry; to feel apologetic
形to carry on one's back; (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)
动knapsack; rucksack
名northern part
名-fold; times (multiplier)
量undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)
名original; originally
形、副stupid; foolish
形nose
名written examination; paper test (for an applicant)
动graduation; to graduate
动graduate
名easy to; convenient for
动standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard
名、形exterior surface; family relationship via females
名、(动)form; table
名(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
动to show; to show off
动to praise; to commend
动biscuit; cracker; cookie
名and; furthermore
动、副、连and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
连to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
动doctor (as an academic degree); person specialized in a skill or trade
名need not; does not have to
副inconvenient; inappropriate
形、动unceasing; uninterrupted
动、副not enough; insufficient
动、副only; merely
连、(副)whatever; no matter what (who, how etc)
连a step; a pace
名ministry; department
名、量have no choice or option but to; cannot but
副part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
名not to be concerned; regardless of
连not the only one; not only
副、连not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
连dissatisfied; discontented; resentful; (before a number) to be less than
形department; branch
名not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
动to rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish
动to guess
动(raw) material; data
名to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
动to compete; to take part in a competition
动dining hall; dining room
名playground; sports field
名toilet; lavatory
名to look over; to examine
动tea; tea leaves
名to search for; to look up
动erhua variant of 差點|差点[cha4 dian3]
形、副to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
动factory; yard
名large place used for a specific purpose; stage
量to surpass; to exceed
动vehicle speed
名parking spot; unloading point
名city walls; city
名to ride; to mount
动to succeed; success
动、形passenger
名honest
形to become; to turn into
动to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
动to be startled; to be shocked
动late; delayed
形to repeat; repetition
副、(动)again; once more; re-
副to go on an official or business trip
动an exit; to speak
名、(动)to appear; to arise
动to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on a journey (longer trip)
动to rent
动kitchen
名cook; chef
名old variant of 窗[chuang1]; window
名window
名to blow; to play a wind instrument
动word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term)
名this; these
代this time
—Vocabulary levels, pinyin, parts of speech, and counts follow the official 2025 HSK examination syllabus, published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation and effective July 2026. English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT under CC BY-SA 4.0; context may change the best translation.