to excuse; to forgive
动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.
to excuse; to forgive
动cause; origin
名to be far from; to keep away from
动the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
名courtyard; garden
名to make an appointment; to invite
动、副appointment; engagement
动、名mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
名to read; reading
动month
名cloud; (classical) to say
名to permit; to allow
动magazine
名once more; once again
副to say again; to put off a discussion until later
动、连temporary; provisional; for the time being
形to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports)
动breakfast
名early morning; also pr. [zao3chen5]
名responsibility; duty; liability
名to raise; to increase
动to grow; to increase
动to invite applications for a job; to recruit
动to touch; to come in contact with
动to catch fire
动(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...
助genuine; real; true; really; indeed
形、副(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly
形whole; entire
形to arrange; to tidy up
动certificate; proof
名normal; regular
形just (in time); just right
形、副certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID
名proof; certificate
动、名correct; sound; right; proper
形formal; official
形(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him
助to be in favor of; to support
动to pay (money)
动after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
名(after a noun) between; among; amid
名before; prior to
名knowledge; intellectual
名inside; among
名value; (to be) worth
动、形worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
动direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate
形plant; vegetation
名occupation; profession; vocation; professional
名finger; to point at or to
动to indicate; to point out
动to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
副paper towel; napkin
名(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)
名at least; (to say the) least
副lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food
名middle age
名to plant; to grow
动heavy; serious
名、形important point; main point; focus; key (project etc)
名、副to attach importance to sth; to value
动environs; surroundings; periphery
名plan; idea
名to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc)
动to congratulate; congratulations
动famous; noted
形specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)
副、形specialty; specialized field
名、形to turn; to change direction
动to transmit; to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data)
动(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes
动to earn; to make a profit
动adornment; to adorn
动accurate; standard
形、(副)accurate; exact; precise
形on time; punctual
形material; resources
名careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out
形(bound form) self; oneself; from; since
介nature; natural
名、形、副to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons); to study in one's free time
动to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence
动、名、形self-study; to study on one's own
动to sum up; to conclude
动、名to hire; to rent
动to form; to organize
名、(动、量)final; ultimate
名to esteem; to respect
动、形left and right; nearby
名、(动)seat; base; stand
名、量way of handling sth; method for making
名author
名to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking
动work (of art); opus
名one's conduct; deed
动、介seat
名to write an essay; composition (student essay)
动、名to act on; to affect; action; function; activity
名、(动)author; writer
名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.