2025 HSK examination syllabus

HSK 4
vocabulary.

四级词汇

Read longer narratives and discuss familiar subjects with vocabulary for relationships, explanations, and abstract ideas.

1,000new words
2,000cumulative words
What to learn

Notice word combinations and sentence context instead of memorizing isolated translations.

How to use this list

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.

List scope

All 2,000 words from HSK 1 through HSK 4.

HSK 4 only 1,000HSK 1–4 combined 2,000
Official 2025 syllabus

HSK 4 vocabulary

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(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit

动、形

interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby

to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative

erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]

名、副

that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned

to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)

straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player

land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation

(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member

后缀

we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me

paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]); classifier for documents, letters etc

the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among

Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters)

(bound form) general; overall; to sum up

副、(动、形)

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.