each other; mutually
副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.
each other; mutually
副stage play; modern drama
名to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that
动harm; troubles
名environmental protection; environmentally friendly
名、形to change train (plane, bus etc); transfer between modes of transport
动to recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc)
动to reply; to write back
动、名to recall; memories
动member
名to live; alive
动、形、名to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
动、名lively; vivacious
形fire; urgent
名、形goods; money
名to obtain; to receive; to get
动to win an award
动to gain; to get; to acquire
动basic; fundamental
形、副basically; on the whole
副base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental
名to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions)
形、动active; energetic
形to accumulate; accumulation
动timely; at the right time; promptly; without delay
形、副even if; even though
连already; since
副、连to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily
动plan; project
名、动since; as; this being the case
连technology; technique; skill
名to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
动reporter; journalist
名to work overtime
动furniture
名to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
动to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
动to become a member; to join
动plus; to put in
连family; household
名hometown; native place
名to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas
动gas station
名head of a household; family head
名fake; false
形price
名price
名a holiday; a day off
名to lower; to decrease
动to lighten; to ease
动to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
动to exercise; to keep fit
动gym; fitness club
名to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:點|点[dian3])
动、名river
名will; shall
介、副in the future; future
名will; shall
副prize; award; bonus; reward; (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise
名、(动)premium; award money
名scholarship
名to drop; to fall
动to reduce; to lower; to bring down
动to cut the price; to drive down the price
动to descend; to land
动to become cooler; to lower the temperature
动to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends
动、(名)pride; arrogance
形、名traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察[jiao1 tong1 jing3 cha2])
名to exchange; exchange
动suburban district; outskirts; suburbs
名to be connected; traffic
名to coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位[wei4],名[ming2])
名teacher
名professor
名teaching; instruction
名to educate; to teach
名、动to call; to be called
动street; subdistrict
名to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
动to catch and hold on; to continue
动、副outcome; result; consequence; in the end; as a result
名、连public holiday
名to economize; to conserve (resources)
动to settle accounts; to pay the bill
动explanation; to explain
动hereafter; henceforth
名barely; only
副despite; although
副、连barely; only
副nervous; keyed up
形to enter; to join
动(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
动to prohibit; to forbid
动wonderful; marvelous
形economy; economic
名、(形)Beijing opera
名to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4])
动、名experience; to go through; to experience
名police; police officer
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.