modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
助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.
All 2,000 words from HSK 1 through HSK 4.
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
助to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
动、名white; fig. reactionary
名team; class; grade; (military) squad
名、(量)to help; to assist
动to help; to lend a hand
动to cover; to wrap
动、名、量book; notebook
名to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
动、介writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
名、(量)to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
副correct; right
形to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
—long; (bound form) length
形rail station; bus stop
名to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur
动to go abroad; to leave the country
动to come out; to appear
动to go out; to leave home
动to go out
动bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc)
名word; statement; speech; lyrics
名next in sequence; second
量、(形)from; through; via; (bound form) to follow
介、(副)from childhood; from a young age
副mistake; wrong
形a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings
动to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
动to open; to show (a ticket)
动but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
连、(副)but; however
连structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
助-ly
助to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till
动、(介)underground railway; subway; subway train
名to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
动、(名、量)to understand; to comprehend
动(of sth) to move; to set in movement
动restaurant
名to fly
动high; tall
形、名senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])
名to tell; to inform; to let know
动stature; height; size (of a person or object); (agriculture) bundle of cereal stalks tied together
名heel; to follow closely
介、连、(名、动)public transport vehicle; town bus
名to cross; to go over
动to come over; to manage
动to celebrate the Chinese New Year
动(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
动(experienced action marker)
助still (as before); had better
副、连black
名black tea
名red (color); revolutionary
名the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
名flower; blossom
动flower; blossom
名、(形)to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])
动、名bad; spoiled
形to return; to come back
动to return; to go back
动airport; airfield
名plane ticket; airline ticket
名to remember
动between; among
量、(名)to teach; to instruct
动classroom
名to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation
动to go forward; to advance
动near; close to
形to come in
动to go in
动frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
副wine shop; pub (public house)
名(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
副、(介)(loanword) coffee
名to begin; to start; beginning; start
动、名(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin
动to beat; to hit
动to take an exam; exam
动、名might (happen); possible
形、名、动trousers; pants
名rapid; quick
形、副happy; joyful
形nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
副basketball
名tired; weary
形、动to leave; to part from
动inside; interior
名house with more than 1 story; storied building
名road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey
名on the road; on the way; en route
名trip; journey
动green tea
名green
名、(形)slow
形boring; of no interest
—each; every
代、(副)gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4]); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure
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.