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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like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...

代、连

bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)

to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]

although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)

outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface

sometimes; sometimes; now and then

(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center

this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

old variant of 最[zui4]; (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est

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.