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

Only the 1,000 words assigned to HSK 4.

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

HSK 4 vocabulary

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second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit)

to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge

动、名、量

signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]); brand; trademark

(in an expression of the form 起到[qi3 dao4] + … + 作用[zuo4 yong4]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)

(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)

guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither); musical instrument in general

sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)

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.