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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joint; node; (bound form) section; segment

量、名、(动)

(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event)

to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)

to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])

动、名

to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit

连、(副)

to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity

形、前缀、(副)

pleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off

student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student

south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River

to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious

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.