Chinese HSK 4 word list

演员 yǎn yuán actor 作者 zuò zhě author 作家 zuò jiā writer 总统 zǒng tǒng president 亲戚 qīn qi relative 师傅 shī fu master; skilled worker 售货员 shòu huò yuán salesperson 人民 rén mín people 顾客 gù kè customer 观众 guān zhòng audience 记者 jì zhě journalist 女士 nǚ shì lady 博士 bó shì doctorate; PhD 儿童 ér tóng children 大夫 dài fu doctor 导游 dǎo yóu tour guide 父亲 fù qīn father

咱们 zán men we; us (inclusive) 其他 qí tā other 任何 rèn hé any

亚洲 yà zhōu Asia 银行 yín háng bank 幼儿园 yòu'ér yuán kindergarten 周围 zhōu wéi surroundings 祖国 zǔ guó motherland 桥 qiáo bridge 山 shān mountain 卧室 wò shì bedroom 四周 sì zhōu surroundings; all around 海洋 hǎi yáng ocean 花园 huā yuán garden 加油站 jiā yóu zhàn gas station 航班 háng bān flight 长城 cháng chéng Great Wall 长江 cháng jiāng Yangtze River 大使馆 dà shǐ guǎn embassy 地球 dì qiú Earth 对面 duì miàn opposite (side) 到处 dào chù everywhere 当地 dāng dì local

现金 xiàn jīn cash 眼镜 yǎn jìng glasses 钥匙 yào shi key 杂志 zá zhì magazine 照片 zhào piàn photo 照相机 zhào xiàng jī camera 纸 zhǐ paper 植物 zhí wù plant 羊 yáng sheep; goat 签证 qiān zhèng visa 软件 ruǎn jiàn software 日记 rì jì diary 家具 jiā jù furniture 垃圾 lā jī garbage 毛巾 máo jīn towel 快递 kuài dì express delivery 笔记本 bǐ jì běn notebook 表格 biǎo gé form (document) 传真 chuán zhēn fax 窗户 chuāng hù window 词典 cí diǎn dictionary 刀 dāo knife 工具 gōng jù tool 材料 cái liào material

血 xuè blood 嘴 zuǐ mouth 皮肤 pí fū skin 汗 hàn sweat 呼吸 hū xī to breathe 肚子 dù zi belly; stomach

下载 xià zài to download 吓 xià to scare 响 xiǎng to ring; to sound 修理 xiū lǐ to repair 整理 zhěng lǐ to tidy up 转 zhuǎn to turn 赚 zhuàn to earn 租 zū to rent 指 zhǐ to point 用 yòng to use 照顾 zhào gu to take care of 邀请 yāo qǐng to invite 招聘 zhāo pìn to recruit 陪 péi to accompany 配 pèi to match; to pair 骗 piàn to deceive 飘 piāo to float; to flutter 起来 qǐ lai to get up; up 抢 qiǎng to rob; to snatch 娶 qǔ to marry (a woman) 扔 rēng to throw 散步 sàn bù to take a walk 杀 shā to kill 晒 shài to sunbathe; to dry in the sun 删除 shān chú to delete 收拾 shōu shi to tidy up 算 suàn to calculate; to count 谈 tán to talk; to discuss 抬 tái to lift; to carry 停 tíng to stop; to park 推迟 tuī chí to postpone 围 wéi to surround 死 sǐ to die 省 shěng to save; province 鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng to applaud 挂 guà to hang 划船 huá chuán to row a boat 录音 lù yīn to record audio 念 niàn to read aloud 弄 nòng to do; to handle 拍照 pāi zhào to take photos 擦 cā to wipe 猜 cāi to guess 尝 cháng to taste 抽烟 chōu yān to smoke 出差 chū chāi to go on a business trip 出发 chū fā to depart 戴 dài to wear (accessories) 打印 dǎ yìn to print 打折 dǎ zhé to discount 打针 dǎ zhēn to get an injection 打扰 dǎ rǎo to disturb 掉 diào to drop; to fall 丢 diū to lose 断 duàn to break (off) 发 fā to send 干杯 gān bēi cheers; to toast 干 gàn to do 购物 gòu wù to shop 乘坐 chéng zuò to ride (transport) 参观 cān guān to visit (a place) 堵车 dǔ chē traffic jam; to be stuck in traffic

误会 wù huì misunderstanding 吸引 xī yǐn to attract 羡慕 xiàn mù to envy 信任 xìn rèn to trust 宣布 xuān bù to announce 养成 yǎng chéng to cultivate (a habit) 预习 yù xí to preview (lessons) 原谅 yuán liàng to forgive 允许 yǔn xǔ to allow 在乎 zài hu to care about 赞成 zàn chéng to approve 增加 zēng jiā to increase 支持 zhī chí to support 祝贺 zhù hè to congratulate 总结 zǒng jié to summarize 尊重 zūn zhòng to respect 组成 zǔ chéng to compose; to form 约会 yuē huì date; appointment 批评 pī píng to criticize 商量 shāng liang to discuss; to consult 申请 shēn qǐng to apply 失败 shī bài to fail; failure 失望 shī wàng disappointed 实现 shí xiàn to realize; to achieve 使 shǐ to make; to cause 受不了 shòu bù liǎo can't stand 受到 shòu dào to receive; to be subjected to 说明 shuō míng to explain; explanation 缩小 suō xiǎo to shrink; to reduce 提供 tí gōng to provide 提醒 tí xǐng to remind 投资 tóu zī to invest 围绕 wéi rào to revolve around 管理 guǎn lǐ to manage 后悔 hòu huǐ to regret 回忆 huí yì memory; to recall 混合 hùn hé to mix 获得 huò dé to obtain 计划 jì huà plan; to plan 继续 jì xù to continue 坚持 jiān chí to persist 建议 jiàn yì suggestion; to suggest 交流 jiāo liú to exchange; to communicate 接受 jiē shòu to accept 节约 jié yuē to save (resources) 考虑 kǎo lǜ to consider 克服 kè fú to overcome 肯定 kěn dìng to affirm; certainly 理解 lǐ jiě to understand 联系 lián xì to contact 安排 ān pái to arrange 保护 bǎo hù to protect 保证 bǎo zhèng to guarantee 抱 bào to hold; to hug 抱歉 bào qiàn sorry; to apologize 报道 bào dào to report (news) 报名 bào míng to sign up 毕业 bì yè to graduate 表达 biǎo dá to express 表扬 biǎo yáng to praise 超过 chāo guò to exceed 成为 chéng wéi to become 吃惊 chī jīng to be surprised 出生 chū shēng to be born 代表 dài biǎo to represent 代替 dài tì to replace 当 dāng to serve as 道歉 dào qiàn to apologize 调查 diào chá to investigate 发生 fā shēng to happen 发展 fā zhǎn to develop 翻译 fān yì to translate 反对 fǎn duì to oppose 符合 fú hé to conform to 复印 fù yìn to photocopy 负责 fù zé to be responsible 改变 gǎi biàn to change 感动 gǎn dòng to be moved 感觉 gǎn jué to feel; feeling 感谢 gǎn xiè to thank 放弃 fàng qì to give up 访问 fǎng wèn to visit 包括 bāo kuò to include

细心 xì xīn careful; attentive 详细 xiáng xì detailed 辛苦 xīn kǔ hard; laborious 幸福 xìng fú happiness; happy 严格 yán gé strict 严重 yán zhòng serious; severe 严肃 yán sù serious; solemn 勇敢 yǒng gǎn brave 优秀 yōu xiù excellent 有趣 yǒu qù interesting 愉快 yú kuài happy; joyful 脏 zāng dirty 真正 zhēn zhèng real; genuine 正常 zhèng cháng normal 正确 zhèng què correct 直接 zhí jiē direct 值得 zhí de worth it 主动 zhǔ dòng proactive 主要 zhǔ yào main 著名 zhù míng famous 专门 zhuān mén specialized; specially 准确 zhǔn què accurate 仔细 zǐ xì careful; attentive 自信 zì xìn confident 硬 yìng hard; stiff 自然 zì rán nature; natural 迫切 pò qiè urgent; pressing 轻 qīng light (weight) 轻松 qīng sōng relaxed; easy 清楚 qīng chu clear 穷 qióng poor 傻 shǎ silly; foolish 深 shēn deep 湿润 shī rùn moist 帅 shuài handsome 顺利 shùn lì smooth; smoothly 酸 suān sour 随便 suí biàn casual; as you like 特殊 tè shū special; particular 痛 tòng pain; painful 痛苦 tòng kǔ suffering; painful 透明 tòu míng transparent 无聊 wú liáo bored; boring 热闹 rè nao lively; bustling 破 pò broken; to break 实际 shí jì actual; practical 关键 guān jiàn key; crucial 国际 guó jì international 害羞 hài xiū shy 厚 hòu thick 糊涂 hú tu confused; muddled 活泼 huó po lively 积极 jī jí positive; active 激动 jī dòng excited 及时 jí shí timely 假 jiǎ fake 可怜 kě lián pitiful 苦 kǔ bitter 宽 kuān wide 困 kùn sleepy 老实 lǎo shi honest 冷静 lěng jìng calm 流行 liú xíng popular; trendy 乱 luàn messy; chaotic 马虎 mǎ hu careless 美丽 měi lì beautiful 明确 míng què clear; definite 安全 ān quán safe 暗 àn dark 笨 bèn stupid; clumsy 差不多 chà bu duō almost; about the same 吵 chǎo noisy 成熟 chéng shú mature 诚实 chéng shí honest 粗心 cū xīn careless 得意 dé yì proud; pleased with oneself 丰富 fēng fù rich; abundant 复杂 fù zá complicated 富 fù rich; wealthy 干燥 gān zào dry 高级 gāo jí high-level; advanced 共同 gòng tóng common; joint 够 gòu enough 孤单 gū dān lonely

也许 yě xǔ maybe 一般 yī bān generally; ordinary 一切 yī qiè everything 一直 yì zhí always; continuously 以 yǐ with; by means of 因此 yīn cǐ therefore 应该 yīng gāi should 永远 yǒng yuǎn forever 由 yóu by; from 由于 yóu yú due to 于 yú at; in 与 yǔ and; with 原来 yuán lái originally; it turns out 越来越 yuè lái yuè more and more 只好 zhǐ hǎo to have no choice but 只要 zhǐ yào as long as 逐渐 zhú jiàn gradually 最好 zuì hǎo best; had better 最近 zuì jìn recently 作为 zuò wéi as; in the capacity of 平时 píng shí usually; ordinarily 其次 qí cì next; secondly 其中 qí zhōng among (which) 千万 qiān wàn absolutely (must); ten million 确实 què shí indeed 然而 rán'ér however 仍然 réng rán still; yet 什么的 shén me de and so on 甚至 shèn zhì even (to the point of) 十分 shí fēn very; fully 顺便 shùn biàn by the way; conveniently 随着 suí zhe along with 无论 wú lùn regardless of 稍微 shāo wēi slightly 故意 gù yì on purpose 果然 guǒ rán as expected 即使 jí shǐ even if 既然 jì rán since; now that 尽管 jǐn guǎn despite; although 究竟 jiū jìng after all; exactly 连 lián even; continuously 难道 nán dào could it be that 内 nèi inside; within 偶然 ǒu rán by chance 按时 àn shí on time 按照 àn zhào according to 本来 běn lái originally 并且 bìng qiě moreover 不但 bú dàn not only 不过 bú guò but; however 不得不 bù dé bù have no choice but to 不管 bù guǎn regardless 不仅 bù jǐn not only 重新 chóng xīn again; anew 从来 cóng lái always; never (with neg.) 大概 dà gài probably 大约 dà yuē approximately 到底 dào dǐ after all; in the end 而 ér and; but 否则 fǒu zé otherwise 刚刚 gāng gāng just now 各 gè each

云 yún cloud 气候 qì hòu climate 温度 wēn dù temperature 寒假 hán jià winter vacation 雷 léi thunder 火 huǒ fire 光 guāng light; used up 风景 fēng jǐng scenery 当时 dāng shí at that time 放暑假 fàng shǔ jià to have summer vacation

页 yè page 数量 shù liàng quantity 厘米 lí mǐ centimeter 辆 liàng measure word for vehicles 类 lèi type; category 倍 bèi times; -fold 遍 biàn time(s); all over 场 chǎng measure word (events) 分之 fēn zhī (fraction marker) 份 fèn measure word (portion/copy) 顿 dùn measure word for meals 朵 duǒ measure word for flowers 公里 gōng lǐ kilometer

系 xì department (academic) 象征 xiàng zhēng symbol; to symbolize 消息 xiāo xi news; information 心情 xīn qíng mood 信心 xìn xīn confidence 性别 xìng bié gender 性格 xìng gé personality 样子 yàng zi appearance 艺术 yì shù art 意见 yì jiàn opinion 印象 yìn xiàng impression 友谊 yǒu yì friendship 语言 yǔ yán language 责任 zé rèn responsibility 知识 zhī shi knowledge 职业 zhí yè occupation 质量 zhì liàng quality 组织 zǔ zhī organization; to organize 作用 zuò yòng function; effect 坐标 zuò biāo coordinates 占线 zhàn xiàn line is busy 作品 zuò pǐn work (of art/literature) 拼音 pīn yīn pinyin 情况 qíng kuàng situation 任务 rèn wù task 社会 shè huì society 生活 shēng huó life 生命 shēng mìng life (biological) 生意 shēng yi business 素质 sù zhì quality (of a person) 态度 tài dù attitude 特点 tè diǎn characteristic 损失 sǔn shī loss 污染 wū rǎn pollution 武术 wǔ shù martial arts 脾气 pí qi temper 硕士 shuò shì master's degree 广播 guǎng bō broadcast 过程 guò chéng process 和平 hé píng peace 基础 jī chǔ foundation; basis 技术 jì shù technology; skill 价格 jià gé price 精神 jīng shén spirit; energy 看法 kàn fǎ viewpoint 困难 kùn nán difficulty 理想 lǐ xiǎng ideal; dream 能力 néng lì ability 年龄 nián líng age 梦 mèng dream 目标 mù biāo goal 扩大 kuò dà to expand 部分 bù fèn part; portion 成功 chéng gōng success 动作 dòng zuò action; movement 对话 duì huà dialogue 法律 fǎ lǜ law 烦恼 fán nǎo worry; annoyance 反应 fǎn yìng reaction 范围 fàn wéi scope; range 方面 fāng miàn aspect 工资 gōng zī salary 标准 biāo zhǔn standard

巧克力 qiǎo kè lì chocolate 味道 wèi dao taste; flavor 果汁 guǒ zhī juice 饼干 bǐng gān cookie; cracker