HSK 4 - Standard Roadmap – Chinese vocabulary

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Complete HSK 4 vocabulary following the standard roadmap, reorganized into easy-to-remember topics

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Emotions & Moods (28 words)
- 伤心 shāng xīn — sad; heartbroken
- 可怜 kě lián — pitiful; pathetic; to pity
- 可惜 kě xī — unfortunately; too bad
- 吃惊 chījīng — surprised; astonished
- 后悔 hòu huǐ — regret; to regret
- 喜欢 xǐ huan — like
- 失望 shī wàng — disappointed; disappointment
- 害怕 hàipà — afraid; to fear
- 害羞 hài xiū — shy; bashful; embarrassed
- 幸福 xìng fú — happiness; happy
Social Relationships (26 words)
- 互相 hùxiāng — each other; mutually
- 亲戚 qīnqi — relatives; kinsfolk; kin
- 原谅 yuán liàng — forgive; pardon; excuse
- 友好 yǒu hǎo — friendly; amicable; cordial
- 友谊 yǒu yì — friendship; amity
- 双方 shuāngfāng — both parties; the two sides
- 同学 tóngxué — classmate; schoolmate
- 子女 zǐnǚ — children; offspring
- 孙子 sūnzi — grandson
- 对方 duìfāng — the other party
Daily Life (20 words)
- 休息 xiūxi — rest; take a break
- 刷牙 shuā yá — brush one's teeth
- 干 gàn — do; work
- 扔 rēng — to throw; to toss
- 排队 páiduì — queue up; line up
- 推 tuī — to push
- 擦 cā — to wipe; to rub clean
- 收拾 shōushi — to tidy up; to clean up
- 放松 fàngsōng — to relax; to unwind
- 散步 sànbù — take a walk; stroll
Food & Drinks (20 words)
- 可乐 kělè — cola; Coca-Cola
- 咖啡 kāfēi — coffee
- 啤酒 píjiǔ — beer
- 尝 cháng — to taste; to sample
- 干杯 gānbēi — cheers; bottoms up
- 果汁 guǒzhī — fruit juice
- 水 shuǐ — water
- 油 yóu — cooking oil; fat; grease
- 牛奶 niúnǎi — milk (cow's milk)
- 盐 yán — salt
Time and Sequence (28 words)
- 上午 shàngwǔ — morning
- 下午 xiàwǔ — afternoon
- 之前 zhīqián — before; prior to
- 之后 zhīhòu — after; afterwards
- 以前 yǐqián — before; previously
- 以后 yǐhòu — after; afterwards; later
- 会儿 huìr — a little while; a moment
- 出生 chūshēng — to be born
- 分钟 fēn zhōng — minute
- 刻 kè — quarter of an hour
Housing and Furniture (28 words)
- 书架 shūjià — bookshelf; bookcase
- 冰箱 bīngxiāng — refrigerator; fridge
- 厨房 chúfáng — kitchen
- 地板 dìbǎn — floor
- 垃圾桶 lājītǒng — trash can
- 墙 qiáng — wall
- 客厅 kètīng — living room
- 家具 jiājù — furniture
- 屋顶 wūdǐng — roof; ceiling
- 床 chuáng — bed
Clothing and Classifiers (20 words)
- 件 jiàn — piece; item; matter
- 倍 bèi — times; -fold
- 围巾 wéijīn — scarf
- 外套 wàitào — overcoat; jacket
- 套 tào — set; suit
- 帽子 màozi — hat; cap
- 座 zuò — classifier for mountains, buildings, bridges
- 张 zhāng — classifier for flat objects
- 手套 shǒutào — gloves
- 把 bǎ — classifier for objects with handles
Entertainment & Hobbies (29 words)
- 乒乓球 pīngpāngqiú — table tennis; ping-pong
- 书法 shūfǎ — calligraphy
- 功夫 gōngfu — kung fu; martial arts
- 吉他 jítā — guitar
- 听歌 tīnggē — listen to songs
- 唱歌 chànggē — sing; singing
- 幽默 yōu mò — humorous; witty
- 打球 dǎqiú — play ball games
- 摄影 shèyǐng — photography
- 比赛 bǐsài — match; competition; contest
Means of Transport (27 words)
- 乘坐 chéngzuò — ride; take
- 乘客 chéngkè — passenger
- 事故 shìgù — accident; incident
- 交通 jiāotōng — traffic; transportation
- 停 tíng — stop; park
- 公共汽车 gōnggòng qìchē — bus
- 出租 chūzū — rent out; taxi
- 卡车 kǎchē — truck; lorry
- 司机 sījī — driver; chauffeur
- 地铁 dìtiě — subway; metro
Body & Appearance (29 words)
- 嘴巴 zuǐba — mouth
- 头发 tóufa — hair
- 心脏 xīnzàng — heart
- 手指 shǒuzhǐ — finger
- 抬 tái — carry on shoulders; lift together; raise
- 抱 bào — hug; hold in arms
- 汗 hàn — sweat
- 牙齿 yáchǐ — tooth; teeth
- 皮肤 pífū — skin
- 眼睛 yǎnjing — eye
Education and Learning (29 words)
- 书 shū — book
- 书包 shūbāo — schoolbag; backpack
- 作业 zuòyè — homework; assignment
- 博士 bóshì — doctorate; PhD
- 图书馆 túshūguǎn — library
- 填空 tiánkòng — fill in the blank
- 复习 fùxí — review; revise
- 学习 xuéxí — study; learn
- 学期 xuéqī — semester; term
- 学校 xuéxiào — school
Work & Office (20 words)
- 专业 zhuānyè — major; specialty; professional
- 任务 rènwu — task, assignment; mission
- 作为 zuò wéi — as; in the capacity of
- 公司 gōngsī — company; firm
- 办公室 bàngōngshì — office; bureau
- 售货员 shòuhuòyuán — shop assistant; salesperson
- 工厂 gōngchǎng — factory, plant; workshop
- 师傅 shīfu — master; driver
- 应聘 yìngpìn — apply for a job
- 打扰 dǎrǎo — disturb; bother
Nature & Weather (24 words)
- 冰 bīng — ice
- 冷 lěng — cold
- 凉快 liángkuai — cool; pleasantly cool
- 土 tǔ — soil; earth; land
- 地球 dìqiú — Earth; the globe
- 天空 tiānkōng — sky
- 太阳 tàiyáng — sun
- 星星 xīngxing — star
- 暖 nuǎn — warm
- 月亮 yuèliang — moon
Conjunctions and Prepositions (28 words)
- 一方面 yī fāng miàn — on the one hand
- 一边 yī biān — while; at the same time
- 不仅 bù jǐn — not only
- 为了 wèi le — in order to
- 于是 yú shì — thereupon; so; then
- 从而 cóng 'ér — thus; thereby; hence
- 以 yǐ — by; with; using
- 但 dàn — but; yet; however
- 即使 jí shǐ — even if
- 却 què — but; yet
Numbers & Units (20 words)
- 些 xiē — some; a few
- 份 fèn — portion; copy
- 俩 liǎ — two; both
- 元 yuán — yuan
- 公斤 gōng jīn — kilogram
- 分 fēn — fen; minute
- 半 bàn — half, half past
- 双 shuāng — pair
- 块 kuài — yuan; piece
- 对 duì — pair; couple
Money and Transactions (20 words)
- 付款 fùkuǎn — pay; payment
- 价格 jiàgé — price; cost
- 便宜 piányi — cheap; inexpensive
- 信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ — credit card
- 奖金 jiǎngjīn — bonus; prize money
- 宿舍 sùshè — dormitory
- 富 fù — rich; wealthy; abundant
- 工资 gōngzī — wage; salary
- 打折 dǎzhé — give a discount
- 次 cì — time; occasion (counter)
Personality and Behavior (26 words)
- 优秀 yōu xiù — excellent; outstanding
- 勇敢 yǒng gǎn — brave; courageous
- 安排 ānpái — to arrange; to schedule
- 得意 dé yì — proud; complacent
- 懒 lǎn — lazy
- 成为 chéngwéi — to become
- 成功 chénggōng — success; successful
- 打扮 dǎban — dress up; make up
- 批评 pīpíng — to criticize; criticism
- 改变 gǎibiàn — change; alter
Meals & Dishes (20 words)
- 倒 dào — pour
- 包子 bāozi — baozi; steamed bun
- 午餐 wǔcān — lunch
- 味道 wèidào — taste; flavor
- 咸 xián — salty
- 早餐 zǎocān — breakfast
- 晚餐 wǎncān — dinner; supper
- 汤 tāng — soup; broth
- 炒 chǎo — stir-fry
- 烤鸭 kǎoyā — roast duck
Order & Frequency (24 words)
- 一直 yīzhí — all along; continuously
- 下 xià — once; a bit
- 从来 cónglái — all along; never (with negation)
- 再 zài — again
- 准时 zhǔnshí — on time; punctual
- 刚 gāng — just; just now
- 原来 yuánlái — as it turns out; originally
- 又 yòu — again
- 及时 jíshí — timely; in time
- 同时 tóngshí — at the same time; simultaneously
Pronouns and Determiners (20 words)
- 也 yě — also; too
- 他人 tārén — others; other people
- 任何 rènhé — any; whatever
- 别人 biéren — other people; others
- 只 zhǐ — only; just
- 各自 gèzì — each; respectively
- 咱们 zánmen — we; us
- 哪 nǎ — which; what; where
- 大家 dàjiā — everyone; everybody; all
- 所有 suǒyǒu — all; every
Everyday Household Items (28 words)
- 丢 diū — to lose; to misplace
- 修理 xiūlǐ — to repair; to fix
- 勺子 sháozi — spoon
- 取 qǔ — to take; to pick up
- 垃圾 lājī — rubbish; garbage; trash
- 存 cún — to deposit; to save
- 尺子 chǐzi — ruler
- 手机 shǒujī — mobile phone
- 挂 guà — to hang; to put up
- 提 tí — to carry; to lift; to mention
Travel & Sightseeing (29 words)
- 公里 gōnglǐ — kilometer
- 出发 chūfā — to set out; to depart
- 出差 chūchāi — go on a business trip
- 到达 dàodá — to arrive; to reach
- 博物馆 bówùguǎn — museum
- 参观 cānguān — visit; tour
- 右边 yòubiān — right side
- 周围 zhōuwéi — surroundings; around
- 地图 dìtú — map
- 外面 wàimiàn — outside; outdoors
Health & Medical (23 words)
- 保护 bǎohù — to protect; to guard
- 健康 jiànkāng — healthy; health
- 医生 yīshēng — doctor; physician
- 医院 yīyuàn — hospital
- 发烧 fā shāo — have a fever
- 吃药 chī yào — to take medicine
- 咳嗽 késou — to cough
- 大夫 dàifu — doctor; physician
- 头疼 tóuténg — to have a headache
- 安全 ānquán — safe; safety; secure
Texts & Information (29 words)
- 之 zhī — of (literary)
- 书店 shūdiàn — bookstore
- 传真 chuánzhēn — fax; fax machine
- 保证 bǎozhèng — guarantee; assure; ensure
- 信封 xìnfēng — envelope
- 信息 xìnxī — information; message
- 其实 qí shí — actually; in fact
- 内容 nèiróng — content; substance
- 出现 chūxiàn — appear; emerge; occur
- 发票 fāpiào — invoice; receipt
Places & Buildings (29 words)
- 体育馆 tǐyùguǎn — gymnasium; sports hall
- 停车场 tíngchēchǎng — parking lot
- 公园 gōngyuán — park
- 农场 nóngchǎng — farm
- 农村 nóngcūn — countryside; rural area
- 剧院 jùyuàn — theater; playhouse
- 加油站 jiāyóuzhàn — gas station
- 县 xiàn — county
- 商店 shāngdiàn — shop; store
- 国家 guójiā — country; nation
Nature and Scenery (20 words)
- 云 yún — cloud
- 动物 dòngwù — animal
- 叶子 yèzi — leaf
- 朵 duǒ — flower; blossom
- 树 shù — tree
- 棵 kē — tree; plant
- 水果 shuǐguǒ — fruit
- 狗 gǒu — dog
- 猫 māo — cat
- 石头 shítou — stone; rock; pebble
Descriptive Adjectives (29 words)
- 严重 yánzhòng — serious; severe
- 乱 luàn — messy; disorderly
- 仔细 zǐxì — careful; meticulous
- 低 dī — low
- 危险 wēi xiǎn — dangerous
- 厚 hòu — thick
- 困难 kùn nan — difficult; hard; hardship
- 复杂 fùzá — complicated; complex
- 帅 shuài — handsome; good-looking
- 整齐 zhěngqí — neat; orderly; tidy
Adverbs and Particles (20 words)
- 不得不 bù dé bù — have to; cannot but
- 不管 bù guǎn — no matter; regardless of
- 不过 bú guò — but; however
- 准确 zhǔnquè — accurate; exact; precise
- 千万 qiān wàn — be sure to; must
- 厕所 cèsuǒ — toilet; restroom; lavatory
- 只好 zhǐ hǎo — have no choice but to
- 尤其 yóu qí — especially; particularly
- 就 jiù — then; right away; as soon as
- 才 cái — only; not until

About the HSK test

HSK is the Chinese proficiency test for non-native speakers. There are six tests today, HSK 1 to HSK 6, and one combined test for HSK 7 to 9.
A new exam syllabus, usually called HSK 3.0, was published in November 2025. The first official sitting under it was announced for 13 December 2026.
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What is in the HSK 4 - Standard Roadmap learning path?: 28 study sets with 693 words in total. Open a set to see its words with their meanings.
When does HSK 3.0 start?: The new syllabus was published in November 2025. The first official HSK 3.0 sitting worldwide was announced for 13 December 2026, so check which version your test date follows.

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