HSK 4 characters and words

HSK 4 adds 441 characters and 1,000 words for opinions, news and abstract topics. The counts are those of the 2025 syllabus, the one the HSK 3.0 exam uses from 13 December 2026.

HSK 4 in numbers

Characters (2025): 441
Words (2025): 1,000
Average strokes: 9.0
Same level in 2021: 112
Another level in 2021: 328
Not in the 2021 lists: 1
With a traditional form: 163
Also JLPT kanji: 217
Pages here: 0

Against the 2021 standard: 112 of these characters were at this level there (1 from level 1, 65 from level 2, 161 from level 3, 71 from level 5, 14 from level 6, 16 from level 7-9 otherwise), and 1 is new.

The commonest radicals at this level are 亻 (“person”), 扌 (“hand”) and 木 (“tree”), shared by 26, 23 and 18 characters. 籍 (“book”) takes the most strokes and 入 (“to enter”) the fewest. Characters that sat at another level in the 2021 standard include 按 (“according to”), 傲 (“arrogant”) and 棒 (“stick”).

Which HSK this is

HSK 3.0 starts on 13 December 2026: Chinese Testing International (CTI) announced on 8 September 2026 that the new HSK launches worldwide that day, with registration for the paper test open until 16 November 2026 and for the computer test until 3 December 2026. It follows the HSK syllabus (中文水平考试 HSK 考试大纲) of the Center for Language Education and Cooperation, published in November 2025 and in force from July 2026. Its level lists are the main lists here.

All three lists compared

The HSK 4 lists

Characters, 2025 syllabus

Character	Pinyin	Meaning	Strokes	2021 standard
按	àn	according to	9	level 3
案	àn	case	10	same
傲	ào	arrogant	12	level 6
巴	bā	to long for	4	same
败	bài	to defeat	8	same
棒	bàng	stick	12	level 5
保	bǎo	to defend	9	level 3
抱	bào	to hug	8	same
背	bèi, bēi	the back of a body or object	9	level 2
倍	bèi	double	10	same
笨	bèn	stupid	11	same
鼻	bí	nose	14	level 5
毕	bì	the whole of	6	same
标	biāo	mark	9	level 3
饼	bǐng	round flat cake	9	level 5
并	bìng, bīng	together with	6	level 3
播	bō	to sow	15	level 3
博	bó	abundant	12	level 5
膊	bó	shoulder	14	level 7-9
部	bù	part	10	level 2
擦	cā	to rub	17	same
猜	cāi	to guess	11	level 5
材	cái	material	7	level 3
彩	cǎi	color	11	level 3
餐	cān	meal	16	level 2
操	cāo	to operate	16	same
厕	cè	restroom	8	level 6
察	chá	to inspect	14	level 3
产	chǎn	to give birth	6	level 3
厂	chǎng, hǎn	factory	2	level 3
晨	chén	morning	11	level 2
诚	chéng	sincere	8	same
乘	chéng, shèng	to ride	10	level 5
程	chéng	journey	12	level 3
厨	chú	kitchen	12	level 5
础	chǔ	foundation	10	level 3
窗	chuāng	window	12	same
吹	chuī	to blow	7	level 2
此	cǐ	this	6	level 3
粗	cū	rough	11	same
村	cūn	village	7	level 3
存	cún	to exist	6	level 3
达	dá	to attain	6	level 3
待	dài, dāi	to wait	9	level 3
袋	dài	bag	11	same
戴	dài	to put on or wear	17	same
弹	dàn, tán	crossball	11	level 5
刀	dāo	knife	2	level 3
导	dǎo	to guide	6	level 3
倒	dǎo, dào	to fall	10	level 2
登	dēng	to enter	12	same
低	dī	low	7	level 2
底	dǐ, de	bottom	8	level 3
递	dì	to hand over	10	same
掉	diào	to fall	11	level 2
订	dìng	to agree	4	level 3
堵	dǔ	to block up	11	same
肚	dù, dǔ	belly	7	same
度	dù, duó	to spend	9	level 2
断	duàn	to break	11	level 3
队	duì	team	4	level 2
顿	dùn	to stop	10	level 3
尔	ěr	thus	5	level 5
翻	fān	to turn over	18	same
烦	fán	to feel vexed	10	level 3
反	fǎn	contrary	4	level 3
费	fèi	to cost	9	level 3
份	fèn	classifier	6	level 2
奋	fèn	to exert oneself	8	same
丰	fēng	abundant	4	level 3
否	fǒu, pǐ	to negate	7	level 3
肤	fū	skin	8	level 5
符	fú	mark	11	same
幅	fú	width	12	level 5
福	fú	good fortune	13	level 3
父	fù	father	4	level 3
付	fù	to pay	5	level 3
负	fù	to bear	6	level 3
傅	fù	instructor	12	level 5
富	fù	rich	12	level 3
改	gǎi	to change	7	level 2
赶	gǎn	to overtake	10	level 3
敢	gǎn	to dare	11	level 3
钢	gāng	steel	9	level 5
膏	gāo, gào	ointment	14	level 7-9
胳	gē	armpit	10	level 7-9
格	gé	square	10	level 3
各	gè	each	6	level 3
功	gōng	meritorious deed or service	5	level 3
供	gōng, gòng	to provide	8	same
购	gòu	to buy	8	same
够	gòu	enough	11	level 2
估	gū	to estimate	7	level 5
姑	gū	paternal aunt	8	level 3
鼓	gǔ	drum	13	level 5
挂	guà	to hang	9	level 3
观	guān, guàn	to look at	6	level 2
管	guǎn	to take care	14	level 3
光	guāng	light	6	level 3
广	guǎng, yǎn	wide	3	level 2
逛	guàng	to stroll	10	same
规	guī	compass	8	level 3
咳	ké, hāi	cough	9	level 5
寒	hán	cold	12	same
喊	hǎn	to yell	12	level 2
汗	hàn	perspiration	6	level 5
航	háng	to sail	10	same
何	hé	what	7	level 3
盒	hé	small box	11	level 5
贺	hè	to congratulate	9	level 5
厚	hòu	thick	9	same
呼	hū	to call	8	same
忽	hū	to neglect	8	level 2
虎	hǔ	tiger	8	level 5
互	hù	mutual	4	level 3
户	hù	a household	4	same
划	huà, huá	to plan	6	level 2
怀	huái	bosom	7	same
悔	huǐ	to regret	10	level 5
伙	huǒ	meals	6	same
货	huò	goods	8	same
获	huò	to reap	10	same
圾	jī	used in 垃圾	6	same
积	jī	to amass	10	level 3
基	jī	base	11	level 3
及	jí	in time for	3	level 3
即	jí	even if	7	same
籍	jí	book	20	level 5
计	jì	to calculate	4	level 2
纪	jì	order	6	level 3
技	jì	skill	7	level 3
际	jì	border	7	level 2
济	jì	to cross a river	9	level 3
既	jì	already	9	same
继	jì	to continue	10	level 3
寄	jì	to entrust	11	same
价	jià, jie	price	6	level 3
减	jiǎn	to lower	11	same
建	jiàn	to establish	8	level 3
键	jiàn	key	13	level 5
江	jiāng	river	6	same
将	jiāng, jiàng	will	9	level 3
奖	jiǎng	prize	9	same
降	jiàng, xiáng	to drop	8	same
郊	jiāo	suburbs	8	level 5
骄	jiāo	proud	9	level 6
巾	jīn	towel	3	same
金	jīn	gold	8	level 3
仅	jǐn	barely	4	level 3
尽	jǐn, jìn	to the greatest extent	6	level 3
紧	jǐn	urgent	10	level 3
禁	jìn, jīn	to prohibit	13	same
京	jīng	short name for Beijing 北京	8	level 1
惊	jīng	to startle	11	same
精	jīng	essence	14	level 3
景	jǐng	scenery	12	level 3
警	jǐng	to alert	19	level 3
竞	jìng	to compete	10	level 5
竟	jìng	unexpectedly	11	same
镜	jìng	mirror	16	same
究	jiū	after all	7	same
举	jǔ	to lift	9	level 2
拒	jù	to resist	7	level 5
具	jù	tool	8	level 3
剧	jù	theatrical work	10	level 3
距	jù	to be at a distance of ... from	11	same
聚	jù	to assemble	14	same
绝	jué	to cut short	9	level 3
烤	kǎo	to roast	10	level 5
科	kē	branch of study	9	level 2
棵	kē	classifier	12	same
克	kè	to be able to	7	level 2
肯	kěn	to agree	8	level 5
恐	kǒng	to fear	10	level 3
苦	kǔ	bitter	8	level 3
况	kuàng	moreover	7	level 3
困	kùn	to trap	7	level 3
垃	lā	used in 垃圾	8	same
拉	lā, lá	to pull	8	level 2
辣	là	hot	14	same
懒	lǎn	lazy	16	level 6
浪	làng	wave	10	level 3
厉	lì	strict	5	level 5
丽	lì	beautiful	7	level 3
励	lì	to encourage	7	level 5
利	lì	sharp	7	level 2
例	lì	example	8	level 2
俩	liǎ	two	9	same
连	lián	to link	7	level 3
联	lián	to ally oneself with	12	level 3
谅	liàng	to show understanding	10	level 6
量	liàng, liáng	capacity	12	level 2
列	liè	to arrange	6	same
林	lín	woods	8	same
龄	líng	age	13	level 5
另	lìng	other	5	level 3
流	liú	to flow	10	level 2
乱	luàn	in confusion or disorder	7	level 3
论	lùn	opinion	6	level 2
落	luò, là	to fall or drop	12	level 3
律	lǜ	law	9	same
虑	lǜ	to think over	10	same
麻	má	to feel numb	11	level 3
馒	mán	used in 馒头	14	level 6
漫	màn	free	14	level 5
帽	mào	hat	12	same
貌	mào	appearance	14	level 5
美	měi	beautiful	9	level 3
梦	mèng	dream	11	same
迷	mí	lost	9	level 3
密	mì	dense	11	same
免	miǎn	to avoid	7	same
秒	miǎo	second	9	level 5
民	mín	the people	5	level 3
命	mìng	life	8	level 3
默	mò	silent	16	same
母	mǔ	mother	5	level 3
慕	mù	to admire	14	level 7-9
耐	nài	to bear	9	level 5
恼	nǎo	to get angry	9	level 7-9
闹	nào	noisy	8	same
内	nèi	inside	4	level 3
嗯	ēn, en	a groaning sound	13	not listed
娘	niáng	mother	10	level 3
农	nóng	agriculture	6	level 3
弄	nòng, lòng	to do	7	level 2
暖	nuǎn	warm	13	level 3
偶	ǒu	accidental	11	level 5
排	pái	to arrange in order	11	level 2
牌	pái	signboard	12	level 3
判	pàn	to sentence	7	level 3
乓	pāng	bang	6	level 7-9
陪	péi	to accompany	10	level 5
批	pī	to criticize	7	level 3
皮	pí	skin	5	level 3
脾	pí	spleen	12	level 5
篇	piān	sheet	15	level 2
频	pín	frequency	13	level 5
品	pǐn	article	9	level 3
聘	pìn	to employ	13	level 6
乒	pīng	bing	6	level 7-9
评	píng	to discuss	7	level 3
泼	pō	to splash	8	level 5
破	pò	to break, split or cleave	10	level 3
葡	pú	Portugal	12	level 5
普	pǔ	general	12	level 2
戚	qī	relatives	11	level 7-9
弃	qì	to abandon	7	level 5
签	qiān	to sign one's name	13	level 5
歉	qiàn	to apologize	14	level 6
强	qiáng, qiǎng	strong	12	level 3
敲	qiāo	to hit	14	level 5
桥	qiáo	bridge	10	level 3
巧	qiǎo	opportunely	5	level 3
切	qiè, qiē	definitely	4	level 3
亲	qīn, qìng	one's own	9	level 3
琴	qín	guqin 古琴	12	level 5
青	qīng	youth	8	level 2
庆	qìng	to celebrate	6	level 3
取	qǔ	to take	8	level 2
缺	quē	deficiency	10	level 3
却	què	but	7	same
确	què	authenticated	12	level 2
染	rǎn	to dye	9	level 5
扰	rǎo	to disturb	7	level 5
任	rèn	to take up a post	6	level 3
扔	rēng	to throw	5	level 5
仍	réng	still	4	level 3
入	rù	to enter	2	level 2
散	sàn, sǎn	to scatter	12	level 3
森	sēn	densely wooded	12	same
伤	shāng	to injure	6	level 3
稍	shāo	somewhat	12	level 5
社	shè	society	7	level 3
摄	shè	to take in	13	level 5
申	shēn	to extend	5	same
深	shēn	deep	11	level 3
甚	shèn	excessive	9	same
省	shěng, xǐng	to save	9	level 2
剩	shèng	to remain	12	level 5
失	shī	to lose	5	level 3
拾	shí, shè	to pick up	9	level 5
食	shí, sì	to eat	9	level 2
使	shǐ	envoy	8	level 2
氏	shì	family name	4	level 7-9
示	shì	to show	5	level 2
式	shì	type	6	level 3
柿	shì	persimmon	9	level 5
释	shì	to explain	12	same
匙	chí, shi	spoon	11	level 7-9
首	shǒu	head	9	level 3
授	shòu	to confer	11	same
售	shòu	to sell	11	same
输	shū	to lose	13	level 3
熟	shú	ripe	15	level 2
暑	shǔ	heat	12	same
术	shù	art	5	level 3
帅	shuài	commander-in-chief	5	same
顺	shùn	to obey	9	level 2
硕	shuò	large	11	level 5
死	sǐ	to die	6	level 3
松	sōng	to relax	8	same
嗽	sòu	to cough	14	level 7-9
速	sù	fast	10	level 3
塑	sù	to model in clay	13	same
酸	suān	sour	14	same
随	suí	to follow	11	level 2
孙	sūn	grandson	6	same
台	tái	platform	5	level 3
抬	tái	to lift	8	level 5
态	tài	state	8	level 2
谈	tán	to speak	10	level 3
汤	tāng, shāng	soup	6	level 3
躺	tǎng	to recline	15	same
趟	tàng, tāng	classifier	15	level 6
萄			11	level 5
讨	tǎo	to discuss or study	5	level 2
套	tào	to cover	10	level 2
堂	táng	hall	11	level 2
填	tián	to fill or stuff	13	same
厅	tīng	hall	4	level 5
庭	tíng	law court	9	level 2
停	tíng	to stop	11	level 2
通	tōng, tòng	to go through	10	level 2
童	tóng	child	12	same
桶	tǒng	bucket	11	level 7-9
痛	tòng	pain	12	level 3
土	tǔ	earth	3	level 3
推	tuī	to push	11	level 2
脱	tuō	to get away from	11	same
袜	wà	socks	10	same
危	wēi	danger	6	level 3
微	wēi	tiny	13	same
围	wéi	to encircle	7	level 3
味	wèi	taste	8	level 2
温	wēn	warm	12	level 2
污	wū	dirty	6	level 5
无	wú	not to have	4	same
误	wù	mistake	9	level 3
吸	xī	to breathe	6	same
悉	xī	in all cases	11	level 5
惜	xī	to cherish	11	level 5
细	xì	fine	8	same
咸	xián	salted	9	same
险	xiǎn	danger	9	level 3
线	xiàn		8	level 3
羡			12	level 7-9
乡	xiāng	country or countryside	3	level 3
详	xiáng	detailed	8	level 5
项	xiàng	item	9	same
象	xiàng	elephant	11	level 3
消	xiāo	to diminish	10	level 3
效	xiào	effect	10	level 3
辛	xīn	hot or pungent	7	level 5
醒	xǐng	to wake up	16	same
幸	xìng	fortunate	8	level 3
性	xìng	nature	8	level 3
兄	xiōng	elder brother	5	same
修	xiū	to decorate	9	level 3
羞	xiū	shy	10	level 7-9
秀	xiù	refined	7	same
许	xǔ	to allow	6	level 2
序	xù	order	7	same
续	xù	to continue	11	level 3
血	xuè, xiě	blood	6	level 3
压	yā	to press	6	level 3
亚	yà	second	6	same
烟	yān	smoke	10	level 3
严	yán	tight	7	same
研	yán	research	9	same
盐	yán	salt	10	same
厌	yàn	to loathe	6	level 5
验	yàn	to examine	10	level 3
扬	yáng	to raise	6	same
洋	yáng	ocean	9	level 6
邀	yāo	to invite	16	level 5
钥	yuè	key	9	level 7-9
叶	yè, xié	leaf	5	same
夜	yè	night	8	level 2
疑	yí	to doubt	14	same
艺	yì	skill	4	level 3
忆	yì	memory	4	level 5
译	yì	to translate	7	same
谊	yì	friendship	10	level 5
引	yǐn	to draw	4	same
印	yìn	to print	5	level 2
赢	yíng	to win	17	level 3
永	yǒng	forever	5	level 2
勇	yǒng	brave	9	same
优	yōu	excellent	6	level 3
幽	yōu	remote	9	level 5
尤	yóu	particularly, especially	4	level 5
由	yóu	to follow	5	level 2
油	yóu	oil	8	level 2
愉	yú	pleased	12	level 6
与	yǔ, yù	and	3	same
预	yù	to advance	10	level 3
原	yuán	former	10	level 2
约	yuē, yāo	to make an appointment	6	level 3
阅	yuè	to read	10	same
云	yún	cloud	4	level 2
允	yǔn	just	4	level 6
杂	zá	mixed	6	level 3
仔	zǐ, zǎi	young	5	level 5
暂	zàn	temporary	12	level 5
则	zé	standard	6	same
责	zé	duty	8	level 3
增	zēng	to increase	15	level 3
章	zhāng	chapter	11	level 3
账	zhàng	account	8	level 6
招	zhāo	to recruit	8	same
折	zhé, shé	to break	7	same
针	zhēn	needle	7	same
争	zhēng	to strive for	6	level 3
整	zhěng	whole	16	level 3
证	zhèng	certificate	7	level 3
之	zhī	possessive particle	3	same
支	zhī	to support	4	level 3
汁	zhī	juice	5	level 3
值	zhí	value	10	level 3
职	zhí	office	11	level 3
植	zhí	to plant	12	same
止	zhǐ	to stop	4	level 3
址	zhǐ	site	7	same
指	zhǐ	finger	9	level 3
至	zhì	until	6	level 3
志	zhì	aspiration	7	level 3
质	zhì	character	8	same
众	zhòng	crowd	6	level 3
洲	zhōu	continent	9	level 7-9
祝	zhù	to wish	9	level 3
著	zhù	to make known	11	same
专	zhuān	for a particular person	4	level 3
转	zhuǎn, zhuàn	to turn	8	level 3
赚	zhuàn, zuàn	to earn	14	level 6
装	zhuāng	dress	12	level 2
资	zī	resources	10	level 3
族	zú	race	11	level 3
组	zǔ	to organize	8	level 2
尊	zūn	to respect	12	level 5
座	zuò	seat	10	level 2

Words, 2025 syllabus

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
啊	ā	interjection of surprise; Ah!
爱情	àiqíng	romance; love (romantic)
爱心	àixīn	compassion; kindness
安检	ānjiǎn	security check (abbr. for 安全检查 (ānquánjiǎnchá)); to do a…
安排	ānpái	to arrange; to plan
按	àn	to press; to push
按时	ànshí	on time; before deadline
按照	ànzhào	according to; in accordance with
白酒	báijiǔ	baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum; white wine…
办公	bàngōng	to handle official business; to do (office) work
办理	bànlǐ	to handle; to transact
办事	bànshì	to handle (affairs); to work
棒	bàng	stick; club
保护	bǎohù	to protect; to defend
保证	bǎozhèng	guarantee; to guarantee
抱	bào	to hold; to carry
报考	bàokǎo	to enter oneself for an examination
报名	bàomíng	to sign up; to enter one's name
抱歉	bàoqiàn	to be sorry; to feel apologetic
背	bēi	to carry on one's back; to bear
背包	bēibāo	knapsack; rucksack
北部	běibù	northern part
倍	bèi	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier)
本科	běnkē	undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)
本来	běnlái	original; originally
笨	bèn	stupid; foolish
鼻子	bízi	nose
笔试	bǐshì	written examination; paper test (for an applicant)
毕业	bìyè	graduation; to graduate
毕业生	bìyèshēng	graduate
便于	biànyú	easy to; convenient for
标准	biāozhǔn	standard; norm
表	biǎo	exterior surface; family relationship via females
表格	biǎogé	form; table
表示	biǎoshì	to express; to state
表现	biǎoxiàn	to show; to show off
表扬	biǎoyáng	to praise; to commend
饼干	bǐnggān	biscuit; cracker
并	bìng	and; furthermore
并且	bìngqiě	and; besides
播放	bōfàng	to broadcast; to transmit
博士	bóshì	doctor; person specialized in a skill or trade
不必	búbì	need not; does not have to
不便	búbiàn	inconvenient; inappropriate
不断	búduàn	unceasing; uninterrupted
不够	búgòu	not enough; insufficient
不过	búguò	only; merely
不论	búlùn	whatever; no matter what (who, how etc)
步	bù	a step; a pace
部	bù	ministry; department
不得不	bùdébù	have no choice or option but to; cannot but
部分	bùfen	part; portion
不管	bùguǎn	not to be concerned; regardless of
不光	bùguāng	not the only one; not only
不仅	bùjǐn	not just; not limited to
不满	bùmǎn	dissatisfied; discontented
部门	bùmén	department; branch
不如	bùrú	not equal to; not as good as
擦	cā	to rub; to scratch
猜	cāi	to guess
材料	cáiliào	(raw) material; data
参观	cānguān	to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour
参赛	cānsài	to compete; to take part in a competition
餐厅	cāntīng	dining hall; dining room
操场	cāochǎng	playground; sports field
厕所	cèsuǒ	toilet; lavatory
查看	chákàn	to look over; to examine
茶叶	cháyè	tea; tea leaves
查找	cházhǎo	to search for; to look up
差点儿	chàdiǎnr	almost; nearly
产生	chǎnshēng	to arise; to come into being
厂	chǎng	factory; yard
场	chǎng	large place used for a specific purpose; stage
超过	chāoguò	to surpass; to exceed
车速	chēsù	vehicle speed
车位	chēwèi	parking spot; unloading point
城	chéng	city walls; city
乘	chéng	to ride; to mount
成功	chénggōng	to succeed; success
乘客	chéngkè	passenger
诚实	chéngshí	honest
成为	chéngwéi	to become; to turn into
乘坐	chéngzuò	to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride
吃惊	chījīng	to be startled; to be shocked
迟	chí	late; delayed
重	chóng	to repeat; repetition
重新	chóngxīn	again; once more
出差	chūchāi	to go on an official or business trip
出口	chūkǒu	an exit; to speak
出现	chūxiàn	to appear; to arise
出行	chūxíng	to go out somewhere (relatively short trip); to set off on…
出租	chūzū	to rent
厨房	chúfáng	kitchen
厨师	chúshī	cook; chef
窗	chuāng	window
窗户	chuānghu	window
吹	chuī	to blow; to play a wind instrument
词语	cíyǔ	word…
此	cǐ	this; these
此次	cǐcì	this time
此外	cǐwài	besides; in addition
从此	cóngcǐ	from now on; since then
从来	cónglái	always; at all times
从中	cóngzhōng	from among them; from it
粗	cū	wide; thick
粗心	cūxīn	careless; thoughtless
村	cūn	village; to scold
存	cún	to exist; to deposit
错过	cuòguò	to miss (train, opportunity etc)
错误	cuòwù	mistaken; false
答应	dāying	to answer; to respond
答	dá	to answer; to reply
答案	dá’àn	answer; solution
达到	dádào	to reach; to achieve
打招呼	dǎzhāohu	to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice
打败	dǎbài	to defeat; to overpower
打工	dǎgōng	to work a temporary or casual job; to have a job outside of…
打扰	dǎrǎo	to disturb; to bother
打印	dǎyìn	to affix a seal; to stamp
打印机	dǎyìnjī	printer
打折	dǎzhé	to give a discount
打针	dǎzhēn	to give or get an injection
大巴	dàbā	large bus; coach
大大	dàdà	greatly; enormously
大夫	dàifu	doctor; physician
大量	dàliàng	great amount; large quantity
大赛	dàsài	grand contest
大厅	dàtīng	hall; concourse
大约	dàyuē	approximately; probably
大自然	dàzìrán	nature (the natural world)
待	dāi	to stay; to remain
戴	dài	to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect
袋子	dàizi	bag
单位	dānwèi	unit; unit (group of people as a whole)
当	dāng	to be; to act as
当时	dāngshí	then; at that time
刀	dāo	knife; blade
导游	dǎoyóu	tour guide; guidebook
倒	dào	to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
道	dào	road; path
到底	dàodǐ	finally; in the end
到来	dàolái	to arrive; arrival
道路	dàolù	road; path
道歉	dàoqiàn	to apologize
得意	déyì	proud of oneself; pleased with oneself
登机	dēngjī	to board a plane
等	děng	to wait for; to await
等到	děngdào	to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
低	dī	low; beneath
低价	dījià	low price
低温	dīwēn	low temperature
低于	dīyú	to be lower than
底	dǐ	bottom; base
底下	dǐxia	the location below sth; afterwards
地球	dìqiú	the earth
地址	dìzhǐ	address
点名	diǎnmíng	roll call; to mention sb by name
点头	diǎntóu	to nod
电动车	diàndòngchē	electric vehicle…
电视剧	diànshìjù	TV series; TV drama
掉	diào	to fall; to drop
调查	diàochá	investigation; inquiry
订	dìng	to agree; to conclude
定	dìng	to fix; to set
东部	dōngbù	the east; eastern part
动车	dòngchē	(PRC) (D- or C-class) high-speed train; power car
动作	dòngzuò	movement; motion
读者	dúzhě	reader
堵车	dǔchē	traffic jam; to get congested
度假	dùjià	to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation
肚子	dùzi	belly; abdomen
短信	duǎnxìn	text message; SMS
队	duì	squadron; team
对方	duìfāng	the other person; the other side
对面	duìmiàn	opposite; across (the street etc)
对于	duìyú	regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned
队员	duìyuán	team member
队长	duìzhǎng	captain; team leader
顿	dùn	to stop; to pause
多么	duōme	how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc)
多数	duōshù	majority; most
多样	duōyàng	diverse; diversity
而	ér	and; as well as
儿童	értóng	child
发出	fāchū	to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out
发送	fāsòng	to transmit; to dispatch
法	fǎ	law; method
法律	fǎlǜ	law
翻译	fānyì	to translate; to interpret
烦	fán	to feel vexed; to bother
烦恼	fánnǎo	to be worried; to be distressed
反对	fǎnduì	to oppose; to be against
方面	fāngmiàn	respect; aspect
方式	fāngshì	way; method
房东	fángdōng	landlord
房租	fángzū	rent for a room or house
放弃	fàngqì	to renounce; to abandon
放松	fàngsōng	to relax; to slacken
费	fèi	to cost; to spend
费用	fèiyong	cost; expenditure

Characters and words, 2021 standard (GF0025-2021)

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一再	yīzài	repeatedly
一律	yīlǜ	same; identical
一致	yīzhì	consistent; unanimous
一般来说	yībānláishuō	generally speaking
万一	wànyī	just in case; if by any chance
丈夫	zhàngfu	husband
上个月	shànggèyuè	last month
上楼	shànglóu	to go upstairs
上门	shàngmén	to drop in; to visit
下个月	xiàgèyuè	next month
下楼	xiàlóu	to go downstairs
下载	xiàzǎi	to download
下降	xiàjiàng	to decline; to drop
不在乎	bùzàihu	not to care
不然	bùrán	not so; no
不管	bùguǎn	not to be concerned; regardless of
不要紧	bùyàojǐn	unimportant; not serious
专心	zhuānxīn	to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)
业余	yèyú	in one's spare time; outside working hours
两边	liǎngbian	either side; both sides
严	Yán	tight (closely sealed); stern
严格	yángé	strict; stringent
严重	yánzhòng	grave; serious
个体	gètǐ	an individual; self-employed individual
个别	gèbié	individually; one by one
中介	zhōngjiè	to act as intermediary; to link
中奖	zhòngjiǎng	to win a prize
临时	línshí	as the time draws near; at the last moment
主席	zhǔxí	chairperson; premier
主题	zhǔtí	theme; subject
义务	yìwù	duty; obligation
之一	zhīyī	one of (sth); one out of a multitude
之前	zhīqián	before; prior to
之后	zhīhòu	after; behind
之间	zhījiān	(after a noun) between; among
乐趣	lèqù	delight; pleasure
了不起	liǎobuqǐ	amazing; terrific
了解	liǎojiě	to understand; to know about
争论	zhēnglùn	to argue; to debate
事先	shìxiān	in advance; before the event
事物	shìwù	thing; object
二手	èrshǒu	indirectly acquired; second-hand…
于是	yúshì	thereupon; as a result
五颜六色	wǔyánliùsè	multicolored; every color under the sun
亚运会	Yàyùnhuì	Asian Games
些	xiē	classifier indicating a small amount or small number…
交换	jiāohuàn	to exchange; to swap
交际	jiāojì	communication
产品	chǎnpǐn	goods; merchandise
亲密	qīnmì	intimate; close
亲爱	qīnài	dear; beloved
人家	rénjiā	household; dwelling
从此	cóngcǐ	from now on; since then
付出	fùchū	to pay; to expend
代替	dàitì	to replace; to take the place of
以内	yǐnèi	within; less than
以及	yǐjí	and; as well as
企业	qǐyè	company; firm
优秀	yōuxiù	outstanding; excellent
优美	yōuměi	graceful; fine
优良	yōuliáng	fine; good
伙	huǒ	meals; variant of 伙 (huǒ)
伙伴	huǒbàn	companion; pal
会计	kuàijì	accountant; accountancy
伞	sǎn	umbrella; parasol
传统	chuántǒng	tradition; traditional
伤害	shānghài	to injure; to harm
似乎	sìhū	it seems; seemingly
似的	shìde	seems as if; rather like
位于	wèiyú	to be located at; to be situated at
位置	wèizhi	position; place
体操	tǐcāo	gymnastic; gymnastics
体检	tǐjiǎn	abbr. for 体格检查 (tǐgéjiǎnchá)
体重	tǐzhòng	body weight
作为	zuòwéi	one's conduct; deed
作出	zuòchū	to put out; to come up with
使劲	shǐjìn	to exert all one's strength
供应	gōngyìng	to supply; to provide (goods, services etc)
依然	yīrán	still; as before
依靠	yīkào	to rely on; to depend on
促使	cùshǐ	to prompt; to induce
促进	cùjìn	to promote (an idea or cause); to advance
促销	cùxiāo	to promote sales
保守	bǎoshǒu	conservative; to guard
保密	bǎomì	to keep sth confidential; to maintain secrecy
俩	liǎ	two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個 or 两个); both
修理	xiūlǐ	to repair; to fix
倍	bèi	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier)
倒车	dǎochē	to change buses, trains etc
倒闭	dǎobì	to go bankrupt; to close down
假如	jiǎrú	if
做梦	zuòmèng	to dream; to have a dream
停下	tíngxià	to stop
健身	jiànshēn	to exercise; to keep fit
儿童	értóng	child
兄弟	xiōngdì	brothers; younger brother
充分	chōngfèn	ample; sufficient
充电	chōngdiàn	to recharge (a battery); to recharge one's batteries…
充电器	chōngdiànqì	battery charger
光临	guānglín	to honor with one's presence; to attend
光盘	guāngpán	compact disc (CD); DVD
免费	miǎnfèi	free
公元	gōngyuán	CE (Common Era); Christian Era
共	gòng	common; general
关于	guānyú	pertaining to; concerning
关闭	guānbì	to close; to shut (a window etc)
兴奋	xīngfèn	excited; excitement
兴趣	xìngqù	interest (desire to know about sth); interest…
兵	bīng	soldiers; a force
其余	qíyú	the rest; the others
具备	jùbèi	to possess; to have
典型	diǎnxíng	model; typical case
养成	yǎngchéng	to cultivate; to raise
内科	nèikē	internal medicine; general medicine
内部	nèibù	interior; inside (part, section)
再三	zàisān	over and over again; again and again
冬季	dōngjì	winter
冰	bīng	ice; to chill sth
冰箱	bīngxiāng	refrigerator; icebox
冰雪	bīngxuě	ice and snow
冲	chōng	thoroughfare; to go straight ahead
冷静	lěngjìng	calm; cool-headed
准时	zhǔnshí	on time; punctual
减	jiǎn	to lower; to decrease
减少	jiǎnshǎo	to lessen; to decrease
减肥	jiǎnféi	to lose weight
几乎	jīhū	almost; nearly
出售	chūshòu	to sell; to offer for sale
出席	chūxí	to attend; to participate
出色	chūsè	remarkable; outstanding
分为	fēnwéi	to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
分之	fēnzhī	indicating a fraction
分布	fēnbù	to scatter; to distribute
分手	fēnshǒu	to part company; to split up
分散	fēnsàn	to scatter; to disperse
切	qiē	to cut; to slice
划	huá	to cut; to slash
列	liè	to arrange; to line up
列为	lièwéi	to be classified as
列入	lièrù	to include on a list
列车	lièchē	(railway) train
利息	lìxī	interest (on a loan)
利益	lìyì	benefit; interest
制订	zhìdìng	to work out; to formulate
刷	shuā	a brush; to paint
刷子	shuāzi	brush; scrub
刷牙	shuāyá	to brush one's teeth
刺	cī	whoosh
刺激	cìjī	to provoke; to irritate
前头	qiántou	in front; at the head
前途	qiántú	prospects; future outlook
力气	lìqi	physical strength
办事	bànshì	to handle (affairs); to work
加入	jiārù	to become a member; to join
加油站	jiāyóuzhàn	gas station
加班	jiābān	to work overtime
动摇	dòngyáo	to sway; to waver
动画片	dònghuàpiàn	animated film
勇敢	yǒnggǎn	brave; courageous
勇气	yǒngqì	courage
包含	bāohán	to contain; to embody
包括	bāokuò	to comprise; to include
包裹	bāoguǒ	to wrap up; to bind up
医学	yīxué	medicine; medical science
医疗	yīliáo	medical treatment
单	Shàn	surname Shan
单独	dāndú	alone; by oneself
单纯	dānchún	simple; pure
单调	dāndiào	monotonous
即将	jíjiāng	about to; on the point of
却	què	but; yet
卷	juǎn	to roll up; to sweep up
历史	lìshǐ	history
厘米	límǐ	centimeter
厚	hòu	thick; deep or profound
原则	yuánzé	principle; doctrine
原料	yuánliào	raw material
县	xiàn	county; (Japan) prefecture
参与	cānyù	to participate
参考	cānkǎo	consultation; reference
及格	jígé	to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard
反	fǎn	contrary; in reverse
反映	fǎnyìng	to mirror; to reflect
反而	fǎnér	on the contrary; instead
发挥	fāhuī	to display; to exhibit
发烧	fāshāo	to have a high temperature; to have a fever
发票	fāpiào	invoice; receipt
叔叔	shūshu	father's younger brother; paternal uncle
受不了	shòubùliǎo	unbearable; unable to endure
口袋	kǒudài	pocket; bag
口语	kǒuyǔ	colloquial speech; spoken language
召开	zhàokāi	to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke
可见	kějiàn	it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is…
台上	táishàng	on stage
台阶	táijiē	steps; flight of steps
叶子	yèzi	leaf
号码	hàomǎ	number
吃惊	chījīng	to be startled; to be shocked
各个	gègè	every; various
合同	hétong	contract; agreement

Words, HSK 2.0

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一切	yīqiè	everything; every
不仅	bùjǐn	not just; not limited to
不但	bùdàn	not only (... but also ...)
不得不	bùdébù	have no choice or option but to; cannot but
不管	bùguǎn	not to be concerned; regardless of
不过	bùguò	only; merely
与	yú	variant of 欤 (yú)
专业	zhuānyè	specialty; specialized field
专门	zhuānmén	specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose)
世纪	shìjì	century
丢	diū	to lose; to put aside
严格	yángé	strict; stringent
严重	yánzhòng	grave; serious
个子	gèzi	stature; height
中文	Zhōngwén	Chinese language
丰富	fēngfù	to enrich; rich
主动	zhǔdòng	to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord
主意	zhǔyi	plan; idea
举办	jǔbàn	to conduct; to hold (an event)
之	zhī	possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de); him
乒乓球	pīngpāngqiú	table tennis; ping-pong
乘坐	chéngzuò	to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride
也许	yěxǔ	perhaps; maybe
乱	luàn	in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind
于是	yúshì	thereupon; as a result
互相	hùxiāng	each other; mutually
亚洲	Yàzhōu	Asia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲 (YàxìyàZhōu))
交	jiāo	to hand over; to deliver
交流	jiāoliú	to exchange; exchange
交通	jiāotōng	to be connected; traffic
京剧	Jīngjù	Beijing opera
亮	liàng	bright; light
亲戚	qīnqi	a relative
人民币	rénmínbì	Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC…
亿	yì	100 million
仍然	réngrán	still; as before
从来	cónglái	always; at all times
仔细	zǐxì	careful; attentive
代替	dàitì	to replace; to take the place of
代表	dàibiǎo	representative; delegate
以	yǐ	to use; by means of
价格	jiàgé	price
任何	rènhé	any; whatever
任务	rènwu	mission; assignment
份	fèn	classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports…
优点	yōudiǎn	merit; benefit
优秀	yōuxiù	outstanding; excellent
传真	chuánzhēn	to fax; a fax
伤心	shāngxīn	to grieve; to be broken-hearted
估计	gūjì	to estimate; to assess
作者	zuòzhě	author; writer
使用	shǐyòng	to use; to employ
例如	lìrú	for example; for instance
保护	bǎohù	to protect; to defend
保证	bǎozhèng	guarantee; to guarantee
信任	xìnrèn	to trust; to have confidence in
信心	xìnxīn	confidence; faith
信用卡	xìnyòngkǎ	credit card
俩	liǎ	two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個 or 两个); both
修	Xiū	to decorate; to embellish
倍	bèi	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier)
值得	zhíde	worth the money; to merit
假	gēi	used in 假掰 (gēibāi)
做生意	zuòshēngyì	to do business
停止	tíngzhǐ	to stop; to halt
偶尔	ǒuěr	occasionally; once in a while
儿童	értóng	child
允许	yǔnxǔ	to permit; to allow
光	guāng	light; ray
免费	miǎnfèi	free
入口	rùkǒu	entrance; to import
全部	quánbù	whole; all
公里	gōnglǐ	kilometer
共同	gòngtóng	common; joint
关键	guānjiàn	crucial point; crux
兴奋	xīngfèn	excited; excitement
其中	qízhōng	among; in
其次	qícì	next; secondly
养成	yǎngchéng	to cultivate; to raise
内	nèi	inside; inner
内容	nèiróng	content; substance
农村	nóngcūn	rural area; village
冷静	lěngjìng	calm; cool-headed
准时	zhǔnshí	on time; punctual
准确	zhǔnquè	accurate; exact
凉快	liángkuai	pleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself
减少	jiǎnshǎo	to lessen; to decrease
减肥	jiǎnféi	to lose weight
出发	chūfā	to set off; to start (on a journey)
出差	chūchāi	to go on an official or business trip
出生	chūshēng	to be born
刀	Dāo	knife; blade
分之	fēnzhī	indicating a fraction
刚刚	gānggang	just recently; just a moment ago
判断	pànduàn	to judge; to determine
到处	dàochù	everywhere
到底	dàodǐ	finally; in the end
制造	zhìzào	to manufacture; to make
剩	shèng	to remain; to be left
力气	lìqi	physical strength
加油站	jiāyóuzhàn	gas station
加班	jiābān	to work overtime
动作	dòngzuò	movement; motion
勇敢	yǒnggǎn	brave; courageous
包括	bāokuò	to comprise; to include
区别	qūbié	difference; to distinguish
十分	shífēn	very; completely
千万	qiānwàn	ten million; countless
博士	bóshì	doctor; person specialized in a skill or trade
印象	yìnxiàng	impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
危险	wēixiǎn	danger; dangerous
即使	jíshǐ	even if; even though
却	què	but; yet
厉害	lìhai	…
压力	yālì	pressure
厚	hòu	thick; deep or profound
原因	yuányīn	cause; origin
原来	yuánlái	original; former
原谅	yuánliàng	to excuse; to forgive
参观	cānguān	to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour
及时	jíshí	timely; at the right time
友好	Yǒuhǎo	friendly; amicable
友谊	yǒuyì	companionship; fellowship
反对	fǎnduì	to oppose; to be against
反映	fǎnyìng	to mirror; to reflect
发	fā	to send out; to show (one's feeling)
发展	fāzhǎn	development; growth
发生	fāshēng	to happen; to occur
取	qǔ	to take; to get
受不了	shòubùliǎo	unbearable; unable to endure
受到	shòudào	to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be…
另外	lìngwài	additional; in addition
只好	zhǐhǎo	to have no other option but to ...; to have to
只要	zhǐyào	so long as; provided
可怜	kělián	pitiful; pathetic
可惜	kěxī	it is a pity; what a pity
可是	kěshì	but; however
台	Tái	platform; stage
叶子	yèzi	leaf
号码	hàomǎ	number
吃惊	chījīng	to be startled; to be shocked
各	gè	each; every
合格	hégé	to meet the standard required; qualified
合适	héshì	suitable; fitting
同情	tóngqíng	to sympathize with; sympathy
后悔	hòuhuǐ	to regret; to feel remorse
后来	hòulái	afterwards; later
否则	fǒuzé	otherwise; if not
吵	chǎo	noisy; loud
吸引	xīyǐn	to attract; to appeal to
呀	ya	particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise…
周围	zhōuwéi	environs; surroundings
味道	wèidao	flavor; taste
咱们	zánmen	we or us…
咳嗽	késou	to cough
咸	Xián	salted; salty
响	xiǎng	echo; sound
售货员	shòuhuòyuán	sales clerk; sales associate
商量	shāngliang	to consult; to talk over
嘴	zuǐ	mouth; beak
回忆	huíyì	to recall; memories
因此	yīncǐ	thus; consequently
困	kùn	to trap; to surround
困难	kùnnan	difficult; challenging
国际	guójì	international
圆	yuán	circle; round
地址	dìzhǐ	address
地球	dìqiú	the earth
场	cháng	threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings:…
坚持	jiānchí	to persevere with; to persist in
垃圾桶	lājītǒng	rubbish bin; trash can
基础	jīchǔ	base; foundation
堵车	dǔchē	traffic jam; to get congested
塑料袋	sùliàodài	plastic bag
填空	tiánkòng	to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank
墙	qiáng	wall
增加	zēngjiā	to raise; to increase
增长	zēngzhǎng	to grow; to increase
复印	fùyìn	to photocopy; to duplicate a document
复杂	fùzá	complicated; complex
够	gòu	enough (sufficient); enough (too much)
大使馆	dàshǐguǎn	embassy
大夫	dàfū	senior official
大概	dàgài	roughly; probably
大约	dàyuē	approximately; probably
失望	shīwàng	disappointed; to lose hope
失败	shībài	to be defeated; to lose
奖金	jiǎngjīn	premium; award money
好像	hǎoxiàng	as if; to seem like
好处	hǎochǔ	easy to get along with
孙子	Sūnzǐ	Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (SūnWǔ)…
孤单	gūdān	lone; lonely
安全	ānquán	safe; secure
安排	ānpái	to arrange; to plan
完全	wánquán	complete; whole
实在	shízài	really; actually
实际	shíjì	reality; practice
害羞	hàixiū	shy; embarrassed
家具	jiājù	furniture
宽	Kuān	wide; broad

Levels and the pinyin of words follow the official 2025 syllabus; the open krmanik/HSK-3.0 lists agree with it character for character. 2021 levels come from krmanik/HSK-3.0 (人 at level 2 corrected to 入, see Corrections), HSK 2.0 levels from complete-hsk-vocabulary; meanings are CC-CEDICT's. These are unofficial copies: check the test center's syllabus before an exam.

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