HSK 4 (汉语水平考试四级)

At HSK 4, you're able to:

1. Talk about people, feelings, and your experience of work and study in some detail.
2. Discuss everyday economic and social questions, the environment and new technology.
3. Introduce China's main provinces and cities, its historic sites and its customs.
4. Tell a story from Chinese history, or explain a common saying.

HSK 4 covers 2,000 words and 1,096 characters, counted from the start of the syllabus.

HSK 4 vocabulary list (1,505 words)

Essential HSK 4 articles

Important HSK 4 articles

1. The 要是…就 (yàoshi…jiù) construction in Chinese grammar
2. How to use 倍 (bèi) in Chinese grammar: -times, -fold and multiplication

Supplementary HSK 4 articles

1. How to use 关于 (guānyú) and 对于 (duìyú) correctly in Chinese
2. "Sorry" and "excuse me" in Chinese: 对不起, 请问, 麻烦你, 劳驾
3. Common mistakes with 把 (bǎ) in Chinese grammar