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HSK 4 Vocabulary List — 2.0 classic

All 598 words in HSK 2.0 (the classic 2010 standard) level 4, with pinyin, part of speech and English meaning. Words link to their character pages for stroke order and example words.

Word list: HSK 2.0 (the classic 2010 standard). Showing 1–20 of 598.

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#WordPinyinPOSMeaningStudy list
1对duì 4p,v,q,aright; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
2过guò 4u,v,d,gto cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-
3而ér 2cc,uand; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
4等děng 3v,uclass; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once
5与yǔ 3p,ccand; to give; together with
6当dāng 1p,vto be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
7之zhī 1u,r,g(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it
8以yǐ 3p,c,bto use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)
9起来qǐ lai 3–5vto stand up; to get up; also pr. [qǐ lái]
10死sǐ 3v,a,vn,dto die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
11却què 4dbut; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
12生活shēng huó 1–2 vn,vto live; life; livelihood
13发生fā shēng 1–1 v,vnto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
14不过bù guò 4–4 → 2–4c,d,uonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
15所有suǒ yǒu 3–3 → 2–3b,vall; to have; to possess; to own
16情况qíng kuàng 2–4 ncircumstances; state of affairs; situation
17最后zuì hòu 4–4 ffinal; last; finally; ultimate
18成为chéng wéi 2–2 vto become; to turn into
19行xíng 2v,g,q,a,nto walk; to go; to travel; a visit; temporary; makeshift; current; in circulation; to do; to perform; capable; competent; effective; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct; Taiwan pr. [xìng] for the behavior-conduct sense
20感觉gǎn jué 3–2 n,vfeeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive

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