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100 words for HSK 4 under HSK 3.0, the HSK exam syllabus of November 2025 (82 are level 4): people and jobs, measure words, time, everyday verbs, tastes and descriptions, feelings and character, home, travel, food and health, with tone-marked pinyin and original examples.

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  1. 父亲 (父親) (fùqīn) (n.)
    我父亲是一名医生。 (Wǒ fùqīn shì yī míng yīshēng.)
    father (formal)

    My father is a doctor.

    Note: The everyday word is 爸爸; 父亲 suits formal talk.
    People & Pronouns
  2. 倍 (bèi) (m.)
    这个城市的人口是我老家的十倍。 (Zhège chéngshì de rénkǒu shì wǒ lǎojiā de shí bèi.)
    times; -fold

    This city has ten times as many people as my hometown.
    Numbers & Measure Words
  3. 当时 (當時) (dāngshí) (n.)
    去年冬天我在哈尔滨学习，当时那里冷极了。 (Qùnián dōngtiān wǒ zài Hā'ěrbīn xuéxí, dāngshí nàlǐ lěng jí le.)
    at that time; back then

    I studied in Harbin last winter; back then it was extremely cold there.
    Time
  4. 安排 (ānpái) (v.)
    公司安排我下个月去北京。 (Gōngsī ānpái wǒ xià ge yuè qù Běijīng.)
    to arrange; to plan; to schedule

    The company has arranged for me to go to Beijing next month.
    Verbs
  5. 辣 (là) (adj.)
    四川菜很辣。 (Sìchuān cài hěn là.)
    spicy hot

    Sichuan food is very spicy.
    Adjectives
  6. 害羞 (hàixiū) (adj.)
    这个孩子很害羞。 (Zhège háizi hěn hàixiū.)
    shy; bashful

    This child is very shy.
    Feelings & Character
  7. 航班 (hángbān) (n.)
    我的航班晚上八点到上海。 (Wǒ de hángbān wǎnshang bā diǎn dào Shànghǎi.)
    (scheduled) flight

    My flight gets into Shanghai at eight in the evening.

    Note: 航班号 — flight number; 航班取消了 — the flight was cancelled.
    Travel & Transport
  8. 饺子 (餃子) (jiǎozi) (n.)
    这些饺子是我和爸爸一起包的，样子有点儿难看。 (Zhèxiē jiǎozi shì wǒ hé bàba yīqǐ bāo de, yàngzi yǒudiǎnr nánkàn.)
    dumplings

    Dad and I wrapped these dumplings together, and they don't look very nice.

    Note: 包饺子 (bāo jiǎozi) — to make (wrap) dumplings.
    Food & Drink
  9. 钥匙 (鑰匙) (yàoshi) (n.)
    这把钥匙是开哪个门的？ (Zhè bǎ yàoshi shì kāi nǎge mén de?)
    key

    Measure word: 把 (bǎ): 一把钥匙

    Which door does this key open?
    Things & Objects
  10. 皮肤 (皮膚) (pífū) (n.)
    夏天要注意保护皮肤。 (Xiàtiān yào zhùyì bǎohù pífū.)
    skin

    In summer you need to take care of your skin.

    Note: 皮肤很好 — has lovely skin.
    Body & Health

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  • Pinyin, tones, measure words and meanings checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) and the Taiwan Ministry of Education's dictionaries (the Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary and the Cross-Strait Dictionary 兩岸常用詞典, via moedict.tw) (reference only). Levels follow HSK 3.0: the HSK examination syllabus (HSK 考试大纲) published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation in November 2025, a separate document from the 2021 standard GF 0025-2021, which it cites among its references. Of the 100 headwords, 82 are level 4 and 12 are level 1–3 words, which the HSK 1–3 decks card as well (each folder covers its own levels in full); 朵, 打扮, 迷路, 邮局 and 减肥 are level 5, and 大使馆 is not listed as a word (使馆 is level 4). Their cards say so. Headword levels checked against two transcriptions of the syllabus word list (harukicoder/hsk30, drkameleon/complete-hsk-vocabulary). All example sentences are original.

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