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91 more HSK 4 words under HSK 3.0, the HSK exam syllabus of November 2025: school and exams, travel and transport, food and drink, family pairs and life online, each in an original example sentence with pinyin, with the gloss, translation and some measure words on the back.

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  1. 操场 (操場) (cāochǎng) (n.)
    这个操场晚上也开门，附近的人常来散步。 (Zhège cāochǎng wǎnshang yě kāimén, fùjìn de rén cháng lái sànbù.)
    sports ground; school playing field

    Measure word: 个 (gè): 一个操场

    This sports ground is open in the evenings too, and people from nearby often come for a walk.
    Places & Directions
  2. 美景 (měijǐng) (n.)
    山上的美景让我们忘了累。 (Shān shang de měijǐng ràng wǒmen wàngle lèi.)
    beautiful scenery; a lovely view

    The beautiful views on the mountain made us forget how tired we were.
    Travel & Transport
  3. 皮鞋 (píxié) (n.)
    去面试最好穿皮鞋，别穿运动鞋。 (Qù miànshì zuìhǎo chuān píxié, bié chuān yùndòngxié.)
    leather shoes

    Measure word: 双 (shuāng): 一双皮鞋 (a pair)

    For an interview you'd better wear leather shoes, not trainers.
    Things & Objects
  4. 点名 (點名) (diǎnmíng) (v.)
    每节课开始的时候，老师都要点名。 (Měi jié kè kāishǐ de shíhou, lǎoshī dōu yào diǎnmíng.)
    to call the roll; to name (someone in particular)

    At the start of every lesson the teacher calls the roll.
    Work & Study
  5. 降温 (降溫) (jiàngwēn) (v.)
    这几天一直在降温，我都感冒了。 (Zhè jǐ tiān yīzhí zài jiàngwēn, wǒ dōu gǎnmào le.)
    (of the temperature) to drop; to cool down

    The temperature has kept dropping these last few days, and now I've caught a cold.

    Note: It can also mean cooling something on purpose: 给房间降温 — to cool a room down.
    Verbs
  6. 孙女 (孫女) (sūnnǚ) (n.)
    我奶奶有两个孙女，一个是我，一个是我妹妹。 (Wǒ nǎinai yǒu liǎng ge sūnnǚ, yī ge shì wǒ, yī ge shì wǒ mèimei.)
    granddaughter (a son's daughter)

    Measure word: 个 (gè): 一个孙女

    My grandma has two granddaughters: me and my younger sister.

    Watch out: A daughter's daughter is 外孙女 (wàisūnnǚ).
    People & Pronouns
  7. 打针 (打針) (dǎzhēn) (v.)
    医生说我得每天打针，打一个星期。 (Yīshēng shuō wǒ děi měi tiān dǎzhēn, dǎ yī ge xīngqī.)
    to give someone an injection; to have an injection

    The doctor says I have to have an injection every day for a week.

    Watch out: It splits: 打了一针 — had one injection.
    Body & Health
  8. 零下 (língxià) (n.)
    今天晚上气温会降到零下。 (Jīntiān wǎnshang qìwēn huì jiàngdào língxià.)
    below zero (of temperature)

    Tonight the temperature will drop below zero.

    Note: With a number it gives minus temperatures: 零下五度, minus five degrees.
    Numbers & Measure Words
  9. 多样 (多樣) (duōyàng) (adj.)
    这个城市的文化非常多样。 (Zhège chéngshì de wénhuà fēicháng duōyàng.)
    diverse; varied

    This city's culture is extremely diverse.

    Note: Also found in the set phrase 多种多样 (duōzhǒng-duōyàng), of all kinds.
    Adjectives
  10. 差点儿 (差點兒) (chàdiǎnr) (adv.)
    今天早上我差点儿迟到。 (Jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ chàdiǎnr chídào.)
    almost; nearly

    I was nearly late this morning.

    Watch out: For something unwanted, 差点儿迟到 and 差点儿没迟到 both mean you were not late in the end.
    Particles & Adverbs

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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. The headwords are level-4 words of the syllabus that the folder's earlier parts do not card, in frequency order (frequency ranks from drkameleon/complete-hsk-vocabulary), with the 19 words it does not rank (使馆 to 短信) last; levels checked against two transcriptions of the syllabus word list (harukicoder/hsk30, drkameleon/complete-hsk-vocabulary), or against harukicoder/hsk30 and the syllabus itself for the 18 words drkameleon does not list. All example sentences are original.

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