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90 more HSK 4 words under HSK 3.0, the HSK exam syllabus of November 2025: linking words such as 既然, 然而 and 加上, feelings and attitudes, places and the wider world, and everyday verbs, each in an original example sentence with pinyin, with the gloss, translation and some measure words on the back.

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  1. 演 (yǎn) (v.)
    她在这部电影里演一个医生。 (Tā zài zhè bù diànyǐng li yǎn yī ge yīshēng.)
    to act; to perform; to play (a role)

    She plays a doctor in this film.

    Note: 演员 (yǎnyuán) is an actor; 表演 (biǎoyǎn) is to perform or a performance.
    Ideas & Activities
  2. 错过 (錯過) (cuòguò) (v.)
    路上堵车，我们错过了下午的飞机。 (Lùshang dǔchē, wǒmen cuòguòle xiàwǔ de fēijī.)
    to miss (a train, a chance, an event)

    Traffic was jammed on the way, and we missed the afternoon flight.

    Watch out: 错过 is failing to catch something; missing a person you love is 想 or 想念.
    Verbs
  3. 共同 (gòngtóng) (adj.)
    我们有很多共同的爱好。 (Wǒmen yǒu hěn duō gòngtóng de àihào.)
    common, shared; (before a verb) together, jointly

    We have a lot of hobbies in common.

    Watch out: 共同 is shared by everyone, 相同 is identical: 共同的朋友 (a mutual friend), 相同的答案 (the same answer).
    Adjectives
  4. 杂志 (雜誌) (zázhì) (n.)
    我在飞机上看了一本杂志。 (Wǒ zài fēijī shang kànle yī běn zázhì.)
    magazine

    Measure word: 本 (běn): 一本杂志

    I read a magazine on the plane.
    Things & Objects
  5. 既然 (jìrán) (conj.)
    既然东西都买好了，我们就回家吧。 (Jìrán dōngxi dōu mǎihǎo le, wǒmen jiù huí jiā ba.)
    since; now that (given a fact both sides accept)

    Since we've bought everything, let's go home.

    Watch out: The second clause usually has 就 and draws a conclusion or gives advice; 因为 only states a cause.
    Prepositions & Conjunctions
  6. 幅 (fú) (m.)
    房间里挂着一幅画。 (Fángjiān li guàzhe yī fú huà.)
    measure word for paintings, pictures and scrolls

    A painting hangs in the room.

    Watch out: Photos usually take 张: 一张照片; 幅 suits paintings and pictures.
    Numbers & Measure Words
  7. 交通 (jiāotōng) (n.)
    新学校在城市的东边，交通不太方便。 (Xīn xuéxiào zài chéngshì de dōngbian, jiāotōng bù tài fāngbiàn.)
    traffic; transport

    The new school is on the east side of town, and transport there isn't very convenient.

    Note: 交通工具 = means of transport.
    Travel & Transport
  8. 队员 (隊員) (duìyuán) (n.)
    这个球队有十二名队员。 (Zhège qiúduì yǒu shí'èr míng duìyuán.)
    team member; player (on a team)

    Measure word: 名 (míng) or 个: 一名队员

    This team has twelve players.
    People & Pronouns
  9. 优秀 (優秀) (yōuxiù) (adj.)
    她是我们班最优秀的学生。 (Tā shì wǒmen bān zuì yōuxiù de xuésheng.)
    excellent; outstanding

    She's the best student in our class.

    Watch out: 优秀 praises people and their work.
    Feelings & Character
  10. 食物 (shíwù) (n.)
    天气热，食物不能放太久。 (Tiānqì rè, shíwù bù néng fàng tài jiǔ.)
    food (anything eaten)

    In hot weather, food can't be kept for long.

    Note: In colloquial speech, food is also 吃的: 家里有吃的吗？
    Food & Drink

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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); 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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