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91 more HSK 4 words under HSK 3.0, the HSK exam syllabus of November 2025: places and travel, food and home, people and feelings, and linking words such as 此外, 其次 and 不论, each in an original example sentence with pinyin, with the gloss, translation and some measure words on the back.

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  1. 人数 (人數) (rénshù) (n.)
    今天来上课的人数比昨天少。 (Jīntiān lái shàngkè de rénshù bǐ zuótiān shǎo.)
    number of people

    Fewer people came to class today than yesterday.

    Note: 人数 is the head count itself; to ask how many people, just say 多少人？ or 几个人？
    People & Pronouns
  2. 外套 (wàitào) (n.)
    晚上会变冷，你带一件外套吧。 (Wǎnshang huì biàn lěng, nǐ dài yī jiàn wàitào ba.)
    coat; jacket (worn over other clothes)

    Measure word: 件 (jiàn): 一件外套

    It'll get cold this evening, so take a coat with you.
    Things & Objects
  3. 用于 (用於) (yòngyú) (v.)
    这笔钱只能用于学习。 (Zhè bǐ qián zhǐnéng yòngyú xuéxí.)
    to be used for

    This money may only be used for study.
    Verbs
  4. 聚会 (聚會) (jùhuì) (n./v.)
    周末我们在小王家有个聚会。 (Zhōumò wǒmen zài Xiǎo Wáng jiā yǒu ge jùhuì.)
    get-together; party; to get together

    We're having a get-together at Xiao Wang's place this weekend.

    Note: As a verb: 老同学每年聚会一次 — the old classmates get together once a year.
    Ideas & Activities
  5. 停车 (停車) (tíngchē) (v.)
    这儿停车一个小时要十块钱。 (Zhèr tíngchē yī ge xiǎoshí yào shí kuài qián.)
    to park; to stop (a vehicle)

    Parking here costs ten yuan an hour.

    Watch out: It is verb + object, so it splits: 停好车 (park properly), 停了车. A car park is 停车场 (tíngchēchǎng).
    Travel & Transport
  6. 烤 (kǎo) (v.)
    妈妈烤的面包特别香。 (Māma kǎo de miànbāo tèbié xiāng.)
    to roast; to bake; to grill

    The bread Mum bakes smells wonderful.

    Note: 烤鸭 (kǎoyā) is roast duck; 烤火 (kǎohuǒ) is to sit by a fire to get warm.
    Food & Drink
  7. 不论 (不論) (bùlùn) (conj.)
    不论学什么，都要每天坚持。 (Bùlùn xué shénme, dōu yào měi tiān jiānchí.)
    no matter (what, how, who); regardless of

    Whatever you're learning, you have to keep at it every day.

    Tone change: 不论 is pronounced búlùn.

    Watch out: It usually takes a question word or an either-or after it, and 都 or 也 later: 不论谁来，都……
    Prepositions & Conjunctions
  8. 祝贺 (祝賀) (zhùhè) (v.)
    祝贺你通过了考试！ (Zhùhè nǐ tōngguòle kǎoshì!)
    to congratulate

    Congratulations on passing the exam!

    Watch out: 祝贺 usually congratulates someone on something that has already happened; 祝 wishes for the future: 祝你考试顺利。
    Expressions
  9. 奖金 (獎金) (jiǎngjīn) (n.)
    年底公司给每个人发了奖金。 (Niándǐ gōngsī gěi měi ge rén fāle jiǎngjīn.)
    bonus; prize money

    Measure word: 笔 (bǐ): 一笔奖金

    At the end of the year the company gave everyone a bonus.
    Work & Study
  10. 细 (細) (xì) (adj.)
    这家的面条又细又长。 (Zhè jiā de miàntiáo yòu xì yòu cháng.)
    thin (of a long, narrow thing); fine; careful, detailed

    The noodles here are long and thin.

    Watch out: 细 is thin like a thread or a stick, the opposite of 粗; a thin person is 瘦 (shòu), a thin book 薄 (báo).
    Adjectives

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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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