HSK 4 Vocabulary Workbook
All 1,000 Level 4 words in 100 units, with patterns like 不仅…而且 and 无论…都 explained, and a review after every ten units.
363 pages, US Letter. Printable PDF on Gumroad. No paperback yet.
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HSK 4 (New HSK 3.0): what's on the syllabus, and my books for it
Level 4 in numbers
| New words at this level | 1,000 (syllabus nos. 1001–2000) |
|---|---|
| Words in total by the end of Level 4 | 2,000 |
| Characters to recognise | 441 new, 1,096 in total |
| Handwriting characters | 150 new, 400 in total |
| Stage | Intermediate (Levels 4–6) |
Level 4 opens the intermediate stage. It's the biggest jump so far: 1,000 new words, taking you to 2,000, and 441 more characters to recognise, which brings you past a thousand. The handwriting list adds another 150.
A lot of the new material is linking words and two-part patterns, things like 不仅…而且 and 无论…都. They matter more than their word count suggests, because they're how longer sentences hold together. The vocabulary book explains each one where it comes up.
The vocabulary book has the 1,000 words in 100 units with a review after every ten. The writing book has the 150 handwriting characters. As at Level 3, the speaking test is registered together with the written one.
Counts are from the HSK syllabus published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation in November 2025 (in force from July 2026), which is what HSK 3.0 uses.
My HSK 4 books
HSK 4 Character Writing Workbook
The 150 Level 4 handwriting characters, one page each, same layout as the other writing books.
188 pages, US Letter. Paperback on Amazon, printable PDF on Gumroad.
Want both PDFs? There is a bundle:
- Level 4 bundle: HSK 4 writing book and HSK 4 vocabulary book, $12.99 on Gumroad
Every book has a free sample above. More free pages, including the HSK 3.0 Starter Pack, are on the free page.
Exam dates
The first HSK 3.0 exam is on Sunday 13 December 2026. Chinese Testing International announced the worldwide launch on 9 September 2026.
- Registration is on chinesetest.cn. It closes at 24:00 Beijing time on 16 November 2026 for paper-based tests and on 3 December 2026 for computer-based tests.
- Test centres have limited places and can stop taking registrations before those dates, so check with yours early.
- For Levels 3 to 6 you register for the matching speaking test at the same time. Levels 7 to 9 are one combined exam.
Sources: chinesetest.cn and the Athens Business Confucius Institute notice. Checked 21 October 2026. Your test centre has the final word on its own dates.