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Intermediate · HSK 3.0

HSK 4 Chinese listening practice

Free HSK 4 stories, listening quizzes and conversations with slow native Mandarin audio, pinyin and English. Connected stories with feelings, opinions and cause and effect.

words
3,245
characters
1,200
new grammar points
76

HSK 4 level ladders

One everyday meaning said three or four ways, from the simplest HSK words up to what native speakers really say.

What you can follow at HSK 4

  • Stories with feelings, opinions and cause and effect
  • Conversations about jobs, studies, money and relationships
  • Longer sentences with 把, 被 and complements

HSK 4 grammar you will hear

  • 不但……而且……
  • 只要……就……
  • 连……都/也……
  • 无论……都……
  • potential complements (V得/不 + result)
  • 既……又……

HSK 4 listening: questions and answers

›How many words do you need for HSK 4?

Under the HSK 3.0 standard (GF0025-2021), HSK 4 covers about 3,245 words and 1,200 characters in total, counting the levels below it.

›What can you understand at HSK 4?

Connected stories with feelings, opinions and cause and effect. For example: stories with feelings, opinions and cause and effect; conversations about jobs, studies, money and relationships; longer sentences with 把, 被 and complements.

›What grammar comes up in HSK 4 listening?

Typical patterns at this level include 不但……而且……, 只要……就……, 连……都/也……, 无论……都……, potential complements (V得/不 + result), 既……又……. Every lesson here stays within the level's vocabulary and grammar, and its key words are listed under the video.

›How should I practise listening for HSK 4?

Watch a story once for the meaning, then shadow it: repeat each sentence out loud in the pause, copying the tones and rhythm. Use the listening quizzes to check what you understand without subtitles, and the conversations to practise answering in your own words.