Common Vocabulary in the Youth Chinese Test (YCT) Level 4

Common Vocabulary in the Youth Chinese Test (YCT) Level 4

As the last level of the Youth Chinese Test, passing YCT often means that children can carry out basic communication skills in academic and everyday life. These skills can allow children to communicate in Chinese while travelling. At this level, children are expected to learn and understand 600 different vocabulary words commonly used in Chinese.

So, what should you know about YCT level 4 and its vocabulary list? Let’s learn more through this article.

Brief Overview of the YCT Level 4 Exam

The YCT level 4 is the highest level that will test your children’s ability in using Chinese to communicate different topics. At this level, children will be able to master approximately 600 vocabulary to communicate with others. 

Unlike its previous levels, YCT level 4 will include writing assessment aside from reading and listening. With a total of 80 minutes to finish the entire assessment, children need to score a minimum of 180/300 to pass YCT level 4 exam. 

YCT Level 4 Vocabulary List and English Meaning

Chinese Character Pinyin English Meaning
啊 a Used for interjection
阿姨 āyí Aunt
矮 ǎi Short
爱 ài Love
安静 ānjìng Quiet
安全 ānquán Safe
八 bā Eight
把 bǎ
爸爸 bàba Father/dad
吧 ba Particle for command, request, suggestion
白 bái White
百 bǎi Hundred
搬 bān Move
半 bàn Half
办法 bànfǎ Way
帮助 bāngzhù Help
包子 bāozi Steam puffed bun
饱 bǎo Full
报纸 bàozhǐ Newspaper
杯子 bēizi Cup
北方 běifāng North
北京 Běijīng Beijing
被 bèi By
本 běn Measurement word for books
鼻子 bízi Nose
比 bǐ Than
比赛 bǐsài Competition/match
必须 bìxū Must
毕业 bìyè Graduate
变化 biànhuà Change
表演 biǎoyǎn Perform
别 bié Not
别人 biérén Other people
冰激凌 bīngjīlíng Ice cream
冰箱 bīngxiāng Refrigerator
饼干 bǐnggān Biscuit
不 bù No/not
不但…而且… búdàn…érqiě… Not only, but also
不客气 bú kèqi You’re welcome
猜 cāi Guess
菜 cài Dish
参观 cānguān Visit
参加 cānjiā Attend/join
草地 cǎodì Grass
层 céng Floor
茶 chá Tea
长 cháng Long
长城 chángchéng The Great Wall
尝 cháng Taste
唱歌 chànggē Sing
超市 chāoshì Supermarket
车站 chēzhàn Station
成绩 chéngjì Score
吃 chī Eat
迟到 chídào Late 
虫子 chóngzi Worm
出 chū Out
出发 chūfā Set out
初中 chūzhōng Junior school
除了 chúle Except
穿 chuān Wear
窗户 chuānghù Window
床 chuáng Bed
春季 chūnjì Spring
词典 cídiǎn Dictionary
次 cì Used for times
聪明 cōngmíng Smart
从 cóng From
错 cuò Wrong
打电话 dǎ diànhuà Call
打篮球 dǎ lánqiú Play basketball
打扰 dǎrǎo Bother
打扫 dǎsǎo Clean
打算 dǎsuàn Plan
打针 dǎzhēn Injection
大 dà Big/large
大概 dàgài About
大海 dàhǎi Sea
大家 dàjiā Everyone
大象 dàxiàng Elephant
带 dài Take
戴 dài Wear
担心 dānxīn Be worried about
蛋糕 dàngāo Cake
但是 dànshì But
当然 dāngrán Of course
到处 dàochù Everywhere
地 de Used for grammar
的 de Possessive particle
得 de Particles for grammar
等 děng Wait
弟弟 dìdi Younger brother
地铁 dìtiě Subway
地图 dìtú Map
地址 dìzhǐ Address
第一 dì yī First
点 diǎn Clock
电灯 diàndēng Lamp
电脑 diànnǎo Computer
电视 diànshì Television
电梯 diàntī Elevator/escalator
电影 diànyǐng Movie
电子邮件 diànzǐ yóujiàn E-mail
丢 diū Throw
东 dōng East
东西 dōngxi Thing
冬 dōng Winter
懂 dǒng Understand
动物园 dòngwùyuán Zoo
都 dōu All
读 dú Read
肚子 dùzi Stomach
短 duǎn Short
锻炼 duànliàn Exercise
对 duì Right; for
对不起 duìbuqǐ Sorry
多 duō Much/many
多么 duōme How
多少 duōshao How many/how much
饿 è Hungry
儿子 érzi Son
耳朵 ěrduo Ear
二 èr two
发烧 fāshāo Fever
方便 fāngbiàn Convenient
房间 fángjiān Room
放 fàng Put
放假 fàngjià Holiday/day off
非常 fēicháng Very
飞机 fēijī Airplane
分钟 fēnzhōng Minute
服务员 fúwùyuán Waiter/waitress
附近 fùjìn Nearby
复习 fùxí Review
干净 gānjìng Clean
敢 gǎn Dare
感冒 gǎnmào Having a cold
感兴趣 gǎn xìngqù Having an interest
刚才 gāngcái Just now
高 gāo Tall
高兴 gāoxìng Happy
告诉 gàosu Tell
哥哥 gēge Older brother
个 gè Used before nouns without special measure words
个子 gèzi Height
给 gěi Give
更 gèng Much more
功夫 gōngfu Kungfu
公共汽车 gōnggòngqìchē Bus
公斤 gōngjīn Kilogram
公里 gōnglǐ Kilometer
公园 gōngyuán Park
工作 gōngzuò Work
狗 gǒu Dog
够 gòu Enough
刮风 guāfēng Blow wind
挂 guà Hang
关 guān Close
关于 guānyú About
贵 guì Expensive
国家 guójiā Country
果汁 guǒzhī Juice
过 guo Particle for past experiences
哈 hā For laughing
还/还是 hái/háishì Also
孩子 háizi Children
害怕 hàipà Afraid
寒假 hánjià Winter holiday
汉语 Hànyǔ Chinese/Mandarin
好 hǎo Good
好吃 hǎochī Delicious
好像 hǎoxiàng Look like
号 hào Date
号码 hàomǎ Number
喝 hē Drink
和 hé And
合适 héshì Suit/fit
盒子 hézi Box
黑 hēi Black
很 hěn Very
红 hóng Red
猴子 hóuzi Monkey
后 hòu Behind
蝴蝶 húdié Butterfly
护士 hùshi Nurse
互相 hùxiāng Mutually
花 huā Flower
画 huà Draw
坏 huài Bad
欢迎 huānyíng Welcome
还 huán Reture
换 huàn Exchange
黄 huáng Yellow
回 huí Back
会 huì Can
火车 huǒchē Train
或者 huòzhě Or
鸡蛋 jīdàn Egg
极 jí Most
几 jǐ How much/how many
记得 jìde Remember
既…又… jì…yòu… …and…
加 jiā Add
家 jiā Home/house
坚持 jiānchí Insist
减 jiǎn Subtract
件 jiàn Measurement word for clothes or things
健康 jiànkāng Health
见面 jiànmiàn Meet
将来 jiānglái Future
讲 jiǎng Speak
教 jiāo Teach
脚 jiǎo Foot
饺子 jiǎozi Dumpling
叫 jiào Call
教室 jiàoshì Classroom
接 jiē Pick up/catch
节目 jiémù Program
节日 jiérì Festival
姐姐 jiějie Old sister
借 jiè Borrow
介绍 jièshào Introduce
今天 jīntiān Today
紧张 jǐnzhāng Nervous
进 jìn Come in
近 jìn Close
经常 jīngcháng Often
警察 jǐngchá Police
九 jiǔ Nine
旧 jiù Old
就 jiù Soon
句子 jùzi Sentence
觉得 juéde Think
决定 juédìng Decide
开 kāi Open
开会 kāihùi Conduct a meeting
开始 kāishǐ Begin/start
看 kàn See/watch
考试 kǎoshì Exam
烤鸭 kǎoyā Roast duck
渴 kě Thirsty
可爱 kě’ài Cute
可能 kěnéng Maybe/probably
可以 kěyǐ Can
刻 kè Carve
课 kè Course
空调 kōngtiáo Air conditioner
口 kǒu Mouth
哭 kū Cry
裤子 kùzi Trousers
块 kuài Piece
快 kuài Fast
快乐 kuàilè Happy 
筷子 kuàizi Chopsticks
辣 là Spicy
来 lái Come
来得及 láidejí Be able to make it
蓝 lán Blue
老 lǎo Old
老虎 lǎohǔ Tiger
老师 lǎoshī Teacher
了 le Already (particle) 
累 lèi Tired
冷 lěng Cold
离 lí From
离开 líkāi Leave
梨 lí Pear
礼貌 lǐmào Polite
里面 lǐmiàn Inside
礼物 lǐwù Gift
厉害 lìhai Awesome
俩 liǎ Two/both
联系 liánxì Contact
脸 liǎn Face
练习 liànxí Exercise
凉快 liángkuài Cool
两 liǎng Two
辆 liàng Measure word for wheeled vehicles
聊天儿 liáotiānr Chat
邻居 línjū Neighbor
零 líng Zero
另外 lìngwài Besides
流汗 liúhàn Sweat
六 liù Six
楼 lóu Building
旅游 lǚyóu Travel
绿 lǜ Green
妈妈 māma Mother
马虎 mǎhu Careless
马上 mǎshàng Right now
吗 ma Particle for question
买 mǎi Buy
卖 mài Sell
慢 màn Slow
忙 máng Busy
猫 māo Pick up/catch
没关系 méi guānxi You’re welcome
没有 méiyǒu Don’t have
玫瑰花 méiguīhuā Rose
每 měi Every/each
妹妹 mèimei Younger sister
门口 ménkǒu Doorway
迷路 mílù Lost
米饭 mǐfàn Rice
面包 miànbāo Bread
面条 miàntiáo Noodle
明白 míngbai Understand
明天 míngtiān Tomorrow
名字 míngzi Name
拿 ná Take
哪(哪儿) nǎ(nǎr) Where
那(那儿) nà(nàr) There
奶奶 nǎinai Grandmother
男 nán Male
南 nán South
难 nán Difficult
难过 nánguò Sad
呢 ne Particle for question
能 néng Can
你 nǐ You
年 nián Year
年级 niánjí Grade
年轻 niánqīng Young
鸟 niǎo Bird
您 nín You (formal)
牛奶 niúnǎi Milk
努力 nǔlì Work hard
女 nǚ Female
女儿 nǚ’er Daughter
暖和 nuǎnhuo Warm
爬山 páshān Climbing mountain
排队 páiduì Queueing
排球 páiqiú Volleyball
盘子 pánzi Plate
旁边 pángbiān Beside
胖 pàng Fat
跑步 pǎobù Run
朋友 péngyou Friend
便宜 piányi Cheap
漂亮 piàoliang Beautiful
兵乓球 pīngpāngqiú Table tennis
苹果 píngguǒ Apple
破 pò Broken
葡萄 pútao Grape
七 qī Seven
奇怪 qíguài Weird
骑马 qímǎ Ride a horse
其他 qítā Others
起床 qǐchuáng Get up
起来 qǐlái Up
千 qiān Thousand
铅笔 qiānbǐ Pencil
前 qián Front
钱 qián Money
桥 qiáo Bridge
巧克力 qiǎokèlì Chocolate
清楚 qīngchu Clear
晴 qíng Sunny
请 qǐng Please
秋 qiū Autumn
去 qù Go
去年 qùnián Last year
裙子 qúnzi Skirt
然后 ránhòu Then
让 ràng Let/make
热 rè Hot
认识 rènshi Know
认真 rènzhēn Serious
容易 róngyì Easy
如果…那么… rúguǒ…nàme… If… then…
三 sān Three
散步 sànbù Walk
沙发 shāfā Sofa
商店 shāngdiàn Store/shop
上班 shàngbān Go to work
上边 shàngbian Above
上海 shànghǎi Shanghai
上网 shàngwǎng Surfing the internet
少 shǎo Little/few
谁 shéi Who
身体 shēntǐ Body
什么 shénme What
生病 shēngbìng Feeling sick
生活 shēnghuó Live
生气 shēngqì Angry
生日 shēngrì Birthday
声音 shēngyīn Sound
十 shí Ten
时候 shíhou Time 
时间 shíjiān Time
是 shì To be (is/am/are)
事情 shìqing Matter, problem
手 shǒu Hand
手表 shǒubiǎo Watch
瘦 shòu Slim
受不了 shòubuliǎo Can’t stand
售票员 shòupiàoyuán Ticket seller
书包 shūbāo School bag
舒服 shūfu Comfortable
叔叔 shūshu Uncle
熟悉 shúxī Familiar
暑假 shǔjià Summer holiday
刷牙 shuā yá Brush tooth
双 shuāng Double/pair
水 shuǐ Water
水果 shǔiguǒ Fruit
睡觉 shuìjiào Sleep
说话 shuōhuà Speak
四 sì Four
送 sòng Send
虽然 suīrán Though
岁 suì Year
孙子 sūnzi Grandson
所以 suǒyǐ So
他 tā He/him
她 tā She/her
它 tā It
太 tài Too
太阳 tàiyáng Sun
弹钢琴 tán gāngqín Play the piano
汤 tāng Soup
糖 táng Sugar
躺 tǎng Lie
桃 táo Peach
讨论 tǎolùn Discuss
讨厌 tǎoyàn Hate
特别 tèbié Special
疼 téng Hurt
踢足球 tī zúqiú Play soccer
体育馆 tǐyùguǎn Gymnasium
天气 tiānqì Weather
甜 tián Sweet
条 tiáo Measurement words for long, thin, narrow things
跳舞 tiàowǔ Dance
听 tīng Listen
听说 tīngshuō It’s said
停 tíng Stop
同学 tóngxué Classmate
同意 tóngyì Agree
头发 tóufa Hair
突然 tūrán Sudden
图书馆 túshūguǎn Library
兔子 tùzi Rabbit
腿 tuǐ Leg
脱 tuō Take off
外面 wàimiàn Outside
完 wán Finish
玩 wán Play
玩具 wánjù Toy
晚上 wǎnshang Evening
万 wàn Measuring word for number
网球 wǎngqiú Tennis
忘记 wàngjì Forget
危险 wēixiǎn Dangerous
喂 wèi Used for greeting
为了 wèile For
为什么 wèi shénme Why
问 wèn Ask
问题 wèntí Question
我 wǒ I/me
我们 wǒmen We/us
无论 wúlùn No matter
五 wǔ Five
西 xī West
西瓜 xīguā Watermelon
西红柿 xīhōngshì Tomato
希望 xīwàng Hope
习惯 xíguàn Used to
喜欢 xǐhuān Like
洗手间 xǐshǒujiān Restroom
洗澡 xǐzǎo Take a shower
下 xià Down
下雪 xiàxuě Snowy
夏 xià Summer
先 xiān First
先生 xiānsheng Mr.
现在 xiànzài Now
香蕉 xiāngjiāo Banana
响 xiǎng Loud
想 xiǎng Think
向 xiàng Toward
小 xiǎo Small
小姐 xiǎojiě Miss
小时 xiǎoshí Hour
小心 xiǎoxīn Careful
笑 xiào Smile
校园 xiàoyuán Campus
些 xiē Some
鞋 xié Shoes
写 xiě Write
谢谢 xièxie Thank you
新 xīn New
新闻 xīnwén News
心情 xīnqíng Mood
信封 xīnfēng Envelope
星期 xīngqī Week
星星 xīngxīng Star
行 xíng Go/do
醒 xǐng Wake
幸福 xìngfú Happiness
熊猫 xióngmāo Panda
休息 xiūxi Rest
选择 xuǎnzé Choose
学生 xuésheng Student
学习 xuéxí Study
学校 xuéxiào School
颜色 yánsè Color
眼镜 yǎnjìng Glasses
眼睛 yǎnjing Eyes
羊肉 yángròu Mutton
药 yào Medicine
要 yào Want/need
钥匙 yàoshi Key
爷爷 yéye Grandpa
也 yě Also
页 yè Page
一 yī One
衣服 yīfu Clothes
医生 yīshēng Doctor
医院 yīyuàn Hospital
一定 yídìng Must
一共 yígòng Totally
一会儿 yíhuìr For a while
一下儿 yíxiàr For a while
一样 yíyàng Same
已经 yǐjīng Already
以前 yǐqián Before
以为 yǐwéi Think
椅子 yǐzi Chair
一边…一边… yìbiān…yìbiān… Doing … and … at the same time
一点儿 yìdiǎnr A little
一起 yìqǐ Together
意思 yìsi Meaning
一直 yìzhí All the time
因为 yīnwèi Because
饮料 yǐnliào Drink
应该 yīnggāi Should
勇敢 yǒnggǎn Brave
用 yòng Use
游戏 yóuxì Game
游泳 yóuyǒng Swim
有 yǒu Have
有名 yǒumíng Famous
右 yòu Right
鱼 yú Fish
雨伞 yǔsǎn Umbrella
元 yuán Measure word for money
圆 yuán Round
远 yuǎn Far
月 yuè Moon
月亮 yuèliàng Moon
越来越 yuèláiyuè More and more
云 yún Cloud
运动 yùndòng Sport
杂志 zázhì Magazine
在 zài At/in
再 zài Again
再见 zàijiàn Goodbye
早上 zǎoshang Morning
怎么 zěnme How
怎么样 zěnmeyàng How is it
站 zhàn Stand
张 zhāng Measuring word for things with a surface
着急 zháojí Hurry
找 zhǎo Find/search
照顾 zhàogù Look after
照片 zhàopiàn Picture
照相 zhàoxiàng Take photos
这(这儿) zhè(zhèr) Here
着 zhe Used for grammar
真 zhēn Really
正在 zhèngzài Be doing
只 zhǐ Only
知道 zhīdào Understand
知识 zhīshi Knowledge
只要 zhǐyào As long as
中国人 Zhōngguórén Chinese
中间 zhōngjiān Middle
中午 zhōngwǔ Noon
种 zhǒng Kind
重要 zhòngyào Important
周末 zhōumò Weekend
住 zhù Live
祝贺 zhùhè Congratulations
注意 zhùyì Attention
准备 zhǔnbèi Prepare
准时 zhǔnshí On time
自己 zìjǐ Oneself
自行车 zìxíngchē Bicycle
走 zǒu Walk
最 zuì Most
最近 zuìjìn Recently
昨天 zuótiān Yesterday
左 zuǒ Left
坐 zuò Sit
做 zuò Do
作业 zuòyè Assignment

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Preparing for your children’s YCT level 4 exam isn’t only about mastering the mandatory 600 vocabulary list, but also encouraging them to learn listening and reading skills. Learning these skills are equally important to help your children in getting better results on their exam.

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