Pass Mandarin HSK 4
32 weeks · 3 milestones
Discuss a wide range of topics fluently in Chinese. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
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3 milestones
HSK 4 requires approximately 1,200 vocabulary items and 1,200 character recognition. At this level, learners engage with non-routine topics: abstract opinions, social issues, professional contexts, and longer narrative texts. Vocabulary study must now include formal written register words alongside conversational vocabulary, as HSK 4 reading passages come from newspaper-level Chinese. Character recognition requires understanding character components (radicals, phonetic elements) to decode new compound characters.
Proof required
Complete a 75-item HSK 4 practice set and submit a photo with a score of 70% or above, plus a handwritten vocabulary analysis of 10 unfamiliar HSK 4 characters — for each, note the radical, phonetic component (if identifiable), and a memory note.
What gets checked
- 70% or above on a 75-item HSK 4 practice set
- 10 character analyses include the radical, phonetic component (where applicable), and a genuine personal memory note
- Character analyses are handwritten — this forces genuine engagement with character structure rather than digital lookup