Tag: learning Mandarin
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Some thoughts before my HSK 4 test
It’s finally here, about a year later that I originally planned but it’s finally here. My HSK 4 test. Part of the reason for the delay was some sort of pandemic that ravaged the world over and put off a few things. Another part of the reason was that I wasn’t really ready. Oh, and…
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Some thoughts on learning Mandarin Chinese
While going through some old posts I came across the post I wrote almost two years ago in which I declared my intent to improve my Mandarin Chinese. That post, published on December 9th, 2018, stated that I would try to achieve the level of HSK 4 or 5 within a year and was inspired…
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An update on learning Chinese… aiming for HSK 4 or 5 in a year
So I’ve continued to study Chinese but recently have kicked it up a notch and now I have a bit more of a clearer goal in mind. I’d like to hit HSK 4 or 5 within the next year. What is HSK? Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (汉语水平考试) is a 6-band descriptor of one’s proficiency in the Chinese…