Tag: Chinese

  • HSK 4 Test Results: 67%

    HSK 4 Test Results: 67%

    So I finally received my HSK 4 test results and the result is that I PASSED the test. Here’s the certificate: However, it’s not a complete pass since I technically didn’t pass the writing section. It used to be that you needed 60% in all three areas to have passed the test but now, as…

  • Chinese Changes – July 2021

    Chinese Changes – July 2021

    So this post comes a little later than I usually post, the others in the series all happened around the month of May. When I wonder why it took me so long to get around to writing this year’s post it’s because May was filled with the May You Make Your Movie video challenge. Previous…

  • Some thoughts before my HSK 4 test

    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…

  • SSP23 – David Horton

    SSP23 – David Horton

    Recorded April 17, 2021. This week I bring on another fellow expat here in Beijing and we talk a lot about what life is like in China both now and when he first came over over a decade ago. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, David is a writer and editor now based in Beijing, China and…

  • Prepping for HSK 4 test on May 15th

    Prepping for HSK 4 test on May 15th

    So it’s official: I will write the HSK 4 test on May 15th here in Beijing. I need 60% to pass but there is no requirement to do so in order to move on. Even if I fail, I could take the HSK 5 test if I wanted to. However, this is a goal and…

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