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Tips and strategies to help you ace your HSK exam

Listening to passages - Reading sentences and choosing true/false

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    Pay attention to whether "了" appears in the sentence.

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    Pay attention to whether "过" appears in the sentence. "Verb + 过" indicates experience.

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    Be careful with "不" and "没有".

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    Listen carefully to whether the verb complement is correct.

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    If there is no verb in the sentence, pay attention to adjectives.

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    Read the answers while listening and catch keywords!

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    After listening, quickly read the answers to determine true/false.

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    Use the elimination method to increase accuracy.

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    The most important part of this test is to focus, listen clearly to each sentence, especially the first and last sentences.

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    Focus! Focus! Focus, the important thing is to remind three times.

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    Is the subject correct?

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    Is the meaning of the sentence reasonable?

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    Is the time correct?

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    If the question contains a location, pay attention to whether the location is correct.

Listening to conversations and answering questions

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    The simplest method: Read the 4 answers + make a guess.

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    See what the answers mention: Objects, attitudes, relationships, time, actions...

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    Listen and clearly distinguish the correctness of related information.

Listening to conversations or passages and answering questions

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    The simplest method: Read the 4 answers + make a guess.

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    See what the answers mention: Objects, attitudes, relationships, time, actions...

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    For storytelling passages, pay attention to the last sentence, grasp details like "time, location, characters, what happened, cause, result".

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    For introductory passages, pay attention to the first sentence, it always tells what the passage is about. Then, grasp the characteristics of the introduced object.

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    For argumentative passages, pay attention to the first sentence, it always tells the viewpoint.

Filling in the blanks

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    If you encounter unfamiliar words, try to guess the meaning based on the side component or word element.

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    Guess based on the preceding and following sentences, the word's nature.

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    Narrow down the words needed to fill in based on the word's nature.

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    Remember the phrases, combinations, and corresponding grammatical functions.

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    Use the elimination method to increase accuracy.

Reading sentences and arranging them in order

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    For arranging ABC sentences, we need to clarify the subject. Words like "他,她..." that do not clarify the subject cannot be placed at the beginning.

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    Master all the grammatical structures of complex sentences.

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    For complex turning sentences, pay attention to the positions of words like "但是,不过,只是,就是,其实,而"

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    For cause and effect complex sentences, pay attention to the positions of words like "那么,结果,是由于,因此,因而,所以,才"

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    For progressive complex sentences, pay attention to the positions of words like "更,还,甚至,并且,而且"

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    For parallel complex sentences, pay attention to the positions of words like "另外,既"

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    For choice complex sentences, pay attention to the positions of words like "还是,要不,只好"

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    For sequential relationship complex sentences, pay attention to "再,接着,然后,一... 就"

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    For purpose complex sentences, pay attention to "为了,为的是"

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    For hypothetical complex sentences, pay attention to "假如,要是,如果"

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    Find the "key" phrases to determine the order.

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    Except for "我", words like "他,她,它,他们,它们" are not placed at the beginning, usually placed at the end.

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    For sentences with pronouns, pay attention to the positions before and after, whether the object has been mentioned.

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    The order of reasoning should be based on the relationship between subject and predicate, finding the "specific to abstract, main to subordinate, phenomenon to essence, cause to effect..."

Reading passages and answering questions

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    Read the answers, find the information.

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    Pay attention to the first sentence, grasp the passage structure and guess the answer.

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    Master the HSK4 vocabulary.

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    Use the elimination method to increase accuracy.

Reading words and forming sentences

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    Memorize the basic formula "Subject + Verb + Object".

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    Steps to do the test: Find the verb, find the subject, find the object.

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    Check if the sentence contains "的,得,地".

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    Memorize the basic formula "Subject + Adverbial + Adjective".

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    Memorize the basic formula "Subject + 是 + Object".

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    Remember to read the sentence again after completing.

Viewing images - Reading words and forming sentences

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    Common mistake: Not understanding the meaning of the word, writing off-topic, writing long - writing persistent - writing nonsense.

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    Ensure accurate writing first, then add rich content.

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    For adjectives, we need to: Add adverbs of degree or degree complements, Add subject-predicate, Add some associative content to enrich the sentence.

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    For verbs, we need to: Add "了,着,过" or "正在", "正... ... 呢", Add subject-predicate based on image information, Add some associative content to enrich the sentence.