HSK 4 requires about 1,200 words. Learn 20-30 new words daily and review 50 old ones, using a spaced-repetition app like Anki. You must recognize, write and use each word in a sentence — pinyin alone is not enough.
Reading tips: read the questions first, then the passage, hunting for keywords. Listening: 20 minutes of Chinese every day, starting with slow news. Grammar focus: 把-sentences, passive sentences, result complements and potential complements.
Real tests matter: two months before the exam, do one full past paper every week; collect mistakes in a notebook and review them in the final week. In the writing section, format matters — be correct before being fast.
