HSK 4 writing
HSK 4 writing has two parts: five sentences, each with a given word, and a short essay of at least 80 characters. You have 25 minutes.
The tasks
- Sentence with a word · Write one sentence that uses the word. Grade your answer →
- Short essay (80+ characters) · At least 80 Chinese characters. Grade your answer →
How it's marked
The HSK marks writing in bands. For the top band, your answer must:
- use every required word and cover every point asked for;
- reach the minimum length;
- have no grammar errors and no wrong characters (错别字);
- be coherent and logical, with enough content for the level.
Three or more wrong characters put an answer in the low band. The guide marks correct, fluent Chinese, not deep ideas.
Model answer: Sentence with a word
Prompt
结账
Write a sentence using 结账.
吃完饭以后，我去前台结账，一共花了两百块钱。
Why it's top band
- Uses 结账 correctly as a verb with a natural place (去前台结账).
- Clear time order: 以后 sets the scene, then the action and the result.
- Adds a concrete detail (一共花了两百块钱) that makes the sentence complete.
Model answer written with AI help and reviewed for errors.
Model answer: Sentence with a word
Prompt
适应
Write a sentence using 适应.
来中国半年以后，我已经慢慢适应了这里的生活。
Why it's top band
- 适应 takes a natural object (适应了这里的生活).
- Time phrase 半年以后 and 已经……了 show the change clearly.
- 慢慢 adds a natural adverb without making the sentence hard.
Model answer written with AI help and reviewed for errors.
Model answer: Short essay (80+ characters)
Prompt
请以“我最难忘的一次旅行”为题，写一篇80字以上的短文。
Write at least 80 characters about your most memorable trip.
我最难忘的一次旅行是去年夏天和家人去云南。我们先到了昆明，那里的天气很舒服，不冷也不热。然后我们去了大理，那儿的景色特别美。我们拍了很多照片，还尝了不少当地的小吃。虽然旅行只有一个星期，但是让我非常放松。我希望以后还能再去一次。
Why it's top band
- Answers the topic in the first sentence: when, with whom, and where.
- Clear order of events with 先 and 然后.
- Uses a linking pair correctly (虽然……但是……).
- Ends with a feeling and a wish, so the short text feels complete.
Model answer written with AI help and reviewed for errors.
Practice prompts
Sentence with a word
- 结账 Write a sentence using 结账.
- 适应 Write a sentence using 适应.
- 推迟 Write a sentence using 推迟.
- 准时 Write a sentence using 准时.
- 打折 Write a sentence using 打折.
- 安排 Write a sentence using 安排.
- 联系 Write a sentence using 联系.
- 熟悉 Write a sentence using 熟悉.
- 景色 Write a sentence using 景色.
- 免费 Write a sentence using 免费.
- 获得 Write a sentence using 获得.
- 提醒 Write a sentence using 提醒.
Short essay (80+ characters)
- 请以“我最难忘的一次旅行”为题，写一篇80字以上的短文。 Write at least 80 characters about your most memorable trip.
- 请以“我的一个好习惯”为题，写一篇80字以上的短文。 Write at least 80 characters about one of your good habits.
- 请以“我最喜欢的季节”为题，写一篇80字以上的短文。 Write at least 80 characters about your favourite season.
- 请以“我的周末”为题，写一篇80字以上的短文。 Write at least 80 characters about your weekend.
- 请以“一个我想感谢的人”为题，写一篇80字以上的短文。 Write at least 80 characters about a person you want to thank.
- 请以“我最喜欢吃的一道菜”为题，写一篇80字以上的短文。 Write at least 80 characters about your favourite dish.
- 请以“我常去的一个地方”为题，写一篇80字以上的短文。 Write at least 80 characters about a place you often go to.
- 请以“我第一次做饭”为题，写一篇80字以上的短文。 Write at least 80 characters about the first time you cooked.
- 请以“我的一位好朋友”为题，写一篇80字以上的短文。 Write at least 80 characters about a good friend of yours.
- 请以“我是怎么安排时间的”为题，写一篇80字以上的短文。 Write at least 80 characters about how you organise your time.
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