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HSK 4 Reading Practice
Full short articles with real structure — opinions, explanations, and longer sentences.
HSK 4 readings
About HSK 4 reading
At HSK 4 you can read full short articles: opinion pieces, explanations, stories with more than one thread. Sentences get longer and start nesting — a claim, a reason, an exception — and abstract words appear next to concrete ones. Pinyin becomes a lookup tool rather than a crutch.
Lessons here are chosen to make you handle structure, not just vocabulary: texts that argue something, compare two things, or explain how something works. Expect to slow down at first — that is the level doing its job.
How the reader works
Read the Chinese text first — every word is tappable for pinyin and a meaning in your language. Turn pinyin or translation on when you need them and off when you don't. Sign in to save words, and come back later to the exact sentence you found them in.
FAQ
What changes between HSK 3 and HSK 4 reading?
Length and structure. HSK 4 texts hold an idea across several paragraphs, so you practice keeping track of an argument, not just decoding sentences.
Should I read HSK 4 texts more than once?
Yes — once for the gist, once for the language. Save the words you tapped; they come back in My Words linked to the exact sentence you found them in.
Are these lessons free? Do I need an account?
All published lessons are free to read, no account needed. Signing in adds saving: words and phrases you tap are kept with the sentence you found them in, so you can review them in context later.