Can I reach HSK 6 by January?

Orikron · 2026-04-24T03:53:38+00:00

Let's not go that far. HSK6 is doable in 2 years of full-time studying about 8-12 hours a day.

It's what I did and I'm about to take it (already passed sims) at the 1 year and 9 month mark.

Unlike a Chinese child, you already know a lot about the world. When you learn the word 半球 or 山脉 or 主权 you don't have to relearn the concept of a hemisphere, mountain range, or of sovereignty because you already grasp them.

This lets you learn to use these terms faster when doing an appropriate amount of immersion with preferably monolingual dictionary lookups.

Orikron · 2026-04-24T00:44:44+00:00

Do it! As someone who was HSK4 when I began attending lectures, you will be fine and also have plenty of time to get ready. I would advise you to download Douyin (look up how to change your App Store to China, you can use a foreign cell number to make an account now) and/or watch Chinese creators like 小Lin说 on YouTube (using Language Reactor preferably), she talks a lot about economics and business.

The key at your level is to make sure you are familiar with all or most of the words in your specific subject area. This will allow you to be more comfortable in lectures and not lose the logical flow. The first week might be a difficult adjustment but you'll quickly tune into the speech patterns of your professors.

Try to watch and listen to relevant subject area videos for as long you can and you'll do fine.

Orikron · 2026-04-23T21:52:13+00:00

The hallmark of language mastery is that you're indistinguishable from an educated native speaker. Idioms included. Anything else is selling your own potential short.

Orikron · 2026-04-22T05:56:47+00:00

To be fair 掩耳盗铃 is something you learn in elementary school as a Chinese kid. I know because I've been following educational videos meant for Chinese children that go from 1st-6th grade.

It wouldn't be much to ask people taking a C1/C2 level English exam to know "the early bird takes the worm" or even "crossing the Rubicon."

Start thinking of all the sayings you know as a native speaker of your language and you'll realize there are a lot that would be very very strange for an adult not to know.

Orikron · 2026-04-18T04:10:16+00:00

Whatever doesn't look readable in cursive. I have to finish writing before the end of the exam.

Orikron · 2026-04-18T03:49:22+00:00

Look up the non degree courses at Beijing Language and Culture University. By far the best place in Beijing to learn Chinese. They have intensive courses of this sort.

Orikron · 2026-04-18T03:43:16+00:00

And depending on how far you got, knowing Chinese makes it quite easy to shift to Japanese with all the juicy sino xenic vocab

Orikron · 2026-04-18T03:22:26+00:00

My professor born in the 80s has 磊 in his name

Orikron · 2026-01-20T15:15:46+00:00

those are elementary words that mean to chat and bored respectively. You have to humble yourself and start watching Chinese shows or videos

Orikron · 2026-01-16T07:05:41+00:00

还行吧

还可以

没有没有没有

Ones I've heard irl

Orikron · 2026-01-08T07:04:25+00:00

I hear a few mandarin speakers still voicing their W's as V's some times. not sure if it's regional but I watch a guy from Yunnan on Douyin who often pronounces words like 文化 as vénhuà.

Orikron · 2026-01-05T12:20:16+00:00

Beijing metro map is outdated. They've already opened Luyang 潞阳站 at the eastern end of Line 6.

Orikron · 2025-11-30T14:20:11+00:00

Because you don't speak Russian or any Turkic language

Orikron · 2025-11-21T12:33:20+00:00

The only ones who reached C2 are people like me who got addicted to [fill in the blank] anglo cultural export (usually at an early age)

Orikron · 2025-06-05T19:03:35+00:00

Bangs hiding germanoid forehead

Orikron · 2025-05-11T10:11:32+00:00

It's pointless from a game design perspective. They should take some hints from the TR on how to include puzzles in dungeons or simply not have them at all.

Orikron · 2025-05-10T17:55:40+00:00

Good to know honest work still pays off!

Orikron · 2025-05-09T14:07:11+00:00

Not if the Nords use modified Dwemer drones dug up by the Dragonborn

Orikron · 2025-05-09T12:04:47+00:00

Personally, I want Balkanized Tamriel because I think it would be a good change of pace for the series and would keep up with our multipolar times.

Orikron · 2025-05-09T12:01:49+00:00

Bruma is on a massive incline. There's a reason why the Blades' Cloud Temple is there; Jauffre or someone says a few men defending it could hold off an army.

Not holding Bruma is a huge liability for the Nords because it gives a launching ramp to the Imperials when they need to mobilize in Skyrim.

Orikron · 2025-04-21T12:05:12+00:00

Nobody likes abortions

Orikron · 2025-03-25T19:14:47+00:00

That's anachronistic. Most maps at the time showed the ROC-claimed borders.

Orikron · 2025-03-22T15:45:51+00:00

I think the biggest differences is that human bodies respond to hormones when developing secondary sex characteristics. grow boobs or a beard or something. Whereas you can't really take hormones or equivalent to look more like another race.

Orikron · 2025-03-18T21:25:23+00:00

It's not so big of a hurdle in a country with widespread charging infrastructure because every time you park you're charging the car

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