I took my Mandarin Chinese HSK exam on the 23rd of May after a couple of weeks of fairly solid revision. As expected, the exam was exceedingly difficult – not so much in terms of the difficulty of the language itself but rather the harsh time limits imposed. I managed to make a mess of the oral which is a shame as it should be my strongest point – but there’s nothing that can be done so I may as well just wait until July sometime when I can get my results back. The exam was split up into a Listening and Reading exam as well as an Oral exam and Writing exam. Even if I can’t pass them all it would be nice to have at least one HSK certificate!
Anway, to let off the steam me and Siqi and Ajun headed out to a nice restaurant where you can sit outside and enjoy some great food along with a nice cool beer. My studies in Beijing have in some ways reached a climax now… it’s downhill now right through to September when I pick up my studies at Leeds once again. So I might as well enjoy myself for the time being!
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