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Chinese (4CN1)
7 sections available · 45 chapters available
Free Chinese (4CN1) study notes for Pearson Edexcel IGCSE students. Each chapter breaks down a key concept with examples and practice prompts you can turn into AI drills in the thinka app.
A. Home and abroad
A1 Life in the town and rural life
A2 Holidays, tourist information and directions
A3 Services such as the bank and post office
A4 Customs
A5 Everyday life, traditions and communities
B. Education and employment
B1 School life and routine
B2 School rules and pressures
B3 School trips, events and exchanges
B4 Work, careers and volunteering
B5 Future plans
C. Personal life and relationships
C1 House and home
C2 Daily routines and helping at home
C3 Role models
C4 Relationships with family and friends
C5 Childhood
D. The world around us
D1 Environmental issues
D2 Weather and climate
D3 Travel and transport
D4 The media
D5 Information and communication technology
E. Social activities, fitness and health
E1 Special occasions
E2 Hobbies, interests, sports and exercise
E3 Shopping and money matters
E4 Accidents, injuries, common ailments and health issues
E5 Food and drink
Grammar and structures
Stative verbs and shi sentences
Question words and question forms
Adverbs and modal verbs
Coordinated subjects and dou
Pivotal and serial verb constructions
Modifying nouns with and without de
Measure words, quantifying and specifying
Numbers, measurement, currency and prices
The particle le and its five uses
Conjunctions and connectives
Location, direction and coverbs zai, yong, gei
Time expressions and duration
Comparison
Complements and the ba construction
Exam skills
Paper 1: listening technique
Paper 2 Section A: reading technique
Paper 2 Section B: the short writing task
Paper 2 Section B: the longer writing task
Paper 2 Section B: translation into Chinese
Paper 3: speaking in Mandarin or Cantonese
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