The HSK writing section trips up almost everyone. It’s not that learners don’t know Chinese — it’s that they don’t know the specific formats Chinese formal writing expects. An invitation letter has a structure. A complaint letter has a structure. A self-introduction essay has a structure. Get the structure wrong and you lose points even if your Chinese is fine.
I built this toolkit to solve exactly that problem.
Try It
→ Open the Chinese Writing Toolkit — free, offline, no login
The 11 Writing Types
The toolkit covers these applied writing formats:
- 邀请信 — Invitation letter
- 感谢信 — Thank-you letter
- 道歉信 — Apology letter
- 投诉信 — Complaint letter
- 建议信 — Recommendation letter
- 求职信 — Cover letter / job application
- 自我介绍 — Self-introduction
- 介绍信 — Introduction letter (introducing someone else)
- 通知 — Announcement / notice
- 日记 — Diary entry
- 说明文 — Expository / descriptive essay
For each type, the toolkit gives you: a model essay in Chinese, a sentence bank (ready-to-use phrases organized by function — opening, main point, closing), a vocabulary upgrade table (swap plain words for higher-level synonyms that score better on HSK exams), and 13 grammar patterns with examples.
The Practice Pad
There’s also a writing pad where you draft your own version. The toolkit sits beside it so you can reference the sentence bank without switching tabs. It won’t correct your Chinese — that’s what a teacher is for — but it removes the blank-page problem.
Who It’s For
HSK4–6 learners preparing for exams, or anyone who needs to write formal Chinese for work or study. The model essays are pitched at HSK4–5 level — complex enough to score well, simple enough to understand and adapt.
Related Tools
For reading practice at the same level, try the Chinese Reading Lab. For the four-character idioms that appear in formal writing, the Chengyu Stories tool is the fastest way to learn 20 of the most common ones. All tools are listed at ordinarymantrying.com/tools.
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