--- title: "HSK 4 Chinese Lesson Plans: 52 Free 45-Minute Plans with Handouts | Mandarin The Wild" description: "52 free HSK 4 Chinese lesson plans on the 2025 syllabus, each built on a graded reading with key words, listening, comprehension questions with answers and a printable handout." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/lesson-plans/hsk-4" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- [Lesson plans](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/lesson-plans) # HSK 4 Chinese lesson plans 52 lessons of 45 minutes, each on a reading written for HSK 4. Open one for its plan and the handout to print. 萤火虫yínghuǒchóngfirefly - [一半的孩子戴眼镜Article · Why do so many Chinese children wear glasses? · 378 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/why-do-so-many-chinese-children-wear-glasses#plan) - [晚三年退休Article · What is the retirement age in China? · 338 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/what-is-the-retirement-age-in-china#plan) - [“两会”是什么？Article · What are the Two Sessions in China? · 319 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/what-are-the-two-sessions-in-china#plan) - [从袜子到汽车Article · Why is China called the world’s factory? · 333 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/why-is-china-called-the-worlds-factory#plan) - [长江十年不打鱼Article · Why did China ban fishing on the Yangtze? · 342 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/why-did-china-ban-fishing-on-the-yangtze#plan) - [会打字，不会写字？Article · Character amnesia: are Chinese people forgetting how to write? · 405 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/character-amnesia-chinese#plan) - [为什么有的车牌是绿色的？Article · Why do Chinese cars have green license plates? · 384 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/why-chinese-cars-have-green-license-plates#plan) - [“特种兵旅游”是什么？Article · What is special forces tourism in China? · 410 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/what-is-special-forces-tourism-in-china#plan) - [共享单车怎么骑？Article · How to use shared bikes in China · 329 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/how-to-use-shared-bikes-in-china#plan) - [梁山伯与祝英台Story · The Butterfly Lovers · 677 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/butterfly-lovers-legend#plan) - [八种笔画Story · Chinese calligraphy for beginners · 348 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/chinese-calligraphy-for-beginners#plan) - [筷子最早是用来吃饭的吗？Article · The history of chopsticks · 549 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/history-of-chopsticks#plan) - [最后一单Story · A day in the life of a delivery rider · 570 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-delivery-rider#plan) - [什么是“面子”？Article · What is face (mianzi) in Chinese culture? · 606 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/what-is-face-mianzi-in-chinese-culture#plan) - [狐假虎威Story · The fox and the tiger: borrowing a tiger’s power · 356 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/hu-jia-hu-wei-the-fox-and-the-tiger#plan) - [井底之蛙Story · The frog in the well: the frog who had never seen the sea · 415 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/jing-di-zhi-wa-the-frog-in-the-well#plan) - [“关系”是什么意思？Article · What does guanxi mean? · 639 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/what-does-guanxi-mean#plan) - [中国的高铁有多长？Article · How big is China's high-speed rail? · 510 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/how-big-is-chinas-high-speed-rail#plan) - [“内卷”是什么意思？Article · What does 内卷 (involution) mean? · 580 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/what-does-neijuan-involution-mean#plan) - [树上的风筝Story · Flying a kite in Chinese: the kite in the tree · 316 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/flying-a-kite-in-chinese#plan) - [刻舟求剑Story · Marking the boat to find a lost sword · 309 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/ke-zhou-qiu-jian-marking-the-boat-to-find-the-sword#plan) - [中秋夜班Story · A Mid-Autumn night at the office: mooncakes for the security guard · 497 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/mid-autumn-festival-story-in-chinese#plan) - [年兽来了Story · The legend of Nian, the Chinese New Year monster · 461 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/legend-of-nian-chinese-new-year-monster#plan) - [照片上的秀兰Story · An old photo and a family secret · 578 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/an-old-photo-a-family-secret#plan) - [拔苗助长Story · Pulling up seedlings to help them grow · 288 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/ba-miao-zhu-zhang-pulling-seedlings-to-help-them-grow#plan) - [陈老师的新名单Story · The retired teacher: a Chinese short story · 733 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/the-retired-teacher-chinese-short-story#plan) - [司马光砸缸Story · Sima Guang smashes the water jar · 340 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/sima-guang-za-gang-sima-guang-smashes-the-jar#plan) - [倒茶的时候，为什么敲桌子？Article · Chinese tea etiquette: why tap two fingers to say thanks? · 350 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/chinese-tea-etiquette-tapping-fingers#plan) - [电梯里的四十分钟Story · Stuck in the lift with the neighbour · 500 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/stuck-in-the-lift-with-the-neighbour#plan) - [十二排F座Story · Taking the high-speed train in China: seat 12F · 307 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/taking-the-high-speed-train-in-china-story#plan) - [第一碗拉面Story · How hand-pulled noodles are made: the apprentice's first bowl · 296 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/how-hand-pulled-noodles-are-made#plan) - [孔子是谁？Article · Who was Confucius? · 580 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/who-was-confucius#plan) - [打错的电话Story · The wrong number: a Sunday phone call in Chinese · 544 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/the-wrong-number-chinese-story#plan) - [愚公移山Story · The foolish old man who moved the mountains · 453 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/yu-gong-yi-shan-the-foolish-old-man-who-moved-mountains#plan) - [怎么砍价Story · How to bargain in Chinese · 294 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/how-to-bargain-in-chinese#plan) - [怎么点奶茶Story · How to order bubble tea in Chinese · 268 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/how-to-order-bubble-tea-in-chinese#plan) - [画蛇添足Story · Drawing legs on a snake · 354 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/hua-she-tian-zu-drawing-legs-on-a-snake#plan) - [没听懂也能接着聊Article · When You Miss Most of the Sentence · 277 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/keep-the-conversation-going#plan) - [警察的帽子Chapter 12 · The policeman’s hat · 259 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/the-policemans-hat#plan) - [门口的保安Chapter 2 · The guard who saw nothing · 301 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/the-guard-who-saw-nothing#plan) - [它不是胖Chapter 8 · It isn’t fat at all · 245 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/it-isnt-fat-at-all#plan) - [又暖和又安静的地方Chapter 9 · Somewhere warm and quiet · 249 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/somewhere-warm-and-quiet#plan) - [我的房间Story · My Room · 439 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/my-room#plan) - [马上到Chapter 5 · The delivery rider who’s always on her way · 509 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/the-delivery-rider-who-is-always-on-her-way#plan) - [饼干盒Chapter 6 · The biscuit tin full of notes · 566 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/the-biscuit-tin-full-of-notes#plan) - [留言本Chapter 7 · The goodbye book · 526 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/the-goodbye-book#plan) - [最安静的地方Story · The Quietest Place · 342 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/quietest-place#plan) - [为什么中国人过年要给红包？Article · Why do Chinese people give red envelopes? · 373 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/why-do-chinese-people-give-red-envelopes#plan) - [双十一是怎么来的？Article · Where did Singles Day come from? · 578 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/singles-day-11-11-origin#plan) - [谁爱吃茄子Story · Who Likes Eggplant · 268 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/who-likes-eggplant#plan) - [发错群了，怎么道歉？Story · How to say sorry in Chinese · 283 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/how-to-say-sorry-in-chinese#plan) - [十二生肖的故事Story · The Great Race: the Chinese zodiac story · 355 characters](https://mandarinthewild.com/teachers/handouts/read/chinese-zodiac-story-the-great-race#plan)