Pearson Edexcel GCSE Chinese Paper 4f 2025 Writing Paper

Download the official Pearson Edexcel GCSE Chinese (9–1) Paper 4: Writing in Chinese Foundation Tier question paper for the Summer 2025 examination series (1CN0/4F). This authentic Edexcel exam paper contains the complete set of live GCSE Chinese writing and translation tasks used during the June 2025 examinations.

The paper includes both Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese versions, allowing students to complete the assessment using their preferred character system. Students answer structured writing tasks, formal and informal communication exercises, opinion-based responses, and translation questions designed to assess vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, and written communication skills in Chinese.

Question 1 focuses on helping others and asks students to describe a photograph showing volunteers in a care home while giving opinions about helping elderly people. Students write approximately 20–30 Chinese characters and demonstrate basic descriptive language and opinion structures.

Question 2 includes a choice between two formal-writing tasks. Students either write a formal email to a teacher about plans to visit a new restaurant, including location, timing, companions, and favourite foods, or write a formal letter introducing themselves and their family to a Chinese exchange-school teacher. These tasks assess formal register, personal description, family vocabulary, and future-tense communication.

Question 3 contains extended-writing tasks requiring approximately 80–110 Chinese characters. Students choose between writing about Chinese culture or travel plans. Topics include Chinese food, learning about Chinese culture, cultural events, future ambitions, holiday destinations, accommodation preferences, shopping experiences, and opinions about travelling with family. The tasks assess opinions, reasons, time references, and the ability to organise extended written responses in Chinese.

Question 4 tests translation skills through short English sentences translated into Chinese, including “I am French”, “I live in China”, “My city is big”, “The weather was good yesterday”, and “I played badminton with my friends”. Students demonstrate grammatical accuracy, tense control, and correct Chinese sentence structure.

The paper uses authentic Edexcel formatting and includes formal email and letter templates, structured writing spaces, and realistic Foundation Tier writing tasks identical to the live Summer 2025 examination experience.

Ideal for timed practice, mock examinations, classroom assessment, writing-skills development, revision sessions, intervention work, and preparation for future GCSE Chinese exams, this downloadable PDF provides authentic Pearson Edexcel assessment material and realistic Foundation Tier writing practice.

This document is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying Pearson Edexcel GCSE Chinese (9–1) Foundation Tier, including students preparing for the 2026 examinations, independent learners, heritage speakers, home-educated candidates, and students developing confidence in GCSE Chinese writing and translation skills.

It is also highly useful for Chinese language teachers, tutors, revision centres, intervention coordinators, and parents seeking authentic Edexcel writing exam material for grammar practice, structured writing tasks, translation exercises, and GCSE Chinese revision.