Chinese composition structure planner

This tool helps you plan a Chinese composition before you write it. You choose a genre, a practice prompt or your own, and then fill in the central idea and the main point of each paragraph.

It is for students who know many phrases but are not sure what each paragraph should do. The tool’s labels and questions appear in English, Malay or Chinese, while the paragraph roles use the Chinese terms you will meet in class.

How do I use it?

1. Choose a genre: narrative (记叙文), argumentative (议论文) or expository (说明文).
2. Pick one of the original practice prompts, or type your own.
3. Write the central idea in one sentence, then the main point of each paragraph. Add an example or detail only if you have a real one.
4. Press “Build outline”, read the structure check, and use the self-review questions when you draft.

How does it work?

Each genre has five paragraph roles with a short guiding question. The role names and prompts change when you change the genre, so the same five boxes ask for different things.

The tool reports any paragraph whose main point is still blank. Examples you leave empty are shown as “not written yet” in the outline, never filled in for you.

The link check compares pairs of Chinese characters in your central idea with each paragraph. A paragraph that shares none is flagged as worth a second look.

A short worked example

Choose the argumentative genre and the prompt about learning to say no. The central idea could be that refusing politely protects time for what matters.

The first reason then protects study time, and the paragraph checks against the central idea because both mention time. If the second reason wanders to a different topic, the link check points to it.

The reply-to-another-view paragraph asks you to state a fair opposing view first. If you have no example yet, the outline keeps that space blank until you add one.

What are its limits?

The tool guides structure and asks questions. It does not write points, invent examples, correct your Chinese or give a grade.

The link check only compares characters, so it is a hint and not a judgement. Native Malaysian Chinese review of your wording still matters.

Where does it connect to the lessons?

Use it with the lessons on narrative composition, argumentative composition and expository and practical writing. The SPM Chinese hub shows how these fit with the other parts of the subject.

If your drafts have phrases but no clear point, SPM Chinese tuition gives you a teacher to work through them with you. It starts with the one-hour trial class (from RM50).