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Edexcel A Level Chinese (Mandarin / Cantonese) (9CN0) past papers and mark schemes

Edexcel A Level Chinese past papers

June 2025 Latest

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June 2024

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June 2023

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2022June

June 2022

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2021November

November 2021

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2020October

October 2020

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2019June

June 2019

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Paper 3M
Paper 3
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Old course 500/2649/5 June 2010 to June 2016. The exam before 9CN0: still good practice, but the papers are numbered differently.

June 2016

Unit 6CN01/1Asitting A
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Unit 6CN02
Unit 6CN03
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June 2015

Unit 6CN01/1Asitting A
Unit 6CN02
Unit 6CN03
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June 2014

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June 2013

Unit 6CN01/1Asitting A
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Unit 6CN02
Unit 6CN03

June 2012

Unit 6CN01/1Asitting A
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Unit 6CN02
Unit 6CN03/1Asitting A
Unit 6CN03
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June 2011

Unit 6CN01/1Asitting A
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Unit 6CN02
Unit 6CN03

June 2010

Unit 6CN01/1Asitting A
Unit 6CN01
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Unit 6CN02
Unit 6CN03
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Edexcel A Level Chinese

Code9CN0

At a glance

The course
Edexcel A Level Chinese (Mandarin / Cantonese) 9CN0, Ofqual QAN 603/1044/3, was first examined in 2017.
What we hold
We hold 44 papers from 14 sittings, June 2010 to June 2025.
Full title
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Chinese (spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese) ยท QAN 603/1044/3 ยท 2017 onwards

Not Edexcel? Same subject, other boards.

Each board sets completely different papers. Check yours before you revise the wrong thing for months.

Edexcel is the only board we hold for A Level Chinese.

The board and course code are printed on the front of every mock paper.

HELP. Which board am I??

Find a mock or past paper from school. The board's name is at the top of the front cover, and the course code is printed next to it, like 9CN0. No paper to hand? Ask your teacher which board and course code you are entered for.

Also on this page 9CN0 500/2649/5 100/0185/2

Award A Level AS

Edexcel 500/2649/5 Earlier

Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Chinese ยท 2008-2019

Its 24 papers from 7 series are in the years above.

Other courses, no papers held

EDEXCEL Advanced GCE in Chinese

Chinese at other levels

Memes

Certified Chinese memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

Laugh now. Cry in the exam hall later. Then come back and do a past paper.

Learn the stroke order
Draw it how it looks and pray
Me facing a character I've seen once
Knowing โ€˜ni haoโ€™
Getting the tones right
Writing characters in stroke order
Hearing the audio and knowing which โ€˜shiโ€™ it is
Chinese enlightenment, ranked

Mum ๐Ÿ’–

how many characters do you know now?? ๐Ÿฅฐ

loads, like at least 6

amazing!!! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ“ฑ Screen time this week ยท TikTok7h 3m

Six characters. Two of them right.

Chinese starter pack

Grid paper, mostly smudgedFlashcards with wrong tonesListening track at 2x speedThis website
Collect all four tones