HSK Exam 2020 Guide

What is HSK?

HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) or the Chinese Proficiency Test is an international standardized exam that tests and rates Chinese language proficiency. It assesses non-native Chinese speakers’ abilities in using the Chinese language in their daily, academic, and professional lives. HSK test was developed in 1984 and the first HSK test was held overseas in 1991. (Read More: MBBS in China)

HSK Test Levels

HSK (Level I)

Designed for learners who can understand and use some simple Chinese characters and sentences to communicate, and prepares them for continuing their Chinese studies.

HSK (Level I) test is made up of listening comprehension and reading comprehension sections and contains a total of 40 items.

Section Number of Items Duration (Min)
I. Listening Part I 5 20 About 15
Part II 5
Part III 5
Part IV 5
Filling out the answer sheet (Mark your answers for listening comprehension on Answer Sheet) 3
II. Reading Part I 5 20 17
Part II 5
Part III 5
Part IV 5
Total / 40 About 35

Results Certificate

For the HSK (Level I), three results will be provided including listening, reading, and total. The test taker must score at least 120 points total to be considered passing.

Max Score Your Score
Listening 100
Reading 100
Total 200

Past papers of HSK 1

H11329

H11330

H11331

H11332

H11334

HSK (Level II)

Designed for learners who can use Chinese in a simple and direct manner, applying it in a basic fashion to their daily lives.
The HSK (Level II) test is made up of listening comprehension and reading comprehension sections and contains a total of 60 items.

Section Number of Items Duration (Min)
I. Listening Part I 10 35 About 25
Part II 10
Part III 10
Part IV 5
Filling out the answer sheet (Mark your answers for listening comprehension on Answer Sheet) 3
II. Reading Part I 5 25 22
Part II 5
Part III 5
Part IV 10
Total / 60 About 50

Results Certificate

For the HSK (Level II), three results will be provided including listening, reading, and total. The test taker must score at least 120 points total to be considered passing.

Max Score Your Score
Listening 100
Reading 100
Total 200

Past papers of HSK 2

All of the real 2013 HSK 2 past papers to practice with:

H21329

H21330

H21331

H21332

H21334

HSK (Level III)

Designed for learners who can use Chinese to serve the demands of their personal lives, studies, and work, and are capable of completing most of the communicative tasks they experience during their Chinese tour.
The HSK (Level III) test is made up of listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and writing sections and contains a total of 80 items.

Section Number of Items Duration (Min)
I. Listening Part I 10 40 About 35
Part II 10
Part III 10
Part IV 10
Filling out the answer sheet (Mark your answers for listening comprehension on Answer Sheet) 5
II. Reading Part I 10 30 30
Part II 10
Part III 10
III. Writing Part I 5 10 15
Part II 5
Total / 80 About 85

Results Certificate

For the HSK (Level III), four results will be provided including listening, reading, writing, and the total. The test taker must score at least 180 points to be considered passing.

Max Score Your Score
Listening 100
Reading 100
Writing 100
Total 300

Past papers of HSK 3

H31327

H31328

H31329

H31330

H31332

HSK (Level IV)

Designed for learners who can discuss a relatively wide range of topics in Chinese and are capable of communicating with Chinese speakers at a high standard.
The HSK (Level IV) test is made up of listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and writing and contains a total of 100 test items.

Section Number of Items Duration (Min)
I. Listening Part I 10 45 About 30
Part II 15
Part III 20
Filling out the answer sheet (Mark your answers for listening comprehension on Answer Sheet) 5
II. Reading Part I 10 40 40
Part II 10
Part III 20
III. Writing Part I 10 15 25
Part II 5
Total / 100 About 100

Results Certificate

For the HSK (Level IV), four results will be provided including listening, reading, writing, and the total. The test taker must score at least 180 points to be considered passing.

Max Score Your Score
Listening 100
Reading 100
Writing 100
Total 300

Past papers of HSK 4

H41327

H41328

H41329

H41330

H41332

HSK Past papers Source: https://www.confuciusinstitute.manchester.ac.uk/study/testing/hsk/hsk-learning-resources/

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