All You Need To Know About HSK 6 in 2025

HSK” stands for 汉语水平考试 Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì, which means “Chinese Level Test”. HSK test assesses non-native Chinese speakers’ abilities in using the Chinese language in their daily, academic and professional lives.

There are nine levels, HSK 1(lowest), HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6, HSK 7-9(highest).
HSK Test 2025: Changes Your Should Know (9 levels)

HSK 6 Brief Introduction

Learning hours: about 240-320 hours
Test date: HSK Test Dates in 2025

Test Target
The HSK 6 is intended for students have mastered 5,400 commonly used words and related grammar patterns.

HSK 6 Vocabulary List and Free Quiz Sheets

Test Target

The HSK 6 is intended for students have mastered 5,400 commonly used words and related grammar patterns.

Achievement

HSK 6 focuses on the ability of candidates to use Chinese to conduct rich, smooth and decent social communication on some professional topics.

HSK 6 Test Content

The test consists of 101 questions, which are divided into three sections: listening, reading and writing. The test lasts about 140 minutes (including 5 minutes for candidates to complete the personal information form).

Test content		Number of test questions (items)		Test duration (minutes)
Listening	Section 1	15	50	About 35
	Section 2	15
	Section 3	20
Fill in the answer sheet (fill in the answers to the listening section on the answer sheet)				5
Reading	Section 1	10	50	50
	Section 2	10
	Section 3	10
	Section 4	20
Writing	Composition	1		45
Total	/	101		About 135

The test will last for a total of 125 minutes (including 5 minutes in which the test takers fill in personal information)

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I. Listening Comprehension (50 items/30 mins)
The listening material will be played only once.

Part I, 10 items (1-15)
15 questions.
Candidates will hear a paragraph for each question, and there are 4 options on the test paper.
Candidates should choose the consistent one according to what they hear.
*The listening material will be played only once.

Part II, 15 items (16-30)
15 questions, including 3 interviews.
5 questions in each interview, and 4 options are provided for each question on the test paper.
Candidates choose the answers according to what they hear.
*The listening material will be played only once.

Part III, 20 items (31-50)
20 questions, including 6 articles.
There are 3-4 questions for each article,and there are 4 options for each question on the test paper.
Candidates choose the answers according to what they hear.
*The listening material will be played only once.

II.Reading Comprehension (50 items/50 mins)

Part I, 15 items (51-60)
10 questions.
There are 4 sentences for each question.
Candidates should choose one of the 4 sentences that had an inflection.

Part II, 10 items (61-70)
10 questions.
Each question has 1 paragraph, and each paragraph has 3-5 blanks.
Candidates should choose the most appropriate one from the 4 options in each question to fill in the blanks according to the context.

Part III, 10 items (71-80)
10 questions, including 2 articles.
There are 5 blanks in each article.
Candidates should fill in the 5 options in the appropriate blanks according to the context.

Part IV, 20 items (81-100)
20 questions, including 5 articles.
There are 4 questions in each article.
Candidates should choose the answer from the 4 options in each question.

III.Writing Comprehension (1 items/45 mins)

Part I, 1 item (101)
Candidates should first read an article of about 1000 words in 10 minutes, and then shorten the article to a short article of about 400 words in 35 minutes.

Candidates need to draw up your own title and simply restate the content of the article without adding your own opinions.

HSK 6 Test Dates 2025 – Complete Schedule

Test Dates	Registration Deadline		Score Release
Test Dates	Internet-Based	Paper-Based	Internet-Based	Paper-Based
Jan 12 (Sun)	Jan 2	Dec 16, 2024	Jan 27	※ Feb 19
Mar 9 (Sun)	Feb 27	Feb 10	Mar 24	Apr 9
Apr 12 (Sat)	Apr 2	Mar 16	Apr 28	※ May 19
May 17 (Sat)	May 7	Apr 20	Jun 3	Jun 17
Jun 22 (Sun)	Jun 12	May 26	Jul 7	Jul 22
Jul 19 (Sat)	Jul 9	Jun 22	Aug 4	Aug 19
Aug 17 (Sat)	Aug 7	Jul 21	Sep 1	Sep 17
Sep 7 (Sun)	Aug 28	Aug 11	Sep 22	※ Oct 14
Oct 18 (Sat)	Oct 8	Sep 21	Nov 3	Nov 18
Nov 15 (Sat)	Nov 5	Oct 19	Dec 1	Dec 15
Dec 7 (Sun)	Nov 27	Nov 10	Dec 22	Jan 7, 2026

Note: Dates marked with ※ may be subject to change
Tip: Internet-based test results are released faster (approximately 15 days) compared to paper-based tests (approximately 30 days)

HSK 6 Score

The test taker must score at least 180 points total to be considered passing.

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

HSK 6 Result Report

HSK 6 report provides listening, reading, writing and total score, with a full score of 300.

Meanwhile, the report also provides a norm table of percentage levels, so that candidates can get a general understanding of their scores in the global candidates.

HSK 6 Certificate

1) The HSK 6 certificate has permanent validity, once you receive it, it becomes your property and is valid forever.

2) As Chinese language certificate for foreign students’ entry into Chinese colleges, the results of the HSK (Hsk 5 & 6) are valid for two years (from the test date).

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