All You Need To Know About HSK 3

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 six levels, HSK 1(lowest), HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6(highest).
HSK Test 2021: Changes Your Should Know (9 levels)

HSK 3 Brief Introduction

Learning hours: about 60 hours
Test date: HSK Test Dates in 2022

Test Target
The HSK (Level III) is intended for students have mastered 600 commonly used words and related grammar patterns.

You have mastered 600 commonly used words and related grammar patterns.

HSK 3 Achievement

You can communicate in Chinese at a basic level in their daily, academic and professional lives. You can manage most communication in Chinese when travelling in China.

HSK 3 Test Content

The HSK (Level III) test is made up of  listening comprehension,reading comprehension and and writing sections and contains a total of 80 items. 

The test will last for a total of 90 minutes (including 5 minutes in which the test takers fill in personal information)

I. Listening Comprehension (40 items/35mins)
The test will last for a total of 55 minutes (including 5 minutes in which the test takers fill in personal information)

Part I, 10 items (1-10)
The recording of each item will be played twice.
For each item, a dialogue and several pictures will be provided. The test takers should select corresponding pictures based on what they hear.

Part II, 10 items (11-20)
The recording of each item will be played twice.
For each item, a short passage will be read out, followed by an assertion, which also appears on the paper. The test taker should decide whether the assertion made is true or false.

Part III, 10 items (21-30)
Each item consists of a dialogue between two persons. A third person will then ask a question about the dialogue. There will be three possible answers on the test paper, from which the test takers can select the best answer based on what they hear.

Part IV, 10 items (31-40)
The recording of each item will be played twice. Each item consists of a 4-5 sentence dialogue between two persons. A third person will then ask a question based on the dialogue. There will be three possible answers on the test paper, from which the test takers can choose best answer based on what they hear.

II.Reading Comprehension (30 items/30mins)

Part I, 10 items (41-50)

In this section, 20 sentences will be provided and the test taker will be asked to correlate them.

Part II,10 items (51-60)
For each item, one or two sentences will be provided, in which one word/phrase is missing. The test taker should choose one of the suggested words/phrases to fill in the blank.

Part III,10 items (61-70)
This part consists of 10 short passages, each followed by a question. The test taker should choose the best answer from the 3 choices provided.

Part IV, 10 items
In this section, 20 sentences will be provided. The test taker will be asked to find the correlations between the sentences.

 III.Writing Comprehension(10 items/15 mins)

Part I, 5 items (71-75)
Each item lists several words. The test taker should construct a sentence using the words provided.

Part II, 5 items (76-80)
Each item provides a sentence with several blanks. The test taker should fill in the blanks with the appropriate characters.
All the items on the test paper are shown in Chinese characters.

HSK 3 Score

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

HSK 3 Certificate

1) The  HSK 3 cerfificate 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 and 6) are valid for two years (from the test date).

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