HSK 3 mock exam
Elementary fluency for daily life, study, and work. You handle routine conversations and short passages with growing confidence.
70 items · Listening, Reading, Writing · ~83 min · 180 / 300 to pass
Compared with HSK 2, the prescribed vocabulary more than doubles, from 500 words to 1,000. On the paper itself, write a sentence appears for the first time, choose the character drops out, the writing minimum rises from 100 characters to 200.
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What HSK 3 asks of you
A full HSK 3 paper, rebuilt to the official HSK 3.0 blueprint: same sections, same order, same clock. Sections run one way, so once you submit one you are done with it.
- Reading pace
- 30 questions in 30 minutes for 100 of the 300 points. That is about 60 seconds a question.
- Listening
- 30 questions in 23 minutes for 100 of the 300 points, and each clip plays twice and never rewinds.
- Writing load
- 10 tasks in 20 minutes. The standard expects no less than 200 Chinese characters, in a limited time. Genres: emails, general notices and short narratives.
- Vocabulary it draws on
- 1,000 words, the list HSK 3.0 sets for HSK 3. Every question is written inside it. CEFR A2.
What is inside
3 sections and 8 parts, in the order the real paper runs them. For what each task asks you to do, read the HSK 3 exam format guide.
- Items 1-10Picture matching (看图选择) · 10 itemsTwo-person conversations matched against one shared set of six pictures.
- Items 11-20Multiple choice · 10 itemsConversations between two speakers, then a printed question with three answers.
- Items 21-30Multiple choice · 10 itemsA single speaker talking, then a printed question with three answers.
- Items 31-40Sentence matching (句子匹配) · 10 itemsPrinted questions and remarks matched to their replies from a shared set of six.
- Items 41-50Fill the blanks from a word list (选词填空) · 10 itemsLonger sentences with one word missing, filled from a shared bank of six.
- Items 51-60Multiple choice · 10 itemsShort printed passages, most of them carrying two questions each.
- Items 61-65Write the character (看拼音写汉字) · 5 itemsA longer sentence with a pinyin gap, where you type the character yourself.
- Items 66-70Write a sentence (写句子) · 5 itemsAI-gradedOne word from the level's vocabulary, used in a sentence you write yourself.
Every section above starts on its own, in exam mode.
How you are scored
250 of the 300 points are marked the moment you finish, for free. The other 50 sit on 5 of the 70 questions: Write a sentence ×5 for 50 points. Those have to be read rather than matched against a key.
Marking that open work is what a plan pays for, on every paper. Your first one is free with a confirmed email, and a paper is graded once, so its marks are final.
Your result comes back as a band against the 180 / 300 to pass line.
HSK 3 口语 · Speaking 口语
The separate HSK 3.0 oral test · 15 items · ~15 min
- 听后重复: repeat 8 sentences you hear (10s each)
- 看图说话: describe 5 pictures (15s each)
- 回答问题: answer 2 open questions (1.5 min each)
Each turn is recorded once, timed like the real oral test, and AI-graded on holistic 高 / 中 / 低 bands. Typing works as a fallback. Part of the With Speaking plan.
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