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).
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HSK 3 Brief Introduction

Learning hours: about 60 hours
Test date: HSK Test Dates in 2024

Test Start Time(All local times): 13:30.

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.

HSK 3 Test Details

Type	Description	Number of Items	Question Type	Points per Item	Total Points
Listening	Listen to dialogues and choose the right answer.	40	Choose the correct answer	2.5	100 points
Reading	Match sentences with appropriate images.	20	Match sentence to image	3.33	66.6 points
Reading	Complete sentences correctly.	10	Complete the sentence	3.33	33.3 points
Writing	Arrange sentences to form a paragraph.	5	Arrange sentences	12	60 points
Writing	Write characters according to pinyin given.	5	Write characters from pinyin	8	40 points
Total for HSK 3 The test taker must score at least 180 points total to be considered passing.					300 points

HSK Grading Criteria

Objective Questions: Include listening and reading sections. The grading process is as follows:

First, scan the answer sheets to collect data, forming the raw scores.
Then, apply “1 point per correct answer, 0 points for incorrect answers” to compute the raw scores for listening and reading sections.
Second, convert these raw scores into scaled scores.
Third, transform these scaled scores into standardized scores.
Finally, convert these standardized scores into the new HSK scores for listening and reading sections.

Subjective Questions: Includes writing. The grading process is as follows:

First, convert scores given by evaluators into standardized scores.
Then, transform these standardized scores into new HSK scores for the writing section.

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 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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