All You Need To Know About HSK 6

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 2021: Changes Your Should Know (9 levels)

HSK 6 Brief Introduction

Learning hours: about 240-320 hours
Test date: HSK Test Dates in 2024

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)

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 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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