Questions tagged [hsk]
HSK or 汉语水平考试 (Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì) is a standardised Chinese proficiency test for non-native speakers of Chinese. The test is administered by the Chinese National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOTCFL, also known as Hàn Bàn / 汉办), an agency affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.
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What is known about the new HSK 3.0 (2021) format?
I found a brief note on Wikipedia that since 2020, HSK is going to be restructured. It links to a tweet, which shows a page in Chinese. Is there any more information compared to what Wikipedia ...
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Why do HSK lists differ from character frequency lists?
I have been wondering how come the HSK list be so different from the list of the most used Chinese characters.
The only list I know about character frequency is Jun Da's list. On the first 2635 most ...
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How to estimate your score for an HSK practice exam?
I'm preparing for my first HSK exam in October - probably level 1 - so I completed a practice exam. I know the number of correct answers, but I don't how to convert these into a score.
From what I'...
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What's the format of official "online" HSK tests?
Some HSK test centres give the option of taking an online test (albeit supervised under exam conditions).
What format does this take? Is the audio played on a CD player to the whole room or do you ...
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What are the answers to the HSK6 语病 ("faulty wording") questions on the 22 publicly available HSK6 exams?
There are 22 publicly available HSK6 exams. Since I'm studying this topic for my upcoming exam, I might as well self-answer the question...
Question: What are the answers to the HSK6 语病 ("faulty ...
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Are HSK6 questions 51 through 60 (语病) so difficult that it's reasonable to just guess?
Among the HSK6 advice I've encountered, I'm a bit surprised by some practical advice regarding the ten 语病 questions (51 through 60) wherein each question has 4 sentences A through D and exactly one ...
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Hanban/HSK Official Website Resources Download
Does anybody know where to find the most recent HSK test materials, especially the vocabulary lists to download?
I have checked the official site, but the 资料下载 'button' doesn't work
UPDATE: Found it....
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How to prepare for HSK3?
I have passed HSK2 already. Now my new target is HSK3. How is it different from HSK2 from your experience? What should I pay attention to? What about HSK4?
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What are the HSK chengyu (idioms)?
I've been going through the HSK lists with awk, so I now feel like I can answer...
Question: What are the HSK chengyu (idioms)?
My answer is below.
To my knowledge, there's no HSK5 idioms, except ...
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I do not really understand the word order in these four examples
这个故事发生在上个世纪末.
I wonder if 发生 could be placed after 在上个世纪末. Shouldn't time be placed before a verb?
电梯已经可以正常使用了
正常 is an adjective, and adjectives describe nouns? Can't 使用 work as a noun?
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For the HSK, what do I need to know about characters which appear differently?
Edit: This question was based on a misunderstanding: I installed Chinese fonts in Ubuntu, where the default behaviour is to show Japanese characters. (I managed to fix this problem following the ...
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On a HSK6 test, why is 社会稳定，人民生活水平显著提高，这一切都给人留下了深刻的印象 the incorrect sentence?
In a YouTube video a native Chinese speaker answers questions on the HSK-6 test. He gets one wrong: to identify which "has grammatical errors or uses wrong words" below:
A. 每个人都可以有所作为，...
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What does “5339 之（代） 5340 之（助）” mean in the lists of characters for the new HSK 2021?
I have downloaded the last lists for new HSK, and there is somethig that i do not understand :
in upper levels HSK 7, 8, 9 the character 之 is presented like that : 5339 之（代） 5340 之（助）!
I do not see ...
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如果 synonyms for semi-formal written
I can see from this post that in speaking 要是 is a good alternative.
However I am preparing for the 80 hanzi text required in HSK 5 and I feel like regardless of topic, I am over-using 如果.
My current ...
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Reliability of HSK practice tests
I am curious as to how reliable HSK tests downloaded from the internet are. I've downloaded them from the sites listed in this post. And have also use the android app here.
I can pass the HSK 1 & ...
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HSK6的第101题（缩写）请求反馈：富有爸爸和会花钱的儿子
我在练习HSK6里的第101题：缩写。我用了这个过去的考卷练习，而下面是我的写作（原始版）。我不可以用电脑、词典什么的，也作文400字数限制。据这个课程里的评论，我必须包括分段。
关于下面的写作，我请求反馈，想知道我最重要的缺点。我特别想知道前HSK6的学生的建议。（据我目前的知识，没有网站提供正确答案的例子。）
儿子只有自由才能成功
有钱的父亲担心他粗心花钱的儿子，虽然他劝儿子该负责自己，...
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How did I go in my mock HSK6 exam faulty wording section?
I took a mock HSK6 exam yesterday, which I recorded to see where I went wrong.
A 深秋的太平山，是人们攀登高山欣赏红叶的最佳时节。 [my answer]
B 车辆驶过整洁宽敞的大道，古朴的牌楼迎面映入眼帘。
C 网络空间急剧扩张，已经覆盖了人类社会生活的各个领域。
D 报告显示，去年中国游客量增幅超过50％，...
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What is the meaning of 两两一组出现 in 每个人会看到两两一组出现的一些图画?
研究者设计了一个有趣的实验。志愿者的任务很简单，每个人会看到两两一组出现的一些图画，每组中一幅出自著名抽象艺术家之手，...
This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, chapter 18.
I don't understand the meaning of 两两一组出现。
This is my literal translation:
每个人(...
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HSK form machine readability
I understand this is not strictly related to Chinese Language but may be helpful for people taking the HSK.
Here is what the test form looks like. The first part contains the personal info. The ...
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Is it possible to put 了 in 昨天上午你去哪儿了？after the verb 去 instead at the end?
This question example is from the book "HSK Standard Course 1 (2014)". According to the Chinese Grammar Wiki:
When time, place, manner, or purpose are specified in a sentence, 了 can be used ...
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Why is 妈妈现在有问题 a correct statement based on 妈妈很热情，总是帮助人，所以大家有问题，都会来找她
This is an example from hsk 3 mock test, you have to say whether a statement is true or false based on a statement above.
I put "False" as an answer, but this is incorrect, reference asnwers ...
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Chinese Proficiency tests available
What are the different official (government sponsored) Chinese Language proficiency tests available? I want to know about PRC as well as Taiwan tests. All Chinese language tests are for Mandarin only ...
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How to deal with elasticity/flexibility in HSK vocabulary? [closed]
I'll be concise for those knowledgeable, and refer to brief and basic bibliography for those who are not.
The Chinese elasticity/flexibility is a lexical property of Chinese terms, two sides of the ...
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If I forget how to write a character during the HSK, can I copy it from the supplied exam materials?
Writing Chinese characters is difficult, but I can copy them easily enough. Presumably, I won't be able to utilize my mobile phone, a dictionary, etc., during the HSK, but it seems there might still ...
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一点 or 一点儿 on HSK 1?
MDBG lists 一点儿 as not an HSK entry. I've seen other lists that do say it is an HSK entry.
Is it common for the HSK to include erhua variants instead of non-erhua? My understanding is that erhua ...
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Is 观点基本 -> 基本观点 really the error in the HSK6 语病 sentence beginning 进化论的一个观点基本是...?
进化论的一个观点基本是：在生物进化过程中，适应自然环境的物种得以生存下来，不适应的就被淘汰，这就是所谓的“优胜劣汰，适者生存”。
This is a 语病 sentence from the HSK6 past exam H61327 (Q.60). Here I noted how the justification was 观点基本 should be 基本观点. But I ...
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HSK6 (H61329) Q.69 about "由厚到薄" vs. "由薄到厚": How can we conclude the correct answer is 3.?
This is HSK6 past exam H61329 question 69 (fill-in-the-blank).
华罗庚把读书过程总结为“由厚到薄”和“由薄到厚”两个阶段。当你对书的内容有了_____的了解，抓住了全书的_____时，书就由厚变薄了。如果在读书过程中，你还能对各章节做深入_____，在每页上添加注解，_____参考资料，书又会愈读愈厚。读书就是由厚到薄，...
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Difference between 他带来了很多衣服 and 他带很多衣服来
大家好！
I don't really understand the difference between two sentences:
1.他带来了很多衣服;
2. 他带很多衣服来;
The 1st one was found on the Internet, but the 2nd one I have "created" by myself. Is the 2nd one ...
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What are the HSK3.0 measure words as per the textbook 《汉语国际教育用词语声调组合及轻重音格式实用手册》?
Question: What are the HSK3.0 measure words?
I went through the book 汉语国际教育用词语声调组合及轻重音格式实用手册 by 刘英林 [ed.] (considered the likely candidate for the upcoming HSK3.0 vocabulary) and inspected what was ...
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HSK 6 Writing: automatically saved?
I took the computer-based HSK 6 Test today. For the writing part, I was typing the entire time and did not notice there was a "save" button on top of the typing field until time was up. I never ...
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Words and characters that do not appear on HSK lists
I have just posted a question about HSK characters list not matching the most common characters list, but I think this question here is a bit different.
I also wonder why do HSK tests have so many ...
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Is there a Chinese equivalent of the Japanese Kanji Kentei?
There is a test called Nihon Kanji Nōryoku Kentei or 日本漢字能力検定 , that tests Japanese kanji (characters that came from Chinese).
It was originally meant for native speakers of Japanese, and it ...
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For part 1 of HSKK高级 exam, do you really need to repeat word for word what is said in the recording?
My issue here is that I would struggle even in my mother tongue to repeat word for word a passage I just heard, let alone one in Chinese. Has anyone done this exam yet? Any tips on how to prepare for ...
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Placement of 都 in a sentence with 每
The following dialogue is from the book HSK Standard Course 2:
A: 你每天几点起床？
B: 我每天六点起床。
Where would 都 be placed in A and B respectively? After 天 or after 点?
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Word order in a question such as "who was the person who bought the cup"?
I passed HSK 1 as a self-learner (using the official coursebook) but there were a few grammar points I could not find in the book (and did not know).
I do not know the official name of this grammar so ...
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HSK6 (H61002) Q.69 about yawning: How can we conclude the answer is A?
打哈欠是人类的一种本能行为,非 [???] 意志所能控制。当一个人受到劳累、睡意等因素的 [???] 时,会引起相关分子大量分泌,进而引起“哈欠中枢” [???] ,随即向人体肌肉发出“指令”,有关的肌肉严格 [???] “指令”运动,于是,一个哈欠 [???] 了。
A: 主观 刺激 兴奋 遵照 诞生
B: 客观 袭击 异常 采取 产生
C: 自身 打扰 快乐 贯彻 发生
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Confused about 生气/着急/担心
This is from a random hsk 5 practice exam I found online. Confused about the answer to 51 being 生气 here. I chose 着急. My thinking is that 着急 is most similar to anxious in English, which is why the wife ...
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How are my 用词造句 ("use the word to make a sentence") sentences using 幸福 and 俩?
In the HSK4上 Standard Course workbook, the first practice exam has this problem:
It's a 用词造句 ("use the word to make a sentence") problem. I came up with these sentences:
我妹妹十一月会结婚，太幸福了！
My ...
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Where to find graduated text/books? [closed]
Where can I find texts/books with a lower vocabulary range (1000 words) for preparing an HSK exam or see more often the most used words.
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Books which only includes senteces each of which only using specified vocabs for hsk4
I want to use a book of vocabs for hsk4, which book generally only uses vocabs which are in range of hsk4. It is ok that some terms or expressions inside the sentences are out of range of hsk4 due to ...
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HSK5 writing exam
i am going to be taking the HSK5 exam soon, and i was wondering if there are any tips regarding the writing part, how to study for it, as far as characters go i can write them, but to make a paragraph ...
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Where can I find old HSK tests?
I'd like to practice HSK based on tests from previous years, but have trouble finding them. Is there a place where those were collected for the general public?
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Are there any rules or regulations for making a Chinese learning (focused on HSK) mobile app?
I want to make an app to teach Chinese and prepare people for HSK, but I don't know if there are any rules or regulations that I should adhere to.
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HSK5 level novel to help prepare
Just got HSK4, and so the real work begins...
Looking for novels to read whose level would be appropriate, any recommendations?
Also looking for TV shows recommendation. I just finished watching ...
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How do you improve Chinese writing beyond HSK4 or HSK5?
I am learning Chinese (not student, just private interest) and my Chinese is somewhere between HSK4 and HSK5 (half part of HSK5 finished). I am not focussing to improve my vocabulary as when I speak, ...
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