Sage-Tips

Is HSK 3 good enough?

If you don’t get enough points, it will be hard to get a job in China. HSK 3 is much easier than HSK 4 and is attainable in six months. HSK 3 might give you the boost you need. To pass HSK 3 you need to have learnt 600 words plus a certain amount of grammar points.

How long does it take to go from HSK 3 to 4?

HSK 3 to HSK 4 in 5 Months How I achieved it and how you can too. HSK stands for Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (汉语水平考试). It’s a standard Chinese language test with 6 levels. HSK 1 is the lowest and HSK 6 the highest.

How long should I study for HSK 3?

HSK 3: The HSK (Level III) is intended for students who have studied Chinese for three semesters (one and a half academic years), with 2-3 class hours in each week. These students have mastered 600 commonly used words and related grammar patterns.

Is HSK 4 a good level?

HSK 4: This is equivalent to higher intermediate level in other languages. It’s good for daily street conversation between customers and vendors, asking for directions, family life, hobbies etc.

How to prepare for HSK 3?

So test takers should start learning Chinese characters systematically. HSK 3 asks the test takers to communicate in Chinese at a basic level in their daily, academic and professional lives. To achieve this, you need to review the words from HSK 1 and 2, plus another 300 words from HSK 3 vocabulary list, all in characters.

What is the difference between HSK 1 and HSK 3?

HSK 3 is a combination of HSK 1 and HSK 2, but the huge difference is that from HSK 3, all the questions in the test paper will be written in characters, meaning no Pinyin to rely anymore. So test takers should start learning Chinese characters systematically.

When will HSK 1-6 and HSK 7-9 be available?

Hànbàn has said that the new advanced bands (7-9) will be rolled out first, starting with pilot tests in December 2021, and then following with the official exam becoming available in March 2022. When it comes to HSK 1-6, the changes will be gradually implemented over 3-5 years, and we should not expect any major changes in the near future.

Can we predict the future of the HSK test?

Naturally, no one can predict the future, so don’t be surprised if the above information later turns out to be inaccurate or if the official HSK 3.0 tests are pushed even further into the future. Many things about the language content are also uncertain.