Chinese proficiency test HSK3 paper 2, HSK 3.0 format

70 questions 23 + 30 + 20 min official total 83 min, admin included

Which format is this?

This test follows the renewed HSK 3.0 format, published by Chinese Testing International in December 2025 and due to apply from July 2026.

Sittings for levels 1 to 6 still use the previous format at the time of writing, and no changeover date has been announced. If your exam is soon, expect the older paper on the day.

The vocabulary is the same either way: the HSK 3.0 word list is what you have to know for both formats, and that is what this test drills.

Listening

Each recording is played twice in a row.

Part 1 (1–10)

Listen to each conversation, then choose the matching picture from A to F. Each picture is used once at most.

  1. A A man in a red shirt and blue shorts kicking a black and white football.
  2. B A person in a red T-shirt and green trousers, seen from the side, riding a blue and ochre bicycle with both hands on the handlebars.
  3. C A black-haired person in a green top, seen from the front, holding a dark grey round-headed microphone in both hands, covering their mouth.
  4. D A person seen from the front, in a blue top and green trousers, holding a broom with a brown handle and yellow bristles in both hands.
  5. E Four adults standing one behind another, all in profile facing the same way, in red, blue, green and yellow tops.
  6. F A young man in a green T-shirt, seen from the side, raising a red badminton racket above his head, with a white shuttlecock in the air to his right.
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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  1. A A grey blister pack of six round white tablets.
  2. B A train seen from the side: a red locomotive with a blue cab, coupled to a single ochre carriage with four cream windows.
  3. C A hand holding a bunch of three green-stemmed flowers — one red, one yellow, one blue — each with an ochre centre.
  4. D Three white eggs in an ochre bowl.
  5. E A person seen from the front in a green top, holding an open red umbrella overhead, with blue raindrops falling all around.
  6. F A grey and white cat sitting on an ochre chair.
  1. 6
  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 9
  5. 10

Part 2 (11–20)

Listen, then answer the question.

  1. 11

    ★ 男的的鞋是在哪儿买的？

  2. 12

    ★ 男的想做什么？

  3. 13

    ★ 男的为什么晚了？

  4. 14

    ★ 空调怎么了？

  5. 15

    ★ 去北方要带什么？

  1. 16

    ★ 护照在哪儿？

  2. 17

    ★ 男的打算怎么办？

  3. 18

    ★ 男的参加什么？

  4. 19

    ★ 关于那个冰箱，可以知道什么？

  5. 20

    ★ 女的明天要做什么？

Part 3 (21–30)

Listen, then answer the question.

  1. 21

    ★ 那个花园春天怎么样？

  2. 22

    ★ 说话人现在做饭做得怎么样？

  3. 23

    ★ 说话人这几天怎么上班？

  4. 24

    ★ 说话人现在在哪儿？

  5. 25

    ★ 关于新房子，可以知道什么？

  6. 26

    ★ 女儿每个星期上几节课？

  7. 27

    ★ 说话人昨天去银行做什么？

  8. 28

    ★ 说话人打算下个月做什么？

  9. 29

    ★ 说话人后来怎么做？

  10. 30

    ★ 说话人认为刚开始锻炼应该怎么样？

Reading

Part 1 (31–40)

Match each sentence with a reply from A to F.

  1. A 他去图书馆还书了。
  2. B 一共两百块，可以刷卡。
  3. C 我把它放在冰箱里了。
  4. D 因为外面太阳太大了。
  5. E 坐地铁大概四十分钟。
  6. F 没关系，我也刚到。
  1. 31

    这些菜一共多少钱？

  2. 32

    这么好的天气，你怎么不出去？

  3. 33

    我买的蛋糕呢？

  4. 34

    小李去哪儿了？

  5. 35

    从你家到公司要多久？

  1. A 对不起，我这就关小一点儿。
  2. B 不用了，我自己来。
  3. C 在门口的桌子上。
  4. D 我想先尝一口。
  5. E 别急，还有十分钟。
  6. F 因为我的自行车丢了。
  1. 36

    电视的声音太大了。

  2. 37

    要我帮你搬吗？

  3. 38

    我的信放在哪儿了？

  4. 39

    这个蛋糕你要不要？

  5. 40

    我们是不是要迟到了？

Part 2 (41–50)

Fill each gap with a word from A to F.

  1. A 热情
  2. B 方便
  3. C 简单
  4. D 马上
  5. E 注意
  6. F 解决
  1. 41

    这个办法很（　），几分钟就能学会。

  2. 42

    宾馆的服务特别（　），我下次还来。

  3. 43

    开车的时候一定要（　）安全。

  4. 44

    这个问题终于（　）了。

  5. 45

    我家离地铁站很近，出门特别（　）。

  1. A 虽然
  2. B 可是
  3. C 为了
  4. D 越
  5. E 了解
  6. F 不但
  1. 46

    A你怎么每天都跑步？

    B（　）身体健康。

  2. 47

    A这件衣服好看吗？

    B（　）贵了一点儿，但是真的好看。

  3. 48

    A他的汉语怎么样？

    B（　）说得好，写得也很好。

  4. 49

    A你认识他吗？

    B认识，可是不太（　）他。

  5. 50

    A最近天气怎么样？

    B（　）来越热了。

Part 3 (51–60)

Read, then answer the question.

  1. 51

    这家饭馆的菜很好吃，可是人太多了，每次都要等很久。

    ★ 这家饭馆有什么问题？

  2. 52

    明天上午十点，学校体育馆有一个篮球比赛，欢迎大家来看。

    ★ 比赛在哪儿？

  3. 53

    这个季节的西瓜特别甜，也不贵，我每个星期都买。

    ★ 说话人为什么常常买西瓜？

  4. 54

    坐高铁从这个城市到北京只要四个小时，比坐飞机还方便，因为车站就在城市里。

    ★ 说话人为什么觉得高铁方便？

  5. 55

    我的同事下个月要结婚了，我们打算送她一个礼物，可是还没有决定送什么。

    ★ 他们还没有决定什么？

  6. 56

    这个网站上可以看很多电影，而且不用花钱。可是晚上人太多的时候，会比较慢。

    ★ 那个网站晚上怎么样？

  7. 57

    我以前很怕跟别人说外语，因为担心说错。后来一位老师告诉我，别人关心的是你想说什么，不是你说得对不对。从那以后，我就不怕了。

    ★ 说话人以前为什么怕说外语？

  8. 58

    ★ 老师的意思是什么？

  9. 59

    我叔叔在一个小城市开了一家书店。店里只有两个人，可是每天都很忙。他说，最开心的是看见客人带着书出去的时候。

    ★ 叔叔的书店怎么样？

  10. 60

    ★ 叔叔最开心的是什么？

Writing

Part 1 (61–65)

Write the missing word in Chinese characters — its reading is given above the gap. A Chinese keyboard is required.

  1. 61

    我（　）(gēn)你一起去，你不要担心。

  2. 62

    他昨天晚上十二点（　）(cái)睡觉。

  3. 63

    他今天（　）(yòu)迟到了。

  4. 64

    （　）(chúle)星期日，他每天都上班。

  5. 65

    外面太冷了，你把门（　）(guān)上吧。

Part 2 (66–70)

Look at the picture and write a sentence describing it, using the word given. A Chinese keyboard is required.

Practice — this part is not marked

The real exam asks you to write freely here, and a human examiner reads it. No browser can mark that, and this page does not invent a score: these questions do not count towards your result. Write them anyway — it is the only practice this part allows, and a possible answer is offered once you have handed in.

  1. 66 A whole watermelon with a light green rind striped in dark green and a small black stem, and in front of it a triangular slice of red flesh dotted with black seeds.

    Use the word 西瓜

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    夏天的西瓜又甜又便宜。

    This is only one answer among many: yours may be quite different and just as good. It uses nothing beyond your level, which is what proves the task can be done without going outside the word list.

  2. 67 An ochre two-door refrigerator seen from the front, both doors closed, a black vertical handle on the left edge of each, standing on four short feet.

    Use the word 冰箱

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    我把牛奶放在冰箱里了。

    This is only one answer among many: yours may be quite different and just as good. It uses nothing beyond your level, which is what proves the task can be done without going outside the word list.

  3. 68 A black-haired man in a green top holding a blue camera with a large round black-and-white lens in both hands; his eyes and mouth stay visible above it.

    Use the word 照相

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    他喜欢在公园里照相。

    This is only one answer among many: yours may be quite different and just as good. It uses nothing beyond your level, which is what proves the task can be done without going outside the word list.

  4. 69 A strongly flared red skirt seen flat from the front, with a wide lighter-red waistband at the top and a slightly curved hem at the bottom.

    Use the word 裙子

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    姐姐买了一条新裙子。

    This is only one answer among many: yours may be quite different and just as good. It uses nothing beyond your level, which is what proves the task can be done without going outside the word list.

  5. 70 Two men standing, seen from the front, shaking hands: the one on the left in a red top and green trousers, the one on the right in a blue top and ochre trousers.

    Use the word 见面

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    他们第一次见面就像老朋友一样。

    This is only one answer among many: yours may be quite different and just as good. It uses nothing beyond your level, which is what proves the task can be done without going outside the word list.

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