Introduction & suggestions to HSK Level 3

The HSK level 3 involves reading, writing, and listening. Pinyin does not accompany every character. Students may take the online or handwritten test, depending on their preference. Prior to getting ready for the HSK level 3, you need to know the rules and test format.

HSK三级考试涵盖阅读、写作和听力。每部分均不含拼音标注。考生可根据自己的意愿选择网上或是手写方式进行考试。准备好开始HSK三级考试之前，你需要了解规章和考试形式。

Students who pass the test are able to use Chinese in their daily professional and academic lives. They can communicate about many matters in Chinese while travelling in China, and have memorized 600 Chinese characters in addition to understanding the grammar in HSK level 3.

通过考试的学生在日常的专业性和学术性生活中均能自如使用中文。他们在旅游期间可以用中文交谈很多事，而且他们已经记住了600个汉字、掌握了HSK三级里的语法内容。

Content and Duration of HSK level 3

HSK三级的内容和时间

HSK level 3 test is made up of listening comprehension, reading comprehension and writing sections and contains 80 items.

HSK三级包括听力理解、阅读理解和写作部分，总共80道题。

The test will last for 90 minutes in total.

考试用时总共为90分钟。

Test Structure for HSK level 3

HSK三级考试结构

1. Listening

听力

Part I contains 10 items. Test takers will listen to each item twice. Each item is dialogue. Several pictures are given on the test paper and test takers should select the one corresponding with what he/she has heard.

第一部分有10道题。每道题考生可以听两遍。每道题目都是对话。考题会给出若干张图片，考生需根据所听到的内容选择相对应的图片。

Part II contains 10 items. Test takers will listen to each item twice. For each item, one person says a short paragraph and the other person says a sentence based on the paragraph. The sentence is also given on the test paper and test takers should judge if its content is right or wrong.

第二部分有10道题。每道题考生可以听两遍。每道题目里，一位说话者将念出一小段中文，另一位说话者根据该段中文给出一个句子。试题上也给出该句子，考生需判断所给中文是否正确。

Part III contains 10 items. Test takers will listen to each item twice. For each item, two persons make a dialogue of two sentences, and another person will raise a question based on the dialogue. 3 options are given on the test paper and test takers should select the right answer based on what he/she has heard.

第三部分有10道题。每道题考生可以听两遍。每道题目里，两位说话者将进行两句话的对话，第三位将根据该对话提出一个问题。试题上有三个选项，考生需根据所听到的内容选择正确的答案。

Part IV contains 10 items. Test takers will listen to each item twice. For each item, two persons make a dialogue of 4 to 5 sentences and another person will raise a question based on the dialogue. 3 options are given on the test paper and test takers should select the right answer based on what he/she has heard.

第四部分有10道题。每道题考生可以听两遍。每道题目里，两位说话者将进行4到5句的对话，第三位将根据该对话提出一个问题。试题上有三个选项，考生需根据所听到的内容选择正确的答案。

2. Reading

阅读

Part I contains 10 items. 20 sentences are given and test takers should find out the matchup relationship.

第一部分有10道题。题目会给出20个句子，考生需找出其中的两两对应关系。

Part II contains 10 items. For each item, one or two sentences are given with one blank, and test takers should select the best choice from the options offered to make the sentence(s) complete.

第二部分有10道题。每道题目将给出1到2个句子然后留空，考生需从所给选项中选择最适答案完成句子。

Part III contains 10 items. 10 short passages are given, with each containing one question, and test takers should select the right answer from 3 options.

第三部分有10道题。题目将给出10篇短文，每篇都有一道问题，考生需从三个选项里选择正确答案。

3. Writing

写作

Part I contains 5 items. For each item, several Chinese words are given and test takers are required to write a sentence with these words.

第一部分有5道题。每道题目将给出若干个汉字，考生需使用所给汉字进行造句。

Part II contains 5 items. For each item, a sentence with one blank is given and test takers are required to fill in the blank with the right Chinese characters.

第二部分有5道题。每道题目里有一个句子，后面留空，考生需用正确的汉字填进该空格。

Test Score Reports

考试成绩报告单

Test score report includes listening, reading, writing and total scores. A score of 180 or more represents a pass.

成绩报告单包括听力、阅读、写作各部分分数以及总分。通过考试需达到180分以上。

Suggestions for Preparing for the HSK level 2

备考HSK二级的建议

1. Vocabulary and grammar

词汇和语法

At level 3, there are a few conjunctions that can alter the meaning of a sentence such as虽然（suīrán,even though）,但是(dàn shì,but), 终于（zhōng yú,finally）etc. So I suggest you learn those timely so that they may sink in. During your preparation, you must keep building up you vocabulary and practicing the grammar by doing mock tests.

三级考试里，改变句子意思的连词有很多，如“虽然”、“但是”和“终于”等等。以此建议及时学好它们以便能完全理解。备考期间，你必须构建好自己的词汇量，通过模拟题来检验自己的语法。

2. The Reading Portion.

阅读部分

In addition to being lengthy, the reading portion does not include Pinyin. You should definitely practice studying Chinese without relying on Pinyin. While getting ready to take the HSK level 3, you can use mock papers to increase your reading comprehension. Additionally, you can use some study materials specifically designed to help you read faster.

阅读部分除了文本较长，也不会有拼音标注。你必须训练自己不再依靠拼音学中文的能力。HSK考试之前，你可以通过模拟题练习来提高阅读理解能力。另外，你可以借助一些专为提高阅读速度而设计的参考资料。

3. The Writing Portion

写作部分

In the first section of the writing portion, there is an exercise with the instructions “Put these parts of speech into the correct sentence order,” so ensure that you know where to put that time phrase. If you are uncertain about word order and time phrases, it’s best to study them for five or ten minutes daily until you take the exam; that way, you can gradually allow the word order to become a natural part of your use of Chinese. In the second section of the writing portion, you must write the missing character in the sentence; there are a total of five sentences. The missing character is given in Pinyin.

写作部分的第一节里，是“将文章的各个片段放进正确的语句顺序”的题目，因此你需要知道时间短语该放在哪里。如果你不确定字词顺序和时间短语，最好的方法是考前每天抽出5到10分钟时间专门学习，这样你会逐渐在使用中文的时候自然而然地用对字词顺序。阅读的第二节，你需要写出句子里留空的字词，总共有5个句子，需填空的字词已给出拼音。

4. Do more official mock papers

多练习官方模拟题

Practice official mock and Previous Year Papers with a timer running. Do as many exercises as you can, check your answers and find out why you made mistakes.

使用计时器来训练官方模拟题和往年试题。尽可能多地做练习，检查答案，找出错题的原因。

5. Take HSK level 3 Test Prep courses

参加HSK三级考前班

In addition to practicing mock papers, you may also consider taking an HSK level 3 preparation courses. The new HSK is closely related to textbooks but somehow different from textbooks, especially in listening part, you will hear several sentences which you seem literally understand, but still confused.

除了练习模拟题之外，你也可以考虑参加HSK三级考前班。新的HSK考试与参考书紧密相关但也有所不同，尤其是听力部分，你将会听到一些字面上似乎懂了但还是觉得疑惑的句子。

Additionally, an exam prep course will aid you when you study for the HSK level 3 exam. You will be able to practice the kind of exercise found in the exam, get honest feedback, and increase your confidence in taking the exam.

另外，参加考前班对你的HSK三级考试备考也很有帮助。你可以有机会练习考试中的题型，还能得到可靠的反馈，并且提高你对考试的自信心。