Seventy timed questions covering the listening and reading sections of HSK 3, the first level where the paper drops pinyin and adds writing.
The real HSK 3 exam has 80 questions in three sections: listening (40 questions, about 35 minutes), reading (30 questions, 30 minutes) and writing (10 questions, 15 minutes), about 90 minutes in all. The total is 300 and the pass mark 180. Engame's HSK 3 mock test covers listening and reading only, so it reports an estimated score out of 200 with 120 as the pass mark: the same 60% threshold.
| Section | Questions | Minutes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listening | 40 | ~35 | 100 |
| Reading | 30 | 30 | 100 |
| Writing | 10 | 15 | 100 |
| Total | 80 | ~90 | 300 |
Sources: chinesetest.cn: HSK 3
| Section | Questions | Minutes | Task types on Engame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listening | 40 | 35 | hear a word, pick how it is written; hear a sentence, pick its meaning |
| Reading | 30 | 30 | grammar gap-fill; read a meaning, pick the word; read a text, answer questions |
| Total | 70 | 65 |
Engame converts your share of correct answers to the 200-point scale: score = correct answers ÷ 70 × 200, rounded. 120 or more is shown as a pass.
| Correct answers (of 70) | Engame score | Result shown |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 100/200 | below the pass mark |
| 42 | 120/200 | pass |
| 49 | 140/200 | pass |
| 56 | 160/200 | pass |
| 63 | 180/200 | pass |
HSK 3 is the first intermediate level. The syllabus describes being able to communicate in Chinese at a basic level in daily, study and work situations, and to handle most of what comes up when travelling in China. The HSK 2.0 list has 600 words.
Two changes make it a real jump from HSK 2: the paper is printed in characters only, without pinyin, and there is a writing section. Grammar now includes complements of result and direction, 把 sentences, 越来越, 一边…一边… and 除了…以外.
In the organisers' 2010 table HSK 3 sits at CEFR B1, while many teachers place it between A2 and B1. It is a common requirement for short-term study programmes and a sensible goal before committing to the much larger HSK 4 vocabulary.
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C. 周末电梯不能用 The notice says the lift "不能用" this weekend because it is being checked.
B. 要拿很重的东西上楼的人 "如果……要拿很重的东西上楼，请先给我们打电话".
C. 我把苹果吃完了。 Order: S + 把 + O + V + result + 了: I have eaten up the apples.
D. 被 The person affected comes before 被: He was criticised by the teacher.
B. 完 A 被 sentence usually has a result after the verb; 吃完 = eat up: The cake was eaten up by my younger brother.
D. to be late, behind schedule 晚点 (wǎn diǎn) means “to be late, behind schedule”.
B. main, principal 主要 (zhǔyào) means “main, principal”.
Yes, 10 questions in 15 minutes: five sentence-building items from given words and five characters to write from pinyin.
180 out of 300. Listening, reading and writing are worth 100 points each and only the total counts.
No. From HSK 3 upwards the paper is printed in characters only.
Because the mock test has no writing section yet. It scores listening and reading on 200 points with 120 to pass, which is the same 60% threshold as 180 out of 300.
600 in the HSK 2.0 syllabus, including the 300 words of HSK 1 and 2.
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