HSK INFORMATION MAY 2011

H5K (Lcvc! 4)
HSK (LeveI 4) is designed lo lesl lhe candidales' abiIily lo use Chinese.

HSK (LeveI 4) is equivaIenl lo Chinese Language Iroficiency ScaIes for
Seakers of Olher Languages LeveI Iour and The Common Iuroean
Iramevork Reference for Language (CII) 2. Candidales assing HSK (LeveI
4) can use Chinese deaIing vilh a vide range of loics and communicale vilh
nalive seakers quile fIuenlIy.

Candidatc Lcvc!
HSK (LeveI 4) is aroriale for sludenls vho have sludied Chinese for lvo
academic years, 2-4 cIasses er veek and achieved 1200 vords and reIaled
grammar oinls.

Exam Cnntcnt
HSK (LeveI 4) consisls of 100 queslions sIil over Lislening, Reading and Wriling
Conlenl Number of Queslions Ixam Time
Iarl One 10
Iarl Tvo 15 Lislening
Iarl Three 20
45 30min arox
Iarl One 10
Iarl Tvo 10 Reading
Iarl Three 20
40 35
Wriling Iarl One 10
Iarl Tvo 5 15
25
IiII in lhe Ansver Sheel 10
TolaI / 100 100 min arox
The exam viII Iasl 105min aroximaleIy incIuding 5min lo fiII in ersonaI delaiIs.

1. Listcning
Part 1/ 10 Queslions. Iach queslion viII be Iayed once. AII lhe queslions are
in monoIogues. Then a second voice viII say a senlence reIaling lo lhe
monoIogue. The senlence said by lhe second voice viII aIso be rinled on lhe
lesl aer. The candidale is required lo |udge vhelher lhis senlence is lrue or
faIse.

Part 2/ 15 Queslions. Iach queslion viII be Iayed once. AII lhe queslions are
in diaIogues belveen 2 voices. Then a lhird voice viII raise a queslion. There

HSK INFORMATION MAY 2011
are 4 ansvers Iisled in lhe exam aer. The candidale is required lo seIecl lhe
correcl ansver according lo lhe conlenl heard.
Part 3/ 20 Queslions. Iach queslion viII be Iayed once. AII lhe queslions are
in diaIogues belveen 2 voices (4 - 5 senlences). Then a lhird voice viII raise a
queslion. There are 4 ansvers Iisled in lhe exam aer. The candidale is
required lo seIecl lhe correcl ansver according lo lhe conlenl heard.

2. Rcading
Part 1/ 10 Queslions. Iach queslion viII rovide one lo lvo senlences. There
is a bIank in lhe senlence. The candidale is required lo seIecl lhe righl vord
from lhe olions lo fiII in lhe bIank.

Part 2/ 10 Queslions. Iach queslion viII rovide lhree senlences. The
candidale is required lo ul lhe senlences in order.

Part 3/ 20 Queslions. 20 shorl assages are rovided and each assage has one
or lvo queslions. The candidale is required lo ick lhe correcl ansver from
lhe 4 olions.

3. Writing
Part 1/ 10 Queslions. Iach queslion viII rovide severaI vords and lhe
candidale is required lo make a senlence according lo lhe vords.

Part 2/ 5 Queslions. Iach queslion viII rovide a iclure and a vord. The
candidale is required lo vrile a senlence aboul lhe iclure vilh lhe vord
rovided.

3. Exam rcpnrt
HSK (LeveI 4) exam reorl rovides marks for Lislening, Reading, Wriling
vhich are lhen combined lo give an OveraII Mark. The ass mark al lhis IeveI
is an OveraII Mark of 180.

Mark Your Mark

Lislening 100
Reading 100
Wriling 100
OveraII Mark 300

The HSK mark avarded remains vaIid for 2 years from lhe dale of lhe exam
as a cerlificale for non-nalive Chinese seakers lo sludy in Chinese
Universilies and CoIIeges.