Evidence, not a promise
Exam format and practice coverage
See the official counts and timings beside every published practice set. A short diagnostic remains a short diagnostic, even when it covers all three skills.
Use the version on your booking
CTI announced the worldwide HSK 3.0 launch for 13 December 2026. Exam date alone does not identify your booked version. Check the version printed by your test centre before choosing a preparation track.
HSK 3.0 · 13 December 2026Primary sources
Counts and timings last checked 2 October 2026.
What “coverage” means here
Counts show published, original Hanlu questions against the official classic-paper totals. They do not claim that Hanlu material is official, licensed, past-paper content or human calibrated. Open writing still needs rubric review before it can support an exam-like score.
This practice list uses a community classic-HSK inventory. Some entries and level assignments differ from the official 2015 list. Progress measures this practice list, not verified completion of an official syllabus. Compare every official word · Official 2015 vocabulary list.
Official classic blueprint
HSK 1
- Listening
- 20 questions · 15 minutes
- Reading
- 20 questions · 17 minutes
Published Hanlu material
HSK 1 timed practice set
24/40 questions · 40/40 minutes
Section comparison
- Listening: 12/20 · 4/4 represented
- Reading: 12/20 · 4/4 represented
HSK 1 listening drill
15/40 questions · 15/40 minutes
Section comparison
- Listening: 15/20 · 4/4 represented
- Reading: 0/20 · 0/4 represented
HSK 1 mini diagnostic
20/40 questions · 20/40 minutes
Section comparison
- Listening: 6/20 · 4/4 represented
- Reading: 8/20 · 4/4 represented
Official classic blueprint
HSK 2
- Listening
- 35 questions · 25 minutes
- Reading
- 25 questions · 22 minutes
Published Hanlu material
HSK 2 mini diagnostic
25/60 questions · 25/55 minutes
Section comparison
- Listening: 8/35 · 4/4 represented
- Reading: 10/25 · 4/4 represented
HSK 2 reading drill
18/60 questions · 20/55 minutes
Section comparison
- Listening: 0/35 · 0/4 represented
- Reading: 18/25 · 4/4 represented
HSK 2 timed practice set
30/60 questions · 55/55 minutes
Section comparison
- Listening: 14/35 · 4/4 represented
- Reading: 16/25 · 4/4 represented
Official classic blueprint
HSK 3
- Listening
- 40 questions · 35 minutes
- Reading
- 30 questions · 30 minutes
- Writing
- 10 questions · 15 minutes
Published Hanlu material
HSK 3 timed practice set
36/80 questions · 85/90 minutes
Section comparison
- Listening: 14/40 · 4/4 represented
- Reading: 14/30 · 3/3 represented
- Writing: 8/10 · 2/2 represented
HSK 3 grammar drill
20/80 questions · 20/90 minutes
Section comparison
- Listening: 0/40 · 0/4 represented
- Reading: 0/30 · 0/3 represented
- Writing: 0/10 · 0/2 represented
HSK 3 mini diagnostic
26/80 questions · 30/90 minutes
Section comparison
- Listening: 8/40 · 4/4 represented
- Reading: 10/30 · 3/3 represented
- Writing: 0/10 · 0/2 represented
Official classic blueprint
HSK 4
- Listening
- 45 questions · 30 minutes
- Reading
- 40 questions · 40 minutes
- Writing
- 15 questions · 25 minutes
Published Hanlu material
HSK 4 blueprint skills practice 1
26/100 questions · 35/105 minutes
Section comparison
- Listening: 8/45 · 3/3 represented
- Reading: 8/40 · 3/3 represented
- Writing: 10/15 · 2/2 represented
HSK 4 mini diagnostic
30/100 questions · 35/105 minutes
Section comparison
- Listening: 10/45 · 3/3 represented
- Reading: 12/40 · 3/3 represented
- Writing: 0/15 · 0/2 represented
Official classic blueprint
HSK 5
- Listening
- 45 questions · 30 minutes
- Reading
- 45 questions · 45 minutes
- Writing
- 10 questions · 40 minutes
Published Hanlu material
No published material at this level
Official classic blueprint
HSK 6
- Listening
- 50 questions · 35 minutes
- Reading
- 50 questions · 50 minutes
- Writing
- 1 questions · 45 minutes
Published Hanlu material
No published material at this level