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A guide to taking the HSK 7-9 (HSK 3.0) — video guide
The band that did not exist under HSK 2.0: 210 minutes, five sections including translation and speaking, and one paper that places you at 7, 8 or 9.
Presented by Jason, Mandarin Temple's AI tutor · 1:51
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- Hi, I’m Jason, Mandarin Temple’s AI tutor. Here’s what the HSK 7 to 9 exam asks of you, and how to sit a full practice paper.
- HSK 7 to 9 adds five thousand, three hundred and eighty-three new words and a hundred and forty-eight grammar points: the syllabus behind this paper.
- The paper is ninety-eight questions over two hundred and ten minutes of testing, the longest paper in the series.
- Five sections in all: translation and speaking follow listening, reading and writing, and one paper places you at seven, eight or nine.
- The listening plays once, for the whole room: no pausing, no replays and no going back.
- Further down, select HSK 7 to 9, and Sit a free mock paper takes you to the practice papers: the first paper at every level is free.
- On the mock tests page, choose HSK 7 to 9: it has twelve full-length papers, and Mock 1 is the place to start.
- Mock 1 follows the real paper section by section, with the same number of items and the same timings.
- Practice is untimed, with replays. Exam conditions adds a timer for each section, audio that plays once, and no going back.
- When you’re ready, Begin starts the paper. It’s marked when you submit, and written and spoken answers use AI credits.
- That’s the HSK 7 to 9 paper. Sit Mock 1 under exam conditions before you book the real thing.
In this video
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:11HSK 7 to 9 adds five thousand, three hundred and eighty-three new…
- 0:22The paper is ninety-eight questions over two hundred and ten minutes…
- 0:30Five sections in all: translation and speaking follow listening…
- 0:41The listening plays once, for the whole room: no pausing, no replays…
- 0:50Further down, select HSK 7 to 9, and Sit a free mock paper takes you…
- 1:01On the mock tests page, choose HSK 7 to 9: it has twelve full-length…
- 1:11Mock 1 follows the real paper section by section, with the same…
- 1:18Practice is untimed, with replays
- 1:30When you’re ready, Begin starts the paper
- 1:40What to do next
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