HSK 3.0 · HSK 2 · Listening · Part 4

HSK 2 Listening Part 4: Dialogue plus Question

This part tests whether you follow a short conversation and can answer a question about it. 5 questions — answer format: choose the correct printed option.

5Questions in this part
Part 4 of 4Listening section
~25 minWhole Listening section
Played twiceEach recording
AutomaticMarking
PrintedPinyin

How HSK 2 Listening Part 4 works

You hear a short conversation between a man and a woman, then a question read aloud — 问:…. The options are printed on the paper and you choose the one that answers it.

At the lower levels the conversation is two lines and the question asks for a fact: a time, a place, a number, a person. As the level rises the conversations get longer, and the questions move towards inference — what the man means, what the woman will probably do next, how the speaker feels.

The instruction on the paper

听录音,选出正确的答案。

tīng lù yīn , xuǎn chū zhèng què de dá àn 。

Listen and choose the correct answer.

HSK 2 Listening Part 4 sample questions with answers

5 questions from our practice bank, in the format of the real paper. Try each one before opening the answer.

Sample 1
    • A 学校 (xué xiào)
    • B 宾馆 (bīn guǎn)
    • C 医院 (yī yuàn)
    Transcript

    女:你好,请问这儿还有房间吗? 男:有的,您要住几天? 女:三天,我后天下午就走了。 男:好的,请给我看一下您的护照。 问:他们最可能在哪儿?

    nǚ : nǐ hǎo , qǐng wèn zhè ér hái yǒu fáng jiān ma ? nán : yǒu de , nín yào zhù jǐ tiān ? nǚ : sān tiān , wǒ hòu tiān xià wǔ jiù zǒu le 。 nán : hǎo de , qǐng gěi wǒ kàn yī xià nín de hù zhào 。 wèn : tā men zuì kě néng zài nǎ ér ?

    Booking a room, so a hotel.

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    B 宾馆 (bīn guǎn)

Sample 2
    • A 星期六 (xīng qī liù)
    • B 星期天 (xīng qī tiān)
    • C 今天下午 (jīn tiān xià wǔ)
    Transcript

    男:您好,我想买两张去上海的火车票。 女:您要哪天的?上午还是下午? 男:这个星期六上午的,越早越好。 女:好的,八点半有一趟,您看可以吗? 问:男的要买哪天的票?

    nán : nín hǎo , wǒ xiǎng mǎi liǎng zhāng qù shàng hǎi de huǒ chē piào 。 nǚ : nín yào nǎ tiān de ? shàng wǔ hái shì xià wǔ ? nán : zhè ge xīng qī liù shàng wǔ de , yuè zǎo yuè hǎo 。 nǚ : hǎo de , bā diǎn bàn yǒu yī tàng , nín kàn kě yǐ ma ? wèn : nán de yào mǎi nǎ tiān de piào ?

    He wants Saturday morning tickets.

    Show the answer

    A 星期六 (xīng qī liù)

Sample 3
    • A 四十五块 (sì shí wǔ kuài)
    • B 十五块 (shí wǔ kuài)
    • C 五十块 (wǔ shí kuài)
    Transcript

    男:这些苹果怎么卖?看着不错。 女:五块钱一斤,很甜,您可以尝一个。 男:那我要三斤,再来两个西瓜。 女:好的,一共四十五块。 问:男的一共要给多少钱?

    nán : zhè xiē píng guǒ zěn me mài ? kàn zhe bù cuò 。 nǚ : wǔ kuài qián yī jīn , hěn tián , nín kě yǐ cháng yí gè 。 nán : nà wǒ yào sān jīn , zài lái liǎng gè xī guā 。 nǚ : hǎo de , yī gòng sì shí wǔ kuài 。 wèn : nán de yī gòng yào gěi duō shǎo qián ?

    Forty-five in total.

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    A 四十五块 (sì shí wǔ kuài)

Sample 4
    • A 有三个房间 (yǒu sān gè fáng jiān)
    • B 离地铁站很近 (lí dì tiě zhàn hěn jìn)
    • C 非常便宜 (fēi cháng pián yi)
    Transcript

    女:这个房子有多大?我们三个人住。 男:八十多平米,两个房间,客厅也不小。 女:离地铁站远吗?我每天要上班。 男:走路十分钟就到,很方便。 问:关于这个房子,可以知道什么?

    nǚ : zhè ge fáng zi yǒu duō dà ? wǒ men sān gè rén zhù 。 nán : bā shí duō píng mǐ , liǎng gè fáng jiān , kè tīng yě bù xiǎo 。 nǚ : lí dì tiě zhàn yuǎn ma ? wǒ měi tiān yào shàng bān 。 nán : zǒu lù shí fēn zhōng jiù dào , hěn fāng biàn 。 wèn : guān yú zhè ge fáng zi , kě yǐ zhī dào shén me ?

    Ten minutes from the metro.

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    B 离地铁站很近 (lí dì tiě zhàn hěn jìn)

Sample 5
    • A 开会 (kāi huì)
    • B 上课 (shàng kè)
    • C 去机场 (qù jī chǎng)
    Transcript

    女:明天上午的会议你去吗? 男:我去不了,我要去机场接一个朋友。 女:那我帮你跟经理说一下。 男:谢谢你,晚上我给你打电话。 问:男的明天上午做什么?

    nǚ : míng tiān shàng wǔ de huì yì nǐ qù ma ? nán : wǒ qù bù liǎo , wǒ yào qù jī chǎng jiē yí gè péng yǒu 。 nǚ : nà wǒ bāng nǐ gēn jīng lǐ shuō yī xià 。 nán : xiè xiè nǐ , wǎn shàng wǒ gěi nǐ dǎ diàn huà 。 wèn : nán de míng tiān shàng wǔ zuò shén me ?

    He is meeting a friend at the airport.

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    C 去机场 (qù jī chǎng)

How to approach it

  1. Read the options before the recording: they tell you what kind of information to listen for.
  2. Note which speaker says what — many questions ask specifically about 男的 or 女的.
  3. Wait for the question at the end; the conversation often mentions more than one of the options.
  4. For inference questions, listen hardest to the last line: that is usually where the real meaning is.

Common mistakes

  • Picking an option because it was mentioned, when the question asks about the other speaker or a different detail.
  • Missing a change of plan: 本来…后来, 不是…而是.
  • Not reading the options first and having nothing to listen for.

Frequently asked questions

How many questions are in HSK 2 Listening Part 4?

5. It is part 4 of 4 in the HSK 2 Listening section, which has 35 questions and lasts about 25 minutes, for 100 points.

How is HSK 2 Listening Part 4 marked?

Automatically. Every question has one correct answer and all carry the same weight. A wrong answer costs nothing more than a blank one, so never leave a question empty.

How many times is each recording played at HSK 2?

Twice. At HSK 2 every recording is played two times — use the first listen to find the answer and the second to check it.

Is pinyin printed at HSK 2?

Yes. At HSK 2 the printed words and sentences carry pinyin, so you can read the paper before you know every character. It is still worth learning the characters — the pinyin is gone from HSK 3.

How many options are there?

Three at the lower levels and four from HSK 4 up. Exactly one is correct.

Is the question printed?

No — only the options are printed. The question is read aloud after the dialogue, so keep listening to the end.

Can I practise HSK 2 Listening Part 4 online?

Yes. HSK Test has practice sets for this part, built like the real paper. Create a free account to start; your answers and scores are saved, so you can see how you are improving.

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