This part tests whether you can argue a position fluently in Chinese. 1 questions — answer format: speak your view, which is recorded.
You are given a statement or some material and asked for your opinion. After preparation, you speak for a few minutes.
Markers look for a clear position, reasons with examples, organisation and range of language. It is the spoken counterpart of the argument essay.
根据材料谈谈你的看法。
Give your own view on the material.
HSK 7, 8 and 9 are one exam. Everyone sits the same paper and the score decides which of the three levels is awarded, so this part is the same whichever of them you are aiming for.
3 questions from our practice bank, in the format of the real paper. Try each one before opening the answer.
有人说，一个社会对待老建筑的方式，反映了它对待时间的态度。请结合具体例子，谈谈你的看法。
yǒu rén shuō ， yí gè shè huì duì dài lǎo jiàn zhù de fāng shì ， fǎn yìng le tā duì dài shí jiān de tài dù 。 qǐng jié hé jù tǐ lì zi ， tán tán nǐ de kàn fǎ 。
How a society treats old buildings reflects its view of time.
我同意这个说法。老建筑之所以特殊，在于它无法被复制……
有人说：“读万卷书，不如行万里路。”你同意这种说法吗？请结合自己的经历谈谈你的看法。
“Travelling ten thousand miles beats reading ten thousand books.” Do you agree? Use your own experience.
我只部分同意这句话。旅行能让人亲眼看到书上写的东西，比如我第一次去西安，站在城墙上，才真正明白历史书里说的“古都”是什么意思。但是如果没有读过书，看到的也只是一堆老房子……
网络让人们获取信息越来越快，但也有人说，现在的人越来越没有耐心。请谈谈你的看法。
The internet makes information faster, but some say people are losing patience. What do you think?
我认为这两种说法都有道理。一方面，网络确实让我们习惯了马上得到答案，看一篇长文章都会觉得累；另一方面，这不完全是网络的问题，而是我们怎么使用它……
1. It is part 3 of 3 in the HSK 7 Speaking section, which has 5 questions and lasts about 24 minutes, for 100 points.
By trained examiners, not automatically. Your answer is marked against set criteria: whether the task is done, how accurate and varied the language is, and how well it is organised.
No. At HSK 7 the paper is printed in characters only, so you need to recognise the characters themselves.
No. You are marked on how you argue, not on what you think.
Note your position, two reasons and one example — not a script. Speaking from a few keywords sounds far more fluent than reading.
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.
Practise it the way it is set on the day, and see your score straight away.