This part tests whether you can interpret a message into Chinese on the spot. 2 questions — answer format: speak your interpretation, which is recorded.
You read a short text in another language, have a little preparation time, and then interpret it into Chinese aloud. Your answer is recorded.
Markers look for complete, accurate meaning and fluent delivery. Some rephrasing is expected; leaving things out and long pauses cost more than simplifying a phrase.
把下面的材料口译成中文。
Read the passage, then interpret it into Chinese aloud.
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.
Thank you all for coming. Our team has spent the past year working on a single question: why do so many good ideas fail at the moment they meet the real world? We do not have a complete answer, but we have learned enough to know that the problem is rarely the idea itself.
感谢各位的到来。过去一年，我们团队一直在研究一个问题：为什么这么多好想法一旦进入现实就失败了？我们还没有完整的答案，但已经了解到，问题很少出在想法本身。
The agreement covers three areas: joint research, the exchange of students, and shared access to laboratory facilities. It will run for five years and may be extended by mutual consent.
该协议涵盖三个方面：联合研究、学生交流，以及实验室设施的共享使用。协议为期五年，经双方同意可以延长。
Good morning, and welcome to our city. Over the next three days you will visit the old town, the new science museum and two local schools. If you have any questions during the trip, please speak to me or to any member of our team.
早上好，欢迎来到我们的城市。在接下来的三天里，大家将参观老城区、新建的科技馆和两所当地的学校。旅途中如果有任何问题，请随时告诉我，或者我们团队的任何一位成员。
2. It is part 2 of 2 in the HSK 7 Translation section, which has 4 questions and lasts about 41 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.
Yes, a short preparation time before you record.
No. Complete meaning delivered fluently scores better than a halting attempt at exact wording.
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.