This part tests whether you understand a spoken question and answer it appropriately. 3 questions — answer format: answer aloud, which is recorded.
You hear a question and answer it aloud. Your answer is recorded.
At the lower levels a short, direct answer in a full sentence is enough; at the advanced level you are expected to give a fuller, organised answer. Relevance and correctness count for more than length.
听后回答问题。
Listen to the question and answer it.
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.
一家公司规定，任何会议如果超过三十分钟，就必须由主持人说明为什么无法在三十分钟内结束。
yī jiā gōng sī guī dìng ， rèn hé huì yì rú guǒ chāo guò sān shí fēn zhōng ， jiù bì xū yóu zhǔ chí rén shuō míng wèi shén me wú fǎ zài sān shí fēn zhōng nèi jié shù 。
Meetings over thirty minutes must be justified.
这项规定的用意是让主持人事先想清楚会议的目标……
有研究者提出，衡量一座图书馆的价值，不应只看藏书量，还应看有多少人在里面待满两小时以上。
yǒu yán jiū zhě tí chū ， héng liáng yī zuò tú shū guǎn de jià zhí ， bù yīng zhǐ kàn cáng shū liàng ， hái yīng kàn yǒu duō shǎo rén zài lǐ miàn dài mǎn liǎng xiǎo shí yǐ shàng 。
Judge a library by hours spent, not books held.
我认为这个指标抓住了图书馆真正的功能……
一位教师取消了所有的期末考试，改为要求学生每两周提交一次修改过的作品。
yī wèi jiào shī qǔ xiāo le suǒ yǒu de qī mò kǎo shì ， gǎi wéi yāo qiú xué shēng měi liǎng zhōu tí jiāo yī cì xiū gǎi guò de zuò pǐn 。
Final exams replaced by fortnightly revised work.
这种做法把评价从一次性变成了持续的过程……
3. It is part 2 of 3 in the HSK 9 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 9 the paper is printed in characters only, so you need to recognise the characters themselves.
Not at HSK 3 — a complete sentence is enough. At HSK 7–9 give a developed answer.
No, it is only heard.
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.