HSK Level Quiz HSK水平测验
Get an estimate of your HSK level and how many HSK words you know. The quiz is free, with no account needed.
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How the quiz works
The quiz starts at HSK 1 and asks six questions per band. Most learners answer 12 to 30 questions. The maximum is 42.
Knowing at least 60% of a band counts as a pass and moves you up to the next band. The quiz stops after a score below 40%, after two bands in a row below 60%, or after the top band, HSK 7-9.
Some questions show a Chinese word and ask you to choose its English meaning. Others show a Chinese sentence with one word missing and an English translation, then ask you to choose the missing word. Signed-in learners also get listening questions, where they hear a word and choose its meaning. Each question has four options and an I don’t know button.
A right answer earns one point. A wrong answer loses a third of a point, so random guessing scores zero on average. I don’t know scores zero.
After a right answer, the next question appears automatically. After a wrong answer or I don’t know, the correct answer is marked. Select Next to continue.
What the result means
Your estimated level is the highest band you passed, provided you also passed every band below it.
To estimate how many words you know, the quiz multiplies the number of words in each band by your estimated share known, adds these amounts together and rounds the total. A bar for each band shows your estimated share known.
The quiz uses the HSK syllabus in force from July 2026. Its bands are HSK 1 to HSK 6, followed by HSK 7-9 as one band.
Six questions can only give a rough estimate of how many words you know in a band. They can’t tell you which words you know. Your result links to the next band’s published word list and lists the words you missed, with a dictionary link for each word.
You can take the quiz without an account. Create a free account to save missed words, or select Save these words if you’re already signed in. You’ll study saved words over time in Review 复习. A free account holds up to 300 saved words, so there may not be room for every word you missed.
If you’re signed in, your result is saved automatically to your quiz results, where you can see the date, estimated level and estimated word count for each attempt.