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HSK 3new format70 items · about 83 min
New format, first sat worldwide on 13 December 2026. CTI has not published points or a pass mark for it yet.
Listening听力30 items · about 23 min in the exam
Reading阅读30 items · 30 min in the exam
All items are written for hsk.cc in the exam's format; none is copied from an official paper. Vocabulary check: 99.7% of the 1,858 words in HSK 3 items are on the HSK 3.0 word lists for levels 1–3.
Official papers 真题 · 样卷
Free papers published by the exam body and Confucius Institutes. Links open the publisher's own site; checked 30 Oct 2026.
HSK 3.0
- HSK 3 sample paper (new HSK)2026 · Chinese Testing International (汉考国际)SampleZIP · 395 MBAudioAnswers Sit this paperOpen ZIP
- HSK 3 speaking sample paper (new HSK)2026 · Chinese Testing International (汉考国际)SampleZIP · 395 MBAudio
HSK 2.0
- HSK 3 sample paper in the official exam guideChinese Testing International (汉考国际)SamplePDFAnswersTranscript Sit this paperOpen PDF
- HSK 3 paper H31001H31001 · 2010 · Confucius Institute at Athens University of Economics and BusinessPast paperPDFAnswersTranscript Sit this paperOpen PDF
- HSK 3 paper H31002H31002 · 2010 · Confucius Institute at Athens University of Economics and BusinessPast paperZIPAnswersTranscript Sit this paperOpen ZIP
- HSK 3 paper H31003H31003 · 2010 · Confucius Institute at Athens University of Economics and BusinessPast paperZIPAnswersTranscript Sit this paperOpen ZIP
- HSK 3 paper H31004H31004 · 2010 · Confucius Institute at Athens University of Economics and BusinessPast paperZIPAnswersTranscript Sit this paperOpen ZIP
- HSK 3 paper H31005H31005 · 2010 · Confucius Institute at Athens University of Economics and BusinessPast paperZIPAnswersTranscript Sit this paperOpen ZIP
HSKK (speaking)
More papers and resources
- Chinese Testing International (chinesetest.cn)The exam body. Per-level test structure, sample papers with audio, the HSK 3.0 sample package and syllabus, test dates and registration.
- HSK 3.0 syllabus (新版HSK考试大纲)Official syllabus for HSK 1–6 and 7–9, in force from July 2026: tasks, topics, words, grammar and characters per level (PDF, 406 pages).
- Try HSK 3.0 (official computer-based demo)CTI's demo of the new computer-based test, linked from chinesetest.cn as “Try HSK 3.0”.
- HSK MockCTI's official online mock-test platform for HSK and YCT; needs an account.
- Confucius Institute at Athens University of Economics and BusinessFive real papers per level for HSK 1–6 (2009–10, with answers and listening scripts), exam guides and grammar lists.
- Hanbridge Mandarin — HSK resourcesFree timed online mock tests for HSK 1–6 (HSK 1 is paper H10901) and HSK 1–3 vocabulary and grammar lists.
- Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester — HSK learning resourcesVocabulary lists for HSK 1–6 and grammar-point lists for HSK 1–4 (PDF); its practice-paper links go to chinesetest.cn.
- Journey Chinese — free HSK resourcesVocabulary sheets for HSK 1–3 and Anki decks for HSK 1–6; its practice-test link goes to HSK Mock.