HSK 2 mock test online — timed, scored and explained
Sit a full HSK 2 paper on the real 60-minute clock and get your score on submit. Built to the HSK 3.0 Level 2 syllabus.
Choose an HSK 2 paper
10 papers, each a complete timed sitting.
- Listening25 q · 17 min
- Reading25 q · 25 min
- Writing10 q · 10 min
60 questions1 hPass 180 / 300
- Listening25 q · 17 min
- Reading25 q · 25 min
- Writing10 q · 10 min
60 questions1 hPass 180 / 300
- Listening25 q · 17 min
- Reading25 q · 25 min
- Writing10 q · 10 min
60 questions1 hPass 180 / 300
- Listening25 q · 17 min
- Reading25 q · 25 min
- Writing10 q · 10 min
60 questions1 hPass 180 / 300
- Listening25 q · 17 min
- Reading25 q · 25 min
- Writing10 q · 10 min
60 questions1 hPass 180 / 300
- Listening25 q · 17 min
- Reading25 q · 25 min
- Writing10 q · 10 min
60 questions1 hPass 180 / 300
- Listening25 q · 17 min
- Reading25 q · 25 min
- Writing10 q · 10 min
60 questions1 hPass 180 / 300
- Listening25 q · 17 min
- Reading25 q · 25 min
- Writing10 q · 10 min
60 questions1 hPass 180 / 300
- Listening25 q · 17 min
- Reading25 q · 25 min
- Writing10 q · 10 min
60 questions1 hPass 180 / 300
- Listening25 q · 17 min
- Reading25 q · 25 min
- Writing10 q · 10 min
60 questions1 hPass 180 / 300
What is in an HSK 2 paper
The clock runs per section, as it does in the exam: each section opens with its own time limit, and once it closes you cannot go back to it. Every recording plays twice.
The 60 minutes, section by section60 questions · 300 marks
Listeningon the recording
- Questions
- 25
- Time
- 17 min
- Marks
- 100
- Marked
- By answer key
- Plays
- 2× per item
- Parts
- 3
- 1–5
Listen, then pick one of three
第1—5题：听句子，选出对应的图片。
- 6–15
Match what you hear to a picture
第6—15题：听对话，选出与对话内容相符的图片。
- 16–25
Listen, then pick one of three
第16—25题：听对话和问题，选出正确答案。
What this section really tests
Twenty-five items, each played twice: a sentence to a picture, two-line exchanges matched to a bank of six pictures, then short conversations with a spoken question. The last part is the first place on the exam where you have to hold two speakers in your head at once.
Listening runs on the recording. Read ahead on the six-picture parts: cross off each picture once it is used.
Reading
- Questions
- 25
- Time
- 25 min
- Marks
- 100
- Marked
- By answer key
- Parts
- 4
- 26–30
Match a sentence to its reply
第26—30题：看句子，选出对应的图片。
- 31–35
Fill the gap from a word bank
第31—35题：选词填空。
- 36–45
Match a sentence to its reply
第36—45题：给下列句子选择合适的回答。
- 46–50
Read, then pick the answer
第46—50题：阅读句子，选出正确答案。
What this section really tests
Twenty-five items that move from pictures to word gap-fill, to matching a remark with its reply, to a sentence with a ★ question. The reply-matching is two banks of six, so one early mistake can cost you a second answer.
Reading gives a minute a question. Do the banks of six in one pass and come back to the pair you are unsure of — by then only two options are left.
Writing
- Questions
- 10
- Time
- 10 min
- Marks
- 100
- Marked
- AI, by rubric
- Parts
- 2
- 51–55
Fill the gap from a word bank
第51—55题：选择合适的部件，把汉字补充完整。
- 56–60
Write the character from its pinyin
第56—60题：看拼音，写汉字。
What this section really tests
Ten items and the first handwriting-style task in the series. Completing a character tests whether you know how it is built, not just how it looks; writing from pinyin tests whether you can produce it at all.
Writing gets ten minutes for ten items. Components first (they are recognition), then the pinyin items; leave a minute to check stroke-level details such as 己 / 已.
How HSK 2 is scored
300marks in total · pass at 180, which is 60%
- Listening, 25 questionsabout 4.0 marks each, by key
- Reading, 25 questionsabout 4.0 marks each, by key
- Writing, 10 questionsmarked by AI against a rubric
- Each section is marked out of 100, so the paper is out of 300. You pass with 180, which is 60% of the total.
- Questions carry equal weight within a section: each listening question is worth about 4.0 marks and each reading question is worth about 4.0 marks.
- Writing is marked against a rubric rather than an answer key. CTI does not publish how much each task is worth, so the weighting between tasks is ours.
- Listening and reading are scored the moment you submit. Writing is marked by AI, usually within a few minutes, with every deduction pointed out and a rewrite to compare against.
Already have your section scores? Add them up in the HSK score calculator to see how far your total is from the pass mark.
The two sections you can’t grade yourself
Listening and reading have an answer key. Writing and speaking don’t, and they’re where most people lose the exam.
Is this HSK 2 paper based on the current HSK 3.0 syllabus?
Yes. It follows the HSK 3.0 exam syllabus CTI published for levels 1–9, in force from July 2026, and the HSK 2 structure in CTI’s official sample paper: 60 questions across listening, reading and writing, about 60 minutes, marked out of 300. Before a paper goes live, every word in it is checked against the syllabus list for this level and below.
What it cannot promise is which version your own sitting will be. CTI has not announced when regular HSK 1–6 sittings switch from 2.0 to 3.0, so an HSK 2 sitting in 2026 may still be the old paper. Check the version on your registration record: if it says 3.0, or your exam falls after the switch, this is the paper to practise on. If it says 2.0, most of the vocabulary carries over but the question types and timing do not. HSK 3.0 status tracker
- Words
- 1,272
- Characters
- 600
- Time
- 1 h
- Pass
- 180 / 300
How HSK 3.0 Level 2 differs from the old HSK 2
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| Item | Old HSK 2 (2.0) | HSK 3.0 Level 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | 60 | 60 |
| Time | 55 min | 1 h |
| Sections | Listening, reading | Listening, reading and writing |
| Words | 300 | 1,272 |
| Total / pass | 200 / 120 | 300 / 180 |
- Listening drops from 35 questions in four parts to 25 in three; reading stays at 25.
- A writing section is new at this level: complete a character by choosing its missing component (亻 + 十 = 什), then write characters from pinyin.
- With three sections of 100 marks each, the paper is out of 300 rather than 200.
- The word target rises from 300 to 1,272, and the sitting runs about 60 minutes instead of 55.
HSK 2 questions, answered
How long is the HSK 2 exam?+
About 60 minutes, including the time to fill in your details: listening about 17, reading 25 and writing 10 minutes.
How many questions are on HSK 2?+
60 questions: 25 listening, 25 reading and 10 writing.
What score do I need to pass HSK 2?+
180 out of 300, which is 60% of the total. Each section is marked out of 100.
Is it free to use?+
Previewing any paper — up to three questions from each section, with the answer and explanation — is free and needs no account. Sitting the whole paper on the clock, scored and marked, is part of a paid plan.
See plansCan I sit the same paper twice?+
Yes. Sitting a paper again starts a fresh attempt and uses one sitting from your plan. Going back to a sitting you left unfinished does not.
Are these official past papers?+
No. CTI has not released any HSK 3.0 past papers, so these are practice papers written to the 3.0 syllabus and to the structure of CTI’s official sample paper.
HSK 2 sample paper PDF (HSK 3.0)
A reference for the exam’s structure and question types: one question from each part. Not a full paper — no answers, audio or other materials.