HSK 4 mock test online — timed, scored and explained
Sit a full HSK 4 paper on the real 85-minute clock and get your score on submit. Built to the HSK 3.0 Level 4 syllabus.
Choose an HSK 4 paper
10 papers, each a complete timed sitting.
- Listening32 q · 20 min
- Reading32 q · 30 min
- Writing6 q · 25 min
70 questions1 h 25 minPass 180 / 300
- Listening32 q · 20 min
- Reading32 q · 30 min
- Writing6 q · 25 min
70 questions1 h 25 minPass 180 / 300
- Listening32 q · 20 min
- Reading32 q · 30 min
- Writing6 q · 25 min
70 questions1 h 25 minPass 180 / 300
- Listening32 q · 20 min
- Reading32 q · 30 min
- Writing6 q · 25 min
70 questions1 h 25 minPass 180 / 300
- Listening32 q · 20 min
- Reading32 q · 30 min
- Writing6 q · 25 min
70 questions1 h 25 minPass 180 / 300
- Listening32 q · 20 min
- Reading32 q · 30 min
- Writing6 q · 25 min
70 questions1 h 25 minPass 180 / 300
- Listening32 q · 20 min
- Reading32 q · 30 min
- Writing6 q · 25 min
70 questions1 h 25 minPass 180 / 300
- Listening32 q · 20 min
- Reading32 q · 30 min
- Writing6 q · 25 min
70 questions1 h 25 minPass 180 / 300
- Listening32 q · 20 min
- Reading32 q · 30 min
- Writing6 q · 25 min
70 questions1 h 25 minPass 180 / 300
- Listening32 q · 20 min
- Reading32 q · 30 min
- Writing6 q · 25 min
70 questions1 h 25 minPass 180 / 300
What is in an HSK 4 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 once.
The 85 minutes, section by section70 questions · 300 marks
Listeningon the recording
- Questions
- 32
- Time
- 20 min
- Marks
- 100
- Marked
- By answer key
- Plays
- Once per item
- Parts
- 2
- 1–14
Listen, then pick one of three
第1—14题：请选出正确答案。
- 15–32
Listen, then pick one of three
第15—32题：请选出正确答案。
What this section really tests
Thirty-two items, played once. Fourteen dialogues of two to five lines, then eighteen questions on talks, several of them sharing one recording. Hearing it once is the real change from level 3: there is no second pass to confirm on.
Listening, about 20 minutes, runs on the recording, once per item. Read the four options before each dialogue starts and mark as you listen.
Reading
- Questions
- 32
- Time
- 30 min
- Marks
- 100
- Marked
- By answer key
- Parts
- 3
- 33–42
Fill the gap from a word bank
第33—42题：选词填空。
- 43–57
Read, then pick the answer
第43—57题：请选出正确答案。
- 58–64
Read, then pick the answer
第58—64题：选句填空。
What this section really tests
Thirty-two items in three parts. The five-word cloze sets have no spare word, so each answer narrows the next; the ★ texts test detail; sentence gap-fill tests whether you can follow how a paragraph is joined together.
Reading, 30 minutes for 32 questions. About 8 minutes on the cloze, 14 on the ★ texts, 8 on sentence gap-fill.
Writing
- Questions
- 6
- Time
- 25 min
- Marks
- 100
- Marked
- AI, by rubric
- Parts
- 2
- 65–69
A sentence from a picture and a word
第65—69题：看图，用词造句。
- 70–70
A topic essay
第70题：写短文。
What this section really tests
Six tasks. Five picture-and-word sentences reward accuracy over ambition; the 80-character essay rewards a clear beginning, middle and end in simple, correct Chinese.
Writing, 25 minutes. Ten for the five sentences, twelve for the essay, three to reread it.
An HSK 4 sitting under HSK 3.0 comes with a speaking test of about 20 minutes. You register for both together, and the speaking is sat separately from the written paper. The mock test on this page covers the written paper only. Score my speaking
How HSK 4 is scored
300marks in total · pass at 180, which is 60%
- Listening, 32 questionsabout 3.1 marks each, by key
- Reading, 32 questionsabout 3.1 marks each, by key
- Writing, 6 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 3.1 marks and each reading question is worth about 3.1 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 4 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 4 structure in CTI’s official sample paper: 70 questions across listening, reading and writing, about 85 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 4 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
- 3,245
- Characters
- 1,200
- Time
- 1 h 25 min
- Pass
- 180 / 300
How HSK 3.0 Level 4 differs from the old HSK 4
Discuss a broad range of topics and communicate fluently with native speakers. The usual bar for university admission and scholarships.
| Item | Old HSK 4 (2.0) | HSK 3.0 Level 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | 100 | 70 |
| Time | 1 h 45 min | 1 h 25 min |
| Sections | Listening, reading, writing | Listening, reading and writing |
| Words | 1,200 | 3,245 |
| Total / pass | 300 / 180 | 300 / 180 |
| Speaking | HSKK, a separate exam | Registered together, sat separately, about 20 min |
- Down from 100 questions to 70: listening 45 → 32, reading 40 → 32, writing 15 → 6.
- Listening is short and long dialogues, then talks that carry two or three questions each — and from this level each recording plays only once.
- Reading adds sentence gap-fill (选句填空): whole sentences go back into a passage, alongside five-word cloze and short texts with ★ questions.
- Writing drops completing sentences and word ordering. You write five sentences, each from a picture and a word, then a short essay of at least 80 characters.
- The word target rises from 1,200 to 3,245, and the sitting runs about 85 minutes instead of 105.
HSK 4 questions, answered
How long is the HSK 4 exam?+
About 85 minutes, including the time to fill in your details: listening about 20, reading 30 and writing 25 minutes. The speaking test is sat separately and takes about 20 minutes more.
How many questions are on HSK 4?+
70 questions: 32 listening, 32 reading and 6 writing.
What score do I need to pass HSK 4?+
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.
Does it include the HSK 4 speaking test?+
No. Under HSK 3.0 the 20-minute speaking test is registered with the written exam but sat separately, so the papers here cover the written exam. Speaking can be practised and scored on its own.
Score my speakingAre 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 4 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.