Free HSK 5 Exam Prep
Chinese Proficiency Test — Level 5 (汉语水平考试五级)
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8 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Chapter 1: Exam Structure, Administration & Core Strategy
2 sections
Chapter 2: Listening Comprehension — Short Dialogues
3 sections
Chapter 3: Listening Comprehension — Extended Dialogues & Monologues
3 sections
Chapter 4: Reading Comprehension — Cloze Passages
3 sections
Chapter 5: Reading Comprehension — Consistency & Passage Analysis
3 sections
Chapter 6: Writing — Sentence Rearrangement
3 sections
Chapter 7: Writing — Short Story & Image Composition
3 sections
Chapter 8: High-Yield Grammar & 成语 Masterclass
3 sections
HSK 5 Exam Details
Chinese Proficiency Test — Level 5 (汉语水平考试五级)
Administered by Chinese Testing International (CTI) / Centre for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC)
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official Chinese Testing International (CTI) / Centre for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) content outline
20 two-person two-sentence dialogues, each followed by a multiple-choice question answered from a single listening. Tests inference, attitude recognition and detail comprehension.
25 items from 4–5 sentence dialogues or monologues on social, professional and cultural themes; one or more questions per passage. Tests main idea, cause-effect and opinion comprehension.
15 items across several short passages with blanks; candidates choose the correct word, phrase or sentence from four options. Tests vocabulary range and sentence-level grammar.
10 items each presenting a short paragraph followed by four statements; candidates select the statement most consistent with the passage. Tests literal comprehension and logical inference.
20 items drawn from longer articles on society, culture, technology and current affairs; questions probe main idea, author's viewpoint, vocabulary in context and logical connections.
HSK-5-level vocabulary (~2,500 words) and grammar patterns including complement structures, resultative and potential complements, 把 and 被 constructions, 是…的, four-character idioms (成语) and discourse connectors.
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