HSK 4 · Practice test
HSK 4 Practice Test
What is actually in the HSK 4 paper, how it is marked, and a full mock test you can sit free.
The HSK 4 exam is 105 minutes long and has 100 questions in 3 sections: listening (45 questions), reading (40 questions), writing (15 questions). You pass with 180 / 300. Our HSK 4 mock test follows the same structure and the same question types, marks itself the moment you finish, and shows you your score by section so you can see where the marks went. Sitting it is free — you need a free account, and there is no card and no trial.
The HSK 4 paper, section by section
| Section | Chinese | Questions | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listening | 听力 | 45 | 3 |
| Reading | 阅读 | 40 | 3 |
| Writing | 书写 | 15 | 2 |
| Total | 100 |
Listening · 听力
45 questions in 3 parts. You answer from audio alone, with nothing written down for you. This is the section most learners find hardest, because it is the one you cannot slow down.
Reading · 阅读
40 questions in 3 parts. You read Chinese on the page and answer from it. Recognising a word in characters is a different skill from recalling it from pinyin, and this section only tests the first.
Writing · 书写
15 questions in 2 parts. You produce Chinese rather than choose it — the one section where knowing roughly what a word looks like is not enough.
Sit the HSK 4 mock test
Our HSK 4 mock test runs the same 100 questions in the same order as the real paper, with the audio built in. It marks itself as soon as you finish and breaks your score down by section, so you can see which part of the paper is costing you marks.
The full mock test is free and you can retake it as often as you like — you need a free account to sit it, because your answers and your score have to be saved somewhere. On the free plan you get your full score and a worked explanation of your first mistake; explanations for the rest of your mistakes, and the shorter targeted practice sets, are part of the paid plan.
Before you book the real exam
- Work through the HSK 4 word list until you recognise every word in characters, not pinyin.
- Read the HSK 4 grammar points — they are what the reading section is built on.
- Sit the mock test under real conditions: 105 minutes, no dictionary, no pausing the audio.
- Check what the exam costs and where to sit it on our HSK exam cost page.
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