# New HSK 2: 60 questions, about 60 minutes

| Section | Questions | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| Listening (about 17 min) | 1–5 | Listen and choose the matching picture from three. |
| Listening (about 17 min) | 6–15 | Match short dialogues to pictures. |
| Listening (about 17 min) | 16–25 | Listen to a short dialogue and a question, then choose from three answers. |
| Reading (25 min) | 26–30 | Match sentences to pictures. |
| Reading (25 min) | 31–35 | Fill each blank with a word from a list. |
| Reading (25 min) | 36–45 | Match each sentence to the one that goes with it. |
| Reading (25 min) | 46–50 | Read a short text and choose the answer from three. |
| Writing (10 min) | 51–55 | A character is missing a component: choose the component that completes it. |
| Writing (10 min) | 56–60 | Write the missing character in a sentence, with pinyin given. |

Page: https://sentencecoach.com/hsk/3-0/2/exam-format
Word list: https://sentencecoach.com/hsk/3-0/2
Source: HSK 3.0 sample papers and answer keys on CTI's syllabus page (https://www.chinesetest.cn/syllabus), checked 2026-11-06. Task descriptions are summaries. Real papers may differ. Pass marks: not stated in the samples.