How many questions are in each HSK 3.0 paper?

HSK 1 has 40 questions, HSK 2 has 60, HSK 3 has 70, HSK 4 has 70, HSK 5 has 72 and HSK 6 has 82.

Levels 1–3 break down as follows: HSK 1 — listening 20, reading 20; HSK 2 — listening 25, reading 25, writing 10; HSK 3 — listening 30, reading 30, writing 10.

The higher levels keep similar section counts but add longer passages and more integrated tasks. The writing section is shortest at levels 5 and 6 (two tasks).

• HSK 1: 40 questions, about 40 minutes
• HSK 2: 60 questions, about 60 minutes
• HSK 3: 70 questions, about 83 minutes
• HSK 4: 70 questions · HSK 5: 72 · HSK 6: 82

Source: official HSK 3.0 sample papers and syllabus (chinesetest.cn) · how we verify · corrections