New HSK 3.0 standard · Levels 1–9
HSK 3.0 Placement Test
A quick yes/no word check against the word list of the 2025 official HSK exam syllabus (11,000 entries across Levels 1–9; implementation date July 2026). You get an estimated HSK 3.0 level with its official stage: Elementary (1–3), Intermediate (4–6) or Advanced (7–9). Recognition only. Not an official exam.
- 5–10 minutesEach run draws 119 words at random, 17 from each of Levels 1–6 and 17 from Levels 7–9.
- New words each runRetakes use a fresh random sample, so you are not just re-answering the same list.
- No accountRuns in your browser. Answers stay on this device for the session.
HSK 3.0 or HSK 2.0?
Most textbooks still follow HSK 2.0 (six levels). HSK 3.0 Levels 1–6 had global trial sittings in 2026. If your textbook, course or program uses HSK 1–6 levels, the HSK 2.0 test is the better fit. Choose this test if you study with HSK 3.0 materials or want to see where you stand on the new nine-level scale.
How it is scored
Mastery per level = known ÷ sampled words. Below Level 1 if Level 1 is under 50%; to reach Level N, every lower level needs 80% and Level N needs 65%; “HSK 7–9 range” when Level 6 is reached and the Levels 7–9 sample is at least 55%. Words come from a filtered pool of recognition-friendly items (no proper nouns, particles, four-character idioms, or word forms the syllabus lists more than once, such as 还 hái/huán).
Word levels: the vocabulary list of the 2025 official HSK exam syllabus (中文水平考试 HSK 考试大纲, Center for Language Education and Cooperation), extracted from the official PDF. Pinyin spelling: drkameleon/complete-hsk-vocabulary (MIT), checked against the syllabus pinyin, with meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Not affiliated with the HSK organizers.