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title: "HSK 3 Listening Comprehension: Real Stories, Native Voice, Questions and Answers | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "Free HSK 3 Chinese listening comprehension practice: hear a whole short story read by a native narrator, answer three questions, then read the text with pinyin. Slow or normal speed, no sign-up."
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# HSK 3 listening comprehension

Hear a short HSK 3 story read by a native narrator, without the text. Answer three questions, then read what was said.

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HSK 1 · Now hear it in a real story

## 十两饺子 How to order dumplings in Chinese

莎拉来中国的第三天，她想一个人去吃饺子。

饭馆很小，人很多。

莎拉坐下说：“我要饺子！”

老板问：“几两？”

[Keep reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-order-dumplings-in-chinese#library-word-57-65)

## Some of the 40 HSK 3 stories you may hear

- [墙上的照片](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/photo-on-the-wall) · 294 characters · about 1 min
照片上的年轻人是谁？ Who is the young man in the photo?
- [衣柜里的豆腐](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/tofu-in-the-wardrobe) · 281 characters · about 1 min
星期天晚上，豆腐为什么跑进衣柜？ Why did Tofu run into the wardrobe on Sunday night?
- [爸爸教我游泳](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/easy-chinese-story-about-swimming) · 273 characters · about 1 min
我第一次学游泳的时候，怎么样？ What happened when the child first practiced swimming?
- [元宵节：看灯、猜谜语](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-lantern-festival) · 315 characters · about 1 min
很多人说，什么时候年才算过完？ When do many people say the New Year is truly over?
- [春晚是什么？](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-spring-festival-gala-chunwan) · 297 characters · about 1 min
春晚是什么时候开始的？ When does the Spring Festival Gala start (each year)?
- [七楼 · 第二十八天](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-28-the-train-ticket) · 460 characters · about 2 min
火车票上说，孙女什么时候到？ According to the ticket, when does the granddaughter arrive?

## How does this listening comprehension practice work?

Press Play and listen to a whole short story written for HSK 3, read by a native narrator, with the text hidden. Then answer three questions about it, one press each. You see how much you understood and can read the story, tapping any word for its pinyin and meaning.

## Can I hear it again?

Yes. Replay it as often as you like before and while you answer. Start on Slow (three quarters of the speed, same pitch), and switch to Normal when you get all three right.

## Which level should I pick?

Start one level below your reading level: understanding by ear is harder than reading. Go down a level when you miss most questions, and up when you get them all.

## Where are the stories from?

Every story is a whole reading from our Library, written for its HSK level and read by one of two native narrators, a woman’s voice and a man’s. Its three questions are the ones at the end of the reading.

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Stories, voices and questions from our Library readings. Nothing is kept.