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title: "HSK 4 Listening Comprehension: Real Stories, Native Voice, Questions and Answers | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "Free HSK 4 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 4 listening comprehension

Hear a short HSK 4 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 35 HSK 4 stories you may hear

- [怎么点奶茶](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-order-bubble-tea-in-chinese) · 268 characters · about 1 min
小张为什么去奶茶店? Why did Xiao Zhang go to the milk tea shop?
- [画蛇添足](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/hua-she-tian-zu-drawing-legs-on-a-snake) · 354 characters · about 2 min
为什么他们要画蛇？ Why did they draw snakes?
- [它不是胖](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/it-isnt-fat-at-all) · 245 characters · about 1 min
钱阿姨看了照片，说豆腐怎么了？ After looking at the photo, what did Auntie Qian say was going on with Doufu?
- [狐假虎威](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/hu-jia-hu-wei-the-fox-and-the-tiger) · 356 characters · about 2 min
狐狸被老虎抓住以后，它说了什么？ After the fox was caught by the tiger, what did it say?
- [年兽来了](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/legend-of-nian-chinese-new-year-monster) · 461 characters · about 2 min
年兽一年什么时候出来一次？ When does the Nian beast come out once a year?
- [“特种兵旅游”是什么？](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-special-forces-tourism-in-china) · 410 characters · about 2 min
这个大学生星期五晚上怎么去另一个城市？ How does the student travel to another city on Friday night?

## How does this listening comprehension practice work?

Press Play and listen to a whole short story written for HSK 4, 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.