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title: "HSK 7–9 Listening Comprehension: Real Stories, Native Voice, Questions and Answers | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "Free HSK 7–9 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 7–9 listening comprehension

Hear a short HSK 7–9 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 3 HSK 7–9 stories you may hear

- [五行山下](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/under-the-five-element-mountain-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-8) · 896 characters · about 4 min
大圣为什么要跟如来打赌？ Why did the Great Sage make a bet with the Buddha?
- [“一带一路”到底是什么？](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-belt-and-road-initiative) · 403 characters · about 2 min
“一带一路”的名字是从哪里来的？ Where does the name 'Belt and Road' come from?
- [《网络安全法》管什么？](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chinas-cybersecurity-law) · 408 characters · about 2 min
根据文章，企业收集个人信息时，应当怎么做？ According to the text, what should companies do when collecting personal information?

## How does this listening comprehension practice work?

Press Play and listen to a whole short story written for HSK 7–9, 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.