Chinese spelling test · HSK 3
HSK 3 spelling test 17
Hear each word, write it in characters, then check.
10 words. Have a pen ready, or type each one here.
Use your own words
What is a Chinese spelling test?
In Chinese schools it’s 听写 (tīngxiě), “listen and write”: the teacher says a word and you write it in characters. It checks that you can write a word from its sound, not only read it, and it’s how Chinese children learn every new word.
How do I give it to a class?
Print gives the answer sheet, one numbered row of boxes a word, and the key with pinyin and English on the next page. Press Start the test and Next word to play each word to the room in a native voice, or read them yourself from the key.
Can I answer in pinyin?
Yes, tones optional (ni3 hao3, nǐ hǎo or ni hao). A word is right when its characters or its sounds are; write characters when you can, since writing them is what the test trains.
Which words are in it?
HSK 3 words of one to four characters from the 2025 HSK syllabus, 10 a test in pinyin order: 50 tests take you through every one.
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Pinyin and meanings from our own dictionary; levels from the 2025 HSK syllabus. Words read by our two recorded voices.