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Beginner Test - Memory game - Drinks

This memory game examines your knowledge about the chinese name for different types of drink. Learn the words in chinese for coke, spring water, beer, whiskey, orange juice, milk, ...

How it works You will see a set of cards with the face down. You need to use your mouse and click on one of the cards. After that you need to click on another card. If the cards turns to green that means you have found two cards that match. This means that you have matched an image against its chinese word in Hanzi-Image mode or that you have matched the chinese character against its chinese pronunciation if you are playing in Hanzi-Pinyin mode. There is a time constraint on this exercise so try to be quick!

Beginner Test - Chinese Vocabulary - Drinks

This test examines your knowledge about the chinese name for different types of drink. Learn the words in chinese for coke, spring water, beer, whiskey, orange juice, milk, ...

The way this test works is: you are presented with a chinese word and four images and you will also hear the pronunciation of the word in chinese. Based on what you hear and what you see you need to select the correct image. Even if you don't know the word at the beginning, don't worry, you will get immediate feedback on whether your option is correct or not. If you get a low score then you should repeat the test again. You will see that the more you repeat the test the better your score will be.
Tips: If you want to see the roman alphabet pronunciation of a particular chinese word, click on the button that says 'pinyin'.

Beginner Test - Chinese Vocabulary - Family & Relationships

This test examines your knowledge about words related to family and relationships between people.

The way this test works is: you are presented with a chinese word and four images and you will also hear the pronunciation of the word in chinese. Based on what you hear and what you see you need to select the correct image. Even if you don't know the word at the beginning, don't worry, you will get immediate feedback on whether your option is correct or not. If you get a low score then you should repeat the test again. You will see that the more you repeat the exercise the better your score will be. Tips: If you want to see the roman alphabet pronunciation of a particular chinese word, click on the button that says 'pinyin'.

Beginner Test - Memory game - Animals

This memory game examines your knowledge about chinese words for animals. If are a big fan of animals, then you probably want to know the name for different animals in Mandarin Chinese. You can start by taking this test, you will learn the Chinese words for some common animals, such as dog, cat, tiger, lion, fish, cow, along with the national treasure - panda and the legendary monster - dragon.

Beginner Test - Chinese Vocabulary - People

This test examines your knowledge about chinese words related to people, young, middle aged, old, groups of people.

The way this test works is: you are presented with a chinese word and four images and you will also hear the pronunciation of the word in chinese. Based on what you hear and what you see you need to select the correct image. Even if you don't know the word at the beginning, don't worry, you will get immediate feedback on whether your option is correct or not. If you get a low score then you should repeat the test again. You will see that the more you repeat the exercise the better your score will be. Tips: If you want to see the roman alphabet pronunciation of a particular chinese word, click on the button that says 'pinyin'.

Advanced Test - HSK Test - Multiple Choice - Terracotta Army

This HSK advanced test is about the Terracotta Army in Xi'an. It was discovered in Xi’an, China by a local farmer in Mount Lishan.The “Terracotta Army” was buried with the First Emperor of Qin, with the purpose of preserving his empire for the afterlife. Some legends say that the Warriors were not just sculptures but were actually real soldiers transformed into statues.

This exercise set includes 15 questions: listening, grammar, and reading questions. Please choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C, and D to fill in the blank and make it suitable for the context.

HSK is a standardized test to assess the Chinese language proficiency of non-native Chinese speakers. There are three basic levels of HSK: HSK Basic, HSK Elementary-Intermediate and HSK Advanced. In this website we provide you with sample tests that help you prepare for the HSK exam. And we try to make the tests as similar as possible to the real exams.

Intermediate Test - HSK Test - Multiple choice - Yoga

This HSK test is about yoga and its recent popularity in China. Yoga is a kind of mental and physical practice and was introduced from India to China. Yoga has gained its popularity in China for the past few years and helped practitioners out of mental and physical pressures. Various yoga training centers, yoga therapy centers, or yoga clubs have been established in many cities of China.

HSK is a standardized test to assess the Chinese language proficiency of non-native Chinese speakers. Currently there are three types of HSK: HSK Basic (levels 1-3), HSK Elementary-Intermediate (levels 3-8) and HSK Advanced (levels 9-11). Those who have gained required scores for a certain type of HSK will be issued a corresponding-level Chinese proficiency certificate from the China National Committee, established by The Chinese Ministry of Education.

This exercise set includes 15 questions: listening, grammar, and reading questions. Please choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C, and D to fill in the blank.

Intermediate Test - HSK Test - Multiple choice - Ping-pong

This HSK intermediate test is about ping-pong and its popularity in China. Ping-pong is a popular sport game in China. Ping-pong is a game played on a table with paddles and a hollow ball. Many Chinese love this simple and funny game, no matter whether they are men or women, young or old.

This exercise set includes 15 questions: listening, grammar, and reading questions. Please choose the most appropriate answer from A, B, C, and D to fill in the blank.

Beginner Test - Chinese Vocabulary - Furniture

This test examines your knowledge of chinese words for furniture. Learn the words for fridge, sofa, chair, television, bed, lamp, pillow, wardrobe, closet, ...

The way this exercise works is: you are presented with a chinese word and four images and you will also hear the pronunciation of the word in chinese. Based on what you hear and what you see you need to select the correct image. Even if you don't know the word at the beginning, don't worry, you will get immediate feedback on whether your option is correct or not. If you get a low score then you should repeat the exercise again. You will see that the more you repeat the exercise the better your score will be. Tips: If you want to see the roman alphabet pronunciation of a particular chinese word, click on the button that says 'pinyin'.

Beginner Test - Learn Pinyin and Tones - Initials and Finals - Test 3

The third test in our series 'Learn Pinyin and Tones - Initials and Finals' that tests your knowledge of pinyin and the ability to recognize different Initals and Finals.

Initals and finals are the most important elements of chinese pinyin. Nearly every single word in mandarin is composed of a initial followed by a final. Because some initial have deceivingly simlar sounds, it is important that you practice as much as you can on how distinguish their sounds.

Pinyin is the most commonly used Romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Literally, it means to spell sound. It was designed to look up unknown Chinese characters in dictionaries, as well as teaching Chinese learners the standard pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese. Once you’ve learnt Pinyin, you will be able to pronounce any of the words in Mandarin using a Chinese dictionary.

The aim of this test is to examine your knowledge of Hanyu Pinyin. The exercise set includes 15 questions, and each one contains a Pinyin sound with one relevant Pinyin character. Please listen to the sound and select the most appropriate answer from A, B, C and D. Repeat the exercise as much as you can. It will help you to learn how to distinguish the different pinyin tones.