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Beginner Test - Learn Pinyin and Tones - Discrimination of tones - Test 4

The fourth test in our series 'Learn Pinyin and Tones - Discrimination of tones' that tests your knowledge of pinyin and the ability to recognize different tones.

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 test your knowledge of Hanyu Pinyin. The exercise set includes 10 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.

Beginner Test - HSK Test - Multiple Choice - A day in the Zoo

This is a test for the old HSK Exam. If you are interested in the new HSK Test Level 1 please click here. Or click here for the New HSK Level 2.

In this HSK beginner test we tell you the story: 'A day in the Zoo'. Please choose the right words to complete each sentence.

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.

Beginner Test - Chinese Vocabulary - Means of transport

This vocabulary test is about 'Means of Transport'. Imagine the most terrible thing it might happen to you in a foreign country. Getting lost is probably one of them. Of course you don’t want to experience that, and if you know the right words like 'I need a taxi' or 'I need a bus', perhaps that can get you out of trouble. So you should learn the words that one day can land you out of trouble...

How it works: 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 - HSK Test - Reordering - Test 1

This HSK beginner test is about going to the supermarket. The main purpose of this exercise is to test your knowledge about adjectives and nouns, so that you are prepared for your HSK exam. Keep in mind that, the meaning of the phrase varies if the sentence pattern changes, ie: adjective + noun or noun + adjective

How it works You will see a sentence with words in the wrong sequence. You need to drag the words into the correct sequence. If you have difficulties in completing the question, you can click on the hint button. But we would recommend that you don't if you want to keep the exercise challenging.

Beginner Test - Learn Pinyin and Tones - Discrimination of sounds - Test 3

The third test in our series 'Learn Pinyin and Tones - Discrimination of sounds' that test your knowledge of pinyin and the ability to recognize different sounds. The purpose of the test is to help you distinguish similar sounds, such as: j-zh, t-d, z-zh, etc. For Finals, the hardest part is to make a distinction between in-ing, en-eng, an-ang and so on.

How it works: You will hear the sound of a word in chinese and you have to select the right pinyin spelling from a number of options. For each question only one option is correct.

Beginner Test - Learn Pinyin and Tones - Discrimination of sounds - Test 2

The second test in our series 'Learn Pinyin and Tones - Discrimination of sounds' that test your knowledge of pinyin and the ability to recognize different sounds. The purpose of the test is to help you distinguish similar sounds, such as: b-p, q-p, z-zh, c-ch and etc. For Finals, the hardest part is to make a distinction between in-ing, en-eng, an-ang and so on.

How it works: You will hear the sound of a word in chinese and you have to select the right pinyin spelling from a number of options. For each question only one option is correct.

Beginner Test - HSK Test - Filling the gap - Directions

This is a test for the old HSK Exam. If you are interested in the new HSK Test Level 1 please click here. Or click here for the New HSK Level 2.

This HSK beginner test examines your understanding about directions in Chinese. This HSK test is not by any means easy and it is not recommended for complete beginners. If you are a complete beginner we have plenty of other simple exercises for you to try.

How it works: You are given a sentence with one or more gaps and you are given several options from which to choose. You need to drag the words that you think are correct into the gap. Once you are done, click 'Next'. You will be given immediate feedback.

Intermediate Test - HSK Test - Reordering - Chinese Idioms

This exercise tests your knowledge about Chinese idioms - Chéngyǔ. You are given a sentence with a chinese idiom and you need to determine the correct order of the sentence.
Chinese idioms are expressions with 4 characters and are derived from ancient chinese literature. Their meaning is derived from the myths, stories associated to it. So by just reading the characters the meaning is not obvious or impossible to decypher. One needs to know the story behind the characters before being able to understand the meaning.

Advanced Test - HSK Test - Reading - Deja vu

This HSK advanced reading test is about Déjà vu.
A research shows that if you look at a Chinese character for more than 20-30 seconds, you will find that this character looks familiar but you can’t recognize it any more. They call it "orthographic satiation". More over, for words as simple as 日 and 月, it takes more time to feel the word – Déjà vu, but for words like 明, it takes less time to feel un-recognizable.

We provide you with four different chinese research articles related to the subject. And then we ask you questions about the articles. So read the articles carefully, but not for too long as you might suffer Deja Vu!

How it works: This is a reading comprehension exercise. Before you can answer any of the questions in this exercise you should read the relevant articles. You can find the articles in your right hand side by clicking on the 'Articles' tab. Each question is labeled with the article number to which the question applies. For example, a question starting with A1 - XXXX refers to article number 1.

Advanced Test - HSK Test - Reading - Chinese Classic Novels

This HSK advanced test is about the four greatest classic novels of all time. Any chinese will know about these novels and has read them at some stage in their lives. What about you? Have you heard about them? If you have then that will help you do better in this HSK reading test.

We have taken a short passage from each book and we ask you questions about each passage.

So that you know the four greatest chinese novels in chronological order are: - Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese: 三國演義; pinyin: sān guó yǎn yì) (14th century) (more recently translated as, simply Three Kingdoms)
- Water Margin (Chinese: 水滸傳; pinyin: shuǐ hǔ zhuàn) (also known as Outlaws of the Marsh) (14th century)
- Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: xī yóu jì) (16th century) also known as Monkey King
- Dream of the Red Chamber (Chinese: 紅樓夢; pinyin: hóng lóu mèng) (also known as The Story of the Stone, (Chinese: 石頭記; pinyin: shí tóu jì) (18th century)