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Beginner Test - Chinese Vocabulary - Flowers

Flowers have a myriad of colors. They are probably one of the most beautiful gifts of nature. And all the different countries in the world appreciate their beauty and importance. For that reason you should try this exercise set that tests and consolidates your knowledge about chinese names for different types of flowers.

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'.

Intermediate Test - HSK Test - Multiple choice - Bicycles in China

This HSK test is about bicycles in China. Are they a thing of the past? China roads until very recently used to be used primarily by cyclists. But nowadays things have changed to the exact opposite due to the increasing number of public vehicles and personal cars. Nonetheless, there are still a certain number of bicycle users in China who still prefer to travel by bike because it is still a convenient, cheap and environmental friendly mean of transportation.

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. 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 - Learn Pinyin and Tones - Discrimination of tones - Test 1

The first test in our series 'Learn Pinyin and Tones - Discrimination of tones' that test 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 examine 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 - Chinese Vocabulary - 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 - Weather

Today is really sunny! But how to say that in chinese? And how about if tomorrow is rainy and windy? Learn and test your knowledge about very common chinese terms used to refer to very common types of weather. Who knows if they ever will be useful in the future?

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'.

Intermediate Test - HSK Test - Listening - Test 3 Part II

This is Test 3 - Part II of the HSK Intermediate listening test. 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.The HSK Elementary/Intermediate Listening test has 3 parts:

- Part I: In this part,you will hear someone talking or ask you a question, you need to select the most suitable answer to complete the dialogue
- Part II: you will hear a small dialogue between two people and you need to answer the question at the end of the dialogue.
- Part III: you will hear a long dialogue and you need to answer the sets of questions at the end of the dialogue.

This kind of test is great to improve both your vocabulary and your listening ability even if you don't intend to take the HSK exam. So please try it!

Intermediate Test - HSK Test - Multiple choice - Taking the train

This HSK Test is related to trains and importance they have for chinese, Train is one of the most frequently used public transports in China, especially for long-distance travel. Compared with flight travel, train transportation is relatively cheaper than air fares. Its speed is satisfactory. Millions of Chinese people take train as their first choice for travel. With the increasing number of floating population, demand for train use keeps growing in China year by year.

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.

Beginner Test - HSK Test - Listening - Test 5 Part I

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 is Test 5 - Part I of the HSK Beginner listening test. 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.The HSK Elementary/Intermediate Listening test has 3 parts:

This kind of test is great to improve both your vocabulary and your listening ability even if you don't intend to take the HSK exam. So please try it!

Beginner Test - Chinese Vocabulary - Architecture

This flash cards exercise set tests your knowledge of the chinese names of different types of building, structures and also some iconic buildings around the world.

Beginner Test - Memory game - Architecture

This memory game exercises your memory of the chinese names for different types of building, structures and also some iconic buildings around the world. Don't forget to complete the flash cards exercise first as it will prepare you for this game.

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!