chinopinyin Posted May 11, 2011 at 02:34 PM Report Posted May 11, 2011 at 02:34 PM Congratulations! I would be grateful if somebody who has passed the new HSK level 4 could give some suggestions on how to best prepare it. For instance, is there any book particularly suited for this exam? Quote
Brandon263 Posted May 11, 2011 at 07:02 PM Report Posted May 11, 2011 at 07:02 PM Our class used this book (http://www.blcup.com/en/list_1.asp?id=3318), which our teacher says is one of the best prep books for the new HSK. 1 Quote
xuefang Posted May 12, 2011 at 02:55 PM Report Posted May 12, 2011 at 02:55 PM Just got the results from the April's old HSK. Listening 66 Grammar 46 Reading 59 Comprehensive 59 235 points and that's level 5, Elementary A. I'm not happy with the grammar section, because it's worse than last time (49), but I'm very happy with listening. Maybe watching all those dating shows have actually helped me? ;) Just have to pay attention to grammar! 1 Quote
边斌同学 Posted May 13, 2011 at 11:44 AM Report Posted May 13, 2011 at 11:44 AM Results of April's Intermediate Exam: Listening: 86 Grammar: 100 Reading: 100 Comprehensive: 96 Total: 385 Grade: 8 (Yay!) 1 Quote
jchina09 Posted May 14, 2011 at 05:36 AM Report Posted May 14, 2011 at 05:36 AM Hey, I have been trying to sign up to take the Old HSK in June, but I've been told that the Old test has been abolished, and that only the New HSK is offered now. For a number of reasons, I would like to take the old version if it is available. It seems there are people on this thread who just took the old version in April. Can you tell me how you registered for it? The email address and phone numbers on the website for the old HSK all seem to have been disconnected, and my teachers at my school (a college on the border of Inner Mongolia) have told me the old HSK no longer exists. Thanks for the help. J Quote
边斌同学 Posted May 14, 2011 at 08:23 AM Report Posted May 14, 2011 at 08:23 AM I have been trying to sign up to take the Old HSK in June, but I've been told that the Old test has been abolished, and that only the New HSK is offered now. As far as I know it's not quite dead yet, but definitely in the process. This is still the official site for the old test, I believe: http://hsk.org.cn/ The English version of the site is out of date, unfortunately, but the Chinese version has: Test Center Info (2011): http://hsk.org.cn/News/News20101108_C.html How to Register: http://hsk.org.cn/intro/guide.html Online registration for the June test should be opening soon. Also it appears that only the 初中 will be offered in June. Quote
jchina09 Posted May 14, 2011 at 02:36 PM Report Posted May 14, 2011 at 02:36 PM Thanks for the information. Sadly, the online registration period for June was May 1 to May 11 (should have gotten on this sooner). The phone numbers and email address listed on the website you gave seem to be dead. All things considered, since I don't need this certification for anything in the immediate future, I may just put it off and take the new HSK at a more convenient time and place. Thanks again. J Quote
边斌同学 Posted May 14, 2011 at 05:32 PM Report Posted May 14, 2011 at 05:32 PM Yeah, my experience with the phone numbers was I had to dial like 10 times until they finally answered. It appears there are exactly two people who have to do all the work associated with the new HSK, so that's probably why they didn't answer. You could try calling again and seeing if they would let you take the test even though you passed the deadline... Quote
SLA Posted June 15, 2011 at 06:09 PM Report Posted June 15, 2011 at 06:09 PM @chinopinyin I took the new HSK 4 this April and I got the following: Listening: 83 Reading: 82 Writing: 81 TOTAL: 246 I've been using the New Practical Chinese Reader and I've been through parts 1, 2 and 3. However, I did not find it particularly useful for my preparation for the exam, as the vocabulary covered in the 3 parts is not really consistent with the new HSK 4 vocabulary list. The grammar sections were helpful though. What I did was to devote the 2 months before the exam to studying the vocabulary (I used a shared Anki deck called New Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi uploaded by [shouldn't really put other people's emails on t'Internet], it really helped me!!)and doing mock-up tests. I did 15 of them. I think it's really important to put the stopwatch on while you are practicing. It helps you manage your time at the exam. Good Luck!!! SLA 1 Quote
markwong Posted October 29, 2011 at 06:10 PM Report Posted October 29, 2011 at 06:10 PM Took the HSK 3 back on May, in Seattle. scored as follows: 听力 阅读 写作 Total Score 96 94 95 285 Prepared primarily by using the vocabulary list from the test information packet and flash cards. only found very few mock tests, which were useful to get a feel for the exam. Hoping to take hsk 4 next year 2 Quote
yialanliu Posted November 22, 2011 at 03:35 PM Report Posted November 22, 2011 at 03:35 PM HSK Level 5 taken at Beijing University this October: Listening - 95 Reading - 72 Writing - 84 Total - 255 1 Quote
xuefang Posted January 1, 2012 at 09:59 AM Report Posted January 1, 2012 at 09:59 AM I just saw the results from new HSK level 5 exam I took a month ago. Here they are: Listening 89 Reading 70 Writing 76 Total 235 I am so so happy that I passed and got a nice score from listening! 3 Quote
roddy Posted January 2, 2012 at 04:15 PM Author Report Posted January 2, 2012 at 04:15 PM Congratulations! Quote
laurenth Posted January 4, 2012 at 10:03 AM Report Posted January 4, 2012 at 10:03 AM Took new HSK3 in Paris in December: 听力 93; 阅读 94; 写作 91; 总分 278. I'm happy, but I should have taken levels 3 and 4 - just to see what happens. I hope I can take level 4 this year. 1 Quote
Loriquero Posted January 4, 2012 at 05:11 PM Report Posted January 4, 2012 at 05:11 PM You seem to be enough prepared for level 4 Quote
Loki Posted April 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM Report Posted April 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM Got the results today for HSK 4 taken last month. Listening: 72 Reading: 85 Writing: 45 Total: 202 The writing score is crap as I ran out of time.. but at least, 我通过了！ 1 Quote
rmpalpha Posted April 20, 2012 at 01:14 AM Report Posted April 20, 2012 at 01:14 AM I got the results for the HSK Level 3 test taken last month in San Francisco. I got my HSK results today. 听力: 98/100 阅读: 88/100 写作: 88/100 总分: 274/300 Overall, I'm pleased - I would have liked to have 90+ on each section since I felt quite confident about my performance. Too confident, perhaps Taking HSK 4 in October - I'm looking forward to seeing how I will do. 1 Quote
Meng Lelan Posted April 20, 2012 at 02:14 AM Report Posted April 20, 2012 at 02:14 AM Very good score on 听力, how did you do that? Quote
rmpalpha Posted April 21, 2012 at 11:44 PM Report Posted April 21, 2012 at 11:44 PM Meng Lelan: I had a transcript of the audio recordings, so it wasn't really 听力 Quote
Meng Lelan Posted April 22, 2012 at 12:31 AM Report Posted April 22, 2012 at 12:31 AM I had a transcript of the audio recordings Aaawww, I was half hoping you demanded a Chinese Sign Language Interpreter for the audio portion. In my student days I had to take my 听力 with a teaching assistant reading aloud the transcript to me so I could speechread. Quote
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