Knowing your HSK level helps you choose the right study materials. Reading stories, textbooks, or articles below your level wastes time; above your level leads to constant dictionary lookups that break reading flow.
This quiz tests passive vocabulary — whether you recognize a word's meaning when you see it. It covers HSK levels 1 through 9, from basic greetings (HSK 1, 300 words) to advanced academic vocabulary (HSK 7-9, 10,896 cumulative words). The adaptive algorithm converges on your level in 3-5 rounds.
For a more comprehensive assessment that includes reading comprehension, try the free HSK Practice Tests after getting your quiz result.
Free quiz
We show you Chinese words.
Tap the ones you know.
Under 2 minutes.
The quiz adapts to your level using 40 vocabulary questions. Your result tells you which HSK level matches your current Chinese vocabulary.