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Build on familiar words and practise understanding more everyday situations. Each unit below has three free Chinese reading questions and explanations.

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HSK 2 practice topics

Choose a familiar situation or explore something new.

Personal Information

个人信息

Use simple Chinese to introduce and ask about personal information such as appearance, clothing, birthday and hobbies.

Try 3 questions

Event Information

事件信息

Use simple Chinese to state event details such as people, time, place, reason and process.

Try 3 questions

Item Information

物品信息

Use simple Chinese to describe item features such as name, color, quantity and location.

Try 3 questions

Environment Information

环境信息

Use simple Chinese to describe basic features of weather and environment.

Try 3 questions

Social Interaction

交往

Use simple Chinese for polite interactions such as greetings and thanks, and express wishes and feelings.

Try 3 questions

Food & Dining

饮食

Use simple Chinese to talk about food and drinks, your eating habits and dining.

Try 3 questions

Transport & Travel

交通出行

Use simple Chinese to ask for directions, state travel modes and plans, and express travel impressions.

Try 3 questions

Shopping

购物

Use simple Chinese to choose goods and give simple descriptions of them.

Try 3 questions

Health & Medical

医疗健康

Use simple Chinese to describe illness and handle basic communication for seeing a doctor.

Try 3 questions

Leisure

休闲

Use simple Chinese to name leisure activities and make simple leisure plans.

Try 3 questions

Family Life

家庭生活

Use simple Chinese to introduce family relationships and common family activities.

Try 3 questions

Studies

学习情况

Use simple Chinese to introduce your basic study situation and learning experiences.

Try 3 questions

Campus Life

校园生活

Use simple Chinese to introduce school information and after-class activities.

Try 3 questions

Work Situation

工作情况

Use simple Chinese to give work information and briefly recount work experiences and feelings.

Try 3 questions

Occupation

职业

Use simple Chinese to describe common occupational situations.

Try 3 questions

Traditional Customs

传统习俗

Use simple Chinese to name common Chinese traditional festivals.

Try 3 questions

Food Culture

饮食文化

Use simple Chinese to express your impressions of Chinese food.

Try 3 questions

Surname Culture

姓氏文化

Use simple Chinese to give common Chinese surnames and formal forms of address.

Try 3 questions

Make each question count

  1. Read for meaning. Read the question and any conversation or passage before looking at the answers.
  2. Check your choice. Answer all three questions and read the Chinese explanation after each one.
  3. Return to the difficult part. Try the unit again, or choose another topic at the same level.

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