HSK（二级）考查考生的日常汉语应用能力，它对应于《国际汉语能力标准》二级、《欧洲语言共同参考框架（CEF）》A2级。通过HSK（二级）的考生可以用汉语就熟悉的日常话题进行简单而直接的交流，达到初级汉语优等水平。

一、考试对象

HSK（二级）主要面向按每周2-3课时进度学习汉语两个学期（一学年），掌握300个最常用词语和相关语法知识的考生。

二、考试内容

HSK（二级）共60题，分听力、阅读两部分。

全部考试约55分钟（含考生填写个人信息时间5分钟）。

1．听力

第一部分，共10题。每题听两次。每题都是一个句子，试卷上提供一张图片，考生根据听到的内容判断对错。

第二部分，共10题。每题听两次。每题都是一个对话，试卷上提供几张图片，考生根据听到的内容选出对应的图片。

第三部分，共10题。每题听两次。每题都是两个人的两句对话，第三个人根据对话问一个问题，试卷上提供3个选项，考生根据听到的内容选出答案。

第四部分，共5题。每题听两次。每题都是两个人的4到5句对话，第三个人根据对话问一个问题，试卷上提供3个选项，考生根据听到的内容选出答案。

2．阅读

第一部分，共5题。试卷上有几张图片，每题提供一个句子，考生根据句子内容，选出对应的图片。

第二部分，共5题。每题提供一到两个句子，句子中有一个空格，考生要从提供的选项中选词填空。

第三部分，共5题。每题提供两个句子，考生要判断第二句内容与第一句是否一致。

第四部分，共10题。提供20个句子，考生要找出对应关系。

试卷上的试题都加拼音。

三、成绩报告

HSK（二级）成绩报告提供听力、阅读和总分三个分数。总分120分为合格。

HSK成绩长期有效。作为外国留学生进入中国院校学习的汉语能力的证明，HSK成绩有效期为两年（从考试当日算起）。

The HSK (Level II) assesses test takers’ abilities in the application of everyday Chinese. It is the counterpart of the Level II of the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languagesand the A2 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEF). Test takers who are able to pass the HSK (Level II) have an excellent grasp of basic Chinese and can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.

I. Test Target

The HSK (Level II) is intended for students who have studied Chinese for two semesters (an academic year), with 2-3 class hours in each week. These students have mastered 300 commonly used words and related grammar patterns.

II. Test Content

The HSK (Level II) test is made up of listening comprehension and reading comprehension sections and contains a total of 60 items.

The test will last for a total of 55 minutes (including 5 minutes in which the test takers fill in personal information).

1. Listening Comprehension

There are 10 items in Part I. The recording of each item will be played twice. A sentence and a picture will be provided with each item. The test takers should make a true-or-false judgment based on what they hear.

There are 10 items in Part II. The recording of each item will be played twice. For each item, a dialogue and several pictures will be provided. The test takers should select the appropriate answer based on what they hear.

There are 10 items in Part III. The recording of each item will be played twice. Each item consists of a dialogue between two persons with a third person asking a question related to the content. There will be three possible answers on the test paper from which the test takers can select the correct one based on the passage.

There are 5 items in Part IV. The recording of each item will be played twice. Each item consists of a 4-5 sentence dialogue between two persons with a third person will asking a question at the end of the passage. There will be three possible answers on the test paper from which the test takers can select the correct one based on what they hear in the passage.

2. Reading Comprehension

There are 5 items in Part I. Several pictures will be shown on the test paper. For each item, a sentence will be provided. The test taker should choose corresponding pictures based on the sentence.

There are 5 items in Part II. For each item, one or two sentences will be provided in which one word is missing. The test taker should select one of the words in the answer section to fill in the blank.

There are 5 items in Part III. For each item, two sentences will be provided. The test taker should judge whether or not the second sentence is consistent with the first one.

There are 10 items in Part IV. In this section, 20 sentences will be provided. The test taker will be asked to find the correlations between the sentences.

All the items on the test paper are shown in pinyin.

III. Results Certificate

For the HSK (Level II), three results will be provided including listening, reading and total. The test taker must score at least 120 points total to be considered passing.

As a Chinese language certificate for foreign students’ entry into Chinese colleges, the results of the HSK are valid for two years (beginning from the test date).