HSK results online
chanelle77
May 17, 2010, 07:29 AM posted in General DiscussionHi Guys,
For those of you who did the HSK, the results are online. Well at least mine was. I passed the threshold level 3, almost had level 4 :-), but I am very happy with that!
Best of luck!
zhenlijiang
May 17, 2010, 07:38 AMHey congratulations Chanelle! Do they still send you the certificate from Beijing?
xiaophil
May 17, 2010, 10:16 AMHi Chanelle,
First, congrats! I'm sure I didn't pass the first time I took it. I mean, I knew I was awful, so I didn't even check.
Second, I got your pm. Thanks for responding!
Third... Aarghhh!!!!
Well, I didn't do worse than I did the last time as I had feared. But I only did 2 points better, which earned me intermediate C... again. Alas, a disappointment. I know that is a respectable score, but I was hoping for definite improvement.
Anyway, I'll live.
chanelle77
May 17, 2010, 10:27 AMHey guys, thx for the response.
Zhen, I think they will send me one yes! I will put it above my bed :-).
Don't be sad Xiaophil, many people envy your score!
You did a great job :-)
hkboy
May 17, 2010, 10:40 AMchannelle, I remember when you went to take the test. That's great. I just searched for the HSK exam but got confused quickly with all the levels and stuff. Do you have to actually write the characters on the test? How many characters do you think you know - or how many should you know for this level?
Also, any specific reason to take the test other than to find out your level?
Is this the first time to take the test?
chanelle77
What I did was the old HSK exam. And yes you had to write characters for this one (that was something I am / was really afraid of). You had to fill in 20 characters and to be honest I only wrote one. I did not really learn how to write over the past two years and focused on speaking and listening as that is most useful in daily life in China.
Main reason was to set a benchmark for myself and second I maybe want to continue Chinese studies in one way or the other and this might come in handy :-). Also I went with my friend and we had lots of fun. Also we had a bet: pass = champagne !!!!
cheyennejade
May 17, 2010, 10:54 AM
Congrats, Chanelle. And you're right, I'm one of those who envies Xiaophil's score even though I've never taken the test. ;-)
I've never even heard of those HSK tests before, probably because I've only recently started learning Chinese, but now I've set myself an aim. I checked the HSK website and saw that you can actually take those tests in the city where I'm studying. :) So far my Chinese is far from being good enough for a test but someday I want to put a certificate above my bed too :D
chanelle77
Go for it! I figured that you learn something from it either way (even when you do not pass it is a good experience and you get used to the testing environment).
Please note that if you want to go for it in June, that is if you are in China you have to register this week: bring id, 2 passport photo's, 250 RMB and the registration form :-)
Good luck and keep us updated!
:-)
stanrachev
May 17, 2010, 11:11 AMCongrats! I just found I failed my level 5, but it was fairly close. At least I know where I really stand.
I'm confused about all the formats, are they still running the old one, as well? I'm inferring that from xiaophil's comment.
chanelle77
Yes, there are 4 old ones in apr, jun, oct and one I forgot. The one in December is the new format, I just had a look at the prep books and it seemed much easier than the old one!
stanrachev
i took the new one in april, it was the only one offered here, maybe it varies with country. i agree it seems easier, but the problem is there are no subgrades, it's pass/fail at 60%. so even though i'm probably at elementary A/ intermediate C on the old scale i don't get anything.
chanelle77
oh I did not know that?! yes I think outside China, you only have 1 chance per year to do the exam. I noticed that in Holland for instance they only offer the "new" exam and once per year!
zhenlijiang
In Japan you have several chances every year. This year--not sure how many have already taken place--it's 6(+?) chances for Tokyo and Osaka. Looks like other major cities including one location each in southernmost Okinawa and northernmost Hokkaido still get 4(+?) chances.
bababardwan
May 18, 2010, 04:54 AMGood on you Chanelle,congratulations. Thanks also for sharing this. I'd love to know more about it...like where to get the test prep books,the rationale behind changing the testing,etc. Agree a certificate above your bed would be great.Well done :)
chanelle77
Thanks Baba! Here are the isbn numbers of two books I use for prep: 9787800527784 and 9787801849472.
I heard the rationale for changing was to make it more accessible for foreigners and better adjusted to a western way of testing.
However I have the new test prep books and not sure what to think of it. It seems much easier but as stanrachev pointed out, it is a pass of fail and has no sliding scale as the old one....
let me know if you have any questions I will do my best to answer them :-)
bodawei
May 18, 2010, 05:34 AMDitto congratulations from me Channelle. Sounds like it was fun, which is what tests should be. :) I have no idea how the 'result' for HSK works, some of the above comments about results are confusing. Do you sit a test and the result is a pass/fail at a specified level? If it is just pass/fail, how do you (and others) know that you 'just missed out' on a particular level? I don't understand those comments about results. I thought that you sat a paper at one of three levels - is that the case? Did you sit at intermediate level? 5? I did a test in the HSK format once for grading for a class - I love the challenge of writing the characters from memory. I try to practice this every day. :)
chanelle77
Bodawei ty! There are 6 levels of the old elly int exam starting at 3 ending at 8.
First three levels are elementary, next two intermediate. So according to the HSK test I am a low Elly.
However the new tests only has 6 levels in total in stead of the 11. I think that RJBerki posted a nice link somewhere with the differences...
So I as at the Elly / Int one and had a chance to pass 3 at a minimum (or fail if I did not reach that level) or 4,5,6,7, or 8 depending on how well I scored.
More info here: http://www.hsk.org.cn/intro/HM_E.html
To be honest: I ran out of time on most parts and guessed 1/3 of the exam and wrote only 1 out of 20 characters :-). So what I did, I did well, the rest is probability....
Hope that makes any sense? :-)
I envy you for writing characters from memory: I really suck at writing :-)
mark
I am told that going forward, only the new HSK will be offered in the San Francisco area (maybe all of the US). The scary thing is you need to pick the level that you can pass, rather than letting the test pick a level for you. I plan to give it a try this fall, but haven't decided what level to try for, yet.
chanelle77
Mark, I saw the same thing for Holland. Btw: have you seen this table?
5. Which level should I choose?
Answer: Please judge your individual situation and decide the level you would like to sit for.New HSK’ s requirements for vocabulary are as follows:
Level 1: 150 words, Level 2: 300 words, Level 3: 600 words,
Level 4: 1200 words, Level 5: 2500 words, Level 6: 5000 words
I find it a bit odd: for me it would be more logical to have something like 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, big gap between the last 2 levels.
Did you have a chance to look at preparation material? I have the 1-6 level books at home, if you have a question do not hesitate to ask!
If I had to choose, I would go for level 5 now.
bababardwan
more or less doubling of the words required for each level. So if you have 10,000 words under you're belt you could say that out of a possible maximum of level 6 ,you're a 7.
xiao_liang
May 17, 2010, 07:37 AM祝贺 Chanelle!
我真不喜欢测试。。。 :-)