What topics HSK 3.0 Level 2 covers
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5
18
34
Counts are the totals printed at the end of this level’s topic table in the official PDF.
Main themes (summary)
Level 1 themes go deeper (appearance, clothes, birthdays, reasons and changes in events) and add family relationships and activities, travel feelings, describing goods, seeing a doctor, work experience, festivals, Chinese surnames and forms of address.
Practise by topic (original prompts)
- Describe what a friend is wearing today.
- Tell someone how you came to school and how long it took (是……的).
- Explain how your family spends a festival.
Why the topic outline matters
Listening and reading material and writing and speaking prompts are built around these topics. Grouping vocabulary by topic makes it easier to recognise and use in the exam than learning it alphabetically.
Other levels
HSK 1 · HSK 2 · HSK 3 · HSK 4 · HSK 5 · HSK 6 · HSK 7–9
Frequently asked
How many topics are in HSK 3.0 Level 2?
The official topic outline lists 5 main topics, 18 second-level and 34 third-level topics.
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Official sources
- Official HSK syllabus PDF — grammar outline (printed pp. 382–403) and topic outline (pp. 55–75)
- Official new HSK syllabus (CLEC, published 2025-11, in force 2026-07), PDF
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