HSK (Level 3) has a total of 80 questions, divided into listening, reading, and writing sections. The entire exam takes about 90 minutes (including 5 minutes for candidates to fill in personal information).

Test content		Number of test questions（items）		Test duration(minutes)
Listening	Section 1	10	40	About 35
	Section 2	10
	Section 3	10
	Section 4	10
Filling in the answer sheet (transferring the answers of the listening part to the answer sheet)				5
Reading	Section 1	10	30	30
	Section 2	10
	Section 3	10
Writing	Section 1	5	10	15
	Section 2	5
Total		80		About 85

Test Start Time(All local times): 13:30.

The HSK (Level 3) score report provides four scores: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Total. Achieving a full score entails earning 300 points, while a cumulative score of 180 or above qualifies as a passing mark. The HSK scores are valid for two years, starting from the day of the exam.