Study HSK on the new syllabus, the way that sticks
Tone-coloured pinyin, handwriting in the right stroke order, Sino-Vietnamese readings for every character and mock tests in the 2025 format. The first sitting in the new format is on 13/12/2026.
One colour per tone, so tones stick.
Hear native speakers, say it back and see which tone slipped
Learners often get the sound right and the tone wrong. Toey's shadowing checks every syllable, so you fix the exact spot instead of guessing.
- 1. Watch Chinese videos by levelEveryday talk, travel, school and work. Sorted from HSK 1 to 7–9, with pinyin you can switch on and off.
- 2. Tap a word to understand itMeaning and pinyin show in place. Tap “Save word” and it joins your reviews.
- 3. Say it back, Toey checks every syllableA syllable on the wrong tone is marked, with the tone you said and the tone it needs.
Free: HSK 1 clips · HSK Pro: clips at every level
HSK has changed. Many courses have not.
The new syllabus came out in November 2025 and the first sitting in the new format is on 13/12/2026. HSK 1 is now 300 words, not the 500 of the 2021 list many courses still teach. Studying the old list means extra work, and still missing what the test asks.
| Level | 2021 list | 2025 syllabus |
|---|---|---|
| HSK 1 | 500 | 300 |
| HSK 2 | 1,272 | 500 |
| HSK 3 | 2,245 | 1,000 |
| HSK 4 | 3,245 | 2,000 |
| HSK 5 | 4,316 | 3,600 |
| HSK 6 | 5,456 | 5,400 |
| HSK 7–9 | 11,092 | 11,000 |
Sino-Vietnamese for every character
学习 reads HỌC TẬP, 银行 reads NGÂN HÀNG. A Vietnamese speaker can guess the meaning from the character.
One colour per tone
māmámǎmàTone 2 rises, tone 3 dips and rises. See the colour, remember the tone.
One loop a day, about 30 minutes
- 1Learn new words
Tone-coloured pinyin and a reading for every character.
- 2Review before you forget
Cards check themselves; a miss comes back in the same session.
- 3Write the characters you must write
Only the ones the syllabus asks you to write.
- 4Take a 2025-format test
Audio plays once, with a timer.
- 5See your estimated score
Misses become review cards; next week leans on your weakest part.
Inside Toey HSK
Screens from the app, scaled down. Tap each one to look.
Cards that check themselves, and misses that come back
Pick the meaning, pick the tone, build the syllable, hear and pick. Toey checks the answer; you never grade yourself. A miss comes back two cards later.
- Multiple choice, tiles or typed pinyin
- The right sound on the wrong tone still counts as a miss
- The reading shows on the answer side
A study plan counted back from your HSK exam
Pick your level and exam date, and Toey spreads the work over every day until the test: words, characters and grammar first, then the test formats, then full tests in the last week. A weekly check-in shifts next week toward your weakest part.
- Estimated score against the pass line (CTI has not published pass marks)
- A pace for each part: words, reading, writing, grammar
- A reason for every day; a rest day keeps your streak
- Study times synced to Google Calendar (HSK Pro)
Seven levels, from HSK 1 to HSK 7–9
All of HSK 1 is free. HSK 2 and up are HSK Pro.
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- All of HSK 1 and pinyin
- The HSK 1 sample test in the 2025 format
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