HSK 5 study plan

HSK 5 · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Listening (听力) & Reading (阅读)

Diagnose baseline with one untimed listening set and one reading set, then tabulate every error by type
Tag and load 250 unfamiliar HSK 5 words into a spaced-repetition deck with example sentences
Shadow 15 short dialogues at native speed to stabilise tones and connected speech
Skim 10 reading passages for main idea only, with no dictionary and a hard 8-minute cap

An error-type table plus a 250-card deck, with the same listening set re-run at 70% or higher.

Week 2

Drill numbers, times, prices and directions until 20 consecutive listening items are correct
Mark 然而, 因此 and 实际上 signposts across 20 scripts and predict the question before hearing it
Answer 30 选词填空 items by collocation and fixed phrases rather than word-by-word translation
Retell eight two-minute news clips aloud in four sentences each, recorded for review

A 20-item number-and-time dictation scored at 90% or higher, with the audio replayed twice only.

Week 3

Parse long Part 3 and Part 4 dialogues by speaker intent, reading the question stem before options
Solve 10 sentence-ordering sets using pronoun and connector cues instead of full translation
Read 5 passages at roughly 600 characters per minute with 85% comprehension on detail items
Review 把, 被, 比 and common 复合句 patterns hidden inside missed items

A timed 45-question listening section finished in 30 minutes at 65% or above.

Week 4

Re-listen to every item missed in weeks 1 to 3 and log the cause of each miss in one line
Sit three timed 45-question listening sections under strict exam conditions
Memorise 40 scenario word clusters covering campus, hospital, bank, travel and workplace
Trim the spaced-repetition deck by suspending lemmas already recalled three times

A best-of-three timed listening score of 70% or higher, backed by a dated error-cause log.

Week 5

Compose 25 five-word sentences, checking word order, aspect markers and measure words
Complete 40 reading comprehension items with a 60-second-per-item ceiling
Outline four picture essays in five minutes each using a time, place, people, event, feeling frame
Proofread own drafts for 的, 得 and 地 and count the error rate per 100 characters

25 written sentences scored against a self-made checklist with no more than 3 grammar errors.

Week 6

Run a full 45-question reading section inside 40 minutes and chart misses by question type
Draft six picture essays of 85 characters or more in 12 minutes each, no dictionary
Weave at least four cohesive devices into every draft and underline them for verification
Rebuild 15 failed ordering sets into correct paragraphs and justify each link

Six timed 85-character essays, each completed under 12 minutes with four or more cohesive devices.

Week 7

Sit two complete timed mocks covering listening, reading and writing in one sitting each
Sort every error into vocabulary, grammar, pacing or carelessness and count the buckets
Rewrite 10 previously failed writing prompts cold, then compare against the first attempt
Adjust section pacing so writing keeps a five-minute proofreading buffer

Two full mock exams scored, each with a colour-coded error breakdown by bucket.

Week 8

Re-drill the top 100 error items in the deck until recall is 100% across two days
Run one final full mock at the real start time to lock sleep and pacing habits
Rehearse writing a full set in 35 minutes, leaving 5 minutes for proofreading
Reduce new input and review only summary sheets from weeks 1 to 7

A final mock at 75% overall with every section at 70% or above.

Week 2: Spaced-repetition deck holds 500 or more cards, and the week-2 dictation stays at 90% accuracy.

Week 4: Timed listening reaches 70% or higher; timed reading from week 3 reaches 65% or higher.

Week 6: Timed reading reaches 70% within 40 minutes, and six essays are written inside 12 minutes each.

Week 8: Full mock scores 75% overall with listening, reading and writing each at 70% or above.