HSK Level Checker — Analyse Any Chinese Text
Paste Chinese text and see its HSK level breakdown against both HSK 3.0 and HSK 2.0. Free HSK text analyzer showing word difficulty by level, coverage, and the harder words to learn.
Paste any Chinese text and instantly see how hard it is: the HSK level of each word, what share sits within the scale, the level you'd need to read ~95% of it, and a list of the harder words. It grades against both HSK 3.0 — the standard since 1 July 2026 — and HSK 2.0, the six-level scale most textbooks still teach. Free, no signup.
Answer "is this text at my level?"
Picking reading material that's too hard is the fastest way to burn out; too easy and you don't grow. This analyzer gives you an objective read on difficulty before you commit:
- HSK breakdown — how many words fall in each level, across HSK 3.0's nine levels or HSK 2.0's six.
- Both standards at once — every hard word shows its HSK 3.0 and HSK 2.0 level side by side, because 82% of the words the two lists share sit at different levels.
- Coverage — what percentage of the text is graded by the standard at all.
- Level to read ~95% — the rough HSK level you'd need to follow most of it.
- Harder words — the HSK 4+ and beyond-HSK words worth pre-learning.
The sweet spot for reading practice is text where you know ~95% of the words already — enough to follow the meaning and pick up the rest from context.
How it works
The tool segments your text into words and looks each up against the chosen standard's vocabulary. Words the standard doesn't grade are counted as "beyond." Segmentation matches common words first and only reaches into the advanced 7–9 band when nothing else fits at that point, so an everyday sentence isn't graded advanced off one rare compound. It's a strong estimate, though proper nouns and rare words will land in "beyond."
Turn a hard text into readable practice
If a text is above your level, you don't have to give up on it — read it with support. Paste the same text into Pinyora and every word becomes tappable for pinyin, meaning, and audio, with the hard ones easy to save and review.
Open Pinyora and read anything at your level.
Frequently asked questions
Which HSK version is this? It uses the widely-referenced HSK 1–6 vocabulary, the most common standard for learners and textbooks.
Why are some common words marked "beyond"? Names, rare words, and some function combinations aren't in the HSK 1–6 list, so they're grouped as "beyond."
Is my text uploaded anywhere? No — analysis runs entirely in your browser.