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🎧HSK 3.0 · Level 1Dictation

Telling Time

看时间

Xin
James

Clock reading at the top of the hour, half past, and quarters.

Listen to Xin (欣, University Student), James (杰, and Exchange Student) in this dictation exercise. Includes key vocabulary, comprehension questions, and dictation drills — aligned to HSK 3.0 Level 1.

3 Min 4 Words Questions Dictation
Key Vocabulary
May 26, 2026
diǎno'clock点 (diǎn) means "o'clock".
Dictionary

Lesson Targets

TaskClock reading at the top of the hour, half past, and quarters.
TopicTelling Time
Characters点、分、半、现在
Grammar点、分、半、现在
diǎn, fēn, bàn, xiàn zài
o'clock, minute, half, now
Skillslistening for key info, understanding a monologue, dictation

Listening Exercise

XinJames

Telling Time (看时间)

HSK 1 · Dictation · Xin & James

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