User Guide

Last updated: May 10, 2026

1. Getting Started

Welcome to HSK Ace! Here's how to get going:

  • Create an account — sign up with email or Google.
  • Pick your HSK level — choose HSK 1–6 based on your current level.
  • Start practicing — browse mock exams, exercises, or jump into a daily challenge.

2. Mock Exams (3 modes)

HSK Ace supports three exam experiences:

Practice mode

  • Timer counts up — pause and resume anytime
  • Audio playback speed (0.75x / 1x / 1.25x), free seek and replay
  • Pick specific sections (Listening / Reading / Writing)
  • Navigate freely between questions

Mock exam mode (premium)

  • Simulates the real HSK 机考 experience
  • Per-section countdown (Listening → Reading → Writing)
  • Listening audio plays once, sequential navigation
  • Auto-submit when time runs out

Teacher assignment

  • Available to learners enrolled at a partner center
  • Tracked against deadlines, with the teacher reviewing your submission

3. Results & Review

After submitting an exam:

  • See your score broken down by section
  • Review correct and incorrect answers with explanations
  • Wrong answers are auto-saved for spaced-repetition review
  • Send any wrong question straight to a Flashcard deck for vocabulary review
  • Share your score card with friends

4. Exercises

Drill specific skills with focused exercises:

  • 11 question types covering all HSK skills
  • Filter by level and topic
  • Instant feedback after submission

5. Speaking practice & level check

Train your Mandarin pronunciation with AI-powered scoring:

  • HSKK practice for HSKK 初级/中级/高级
  • Speaking level check — quick speaking assessment with shareable score card (3 free attempts/day, premium = unlimited)
  • AI feedback per word (good / needs work)
  • TTS playback of model pronunciation
  • Premium users see detailed feedback and pitch graphs

Try it at Speaking level check.

6. Flashcards (NEW)

Build your own vocabulary decks and study with the Leitner method:

  • Create unlimited decks — front, back, pinyin, example sentence, optional image
  • Import HSK 1–6 vocabulary in one click (5,000+ entries with pinyin and meaning)
  • Pinyin auto-suggest while you type Hanzi
  • Daily cross-deck review queue with built-in TTS (zh-CN)
  • Add wrong-answer questions to any deck with one tap from the review screen
  • Streak heatmap and stats on the dashboard
  • Image upload quota: 50 per account (higher quota for partner-center students)

7. Daily Challenge

Keep your study streak alive:

  • One new reading challenge every day
  • Build a streak by completing daily challenges
  • Earn streak milestones (7, 14, 30, 60, 100 days) and matching badges

8. Wrong-answer review (SRS)

Questions you got wrong are saved and scheduled for review using spaced repetition. Open the Review page to strengthen weak areas, and add tricky words to a Flashcard deck for long-term memorization.

9. Leaderboard

Compete with other learners on the Leaderboard. Two boards: Exam Power Score (accuracy, attempts, streak, levels) and Speaking Power Score (avg score, checks, best score, streak).

10. AI features

  • Explain answers — ask AI why an answer is correct
  • Grammar Q&A — quick chat for HSK grammar doubts
  • AI exercise generation — auto-generate practice questions on a topic

AI output may be inaccurate — always cross-check before relying on it for an exam.

11. Free vs Premium

Free users can access selected exams, daily challenges, exercises, and basic flashcards. Upgrade to Premium for full access to all paid exams, mock exam mode, AI features, and detailed pronunciation feedback. See Pricing for details.

12. Tips for best results

  • Use headphones for listening sections
  • Run mock mode at least twice before your real exam
  • Review wrong answers regularly via SRS
  • Spend 5 minutes a day on Flashcards — short and consistent beats long sessions
  • Complete daily challenges to keep your streak alive

13. Need help?

Email us at [email protected] — we typically respond within one business day.