HSK Speaking Probe
Pick a target HSK band. Record yourself answering the probes in Mandarin — speak naturally for 2–5 minutes. Gemini transcribes to Hanzi; Gemini 2.5 Pro grades strictly against the HSK rubric with notes on tone, aspect-marker usage, and measure-word reflex.
300 words cumulative. Routine daily conversation — time, dates, weather, simple shopping, asking directions. Aspect particle 了 emerges. Measure-word usage stabilising on 个.
Probe tasks
- Describe what you did yesterday in 4–5 sentences.
- Tell me about your family — how many people, what each does.
- Ask me 3 questions about my work or studies.
HSK rubric: HSK 1 = A1HSK 2 = A2HSK 3 = B1HSK 4 = B2HSK 5 = C1HSK 6 = C2