The BCT, as an international, standardized test of Chinese language proficiency, focuses on assessing non-native Chinese speakers’ abilities to use the Chinese language in real business or common working environments.
The BCT consists of a writing test and a speaking test, which are independent of each other. The writing test is divided into two levels, namely, the BCT (A), and the BCT (B). The different levels of the BCT can meet some of the levels in the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages (CLPS) and the Common European Framework of Reference (CEF), as well as HSK and YCT levels; details are as follows:
HSK
| YCT
| BCT
| Vocabulary
| CLPS
| CEF
|
HSK (Level VI)
|
| BCT（B）
| Over 5,000
| Level V
| C2
|
HSK (Level V)
|
| 2,500
| C1
|
HSK (Level IV)
|
| 1,200
| Level IV
| B2
|
HSK (Level III)
| YCT (Level IV)
| BCT（A）
| 600
| Level III
| B1
|
HSK (Level II)
| YCT (Level III)
| 300
| Level II
| A2
|
HSK (Level I)
| YCT (Level II)
| 150
| Level I
| A1
|
|
| YCT (Level I)
|
| 80
|
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