The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) is a national standardized test that focuses on the ability of Chinese as a non-native speaker to use Chinese for communication in life, study and work.
I. Ability Description
*HSK (Levels 7-9) adopts the form that a test paper is divided into three levels according to the test results.
Grade
| Level
| Ability description
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Beginner
| HSK (Level 1)
| Be able to understand and use some very simple Chinese words and sentences, and have the ability to learn Chinese further.
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HSK (Level 2)
| Be able to communicate simply and directly on some common topics in life in Chinese.
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HSK (Level 3)
| Can use Chinese to complete basic communication tasks in life, study and work.
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Intermediate
| HSK (Level 4)
| Be able to conduct basic complete, coherent and effective social communication on more complicated topics such as life, study and work.
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HSK (Level 5)
| Be able to conduct relatively complete, smooth and effective social communication on complex topics such as life, study and work.
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HSK (Level 6)
| Be able to have rich, fluent and decent social communication on the study and work topics in some professional fields.
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Advanced
| HSK (Level 7) *
| Be able to conduct basic normative, fluent and decent social communication on a wider and higher-level topic.
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HSK (Level 8)
| Be able to conduct standardized, fluent and decent social communication on various high-level or professional topics.
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HSK (Level 9)
| Be able to use all kinds of skills comprehensively and conduct standardized, fluent and appropriate social communication on all kinds of topics in all kinds of situations.
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