{"id":74,"date":"2020-01-16T09:18:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T09:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmusing.net\/hskreading\/?p=74"},"modified":"2020-06-13T07:10:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T07:10:29","slug":"hsk-test-what-and-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmusing.net\/hskreading\/hsk-test-what-and-why\/74\/","title":{"rendered":"HSK Test – What and Why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi \u6c49\u8bed\u6c34\u5e73\u8003\u8bd5 (HSK), the official Chinese Proficiency Test used in China to test Mandarin Chinese language proficiency for non-native speakers such as foreign students and overseas Chinese.

The HSK test approximates the English TOEFL, and a HSK certificate is valid without any limitation in China. However, should you use it for the purpose of applying for admission to a college or university in China, they would only accept HSK scores not exceeding two years from the date you took the test.

The HSK test is a test of language proficiency for higher educational and professional purposes. In order to get admitted into university, you will need to have passed at least HSK 4 for undergraduate courses, HSK 5 for Masters and HSK 6 for PhD. In addition, a lot of jobs in and outside of China (where the hirer is a Chinese company) requires the job applicant to be fluent in Chinese. If you are a non-native speaker, then exhibiting your HSK certificate will be proof that you are in fact fluent in Chinese.

The HSK is administered solely in Mandarin and in simplified Chinese characters; however, if the exam is paper-based, the test-taker can choose to write the writing assignments in simplified or traditional characters, at their discretion.

The test can be either paper-based or Internet-based, depending on what the specific test center offers.

Test takers with outstanding results can win a scholarship for short-term language study in China.
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HSK Level<\/strong><\/td>Vocabulary<\/strong>
(New\/Cumulative)<\/strong><\/td>		Listening test<\/strong><\/td>Reading test<\/strong><\/td>Writing test<\/strong><\/td>Passing Mark<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>(150 \/ 150)<\/td>20 questions, 15 min<\/td>20 questions, 17 min<\/td>Not tested<\/td>120 out of 200<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>(150 \/ 300)<\/td>35 questions, 25 min<\/td>25 questions, 22 min<\/td>Not tested<\/td>120 out of 200<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>(300 \/ 600)<\/td>40 questions<\/td>30 questions<\/td>10 items<\/td>180 out of 300<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>(600 \/ 1200)<\/td>45 questions<\/td>40 questions<\/td>15 items<\/td>180 out of 300<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>(1300 \/ 2500)<\/td>45 questions<\/td>45 questions<\/td>10 items<\/td>No official passing marks<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>(2500 \/ 5000 up)<\/td>50 questions<\/td>50 questions<\/td>1 composition<\/td>No official passing marks<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To register for the HSK test or to obtain more information on the HSK Test dates, please go to http:\/\/www.chinesetest.cn\/goliuchengtu.do<\/a>
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HSK 1 Storybook Series<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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HSK 1 Storybook Vol 2<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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HSK 1 Storybook<\/strong> Vol 3<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

HSK 2 Storybook Series<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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HSK 2 Storybook Vol 1<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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HSK 2 Storybook Vol 2<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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HSK 2 Storybook Vol 3<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

HSK 3 Storybook Series<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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HSK 3 Storybook Vol 1<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Other HSK Books<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Chinese Stories for Beginners<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Chinese Stories Book 1<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chinese Stories Book 2<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chinese Stories Book 3<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Chinese Classical Novels \u2013 Intermediate Reading<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Journey to the West<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi \u6c49\u8bed\u6c34\u5e73\u8003\u8bd5 (HSK), the official Chinese Proficiency Test used in China to test Mandarin Chinese language proficiency for non-native speakers such as foreign students and overseas Chinese. The HSK test approximates the English TOEFL, and a HSK certificate is valid without any limitation in China. However, should you use it for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allmusing.net\/hskreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allmusing.net\/hskreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allmusing.net\/hskreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allmusing.net\/hskreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allmusing.net\/hskreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/allmusing.net\/hskreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allmusing.net\/hskreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allmusing.net\/hskreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allmusing.net\/hskreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}