HSK
HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) or the Chinese Proficiency Test is an international standardized exam which tests and rates Chinese language proficiency. It assesses non-native Chinese speakers' abilities in using the Chinese language in their daily, academic and professional lives. HSK test was developed in 1984 and the first HSK test was held overseas in 1991. Since then, the Chinese testing centers have spread all over domestic and foreign lands.
Registration
You can register for the HSK test online: www.chinesetest.cn
Test Principles
The HSK test 2.0 follows the principle of "test-teaching correlation", bases the design of the test on the current trends in international Chinese language training, and is closely related to textbooks. The purpose of the test is to "promote training through testing" and "promote learning through testing". The HSK test 2.0 emphasizes the objectivity and accuracy of the evaluation and stresses the learners' actual Chinese language abilities. The HSK test 2.0 sets clear test objectives to allow the test takers to be able to improve their Chinese language abilities in a systematic and efficient way.
Testing Purposes
The HSK test retains the former HSK's orientation as a general (or universal) Chinese language abilities test for adult learners. The results of the test can serve several purposes:
(1) A reference for an educational institution's decision-making concerning recruiting students, assigning students to different classes, allowing students to skip certain courses and giving student academic credits;
(2) A reference for employers’ decision-making concerning the recruitment, training and promotion of test takers;
(3) A method for Chinese language learners to assess and improve their proficiency in Chinese;
(4) A method for Chinese language training institutions to evaluate training results.
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Results Certificate
Test takers will receive the results for the HSK test issued within three weeks after the test.
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Functions of HSK Certificate
(1) Offers a reference for educational institutions to recruit students, classify students, exempt students from some courses and grant credits;
(2) Offers a reference for employers to employ, train and promote employees;
(3) Offers a reference for Chinese language learners to understand and improve their ability to apply Chinese;
(4) Offers a reference for related Chinese teaching institutions or training organizations to evaluate teaching standards and the effectiveness of different training.