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For those looking for credentials to go along with their Chinese skills, the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) exam is the People’s Republic of China’s only officially recognized Chinese language proficiency test. The exam is broken up into 6 levels (or “scores”), 1 through 6, according to the following tables:
Elementary HSK Tests |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
No. of Characters |
178 |
349 |
No. of Words |
150 |
300 |
Certificate |
Elementary |
Elementary w/Honors |
Intermediate HSK Tests |
Level 3 |
Level 4 |
No. of Characters |
623 |
1071 |
No. of Words |
600 |
1200 |
Certificate |
Intermediate |
Intermediate w/Honors |
Advanced HSK Tests |
Level 5 |
Level 6 |
No. of Characters |
1709 |
2633 |
No. of Words |
2500 |
5000 |
Certificate |
Advanced |
Advanced w/Honors |
HSK tests for levels 1-6 can be taken either online or as a written test and are held once every month with results being published about 30 days after the test. See below for a list of forthcoming test dates.
Test Date |
Registration for Pencil and Paper Test |
Registration for Online Test |
11-Jan-20 |
15-Dec-19 |
01-Jan-20 |
09-Feb-20 |
13-Jan-20 |
30-Jan-20 |
07-Mar-20 |
NA |
26-Feb-20 |
21-Mar-20 |
23-Feb-20 |
11-Mar-20 |
11-Apr-20 |
15-Mar-20 |
01-Apr-20 |
09-May-20 |
12-Apr-20 |
29-Apr-20 |
14-Jun-20 |
18-May-20 |
04-Jun-20 |
12-Jul-20 |
15-Jun-20 |
02-Jul-20 |
23-Aug-20 |
27-Jul-20 |
13-Aug-20 |
19-Sept-20 |
23-Aug-20 |
09-Sept-20 |
17-Oct-20 |
20-Sept-20 |
07-Oct-20 |
07-Nov-20 |
NA |
28-Oct-20 |
21-Nov-20 |
25-Oct-20 |
11-Nov-20 |
06-Dec-20 |
09-Nov-20 |
26-Nov-20 |