HSK Chinese Proficiency Test

汉语水平考试

The Chinese Proficiency Test or HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) is held in Sheffield to make SCI one of test centres of Chinese learning in the UK.

The HSK, which is organised by OCLCI (Hanban), is a test designed to assess the Chinese language proficiency of non-native speakers from beginners to advanced level. Not only is it used as a standard evaluation of Chinese language ability, it also provides a reference for outside institutions and organisations.

2012 HSK tests:

Sunday 20th May 2012 (registration deadline: Thursday 19 April)

Click here to register for HSK online

New Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)
新汉语水平考试

The New HSK comprises six levels:

levels 1, 2 and 3 are entrance-level examinations that correspond to the original Basic level;
levels 4, 5 and 6 correspond to the original Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced levels, respectively.

The list below shows the level of vocabulary expected for the different levels.