HSK - Chinese Proficiency Test

Students who have completed Course 102 or 103 should be quite ready to take the level 1 or 2 written tests and the beginner level oral test. However, you are advised to learn more about the exact test format as well as the exact list of required words and vocabulary before taking the test.

Listed below is the basic information you will need to get started.

What is the HSK?

HSK, Hànyǔ shuǐpíng kǎoshì, is an official Chinese language proficiency test. It consists of 6 levels of written tests and 3 levels of oral tests. The written tests and the oral tests are conducted independently from each other.

The test is essential if you plan on studying in a Chinese university.

The Written test

HSK consists of 6 levels of written tests, from Level 1 to 6 in correspondence to level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2 set by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

The tests consist of listening, reading, and writing (except for level 1 and 2)

To take the tests, knowledge of the following number of vocabulary and characters are required:

*Comparison between HSK requirement and courses we offer.

• Level 1: 178 characters / 150 words
  Download HSK Level 1 factsheet
  Download vocabulary list HSK Level 1
  Download HSK Level 1 sample test
  *If you have completed Course 102 at our school (72 class hours). You should know about 300 characters / 300-400 words)
• Level 2: 349 characters / 300 words
  Download HSK Level 2 factsheet
  Download vocabulary list HSK Level 2
  Download HSK Level 2 sample test
  *If you have completed Course 103 at our school (108 class hours). You should know about 400 characters / 500-600 words)
• Level 3: 623 characters / 600 words
  Download HSK Level 3 factsheet
  Download vocabulary list HSK Level 3
  Download HSK Level 3 sample test
  Download HSK Level 3 sample test (listening text)
  *If you have completed Course 113 at our school (216 class hours). You should have completed New Practical Chinese Reader Book 2 and know about 700 / 800 words
• Level 4: 1075 characters / 1200 words
  Download HSK Level 4 factsheet
  Download vocabulary list HSK Level 4
  Download HSK Level 4 sample test
  Download HSK Level 4 sample test (listening text)
  *If you have completed Course 116 at our school (324 class hours). You should have completed New Practical Chinese Reader Book 3 and know about 1000 characters / 1300-1700 words
• Level 5: 1711 characters / 2500 words
  Download HSK Level 5 factsheet
  Download vocabulary list HSK Level 5
  *If you have completed Course 119 at our school (432 class hours). You should have completed New Practical Chinese Reader Book 4 and know about 1400 characters / 2477 words
• Level 6: 2633 characters / 5000 words
  Download HSK Level 6 factsheet
  Download vocabulary list HSK Level 6
  (NPCR 5 3600 words)

The Oral Test

There are 3 levels of oral test: Beginner, intermediate and advance.

*With some extra preparation, you should be ready to take:

• The beginner test after completing Course 102 or Course 103
• The intermediate test after completing Course 116

Online practice

To try out the test online, go to: Confucius Institute Online:

english./onlinelearning/node_23207.htm

Test centres in the Netherlands:

Contact the following for more information:

Confucius Institute Leiden University:
P.N. van Eyckhof 3 Building, Floor 3, Room #201a
HSK Office：[phone]
[e-mail]
/en/

Stichting Groningen Confucius Institute

Oude Boteringestraat 42
9712 GL Groningen
tel. +31 (0)50 - 36 34 688
info@
www./nl/p/

Useful website

• Henk Dalmolen describes in details all about everything you need to pay attention to when taking the HSK exams in the Netherlands. Take a look at his page at:
  English page: home./h.dalmolen/En/China/HSK.htm
  Dutch page: home./h.dalmolen/China/HSK.htm
• Wikipedia
  en./wiki/Hanyu_Shuiping_Kaoshi
• confucius./students/testing/hsk/#.UVmhChyLDmc

Hanban/Confucius Institute

Hanban / Confucius Institute is a public institute affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Education and is tasked to promote the learning and teaching of the Chinese language around the world. To learn more about the organization, visit: tekst

For sale at our school’s bookshop

The book ‘Chinese Learning Cards for HSK’ containing 2063 characters is available for sale at our school, look in the Bookshop for details and mail the school to order.