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.
It is administered by the Hanban, an agency affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Education. HSK test was developed in 1984 and the first HSK test was held overseas in 1991. The new HSK, also known as the HSK 3.0 , is the latest revision of the test and was launched in July 1st, 2021.
New HSK 3.0
The HSK 3.0 assesses the test taker's ability to understand and use Chinese in real-life situations, and focuses on the communicative competence of the language. It covers all levels of Chinese language proficiency, from beginner to advanced, and consists of nine levels.
- Beginner: HSK Level 1 to Level 3
- Intermediate: HSK Level 4 to Level 6
- Advanced: HSK Level 7 to 9
New HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
New HSK 3.0 includes 11092 vocabulary words in total, with 3 levels and 9 bands. You can access each level of vocabulary list with Pinyin and English.
| New HSK3.0 | HSK2.0 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Level | Vocabulary | Level | Vocabulary |
| Elementary | 1 | 500 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 1272 | 2 | 300 | |
| 3 | 2245 | 3 | 600 | |
| Intermediate | 4 | 3245 | 4 | 1 200 |
| 5 | 4316 | 5 | 2 500 | |
| 6 | 5456 | 6 | 5 000 | |
| Advanced | 7, 8, 9 | 11 092 | / | / |
