Hànyǔ

Shuǐpíng

Kǎoshì

汉语水平考试

Chinese Proficiency Test

Spring 2016

Confucius Institute in Edmonton

13750 Woodcroft Ave.

Edmonton, Alberta T5M 3M4

Tel.: 780-498-8753 &

780-970-5233

Cell: 780-686-9570

Fax: 780-452-4996

Time and Contents of HSK Level 1

Sections Question # Duration

Listening 1-20 15 minutes

Reading 21—40 15 minutes

Fill in answers 5 munites

Total 35 minutes

Time and Contents of HSK Level 2

Sections Question # Duration

Listening 1-35 25 minutes

Reading 36-60 20 minutes

Fill in answers 5 minutes

Total 50 minutes

Time and Contents of HSK Level 3

Sections Question # Duration

Listening 1-40 35 minutes

Reading 41-70 25 minutes

Writing 71-80 15 minutes

Fill in answers 10 minutes

Total 85 minutes

Note: HSSK Oral Test is an independent test.

Testing Date Fall 2016 Sunday, October 16, 2016, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Testing Location

Ross Sheppard High School

Registration Deadline

October 6, 2016

Registration Fees

Price include 5% GST

Payable to Confucius Institute in Edmonton No refunds issued after registration. To register: Email: wei.li@epsb.ca or brenda.chan@confuciusedmonton.ca Tel.: 780-498-8753 or 780-970-5233 Cell: 780-686-9570 On-line registration: www.chinesetest.cn Further information: http://confuciusedmonton.ca

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Time and Contents of HSK Level 4

Sections Question # Duration

Listening 1-45 30 minutes

Reading 46-85 35 minutes

Writing 86-100 25 minutes

Fill in answers 10 minutes

Total 100 minutes

Time and Contents of HSK Level 5

Sections Question # Duration

Listening 1-45 30 minutes

Reading 46-90 40 minutes

Writing 91-100 40 minutes

Fill in answers 10 minutes

Total 120 minutes

Level EPSB Stu-

dent

External

Candidate

HSK Level 1 No charge $ 20.00

HSK Level 2 No charge $ 30.00

HSK Level 3 No charge $ 40.00

HSK Level 4 No charge $ 50.00

HSK Level 5 No charge $ 60.00

HSK Level 6 No charge $70.00

HSK Oral Basic No charge $20.00

HSK Oral Interm. No charge $30.00

HSK Oral Advan. No charge $40.00

Time and Contents of HSK Level 6

Sections Question # Duration

Listening 1-50 35 minutes

Reading 51-100 45 minutes

Writing 100-101 45 minutes

Fill in answers 10 minutes

Total 135 minutes

HSSK Oral Tests

Elementary Level Intermediate

Level

Advanced Level

Proficiency Certificates

Successful examinees receive a Chinese Proficiency Certificate

with scoring 180 out of 300 for level 3 to 6 and 120 out of 200

for level 1 and 2.

Why take the HSK

To certify Chinese language skills when applying for a job;

To fulfill admission requirements when applying to post secondary educational institutions in Chinese-speaking

countries;

To be exempt from Chinese courses at the corresponding level at post secondary educational institutions;

To evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and course con-tents in educational and training institutions.

《汉语水平证书》的主要用途

1. 可为中国国内相关院校组织留学生教学工作提供

参考依据，如招生、分班授课、课程免修、学分

授予等；

2. 为政府部门、公司企业及其他各类用人机构在人

员录用、培训、晋升等决策过程中提供参考依

据；

3. 为汉语学习者了解、提高自己的汉语应用能力提

供参考依据；

4. 为评价相关教学单位、培训机构的教学或培训成

效提供参考依据。

HSK Levels for all candidates:

HSK Level 1 (一级)

Designed for students who have learned about 150

Chinese characters and who can understand and use

some simple Chinese characters and sentences to

communicate, and prepare them for continuing their

Chinese studies.

HSK Level 2 (二级)

Designed for students who have learned about 300

Chinese characters and who can use Chinese in a

simple and direct manner, applying it in a basic fashion

in their daily lives.

HSK Level 3 (三级)

Designed for students of Chinese who have had 600

Chinese characters and who can use Chinese to serve

the demands of their personal lives, studies and work,

and are capable of completing most of the

communicative tasks they experience during their

Chinese tour.

HSK Level 4 (四级)

Designed for students who have learned about 1200

Chinese characters and who can discuss a relatively

wide range of topics in Chinese and are capable of

communicating with Chinese speakers at high

standard.

HSK Level 5 (五级)

Designed for students who have learned about 2500

Chinese characters and who can read Chinese

newspaper and magazines, watch Chinese films and

are capable of writing and delivering a lengthy speech

in Chinese.

HSK Exam Bilingual

Program Grades

Language &

Culture Courses

Grades

Level 1 Jr. & Senior H.

Level 2 Jr. High Jr. & Senior H.

Level 3 Jr. & Senior High Jr. & Senior H.

Level 4 Jr. & Senior High Senior High

Level 5 Senior High

Level 6 Senior High

What is HSK?

HSK is the abbreviation of Chinese Pinyin:

Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì (汉语水平考试). It is

a series of tests to assess the Chinese

language proficiency of non-native speakers.

HSK exams assess a candidate’s ability to

communicate and understand Chinese in

educational and workplace contexts.

The HSK is referenced worldwide.

HSK Suitability

HSK is suitable for external candidates and students of Chinese.

Students in schools choose the appropriate HSK exam:

HSK Level 6 (六级)

Designed for students who have learned about 5000 or

more Chinese characters and who can easily understand

any information communicated in Chinese and capable

of smoothly expressing themselves in written or oral

form.