8. The Test Results, Grades of Certificates and Grade Criterion 考试成绩、证书等级与等级标准
Level 7: Has intermediate (mid) competence in Chinese and can gain the Chinese Proficiency Certificate of HSK Intermediate Grade B.
Level 8: Has intermediate (high) competence in Chinese and can gain the Chinese Proficiency Certificate of HSK Intermediate Grade A.
HSK (Advanced) grade criterion is as follows:
Level 9: Has advanced (low) competence in Chinese. This is also the requirement (low) for a candidate to use Chinese as a communicative tool in ordinary work. This standard is the standard for obtaining the Chinese Proficiency Certificate of HSK Advanced Grade C.
Level 10: Has advanced (mid) competence in Chinese. This is also the requirement (mid) for a candidate to use Chinese as a communicative tool in ordinary work. This standard is the standard for obtaining the Chinese Proficiency Certificate of HSK Advanced Grade B.
Level 11: Has advanced (high) competence in Chinese. This is also the requirement (high) for a candidate to use Chinese as a communicative tool in ordinary work. This can be counted as intermediate level of translation abilities as well. This standard is the standard for obtaining the Chinese Proficiency Certificate of HSK Advanced Grade A.
8.2. Certificates of HSK (Young Learners)
Examinees can gain a certain grade of certificates if they pass the corresponding tests. The test results will be expressed by the different numbers of Panda symbols which represent the corresponding standard of grades: one Panda represents Grade C (pass), two Pandas represent Grade B (good), three Pandas represent Grade A (excellent). The total score is 100. The corresponding relations between the test results and the certificates are as follows:
HSK (for Young Learners) Grades A, B, C
| Scores |
Grades |
Certificates |
| 86—100 |
A |
3 pandas |
| 70—85 |
B |
2 pandas |
| 45—69 |
C |
1 panda |
| Below 44 |
F |
none |
HSK (Younger Learners) grade criterion is as follows:
Level 1: Can understand the simplest words and phrases, sentences and daily conversations; can use Chinese in the simplest communicative activities.
Level 2: Can understand the simple sentences and daily conversation; can use Chinese in the simple communicative activities.
Level 3: Can understand short conversations and talks; can use Chinese in the ordinary communicative activities.
8.3. HSK Vocational Chinese Proficiency Tests
The HSK Vocational Chinese Proficiency Test, that is the HSK (for Business), HSK (for Secretaries) and HSK (for Tourism) stick to test into the examinees' communicative competence in the activities of business, secretarial work, tourism, daily life and society. These three tests belong to the Chinese Proficiency Test category. They are not tests of the professional knowledge of business, secretaries and tourist personnel.
Each of these three tests includes 4 subtests, which are for listening, reading, writing and speaking. The total score for each subtest is 100 and the total score for each test is 400. The corresponding relations between the test results and the certificates are as follows:
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