Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi

Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi
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Simplified Chinese汉语水平考试
Traditional Chinese漢語水平考試
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì
Wade–GilesHan⁴-yü³ Shui³-pʻing² Kʻao³-shih⁴
Yale RomanizationHànyǔ Shweǐpíng Kǎushr̀
IPA[xânỳ ʂwèɪpʰǐŋ kʰàʊʂɻ̩̂]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationhon yúh seuí pìhng háau si
Jyutpinghon3 jyu5 seoi2 ping4 haau2 si3
IPA[hɔ̄ːn ʔy̬ː sɵ̌y pʰɪ̏ŋ hǎːu ]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHàn-gú Chúi-pêng Khó-chhì

The Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK; Chinese: 汉语水平考试; pinyin: Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì), translated as the Chinese Proficiency Test, is the People's Republic of China's standardized test of proficiency in the Standard Chinese language for non-native speakers. The test is administered by the National Chinese Proficiency Test Committee, an agency of the Ministry of Education of China.

The test cannot be taken in Taiwan, where only Taiwan's TOCFL exam can be taken. In turn, the TOCFL exam is not available in Mainland China.