Written HSK Bands 1 to 9 across Hong Kong, on campus at any Hong Kong school, and in Traditional Chinese. Mobile speaking tests in six regions worldwide.
HSK Plus sits inside a family of Chinese proficiency tests. Which one fits depends on who is sitting it and why — here is the short version of each.
The international Chinese-language education standard published by China's Ministry of Education. HSK results are widely used for studying in China, employment at multinational companies, and the assessment of international Chinese-language teaching.
Designed for primary and secondary students learning Chinese as a second language, with four written and two speaking levels, focused on building confidence early. YCT 2 to 4 map onto HSK 1 to 2, giving students a complete Chinese-learning pathway from primary school onwards.
Career Chinese Shuiping Kaoshi assesses professional and everyday workplace Mandarin. Two workplace tiers aligned to CEFR, delivered on computer and mobile, with results published faster.
Putonghua proficiency for students in Hong Kong and Macau, running since 2004. Written and oral papers from kindergarten through secondary school, with an elite recommendation track for strong candidates.
We bring the test to your school and run it on campus on schedule, with dates flexed around your teaching timetable and extracurricular activities. Students sit in a familiar environment, which helps lower anxiety and improve performance. We also provide one-stop exam administration covering registration, scheduling, invigilation, and delivery of score certificates and reports — taking the workload off your teachers. Exams can follow your school calendar, avoiding internal exams, trips and key term dates; we set up in your hall or computer room, so there is no offsite venue to arrange; and students can sit in Traditional or Simplified Chinese, matching what they learn day to day.
Our rights differ by test type and by place. Here is exactly what we can run, and where — so you know before you register.
The only provider of a mobile-delivered HSK speaking test anywhere in the world. Candidates sit on their own phone, at home or in the office — no test centre to travel to.
The full written test — listening, reading and writing — across every band, held at our own centre on CLEC's monthly sitting dates.
The exclusive HSK test partner for schools in Hong Kong and Macau. We run the test on campus, on dates that fit the school calendar — students stay on site and no class time is lost.
The only provider in Hong Kong able to offer HSK in Traditional Chinese — so candidates sit in the script they read and write every day
HSK 3.0 is not a relabelling of the old test. The band structure, the speaking requirement and the vocabulary load have all moved.
The standard is now 三等九级 — Elementary (Bands 1–3), Intermediate (4–6) and Advanced (7–9). Bands 7 to 9 are assessed by one combined paper.
From Band 3 upward the speaking paper must be registered at the same time as the written paper. It is no longer an optional separate HSKK entry.
Entry-level load is lighter — HSK 1 is 300 words against 500 in the teaching standard — while the total across all nine bands stays near 11,000.
The requirements for each HSK 3.0 band — vocabulary, characters, paper structure and exam duration — are based on the officially published syllabus, all on one page.
Bands 1 to 6 each have their own paper. Bands 7, 8 and 9 are assessed by a single combined paper that places you into one of the three advanced bands. The competencies at each level are described below
Figures from 《中文水平考试HSK考试大纲》, Center for Language Education and Cooperation, November 2025 (in effect July 2026). Words and characters shown cumulatively. Handwriting is first assessed in the Band 2 paper.
Mobile speaking sittings are listed in local time for the region you select. Registration closes ahead of each sitting.
The written HSK test is delivered in Hong Kong only. Hong Kong schools can have both written and speaking tests run on campus, scheduled around the school calendar — see For Schools.
Candidates sitting Bands 3 to 6 are reminded that the speaking paper is entered at the same time as the written paper.
The Center for Language Education and Cooperation syllabus took effect on 1 July. Our preparation materials have been updated to the new vocabulary lists.
A delivery partnership extends mobile-delivered speaking sittings to candidates across Java and Sumatra.
If your question is not answered here, email us with your name, the band you are registered for and your candidate number.
Create a candidate account, choose your band and sitting, and enter your written and speaking papers together.
