The ZHC () is a test held by the
to test Chinese citizens' proficiency in
Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language of ...
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Purpose and history
This exam tests the candidates’ ability to use Chinese in their professional activities. Those who pass the test are issued the certificate of occupational Chinese testing: elementary level, intermediate level or advanced level.
ZHC was formally launched in 2004. It is held on the second Sunday in March, June, September and December annually.
See also
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Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi
The ''Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi'' (HSK; ), translated as the Chinese Proficiency Test, is the standardized test of Standard Chinese (a type of Mandarin Chinese) language proficiency of Mainland China for non-native speakers such as foreign stude ...
– a test for non-native speakers administered by China
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Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language
The Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) ( zh, t=, p=Huáyǔwén Nénglì Cèyàn) is the standardized test of Taiwanese Mandarin (a type of Mandarin Chinese) language proficiency of Taiwan for non-native speakers such as foreign stu ...
– a test for non-native speakers administered by
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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List of language proficiency tests
The following is a non-exhaustive list of standardized tests that assess a person's language proficiency of a foreign/secondary language. Various types of such exams exist per many languages—some are organized at an international level even th ...
References
External links
Official Website
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Standard Chinese
Chinese language tests