posted by zodjones on February 26, 2011 | 1 comments
There is an incredible amount of confusion surrounding the format(s) of the HSK test. Is the new test out? Is it only being used in certain places? Has the old test gone away? Are there study materials available for the new format??? I've been hearing for years that the test is "about to change." Is all of the HSK study material on popup chinese for the obsolete version of the test (assuming it *actually* is obsolete at this point). Thanks..
@zodjones,We did a quick write-up on the state of the HSK in our last newsletter/announcement, which went out I think around the beginning of the month:http://popupchinese.com/lessons/announcements/all-hail-the-year-of-the-rabbitThe short version is that the Chinese government is slowly coming around behind the new test. A good way of understanding the differences level wise is that levels 1-3 on the new exam correspond to the old basic level, although they are much easier at the lower level. Levels 4 and 5 correspond roughly to the intermediate level and level 6 to the upper intermediate level. We have materials for the new HSK coming onto the site over time. You can already see some new tests listed on our Chinese lessons page (right-hand column). We are also putting up the wordlists, etc. for the new exam (which differ from the previous exam). There is a lot of confusion though.