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Levels

The minisitry of education of China organize Chinese exams: Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK). There were six levels between 2010 and 2021.

For the new HSK, see:

Hanzis

To go from one HSK level to the next one, you will need each time to know more hanzis. Here are the requirements per HSK level valide till 2021:

  • HSK 1: 174 hanzis (150 words)
  • HSK 2: 347 hanzis (300 words)
  • HSK 3: 617 hanzis (600 words)
  • HSK 4: 1064 hanzis (1200 words). Reaching HSK4 takes approximately 1.000 -1.200 hours for a Western European depending starting from scratch.* HSK 5: 1685 hanzis (2500 words)
  • HSK 6: 3663 hanzis (5000 words)

According to Wikipedia, literate indivuals know between 3.000 and 4.000 hanzis and specialists in classic litterature or history know between 5.000 and 6.000 hanzis.

According to [Jia Jia ], the number of hanzis to understand texts is as following:

  • 400 hanzis: 70%
  • 600 hanzis: 80%
  • 1.000 hanzis: 90%
  • 2.000 hanzis: 97%
  • 2.500 hanzis: 98.5%
  • 4.500 hanzis: 99.5%

For the new HSK, see:

Schools

Brussels:

Rhodes-Saint-Genèse

China:

On-line classes

Other on-line:

Phonetics


Youtube

Youssefsn's preferred channels

  • Little Fox Chinese The channels is dedicated for kids. It hosts songs, cartoons and traditional stories such The journey to the West. Videos are relatively short (e.g., approximately 6 min for the Journey to the West) and are subtitled with hanzis. Some videos are uploaded in Lingq. The channel is good for intermediate students.

Other

Healthy food and healthy living

Video for begginers

Youtube channels for intermediates


General:

Intermediate level

Transportation

Advances level videos:

References

  • [Jia Jia] Jia Jia-Pentzek&Marcus Pentzek, Chinese Besser Lernen, 2019