YCT exam introduction
The YCT exam is an internationally recognised standardised Chinese language exam for primary and secondary school students under the age of 15. It consists of two parts: a written exam and an oral exam. The levels, duration and fees for the exam are as follows:
Oral examination |
Fee |
YCT (intermediate level) – 21 min |
46 lv |
YCT (beginner level) - 19 min |
23 lv |
Written examination |
Fee |
YCT (level 4) – 85 min |
46 lv |
YCT (level 3) – 60 min |
46 lv |
YCT (level 2) – 50 min |
23 lv |
YCT (level 1) – 35 min |
23 lv |
The direct comparison between the new YCT exam and Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages (CLPS), The Common European Framework Reference for Language (CEF) and the new HSK is as follows:
New HSK |
New YCT |
Vocabulary |
CLPS |
CEF |
HSK Level 6 |
Over 5000 |
Grade Five |
C2 |
|
HSK Level 5 |
2500 |
C1 |
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HSK Level 4 |
1200 |
Grade Four |
B2 |
|
HSK Level 3 |
YCT- Level 4 |
600 |
Grade Three |
B1 |
HSK Level 2 |
YCT- Level 3 |
300 |
Grade Two |
A2 |
HSK Level 1 |
YCT- Level 2 |
150 |
Grade One |
A1 |
YCT- Level 1 |
80 |
FORECOMING EXAMS:
Exam date | Deadline for registration and payment of the fee/fees | ||
9th March, 2025 | 7th February, 2025 |
Registration for the YCT exams can be done on the Internet (online) at: http://www.chinesetest.cn (the page has versions in English, Korean, Japanese, French and Russian).
The exam results are published online within three weeks after the exams. The paper certificates arrive at the test center within two months after the exams.
TO THE ATTENTION OF THE APPLCANTS WHO ARE GOING TO SIT FOR THE YCT EXAMS AT OUR TEST CENTER.
TO BE ABLE TO SIT FOR THE WRITTEN EXAMS YCT (LEVELS 1-4) AND FOR THE SPEAKING EXAMS YCT (BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE LEVELS) FIRST YOU NEED TO SIGN UP AT www.chinesetest.cn. PLEASE SIGN UP WITH YOUR FULL NAME IN LATIN SCRIPT AS IT APPEARS ON YOUR IDENTITY CARD/PASSPORT.
IN CASE YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ACCOUNT AT www.chinesetest.cn FROM YCT, HSK OR HSKK EXAMS YOU HAVE HAD IN THE PAST, PLEASE USE YOUR EXISTING ACCOUNT.
TO BOOK YOUR TEST/TESTS AT www.chinesetest.cn PLEASE SELECT OUR TEST CENTER - CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE IN SOFIA AND THEN THE NAME/NAMES AND THE LEVEL/LEVELS OF EXAM/EXAMS YOU WISH TO SIT FOR.
THE PAYMENT OF THE EXAM FEE/FEES SHALL BE MADE VIA A BANK TRANSFER TO THE BANK ACCOUNT WITH IBAN BG45FINV915010BGN0KZM6 . THE BANK ACCOUNT HOLDER NAME IS THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE FOUNDATION.
A SCANNED/PHOTOGRAPHED COPY OF THE PAYMENT ORDER/ORDERS FROM THE BANK (CONTAINING INFORMATION FOR BOTH THE NAME OF THE EXAMINEE AND THE NAME/NAMES AND LEVEL/LEVELS OF THE EXAM/EXAMS) SHOULD BE SENT TO
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM HERE.
Introduction of the YCT exam in Chinese