Testing Center - YCT
What is YCT?
The YCT is abbreviation of Chinese Pinyin: Shàoér Hànyǔ Kǎoshì (少儿汉语考试) is the series tests to assess the Chinese language proficiency of non-native speakers. The YCT is mainly for the young Chinese language learners under the age of 15.
In broad teams, YCT (HSK for younger learner) and HSK (Basic, Elementary-Intermediate and Advanced) can be defined as:
YCT Level 1 students have studied Chinese for roughly 80 hours and mastered a vocabulary of about 300 characters.
YCT Level 2 students have studied Chinese for roughly 150 hours and mastered a vocabulary of about 600 characters.
YCT Level 3 students have studied Chinese for roughly 250 hours and mastered a vocabulary of about 900 characters.
Time and Contents of YCT
YCT Level 1
| Sections |
Question Number |
Duration |
| Listening |
1-10 |
About 10 minutes |
| Reading |
11-20 |
20 minutes |
| Total |
|
30 minutes |
YCT Level 2
| Sections |
Question Number |
Duration |
| Listening |
1-20 |
About 20 minutes |
| Reading |
21-40 |
About 20 minutes |
| Writing |
41-45 |
5 minutes |
| Total |
|
45 minutes |
YCT Level 3
| Sections |
Question Number |
Duration |
| Listening |
1-20 |
About 20 minutes |
| Reading |
21-48 |
30 minutes |
| Writing |
49-50 |
10 minutes |
| Total |
|
60 minutes |
