This book is intended for Western students of the Chinese language who wish to take the Chinese
language proficiency exam (Hànyu Shuipíng Kaoshì HSK) either for academic reasons when
planning to enroll for studies at a university in Mainland China or for any other professional
or personal reasons. This book contains lists of vocabulary and Chinese characters that
students are required to know for the six different levels of the HSK exam. It is intended as a
reference guide to essential vocabulary and Chinese characters as well as to the grammar
aspects that will be requested within the exam in one of the various ways of the communicative
tasks assigned to the candidate. This book should be used in conjunction with the official
monolingual textbooks available for each level of the HSK exam as a guide of bilingual
reference throughout the preparation process for the exam at each proficiency level.
