Putonghua Proficiency Test

Putonghua Proficiency Test
Simplified Chinese普通话水平测试
Traditional Chinese普通話水平測試
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPǔtōnghuà Shuǐpíng Cèshì

The Putonghua Proficiency Test or Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi (PSC) is an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese (Mandarin) intended for native speakers of Chinese languages. The test was developed in October 1994 by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, the Institute of Applied Linguistics at Beijing Language and Culture University and the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.[1] Specified standards of achievement in the test are required for many jobs in broadcasting, education and government.[2]

  1. ^ "Content and format of the Test". Hong Kong Putonghua Education and Assessment Centre, University of Hong Kong. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. ^ Liang, Sihua (2014). Language Attitudes and Identities in Multilingual China: A Linguistic Ethnography. Springer International. pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-3-319-12618-0.