| Proficiency |
Level |
Proficiency Level |
Proficiency Description |
| SURVIVAL |
1 |
BASIC SURVIVAL
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Able to perform in a very limited capacity within the most immediate, predictable areas of need, using essentially conversational Chinese. |
| 2 |
SURVIVAL
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Able to satisfy immediate, predictable needs and basic everyday transactional needs, using predominantly simple sentences in Chinese. |
| 3 |
TRANSACTIONAL
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Able to satisfy everyday transactional needs and limited social needs, using conversational Chinese plus basic Chinese characters. |
| SOCIAL |
4 |
BASIC SOCIAL |
Able to satisfy basic social needs, and routine needs. Able to negotiate for personal and social needs, Able to read simples passages in Chinese characters. |
| 5 |
SOCIAL |
Able to satisfy most social needs and routine needs. Able to talk about most topics of routine needs, using complicated language to communicate. |
| 6 |
COMMUNICATIVE |
Able to perform effectively in most informal and formal situations pertinent to social and community life and everyday commerce and recreation. |
| PROFESSIONAL |
7 |
BASIC PROFESSIONAL |
Able to perform effectively in basic professional business related situations. Able to understand the main ideas of business discussion in all kinds of media. |
| 8 |
PROFESSIONAL |
Able to perform very effectively in almost all situations pertinent to social and community life and everyday commerce and recreation. |
| 9 |
NATIVE-LIKE |
Proficiency equivalent to that of a native speaker of the same socio/cultural variety. Able to function well in all 4 skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. |
