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Record Number of Foreign Test-Takers Take China's "Chinese Proficiency Exam" This Year, Surpassing 1 Million for the First Time, with Over 1,500 Test Centers in 169 Countries

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IT Home, November 15: The 2026 World Chinese Language Conference was held in Beijing from November 13 to 15, with about 5,000 delegates from more than 160 countries and regions attending. According to CCTV News, the number of candidates taking the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) this year exceeded 1 million for the first time. As demand for learning Chinese continues to grow, the application scenarios for Chinese are also constantly expanding. IT Home notes: The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), often called the "Chinese equivalent of the College English Test" by many netizens, has now established more than 1,500 test centers in 169 countries, covering more countries than any other language exam in the world and having served over 9 million candidates cumulatively. Meanwhile, the scale of global Chinese learning is also expanding, with 210 million people overseas learning and using Chinese. 成大海, co-founder of a Chinese learning and testing center in Manhattan, New York, said: "Over the past few years, the adult courses we offer in New York have grown very rapidly. Some students want to learn more about industries such as technology and manufacturing, and to learn the professional voca

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Number of foreigners taking “Chinese CET-4/6” exceeds 1 million for the first time this year, with over 1,500 test centers in 169 countries

IT之家 reported on November 15 that the 2026 World Chinese Language Conference was held in Beijing from November 13 to 15, with about 5,000 delegates from more than 160 countries and regions attending.

According to CCTV News, the number of candidates for the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) exceeded 1 million for the first time this year. As demand for Chinese learning continues to grow, the application scenarios for Chinese are also constantly expanding.

IT之家 note: The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), called by many netizens the “CET-4/6 for foreigners,” has now set up more than 1,500 test centers in 169 countries. The number of countries covered by its test centers ranks first among global language tests, and it has served more than 9 million candidates cumulatively. At the same time, the scale of Chinese learning worldwide continues to expand, with 210 million people learning and using Chinese overseas.

成大海, co-founder of the Chinese Learning and Testing Center in Manhattan, New York, USA, said: “In the past few years, the adult courses we offer in New York have developed very rapidly. Some students hope to learn more about industries such as technology and manufacturing, and to learn the professional vocabulary necessary for doing related work in China.”

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