- Levels 1 to 3: Practical
- Levels 4 to 6: Business
- Levels 7 to 9: Fluent
*Discuss key topics related to daily life, including greetings, relationships, shopping, invitations, restaurants, clubs and bars, dates and times, likes and dislikes, travel and transportation, and compliments.
*Recommended Number of Lessons: 48
Level 1 : Chinese Courses at SN Mandarin Chinese School Shanghai
*Understand Chinese word rules, structure, spelling (pinyin), phonetics, and tones
*Comprehension level: 250-300 commonly used words, 40-60 sentence patterns, and basic grammar /patterns.
*Approximate HSK equivalent: HSK Level 1
Level 2 : Chinese Courses at SN Mandarin Chinese School Shanghai
* Communicate well in daily life, topics including work and profession, interests, hobbies and abilities, contact details, and home (local housekeepers, security guards, etc.)
* Master common grammatical rules and patterns – half of the Chinese language’s most important grammar
* Comprehension level: 400-600 commonly used words, 80-100 sentence patterns
* Approximate HSK equivalent: HSK Level 2
* Recommended Number of Lessons: 60
Level 3 : Chinese Courses at SN Mandarin Chinese School Shanghai
* Converse across a wide range of topics used in daily life
* Master common grammatical rules and patterns – second half of the Chinese language’s most important grammar
* Read and write short paragraphs, messages, menus, road signs, etc.
* Comprehension level: 700-800 commonly used words, 150-200 sentence patterns
* Approximate HSK equivalent: HSK Level 3
* Recommended Number of Lessons: 60
Level 4 ：Chinese Course at SN Mandarin Chinese School Shanghai
* Converse on a wide range of topics, read simple news, and write messages
* Use Chinese at a natural, subconscious level
* Comprehension level: 1000-1200 words, 250-300 sentence patterns
* Approximate HSK equivalent: HSK Level 4-
* Recommended Number of Lessons: 60
Level 5 ：Chinese Course at SN Mandarin Chinese School Shanghai
* Express yourself fluently (basic interview and translation skills), read more complex news using past knowledge and inference, and write articles expressing your opinions logically
* Comprehension level: Around 1600 words
* Approximate HSK equivalent: HSK Level 4+
* Recommended Number of Lessons: 60
Level 6 ：Chinese Course at SN Mandarin Chinese School Shanghai
* Express yourself fluently with extensive vocabulary, which meets most of your needs in modern Chinese language
* Sound more like a native speaker, using set phrases and Chinese idioms as applicable
* Inference a majority of words to read items in daily life
* Comprehension level: 2500 words
* Approximate HSK equivalent: HSK Level 5-
* Recommended Number of Lessons: 60
Level 7 ： Chinese Course at SN Mandarin Chinese School Shanghai
* Discuss current issues and your opinion; ability to translate
* Understand complex text, including Chinese news and magazine articles, TV programs, and films, and idioms
* Comprehension level: 3000 words
* Approximate HSK equivalent: HSK Level 5
* Recommended Number of Lessons: 60
Level 8 ： Chinese Course at SN Mandarin Chinese School Shanghai
* Understand, discuss, and interpret almost all Chinese, including international and business issues, and topics that appear in print and broadcast.
* Comprehension level: 4500 words
* Approximate HSK equivalent: HSK Level 5+
* Recommended Number of Lessons: 60
Level 9 ： Chinese Course at SN Mandarin Chinese School Shanghai
* Demonstrate complete fluency at a native level
* Comprehension level: 6000+words
* Approximate HSK equivalent: HSK Level 6
* Recommended Number of Lessons: 60
