Scoring System of HSK Advanced
　　
　　HSK Advanced applies to those who have mastery of 5000-8000 Chinese words (referring to level A, B, C and D in the Outline of HSK Vocabulary) and the corresponding rules of grammar (referring to level A, B, C and D in the Outline of HSK Grammar).
　　
　　1. Function of the Certificate of HSK Advanced:
　　
　　(1) to be a requirement in Chinese proficiency for a candidate to enter a university in China as a graduate student.
　　
　　(2) to exempt the holder from taking certain Chinese courses.
　　
　　(3) to certify the holder as being qualified to undertake ordinary work by using Chinese as a communicative tool.
　　
　　2. HSK Advanced scoring system:
　　
　　(1) Interpretation of the scores of HSK Advanced:
　　
　　A subscore of HSK Advanced is a scale score with 50 as the mean and 15 as the standard deviation. These scores show the relative position of the candidate in a standard sample group. Table 3.1 helps to locate the relative position of a candidate in the whole group. The second line indicates the percentage occupied by those whose scores are lower than the corresponding scores in the standard HSK reference group.
　　
　　Table 3.1
　　
　　subscore 100 69 63 58 54 50 46 42 37 31
　　percentage 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10
　　
　　Table 3.1 Percentile of subscores of HSK Advanced
　　
　　(2) Table 3.2 shows the types and grades of the certificate of HSK Advanced
　　
　　Types and Grades Scores Level Score Range
　　
　　Table 3.2
　　
　　Types and Grades S L Score Range
　　
　　T G Listening Reading Cloze Composition Oral Total score
　　Advanced Level Bottom Line※ 46-57 42-53 42-53 46-57 44-55 220-279
　　C 9 58-69 54-65 54-65 58-69 56-67 280-339
　　B 10 70-81 66-77 66-77 70-81 68-79 340-399
　　A 11 82-100 78-100 78-100 82-100 80-100 400-500
　　
　　Table 3.2 Types and grades of the certificate of HSK Advanced
　　
　　In table 3.2, HSK Advanced has a bottom line, which is established for the convenience of setting the standards for the certificate of HSK Advanced. Thus, the bottom Line is only relevant for ranking levels in HSK elementary and intermediate when the score of a candidate reaches the bottom line.
　　
　　In table 3.2, HSK Advanced has a bottom line, which is established for the convenience of setting the standards for the certificate of HSK Advanced. Thus, the bottom Line is only relevant for ranking HSK Advanced levels. It cannot be used for ranking levels in HSK elementary and intermediate when the score of a candidate reaches the bottom line.