HSK 4 Vocabulary

1. Test Time and Registration Time
HanBan / Confucius Institute Headquarters will publicize at the end of each year the schedule of Chinese test centers all over the world, and the test date of each center may be slightly different. Before the registration, please access to www.chinesetesting.cn to see the schedule of each test center or consult the test center you are to choose. The beginning date of registration for each test shall be at least one month prior to the test date, and the registration shall be ended 27 days prior to the test.

2. Test Admission Ticket

After the successful registration, the test taker can receive the confirmation information around 15 days prior to the test date, and may log on the registration website to print the test admission ticket, or take the test admission ticket at the exam outlet where he/she gets registered.

The contents of test admission ticket shall include the test taker’s name, nationality, gender, certificate type and number, test subjects, test time, test center, test location, and test room, etc.

The test taker shall carefully check whether the information on the test admission ticket is accurate and correct after receiving it. The name, gender, birth date and ID card number on the test admission ticket must be consistent with those on the valid certificate, otherwise the test taker shall be refused to take part in the exam.

If the information on the test admission ticket is wrong, please do not alter it without authorization. After the chief examiner verifies that the information is really wrong on the test date, the test taker may alter it under the chief examiner’s supervision; and the examiner shall affix his/her signature on the test admission ticket for certification, otherwise his/her exam shall be rendered invalid.

The test admission ticket is the certificate for entering the test room to take the test, and shall be kept by the test taker after the exam. The test admission ticket shall be shown when the test taker asks for or inquires about the score report or certificate. Generally, the number of the test admission ticket shall also be provided to get value added services such as online results enquiry and supplement of score report.

when I came in China, it was really a challenging moment of my life. I didn't know anyone , even language. But I came here to learn Chinese. I tried a lot to know about Chinese writing, how to write in Computer. I searched a lot but didn't get the best software. when i started my class. I asked my teacher, "how to write Chinese In PC" then He introduced me with a Chinese Writing software . Last couple of years I am in China, I tried few other software but I felt, my teacher suggested software is the best. Hope, this article will be helpful for new comers and those who are interested to learn Chinese. this software also has the mobile version, so you can enjoy it in your Phone . 

Enjoy learning Chinese and choose the best way to learn .   
  

(搜狗拼音输入法; Pinyin: Sōugǒu Pīnyīn Shūrùfǎ) is a popular Chinese Pinyin input method editor developed by Sogou, a Chinese search engine. Sogou Pinyin is a dominant input software in China. By July 2011, Sogou Pinyin had an 83.6% penetration rate with more than 300 million users.

The latest stable version of Sogou Pinyin is 6.2, in which several new features such as customizable pinyin alias and simultaneous input of both English and Chinese are added.

Nowadays China is one of the world's top exporters and is attracting record amounts of foreign investment. In turn, it is investing billions of dollars abroad. 

The collapse in international export markets that accompanied the global financial crisis of 2009 initially hit China hard, but its economy was among the first in the world to rebound, quickly returning to growth. 

As a member of the World Trade Organization, China benefits from access to foreign markets. But relations with trading partners have been strained over China's huge trade surplus and the piracy of goods. The former has led to demands for Beijing to raise the value of its currency, which would make Chinese goods more expensive for foreign buyers and possibly hold back exports. 

International students should apply for "X" visa or  "F" visa at the Chinese Embassy or Consulate-General to study in China with the original documents and one set of photocopies of the:

(1) Visa Application for Study In China (JW201 or JW202),

(2) Admission Notice,

(3)Foreigner Physical Examination Form,

(4)A valid ordinary passport.

International students must enter China with the original copies of the above documents. A person coming to China with other types of passports, visas or without the original documents will not be able to register with the institution, nor will they be able to apply for residence in China.

X (study) visas are issued to those coming to China for study or an internship for longer than six months.

F (visit) visas are issued to those invited to China to do business or study for a period of less than six months.

Students who are organized in form of groups and stay less than 6 months can apply for the F group visas by the authorized invitation letters or telegrams of the duly authorized unit.

International students should apply for Residence Permit for Foreigners from the division of exit-entry administration of local public security bureau within thirty days since arrival in China.

After arriving in China, international students are required to go to the Health quarantine bureau to confirm the Physical Examination Record for Foreigner within prescribed time limit. Students failing to provide Physical Examination Record for Foreigner must have physical examination at the local Health quarantine bureau. If the student is diagnosed to have disease which the laws prohibits entry in China, he/she must return to his country at his own expense.

International students are required to buy both medical insurance and personal accidental death and injury insurance. You can buy them either in your own country or in China after your arrival.

Thanks to the economic growth, the opportunities for foreigners who want to work in China have increased considerably in the last few years. In 1996, there were 180,000 foreign workers registered in China and the number is rapidly growing.
Teaching English is one of the main job areas for foreigners in China, while there is also a growing demand for foreign experts in sales, engineering and management, etc. The current rise of China has made it very clear that people who can speak Chinese and have firsthand experience of living in China are going to have a great advantage in terms of employment.

The Culture of China is one of the world's oldest and most complex. You'll run into unique customs as you travel to different parts of China. Besides, everyday life, believe it or not, will be just as new and fulfilling. Living and interacting with local Chinese and immersing yourself in Chinese society will provide you with a new way of visualizing the world and give you the kind of insight that just doesn't come from textbooks.

Although prices in China are rising, the cost of living here is still favorable compares to most industrialized countries. You will be amazed by how comfortably you can live and how strong your purchasing power is. You can afford a lifestyle you are unlikely to enjoy at home: get a housekeeper, travel every month, and enjoy frequent restaurant meals, massages, and nights on the town. Even wear tailor-made clothes!

In order to strengthen mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese people and people from all over the world, and to develop cooperation and exchanges in fields of politics, economy, culture, education and trade between China and other countries, Chinese government has set up a series of scholarship schemes to sponsor international students to undertake studies and researches in Chinese institutions of higher education.
International students under Chinese Government Scholarship Programs will be allocated in Chinese institutions of higher education designated by the Ministry of Education of China. Various disciplines in science, technology, agriculture, medicine, economics, law, management, education, history, liberal arts and philosophy are available to international students in these institutions.

There are some noticeable aspects of campus life in China's universities. Almost all institutions provide food and boarding for students on campus, and consequently a typical student enrolled in a university lives in a dormitory room which she/he shares with from 1 to 7 people, and eats in the dining halls on campus.
The closeness of students as a result of their living environment—especially crowded dormitories and dining halls—has become the hotbed for the flourishing of entertainment culture as well as student organizations of all sorts on China's university campuses. Compared with former generations of university students in mainland China, students nowadays enjoy great freedom and diversity of activities both within and outside their campuses.