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HSK® is a registered trademark of a third party. No official representative of the HSK in any way writes, sponsors, nor endorses these products.
A Xufu Education Membership provides access to many standard, Mandarin Chinese learning tools including over 2000 original, HSK(R) style questions following ALL of the pattern types on the real exam, along with performance tracking, history tracking, and other tools to help students of the first 4 levels (with more levels to come) advance their Chinese as far as desired.
With the ability to choose questions of any level and type, effective, result-oriented study becomes truly possible, and with video instructions to help get started mastering Chinese Characters and pronunciation, the usual pitfalls when learning the language, even those not knowing a single word of the language can use our system to gain an understanding of this truly remarkable, and vitally important 21st century language.
Prepare for the exam and hone your skills with over 2000 questionsUtilize tools to effectively pinpoint your strengths and weaknessesTest your new-found skills on one of our randomly generated HSK® simulations
Learn the basics the easy way--through 4 hours of instructional videosExplore China, Chinese culture, and become familiar with this ancient, beautiful landImprove your pronunciation, reading, and writing skills by completing drills with our app coupled with video lessons
Want to see more? Click below to follow a short tour through XufuEducation.com
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Hours of carefully prepared High-Def Educational Videos
Question solving alone is not sufficient to truly master a language, expecially the oral component of one with multiple tones such as Mandarin Chinese. To prepare beginners to truly begin delving into the richness of the language, we have prepared multiple videos on the most common (and interesting) topics students need most.
For beginners, explore the Xufu Starter Video Set containing nearly 4 hours of material spanning:
1. Colors, Numbers, and Counting
2. Pinyin, the secrets of understanding Chinese characters, and basic Chinese Grammar
3. Weather, Seasons, and Daily Conversation
4. Basic greetings and expressions
All while covering the core concepts needed to pass the HSK 1, including the vocabulary, grammar and Chinese characters needed. More and more material is added regularly, but always after careful preparation to maximize the effectiveness of your viewing time.
Master Reading with the Mandarin Reading Master Web App -- Full Access
Worried about pronunciation? Or can't begin to fathom how you'll start learning Chinese characters?
Xufu members have access to the Xufu Starter Web App, allowing users to listen, and practice pronunciation and character/pinyin matching. On top of that, all of the vocabulary used by the App comes straight from the HSK, so you'll be on your way to mastering the examination even as you learn to read and speak Hanzi.
On top of that, train your ear to pick up the 4 tones used in Mandarin, and overcome a hurdle that trips up many new students as they try to pick up the language.
Solve over 2000 HSK® style questions
Each of the questions in our database has been written and modeled on the real standardized Chinese HSK(R) examination. Each of the HSK(R) levels offers its own, differently timed, and differently challenging examination.
Reading questions and Listening questions from the exam are provided, as well as Writing and Speaking question from the HSK(R) Oral examination.
Every question type and pattern has been seperated out and classified, allowing students to focus solely on the questions that give them the most difficulty, and to gain a more systematic understanding of the fundamental structure of the examination.
Beyond the structure of the examination, we have also seperated questions based on the vocabulary and language used; For students needing to improve their understanding of Business vocabulary or Social Studies phrases can do so by focusing on questions belonging to the appropriate language type.
Even though the HSK is already divided by level, some questions within the HSK1 exam are easier than other questions on the HSK1 exam, just as some questions are more difficult on the HSK6 exam than others. Based on statistical data collected from users, our questions have been categorized beyond the HSK to indicate their difficulty for typical students.
What exactly is the HSK® and why does studying for it help?
About the HSK
HSK is an international official examination to test the ability of Chinese for non-Chinese native speakers. It shows speakers’ Chinese ability for living communication, study and work. It includes writing and oral sections as two separate exams.
Writing
Oral
HSK(6)
HSK(高级)
HSK(5)
HSK(4)
HSK(中级)
HSK(3)
HSK(2)
HSK(初级)
HSK(1)
About HSK levels
HSK Vocabulary CEF HSK(6) 5000 OR above C2 HSK(5) 2500 C1 HSK(4) 1200 B2 HSK(3) 600 B1 HSK(2) 300 A2 HSK(1) 125 A1
LEVEL 1—Able to understand and use some simple Chinese words and sentences, and able to communicate on a basic level.
LEVEL 2 —Able to hold conversations on a variety of topics occurring in regular life
LEVEL 3 — Able to use Chinese to live, study and work, and able to deal with communication when traveling to China
LEVEL 4 — Able to talk on topics from different fields, and able to talk with Chinese speakers fluently
LEVEL 5 — Able to read Chinese newspapers and magazines, enjoy Chinese movies and TV programs, and able to understand speeches in Chinese
LEVEL 6 — Able to understand Chinese information easily through reading and listening, and able to express all thoughts easily in Chinese through speaking and writing
HSK certificate
Within 3 weeks after taking the exam, you will receive an HSK score report issued by Hanban.
Hanban is the colloquial abbreviation for the Chinese National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. It is governed by the Office of Chinese Language Council International , a non-government and non-profit organization affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.
The first two levels only have Listening and Reading sections, each section is 100 points, you need a total of 120/200 to pass the exam. If you’ve passed, this report serves as your certificate. Otherwise, it is only a score report.
The remaining four levels have three sections: Listening, Reading and Writing. Each section has a maximum score of 100 points, and 180/300 is required to pass the exam.
Scores are not scaled; your performance on the examination is judged independently from that of other students.
HSK 1 language ability HSK 2 language ability HSK 3 language ability
Greetings
Self- introduction (name, age, family, interests and so on)
Express “Thanks” and “Sorry”
Numbers
Time
Simple topics (Weather, location, size and amount)
Simple questions about traffic, shopping and so on
Simple requests at work and study
Express feelings simply
Raise ideas simply
Suggestions
Comparison
Reasons
Correct use of emphasis
Ability to describe magnitude and rates of occurrence
Warnings, comforting and encouragement
Logical explanations
HSK 4—6 indicate a more advanced ability to handle the skills demonstrated by mastery of HSK 1,2, and 3.
The uses of the HSK
As references for applying to Chinese schools or universities
To provide evidence of Chinese ability for job applications, and as a training resource/guide
For students to clearly understand their Chinese abilities and set concrete study goals
For Chinese teaching organizations to know the quality expected of their teaching and adjust their teaching plans accordingly
In short:
The HSK is the definitive examination for displaying any aptitude in standard, Mandarin Chinese, and HSK 1 is well within the reach of beginners seeking to get started mastering this beautiful, ancient and superbly relevant language.
Xufu Education Limited models its curriculum and educational materials on the suggestions and structure of this standardized examination.
Keep records on more difficult questions, and review your answers
One of the greatest values of the Xufu approach to education is the extensive collecting of information during the course of your study. This information is not just for evaluating performance however, each of the essays and speeches that you write and record will be stored on the exam.
Found a problem difficult? Think you'd like to review it again? Just flag the question, and you'll be able to review it anytime; maximize the value from your time studying, and you'll see results faster than you ever would otherwise.
Review your performance and fully measure your journey into the Chinese language!
Even Better: Get answers to your questions from fellow users and Pros
Students from all over the world have begun to realize that a future education requires an education about standard Chinese. Each student on Xufu who enrolls, including Lite members, become a part of the Xufu Community and gain access to a treasure trove of communal information collected on learning Chinese, and achieving success in the Chinese speaking world.
With our carefully crafted educational system, as well as instructional videos and apps to help with your studies, success becomes within your reach. To make absolutely sure our students have everything they need to succeed though, we are currently offering a LIMITED time offer -- the first 500 students enrolling in the Xufu Supreme system will be able to ask questions about the site or the HSK, or studying Chinese in general and receive responses from our experienced teachers in 4--5 business days.
*Special offer starting on January 1st, 2014. This policy is first come, and will no longer be offered at some point in the future [at which time this message will be updated].
Best of all: Try it yourself for free!
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Last Thoughts--FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why not just watch something on Youtube?
A: We teach using a system, not ad-hoc. Many youtube videos are great, and entertaining, but they tend to be long-winded, have low production value, rarely incorporate a clear teaching methodology, and are hosted with distracting ads and video suggestions that detract from the learning experience.
If you only want to learn a little about Chinese, by all means watch these kinds of videos. If you're interested in using Chinese, or even just understanding it, then it's critical that everything you learn is placed into a systematic context.
How does what I just learned relate to what I will learn?
These connections are important for retaining vocabulary, and becoming comfortable with a new, and fascinating system of thought.
Purchasing a Xufu video is not just the purchase of a video—we make an effort to provide tools, a community, and the resources needed to take what was learned in the video and apply it quickly, with any unanswered questions clarified right away. With our support, the ability to review and a focus on learning the language, not accumulating subscriptions, likes, or advertisement clicks, our students find that they achieve comprehension of basic Chinese much faster, and much more clearly than expected
All of Xufu's videos are tied to the HSK, with an emphasis on practical usage of the language. Step-by-step through Xufu's videos, you'll encounter the vocabulary, grammar, and characters needed to begin conversing in Chinese, watching Chinese movies, or mastering the HSK.
Q: Why not just buy a book? Don't they have CDs I can listen to?
A: First of all, I have had the *pleasure* of reading numerous Chinese textbooks geared for the Japanese audience. Pinyin is taught through katakana, guaranteeing an incorrect, nonstandard understanding of the Chinese language, and extreme difficulty in getting non-Japanese Chinese speakers to understand your speech.
Books are a really boring way to acquire a language. When you were a child, did you master the written Japanese language first, or did you learn to speak first? Which do you remember was more difficult? If you try to teach someone with no vocabulary through the written word, you demand a very active learning style that can severely drain one's energy and motivation. You might notice that there are rarely Chinese books past the introductory level on the market—this is the reason why.
Videos, or instruction through verbal language , are the key to maintaining motivation, achieving a positive feedback loop that pushes you to go further, and learning enough to eventually reach the point of being able to read thoroughly and learn through text. The introductory stage is the worst point to try and learn through a book.
Many publishers understand this. So, they package CDs with their books. This means, you open up a book, you go to the right page, you insert a CD, you go to the right track (hopefully it's labeled clearly) then you listen to the CD for a couple of sentences on the page, and otherwise read through the book.
This is at best marginally better. You still have to wade through mountains of text, and you're still not being guided in the easiest way possible. If you think you can maintain this routine past the first or second time you try to learn from the text, then maybe this can work for you. In our experience, however, many of our students gave up trying to learn this way before that point, and found that learning through a video to be a much more satisfying and less demanding experience.
Q: Who are you guys? What credentials do you have to teach this?
A: We're based in Hong Kong, with associated companies in Japan and the United States. Together we've been in the teaching and technology business for years, offering in-person lessons and other educational materials to our students.
Q: What about taking a Chinese class in-person?
A: As teachers ourselves, it's hard for us to argue with the merits of a good, well-taught language course! Unfortunately, the logistics of in-person teaching prevents most from being able to achieve maximum benefit from in-person lessons. With a class, you need to arrive on time, finish at a set time, study no matter how tired or worn-out you or the teacher might be, and it's impossible to review exactly what happened in a classroom except imperfectly through notes or memory.
For this reason, we recommend that most students utilize video education. With continuous access to lessons, the ability to review indefinitely, and the ability to study when you are most able to absorb the content of the lesson, you ensure that you are able to realize the full benefit of the lessons you have purchased.
Q: How long does a subscription last?
A: A subscription lasts for one full month. This subscription will automatically renew after a one month period, but users can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on a link in the footer menu.
Q: Can you guarantee that my score will improve?
A: While we believe that the use of our system is streets ahead of others on the market, it is only through the concentrated effort of the student that leads to improved score; no system can guarantee improved scores without the full commitment of the students using them.
Q: But couldn't I just learn over skype and schedule lessons around other things I have to do?
Sure. There are plenty of people sitting in offices in Chengdu, Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou just waiting for your call. With an average pay of about $2 an hour despite the prices paid to the companies that hire them, and rarely using materials with which they are familiar (if they have any at all), these Skype lessons usually only serve as a chance to practice speaking random Chinese, rather than to actually learn the language in any systematic or fundamental way, though.
If you're looking to just speak, and be listened to, or to hear some non-standard Chinese dialects, this is a good way to go. If you're concerned your understanding may not be standard, or you want to acquire a complete and solid understanding of the fundamentals needed to have a standard conversation, a professional video may be better for you.
Be forewarned on this as well: many Skype lessons avoid tough subjects to inflate the student's sense of self-worth in order to continue lessons without any measurable or tangible growth. Selection of a teacher must be done very carefully to ensure that they have your best interests at heart.
Q: I've already studied some Chinese; some of the material looks like something I studied before, why should I study it again?
A: The critical importance of getting the basics right cannot be stressed enough when it comes to education. If there are holes or gaps in your knowledge, you will face numerous problems attempting to grasp higher level concepts, and often without any idea why you are facing these difficulties.
If you're 100% confident that you understand everything in the content of a video, then you can purchase only the scenes you feel you need to complete your understanding, or you can move on to more advanced material, but you should only do so when you are able to solve HSK Level 1 questions with near-perfect ease.
Q: Why should I learn Chinese? Why not something else, like Spanish?
A: This is the Asian century. Without question, Spanish retains its significance and prominence throughout the world, and serves the purpose of connecting disparate peoples from across the globe.
In Asia though, especially East Asia, one language clearly dominates. In China there are 1,352,821,000 people and 568,192,066 internet users, double the United States and six times that of Japan. With China's current economic growth rates, China's economy will dwarf that of the United States by 2050, though per-person GDP may take far longer to match or come close to Japanese and American standards. East Asia, as defined by the United Nations, contains 1,575,784,500 people, meaning Chinese speakers make up about 90% of East Asia, with Japanese, Korean and Mongolian speakers filling out the rest of the group.
In short, most of East Asia speaks Chinese, and mostly as a first language.
With a greater and greater need for Chinese speakers outside of China to help with connecting to its markets, and facilitating a peaceful rise, a growing need for more students to master Chinese is clear. Many have begun to realize that Japan, with a culture and written language reminiscent of Chinese, are in an opportune position, if the moment can be seized. Westerners often struggle with Chinese characters, with which Japanese are familiar. Chinese grammar is simpler than Spanish grammar, and easier for Japanese students to understand.
For the generalist, Spanish is a great language to study.
For the specialist, with an eye towards the future, Chinese is the language of choice.
Q: What's the big deal about studying in a course that follows the HSK?
A: The HSK is the premier, and official exam for showing employers a command of the Chinese language. Further, entrance to Chinese universities in the mainland requires a good score on the HSK, even for non-Mandarin Chinese speakers.
For our courses, we believe that students deserve to not only learn Chinese, but be put in position to advance their careers, and obtain proof of their newfound abilities. Further, the tiered nature of a standardized test provides a source of motivation to many students, though our students are of course under no obligation to take the HSK if it is not their prerogative.
When it comes to learning a second language like Chinese, you have several options:
Books
Pros:
Cheap!
Cons: Heavy, easy to lose, rarely finished, variable quality, mentally tiring, minimally effective, no chance to learn the spoken language
Book CDs
Pros:
Cheap! Possible to listen to (usually) Native speech and pronunciations
Cons: Time-consuming to setup, difficult to match up with text. Easy to break/Easy to lose
DVDs
Pros:
Written and (usually Native) verbal language coordinated
Cons: Easy to break/Easy to lose. Often sold for exorbitant rates, no support if the video is unclear or questions arise. DVD Player required, Video quality distractingly below HD
Language School
Pros:
Interaction with a real teacher, many chances to hear and use the language, support available
Cons: Schedule is strict, and unforgiving—missing a class can be very damaging to one's understanding. Impossible to have the same lesson twice, course is no longer accessible after completion, costs for sufficiently lengthy courses cost typically $500+ per course, especially if offered at a university
Language learning software
Pros:
Reasonable price (usually). Huge amounts of content, high quality multimedia possible
Cons: Often overwhelming, support often expensive or not offered, mentally tiring to use; similar to books
Streaming Video
Pros:
All the benefits of a DVD, Impossible to lose
Cons: Support typically lacking
With an HD streaming video + Xufu Community, Xufu Apps and support, we have cherry-picked the pros and weeded out the cons to offer the most compelling and effective language learning option possible.
The world is changing, and many are scrambling to find their place in it.
Now is the time to start getting prepared, and get in touch with a rich, tantalizingly deep 5000 year old culture. Time has a habit of slipping away from people and students who let indecision and uncertainty get the better of them, while the world gets shaped by the decisive and bold. There are always a million excuses to hem and haw, to delay and obfuscate, to stay firmly in your comfort zone and never improve, gradually decay, and live a permanently gray and bland life.
China and Chinese are nothing if not fascinating, fun, and sorely in need of a good study. Cast off all indecision, make your choice, and stand firm, confident and fully prepared for the 21st century.
Let's get started—today!
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