About the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language

The Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) has been developed and is promoted by the Steering Committee for the Test of Proficiency-Huayu (SC-TOP) as a standardized test of Taiwanese Mandarin for non-native speakers of the language. TOCFL draws reference from the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages with the objective of compatibility with existing international language proficiency standards. Presently, the TOCFL places learners in four proficiency bands over eight levels. The four bands include: Band Novice, Band A, Band B, and Band C. Each band can be further separated into two levels based on a learner’s test result, namely Novice 1 and Novice 2 (for Band Novice), Level 1 and Level 2 (for Band A), Level 3 and Level 4 (for Band B), and Level 5 and Level 6 (for Band C). Test takers may choose to take TOCFL at the level that matches their educational background or language proficiency. For more information on TOCFL, please visit our website at: https://tocfl.edu.tw/

華語文能力測驗簡介

華語文能力測驗（簡稱華測）由中華民國臺灣國家華語測驗推動工作委員會（簡稱華測會）研發與推廣，是一套專門為母語非華語者設計的標準化語言能力測驗，參照歐洲共同語文參考架構，與國際語言標準接軌。目前華測等級架構為四等八級，四等分別為準備級、入門基礎級、進階高階級及流利精通級，而每一等又可再依據測驗成績細分為兩級，分別為準備級一級、準備級二級、入門級、基礎級、進階級、高階級、流利級、精通級，共八級。應試者可依據學習背景或語言能力報考適合的等級。更多測驗相關資訊請參考華測會網站：https://tocfl.edu.tw/。

 

Table of suggested learning hours and number of words required for TOCFL listening and reading comprehension test
華測聽力及閱讀測驗之學習時數與詞彙量建議表

Level 測驗等級		CEFR	Indicative Course Hours 建議學時		Suitable vocabulary volume 建議詞彙量
			In non-Chinese-speaking areas 非華語地區	In Chinese-speaking areas 華語地區
Novice 準備級	Novice 1 準備一級	Pre-A1	60-240	30-120	300
	Novice 2 準備二級
Band A 入門基礎級	Level 1 入門級	A1	240-480	120-240	500
	Level 2 基礎級	A2	480-720	240-360	1000
Band B 進階高階級	Level 3 進階級	B1	720-960	360-480	2500
	Level 4 高階級	B2	960-1920	480-960	5000
Band C 流利精通級	Level 5 流利級	C1	1920-3840	960-1920	8000
	Level 6 精通級	C2	more than 3840	more than 1920

（ Source: SC-TOP 以上資料來源：華測會）

Suggested TOCFL level in correspondence with the learning materials compiled by the Overseas Community Affairs Council
僑委會自編教材學習後建議可報考之華語文能力測驗等級

Books系列書籍		Suggested TOCFL level建議報考之華測等級
Let’s Learn Mandarin 《來！學華語》	Book1第一冊	Novice 準備級
	Book2第二冊	Level 1 Level 2 入門級至基礎級
Let's Learn Chinese 《學華語向前走》	Basic基礎冊	Novice 準備級
	Book1第一冊 Book2第二冊	Novice Level 1 準備級至入門級
	Book3第三冊 Book4第四冊	Level 1 Level 2 入門級至基礎級
	Book5第五冊 Book6第六冊 Book7第七冊 Book8第八冊	Level 2 Level 3 基礎級至進階級
	Book9第九冊 Book10第十冊	Level 3 進階級
Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words 《五百字說華語》		Level 1 Level 2 入門級至基礎級 (*Only for TOCFL Listening Test僅建議適合準備聽力測驗)
Speak Mandarin in One Thousand Words 《一千字說華語》		Level 2 Level 3 基礎級至進階級 (*Only for TOCFL Listening Test僅建議適合準備聽力測驗)