Etymograph

English

HSK

HSK comes from Mandarin 漢語水平考試/汉语水平考试.

  1. Mandarinmodern漢語水平考試/汉语水平考试Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025HSK

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern漢語水平考試/汉语水平考试Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025HSK

Earliest quotation: 2025, Phuong Nguyen, From menacing to 'cool': How views on China have shifted in : “In the first quarter of 2025, Vietnam led global…”

Today it means

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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 漢語水平考試/汉语水平考试 / HSK