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China Studies: Online Resources

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Chinese Reading Materials

Chinese Language Learning Tools

Access the current articles on some of the most popular newspapers online! The majority of the sites offer full-article access. Sign-up may be required. 

Chinese Language Standardized Test Resources

Chinese Language Exams

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Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK)​​

The Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì (HSK) (Chinese: 汉语水平考试), translated as the Chinese Proficiency Test, is China's only standardized test of Standard Chinese language proficiency for non-native speakers such as foreign students and overseas Chinese.

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Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL)

The Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) is a standardized language proficiency test developed for non-native speakers of Chinese. It is the result of a joint project of the Mandarin Training Center, the Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, and the Psychological Testing Center of National Taiwan Normal University. 

Online Dictionaries, Encyclopedia and assisting tools

Click here to find Chinese language dictionaries that are available at UNC Libraries

Chinese Podcast

Learning Chinese Dialects