The Youth Chinese Test (YCT) is designed for non-native speakers below the age of 16, i.e. for primary and secondary school pupils who learn Chinese as a second language. The test is done by Confucius Institutes around the world.
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One mother told us last year:
“My 7 year old was so proud to pass the YCT test that he could not wait to share with all his friends. Now he has the diploma hanging on the wall of his bedroom.”
YCT Levels
See below a table describing the four YCT levels:
YCT | Words | Reading | Skills |
1 | 80 | Chinese characters with Pinyin on top | Can understand and use some of the most common Chinese phrases and sentences and possess the ability to further their Chinese language studies. |
2 | 150 | Chinese characters with Pinyin on top | Can understand and use some simple Chinese phrases and sentences and cope with basic level communications. |
3 | 300 | Chinese characters with Pinyin on top | Having reached an excellent level in basic Chinese, can communicate on familiar daily topics in a simple manner. |
4 | 600 | Only Chinese characters | Can communicate in Chinese at a basic level in their daily, academic and professional lives. When travelling in China, they can manage most forms of communication in Chinese. |
YCT vocabulary
If you want to see the vocabulary of each level, click on the links below:
YCT 1 vocabulary
If you want to study this vocabulary click here for flashcards.
(Al hacer click en una palabra, se oye su locución correspondiente)
No | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
1 | 爱 | ài | love |
2 | 八 | bā | eight |
3 | 爸爸 | bàba | father |
4 | 鼻子 | bízi | nose |
5 | 不 | Bù | no, not |
6 | 长 | cháng | long |
7 | 吃 | chī | to eat |
8 | 大 | Dà | big |
9 | 的 | de | [possesive particle used after a pronoun, noun or adjective]: ´s |
10 | 点 | diǎn | point, o’clock |
11 | 多 | duō | much, many; how (old, high, big, tall, etc) |
12 | 二 | èr | two |
13 | 耳朵 | ěrduo | ears |
14 | 高 | gāo | high, tall |
15 | 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy |
16 | 个 | gè | [a measure word or counting word, describes a class of objects] |
17 | 哥哥 | gēge | elder brother |
18 | 个子 | gèzi | height |
19 | 狗 | gǒu | dog |
20 | 号 | hào | number, date |
21 | 好 | hǎo | good, well, fine |
22 | 和 | hé | and |
23 | 喝 | hē | drink |
24 | 很 | hěn | very |
25 | 几 | jǐ | how many |
26 | 家 | jiā | family, home |
27 | 叫 | jiào | call, is called |
28 | 姐姐 | jiějie | elder sister |
29 | 今天 | jīntiān | today |
30 | 九 | jiǔ | nine |
31 | 看 | kàn | see, watch |
32 | 口 | kǒu | mouth |
33 | 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
34 | 六 | liù | six |
35 | 吗 | ma | [ending word for a question] |
36 | 妈妈 | māma | mother |
37 | 猫 | māo | cat |
38 | 面条 | miàntiáo | noodles |
39 | 米饭 | mǐfàn | cooked rice |
40 | 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
41 | 那 | nà | that |
42 | 哪 | nǎ | which |
43 | 那儿 | nàr | there |
44 | 哪儿 | nǎr | where |
45 | 你 | nǐ | you |
46 | 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
47 | 牛奶 | niúnǎi | milk |
48 | 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple |
49 | 七 | qī | seven |
50 | 去 | qù | to go |
51 | 认识 | rènshi | know |
52 | 三 | sān | three |
53 | 商店 | shāngdiàn | shop, store |
54 | 谁 | shéi | who |
55 | 什么 | shénme | what |
56 | 十 | shí | ten |
57 | 是 | shì | yes, is |
58 | 手 | shǒu | hand |
59 | 水 | shuǐ | water |
60 | 四 | sì | four |
61 | 岁 | suì | year of age |
62 | 她 | tā | she |
63 | 他 | tā | he |
64 | 头发 | tóufa | hair |
65 | 我 | wǒ | I |
66 | 我们 | wǒmen | we, us |
67 | 五 | wǔ | five |
68 | 现在 | xiànzài | now |
69 | 小 | xiǎo | small |
70 | 谢谢 | xièxie | thank you |
71 | 喜欢 | xǐhuān | to like |
72 | 星期 | xīngqī | week |
73 | 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
74 | 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eyes |
75 | 一 | yī | one |
76 | 有 | yǒu | have/has, there are/there is |
77 | 鱼 | yú | fish |
78 | 月 | yuè | month, the moon |
79 | 在 | zài | at, in, on,be at |
80 | 再见 | zàijiàn | good-bye |
81 | 这 | zhè | this |
82 | 这儿 | zhèr | here |
83 | 中国人 | Zhōngguórén | Chinese(people) |
YCT 2 vocabulary
If you want to study this vocabulary click here for flashcards.
No | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
1 | 爱 | ài | love |
2 | 八 | bā | eight |
3 | 爸爸 | bàba | father |
4 | 包子 | bāozi | steamed stuffed bun |
5 | 北京 | Běijīng | Beijing |
6 | 比 | bǐ | to compare |
7 | 鼻子 | bízi | nose |
8 | 不 | bù | no, not |
9 | 不客气 | bú kèqi | you are welcome, don´t mention it |
10 | 茶 | chá | tea |
11 | 长 | cháng | long |
12 | 吃 | chī | to eat |
13 | 大 | dà | big |
14 | 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | make a phone call |
15 | 的 | de | [possesive particle used after a pronoun, noun or adjective]: ´s |
16 | 点 | diǎn | point, o’clock |
17 | 电视 | diànshì | television |
18 | 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother |
19 | 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I´m sorry, excuse me |
20 | 多 | duō | much, many; how (old, high, big, tall, etc) |
21 | 多少 | duōshao | how many, how much |
22 | 二 | èr | two |
23 | 耳朵 | ěrduo | ears |
24 | 房间 | fángjiān | room |
25 | 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute |
26 | 高 | gāo | high, tall |
27 | 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy |
28 | 个 | gè | [a measure word or counting word, describes a class of objects] |
29 | 哥哥 | gēge | elder brother |
30 | 个子 | gèzi | height |
31 | 狗 | gǒu | dog |
32 | 汉语 | Hànyǔ | Chinese Mandarin |
33 | 号 | hào | number, date |
34 | 好 | hǎo | good, well, fine |
35 | 好吃 | hǎochī | yummy, delicious (food) |
36 | 和 | hé | and |
37 | 喝 | hē | drink |
38 | 很 | hěn | very |
39 | 红 | hóng | red |
40 | 画 | huà | draw, paint; drawing, painting, picture |
41 | 黄 | huáng | yellow |
42 | 会 | huì | can, be able to |
43 | 几 | jǐ | how many |
44 | 家 | jiā | family, home |
45 | 叫 | jiào | call, is called |
46 | 脚 | jiǎo | foot |
47 | 姐姐 | jiějie | elder sister |
48 | 今天 | jīntiān | today |
49 | 九 | jiǔ | nine |
50 | 觉得 | juéde | feel, think |
51 | 看 | kàn | see, watch |
52 | 可以 | kěyǐ | OK, all right |
53 | 口 | kǒu | mouth |
54 | 块 | kuài | [measure word for various objects] |
55 | 来 | lái | come |
56 | 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
57 | 了 | le | [grammatical word that indicates a completed or finished action] |
58 | 冷 | lěng | cold |
59 | 两 | liǎng | two (followed by a classifier), a few |
60 | 里面 | lǐmiàn | inside, interior |
61 | 零 | líng | zero |
62 | 六 | liù | six |
63 | 绿 | lǜ | green |
64 | 吗 | ma | [ending word for a question] |
65 | 买 | mǎi | to buy |
66 | 妈妈 | māma | mother |
67 | 猫 | māo | cat |
68 | 没关系 | méi guānxi | it doesn’t matter, that’s all right |
69 | 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister |
70 | 没有 | méiyǒu | to no have |
71 | 面条 | miàntiáo | noodles |
72 | 米饭 | mǐfàn | cooked rice |
73 | 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
74 | 名字 | míngzi | name |
75 | 那 | nà | that |
76 | 哪 | nǎ | which |
77 | 那儿 | nàr | there |
78 | 哪儿 | nǎr | where |
79 | 呢 | ne | [ending word of a question] |
80 | 你 | nǐ | you |
81 | 年 | nián | year |
82 | 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
83 | 牛奶 | niúnǎi | milk |
84 | 朋友 | péng you | friend |
85 | 漂亮 | piàoliang | beautiful, pretty (things and girls) |
86 | 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple |
87 | 七 | qī | seven |
88 | 钱 | qián | money |
89 | 铅笔 | qiānbǐ | pencil |
90 | 起床 | qǐchuáng | get up |
91 | 请 | qǐng | please |
92 | 去 | qù | to go |
93 | 热 | rè | hot |
94 | 认识 | rènshi | know |
95 | 三 | sān | three |
96 | 上边 | shàngbian | up, above |
97 | 商店 | shāngdiàn | shop, store |
98 | 谁 | shéi | who |
99 | 什么 | shénme | what |
100 | 十 | shí | ten |
101 | 是 | shì | yes, is |
102 | 手 | shǒu | hand |
103 | 书包 | shūbāo | backpack, school bag, book bag |
104 | 水 | shuǐ | water |
105 | 睡觉 | shuìjiào | sleep |
106 | 说话 | shuōhuà | talk, speak |
107 | 四 | sì | four |
108 | 岁 | suì | year of age |
109 | 她 | tā | she |
110 | 他 | tā | he |
111 | 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
112 | 同学 | tóngxué | classmate |
113 | 头发 | tóufa | hair |
114 | 玩 | wán | play |
115 | 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening, at night |
116 | 我 | wǒ | I |
117 | 我们 | wǒmen | we, us |
118 | 五 | wǔ | five |
119 | 香蕉 | xiāngjiāo | banana |
120 | 现在 | xiànzài | now |
121 | 小 | xiǎo | small |
122 | 谢谢 | xièxie | thank you |
123 | 喜欢 | xǐhuān | to like |
124 | 星期 | xīngqī | week |
125 | 熊猫 | xióngmāo | panda |
126 | 学生 | xuésheng | student |
127 | 学习 | xuéxí | learn, study |
128 | 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
129 | 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eyes |
130 | 颜色 | yánsè | color |
131 | 要 | yào | want |
132 | 也 | yě | also, too |
133 | 一 | yī | one |
134 | 医生 | yīshēng | doctor |
135 | 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
136 | 椅子 | yǐzi | chair |
137 | 有 | yǒu | have/has, there are/there is |
138 | 鱼 | yú | fish |
139 | 月 | yuè | month, the moon |
140 | 在 | zài | at, in, on,be at |
141 | 再见 | zàijiàn | good-bye |
142 | 早上 | zǎoshang | morning |
143 | 怎么 | zěnme | how |
144 | 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how is it |
145 | 这 | zhè | this |
146 | 真 | zhēn | really |
147 | 这儿 | zhèr | here |
148 | 只 | zhī | [a measure word for some animals] |
149 | 中国人 | Zhōngguórén | Chinese(people) |
150 | 桌子 | zhuōzi | desk, table |
151 | 坐 | zuò | to take, to sit |
152 | 做 | zuò | do |
153 | 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesyerday |
iPad apps to prepare your YCT test
If you are going to take the YCT exam, you can now prepare it using our apps. The app follows the exact format of the official YCT tests, so that you can practice on your own. You can take as many tests as you want, each additional test is customized for you. The app learns from you and suggests you those questions with which you struggled in your previous tests.
Even if you already master one level, we recommend you to take as many as you can, so that you are familiar with the way the test is structured and with the way to fill it out.
Your teacher and your parent can also track your progress via the app. We wish you all the success in your forthcoming YCT Test!
Are you studying with Kids way to Chinese apps or books? Then you can also take graded YCT Tests, so that you do not have to know the full vocabulary and functions of each level before taking your first tests. For instance, if you are learning YCT 1 and you are now on Lesson 2 of Kids way to Chinese app or book, you can take a YCT Level 1 test which will only have questions with the vocabulary and functions that you have learned in Lesson 1 and 2.