新中小学生汉语考试(YCT)是一项国际汉语能力标准化考试，考查汉语非第一语言的中小学生日常生活和学习中运用汉语的能力。新YCT分笔试和口试两部分。笔试包括YCT(一级)、YCT(二级)、YCT(三级)、YCT(四级)；口试包括YCT(初级)和YCT(中级)。 YCT口试考查考生的汉语口头表达能力，分初级、中级两个等级。 通过初级的考生可以听懂并用汉语口头表达较为熟悉的日常汉语，满足基本交际需求。词汇量约200个。 通过中级的考生可以听懂并用汉语与汉语为母语者进行简单的口头交流。词汇量约400个。
The Youth Chinese Test (YCT) is an international standardised Chinese language proficiency test that tests the ability of primary and secondary school students whose Chinese is not their first language to use Chinese in their daily lives and studies. The new YCT has two parts: a written test and an oral test. The written test includes YCT (Level 1), YCT (Level 2), YCT (Level 3) and YCT (Level 4); the oral test includes YCT (Elementary) and YCT (Intermediate). YCT (Level 1) tests candidates’ ability to use Chinese in everyday life. The YCT oral examination tests candidates’ ability to express themselves orally in Chinese, and is divided into two levels: elementary and intermediate. Candidates who pass the elementary level can understand and verbalise in Chinese the more familiar everyday Chinese language to meet basic communicative needs. The vocabulary is approximately 200 words. Intermediate candidates can understand and communicate verbally with native speakers of Chinese in a simple manner. The vocabulary is approximately 400 words.
