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(一级)考查考生的日常汉语应用能力。通过YCT(一级)的考生可以理解并使用最常用的汉语词语和句子，具备进一学习汉语的能力。
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. Candidates who pass YCT (Level 1) can understand and use the most commonly used Chinese words and sentences and have the ability to learn Chinese further.
