HSK Test Syllabus is officially compiled by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation. This series is the primary foundation and guidance for HSK questions and tests. With 6 levels in total, HSK Test Syllabus includes the following parts: HSK Introduction, Topic Outline, Task Outline, Language Point Outline, Vocabulary Outline, Test Requirements and Procedures, Sample HSK Paper, Answer Card, Listening script, Answer Key and Score Report. The 2009 edition of HSK Test Syllabus has been revised and improved in accordance with a thematic and task-based teaching theoryand approach, including communicative topics and language tasks. The 2015 edition has added topic outlines and task outlines, revised language point outlines and detailed vocabulary outlines. It aims to better serve international Chinese language learners and provide a teaching reference for Chinese language teachers at home and abroad. It also offers a guideline for institutes and agencies in different countries to comprehensively evaluate learners’ Chinese language proficiency and check the effectiveness of Chinese teaching.