Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education (National Standard: Application and Interpretation) (hereinafter referred to as the Interpretation) is an interpretation of the practical use of Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education (hereinafter referred to as the Standards), giving a further explanation and demonstration of the Standards in terms of its overall framework, descriptors, lists of syllables, characters, and vocabulary as well as the grammar syllabus.

The Interpretation is divided into three volumes:
Volume 1 deals with three sections of the Standards – Grade Descriptors, List of Syllables, and List of Characters. In addition to the contents in the Standards, for the List of Syllables, the Interpretation has added representative characters for syllables at each level and an alphabetically ordered overall list; for the List of Characters, the Interpretation has added an alphabetically ordered overall list of characters, an alphabetically ordered list of graded homophones, and an overall list of characters for writing.

Volume 2 focuses on the Vocabulary List in the Standards, marking the parts of speech of words at each level and including an additional overall list arranged in alphabetical order.

Volume 3 focuses on the Syllabus of Grammar in the Standards, making a complete review of the syllabus and numbering grammar points at all levels in sequence.

1.The Interpretation is an important reference book that helps study, understand and apply the Standards;

2.The Interpretation employs more diversified forms of presentation and more convenient ways of retrieval to facilitate the reader's search and use.

For international Chinese language teachers and postgraduate students, learners and researchers who are studying international Chinese language education.

Center for Language Education and Cooperation, China’s Ministry of Education (MOE)