"Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition
“汉语桥”中文比赛

The "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition is a large-scale international contest sponsored by Hanban, and is well-known in the cultural and educational exchanges worldwide. It consists of 3 events: "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign High School Students and "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Students in China. The competition is held yearly, organized and carried out by the Organizing Committee.
“汉语桥”中文比赛是国家汉办主办的大型国际汉语比赛项目，是世界人文交流领域的知名品牌活动，共分为“汉语桥”世界大学生中文比赛、“汉语桥”世界中学生中文比赛和“汉语桥”在华留学生汉语大赛三项比赛。每年一届，由汉语桥比赛组委会进行项目的具体组织和实施。

In recent years, the "Chinese Bridge" Competition is carried out by Hanban in cooperation with local governments, and presented to the public through TV broadcast, which has achieved good effects. So far, the "Chinese Bridge" Competition for College Students has been held 8 times, and attracted 705 college students from over 60 countries participating in the semi-finals and finals in China. The "Chinese Bridge" for High School Students has been held twice. Nearly 200 secondary school students from over 20 countries were invited to China to share their achievements and happiness during their Chinese learning. The "Chinese Bridge" for Foreign Students in China, co-hosted by Hanban and CCTV's Overseas Program Center, has been held twice, which attracted about 200 foreign students from over 40 countries in China to compete with each other. The total number of participants for preliminary rounds of the three contests has exceeded 800,000.
近年来，“汉语桥”中文比赛项目采取汉办与地方政府合作的方式，并结合电视呈现，取得较好效果。截至目前，大学生比赛已举办九届，来自世界60余个国家的812名大学生先后来华参加了复赛、决赛；中学生比赛已举办两届，20多个国家的近312名中学生受邀来到中国分享自己学习汉语的成果和快乐；在华留学生比赛由国家汉办与中央电视台海外节目中心联合主办，已连续举办三届，吸引了40多个国家的约300多名在华留学生同场竞技，争当“汉语高手”。参与三项比赛预赛的总人数已超过九万人。

The "Chinese Bridge" Competition aims to arouse the enthusiasm of students in various countries in learning Chinese and strengthen the world's understanding of Chinese language and culture. At present, the competition has become an important platform for college students of various countries to learn Chinese language and learn about China. It builds a communication bridge between young people of China and other countries. Just as the words of Liu Siwen, first place winner of the 8th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, "The 'Chinese Bridge' brings us a kind of luck. I will keep the luck and the friends in my heart. We will get together again, because our future will surely links with China. "
“汉语桥”中文比赛旨在激发各国青年学生学习汉语的积极性，增强世界对中国语言与中华文化的理解。目前，比赛已成为各国大学生学习汉语、了解中国的重要平台，在中国与世界各国青年中间架起了一座沟通心灵的桥梁。正如第八届“汉语桥”世界大学生中文比赛一等奖获得者刘思文所说的，“‘汉语桥’给我们带来了缘分，我要把这段缘分、这些朋友都放在心底；我们还会相聚，因为我们的未来，一定是和中国连在一起！”