World Chinese Reading Competition for Youth and Children

Entry Requirements：

1、Basic Knowledge of Chinese Reading

Focus on fundamental concepts of Chinese reading, including the structural rules of Chinese characters (such as pictographs, self-explanatory characters, associative compounds, and pictophonetic characters), word collocation rules, and the composition and types of sentences. It systematically examines the basic structure of texts, common rhetorical devices, and basic characteristics of different genres. It covers the evolutionary features of Chinese characters, the development and changes of vocabulary, and their meanings in different contexts. It also involves an in-depth understanding of the logical organization of text language, the laws of semantic expression, and the basic elements of reading—including the connections between characters, words, and sentences, the basic framework of discourses, and a basic overview of major genres.

2、Chinese Reading Phenomena and Literary Principles

Explore the causes, mechanisms, and impacts of reading-related events, such as differences in understanding of the same text among different readers, information screening and processing during reading, and the generation and interpretation of text meanings. It analyzes factors affecting reading effects (such as reading habits and cultural backgrounds) and basic methods of literary appreciation (such as analyzing character images and grasping thematic ideas). It conducts in-depth research on the language style and expressive effects of texts, creative techniques in literary works (such as symbolism and contrast), and literary characteristics in different historical contexts. It also explores the influence of social culture on text creation and reading interpretation (such as the reflection of traditional festivals in literary works and the impact of modern life on text content).

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3、Practice and Application of Chinese Reading

Strengthen reading skills, including the application of common reading methods (such as intensive reading, skimming, and speed reading) and reading techniques for different types of texts (such as narratives, expository texts, and argumentative essays). Through case studies simulating actual reading scenarios, it interprets text information, extracts core viewpoints, analyzes the author’s intentions, and designs simple reading research plans. It initially uses reading tools (such as dictionaries and lexica) to solve character and word problems in reading and to summarize and organize text content.

4、Question Types and Difficulty Levels
The question types are diverse, including multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, short-answer questions, essay questions, and text analysis questions.Based on age and knowledge level.​