Mastery of at least 5,000 commonly-used Chinese vocabulary;
Mastery of advanced Chinese grammar for foreigners;
Mastery of at least 2,000 Chinese characters;
Ability of reading Chinese newspapers and books, and literary works and mastery of required written Chinese;
Ability for fluent conversations in Chinese;
Ability to write Chinese compositions of about 800 characters;
Some understanding of Chinese culture and the Chinese society