（1）作为达到进中国高等院校入系学习专业或报考研究生所要求的实际汉语水平的证明。
（2）作为汉语水平达到某种等级或免修相应级别汉语课程的证明。
（3）作为聘用机构录用人员时评价其汉语水平的依据。
《汉语水平证书》和成绩单的发放
汉语水平证书及成绩单两个月内由考试主办单位寄往各考点承办单位，考生可凭准考证到承办单位报名处领取，或申请由承办单位将证书和成绩单寄给考生本人。
考试主办单位保留证书和成绩单的时间为二年，若考试后二年内不来领取，主办单位不再保留。
补发成绩单的规定
因求职、联系学校需补办成绩证明者，可在考试成绩有效期之内持准考证前来北京语言大学中国汉语水平考试考务中心办理补办手续。办手续时须交一定数额的手续费、成本费。
《汉语水平证书》的有效期
汉语水平证书长期有效。HSK成绩作为外国留学生来华入中国高等院校学习的证明，其有效期为两年（自考试当日算起）。
The functions of HSK Certificates
（1）to certify that the holder has acquired the required Chinese Proficiency to enter a college or university as an undergraduate or graduate student.
（2）to certify that the holder can be exempt from taking the Chinese language course depending on the level of certification.
（3）as a basis for the employers to evaluate the Chinese proficiency of the job applicants.
The Issuing of HSK Certificates and Test Report Form
The HSK certificate and test report form will be mailed to the HSK test centers by the organizer within two months after the test. Candidates may obtain certificates and test report forms either by collecting them in person at the test center or by mail from the test center.
The retention period of the certificate and the test report form is 2 years. If the candidate does still not claim them after 2 years, the organizer will not keep them any longer.
Regulations on reissuing test report forms
Candidates may come to the HSK Center of BLCU and can require a reissue of the test report form for the purpose of employment or application for study in a university within the valid period of the test result. There are handling and cost charges for it.
Period of Validity for HSK Certificates
The HSK certificate has a permanent validity, whereas the accompanying test report will only be valid for two years (beginning from the date of the test session) as the certification for foreign students to enter a college or university in China.
