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Cambridge Pre-U Mandarin Chinese (9778)

Syllabus overview

The Cambridge Pre-U Mandarin Chinese syllabus equips learners who are learning Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language with the skills to survive in a Chinese environment. The syllabus also provides a stepping stone for university courses in Chinese and Chinese studies. As well as allowing learners to develop their language skills, the syllabus fosters an awareness of Chinese culture and history.

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The syllabus year refers to the year in which the examination will be taken.

Important notices

Withdrawal of Cambridge Pre-U Mandarin Chinese (9778)
- The last examination series for Cambridge Pre-U Mandarin Chinese (9778) will be June 2023. There is a resit opportunity in June 2024, there is no option for candidates to resit after this date. We communicated this decision to schools in November 2019.
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- We have made some changes to the wording and layout of the front covers of our question papers to reflect the new Cambridge International branding and to make instructions clearer for candidates.
  
  You will see these changes on live question papers from June 2020 and therefore we have made these changes on the specimen materials for this syllabus. The specimen questions and mark schemes remain the same.

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