Terms of Service

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using the HSKview website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you disagree with any part of these terms, please do not use our site.

Service Provided "As-Is"

HSKview provides Chinese-language-learning reference materials on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not warrant the absolute accuracy, completeness or fitness for any particular purpose of dictionary entries, stroke-order data, vocabulary levels or example content. All content is for educational reference only. You use the website at your own risk.

Some core features of the Service are provided free of charge. We reserve the right to introduce premium features, subscriptions or paid services in the future. All existing free‑core functionality will remain available to users without charge.

Intellectual Property & Data Licenses

Website interface, layout and original code are intellectual property of HSKview. Third-party source data is governed by respective open-source licenses:

• CC-CEDICT (MDBG) dictionary: CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Some dictionary entries have been edited and curated for this website.
• Stroke-order data from hanzi-writer-data / Make-Me-a-Hanzi: Arphic Public License.

You must comply with all applicable open-source license terms if you reuse, redistribute or modify data obtained from this website.

Prohibited Uses

• Launch large-scale automated scraping, bulk downloading or high-frequency robot traffic that disrupts normal website operation.
• Misuse our service for illegal, harmful or infringing purposes.
• Attempt to bypass security mechanisms of the site.

Non-automated, reasonable copying for personal individual study is permitted. Any redistribution of third‑party dataset content from this site must comply with the respective open‑source license terms.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, HSKview shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential damages arising out of your access to or use of this website. This limitation applies to direct damages as well, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

Contact & Copyright Notices

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Modifications

We reserve the right to update these Terms of Service. Revised terms will be published on this page with an updated date. Your continued use after publication constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.