Analysis of Reading Comprehension Ability in Mandarin Language among Undergraduate students

This study was conducted to determine undergraduate students' reading comprehension in the class of 2017, Mandarin Language Education Study Program, Universitas Tanjungpura by administering the HSK Level IV test. The reading comprehension was divided into three sections: vocabulary, structure, sentence arrangement, and understanding of the reading text's content. The test results showed that the average score obtained by undergraduate students only reached the level of completion. This case indicated that undergraduate students' understanding of vocabulary in reading reaches 77%, undergraduate students' understanding of structure and sentence arrangement is only 52.7%, and student's understanding of the content of the text reaches 70%. Based on the results, it can be concluded that undergraduate students lack of understanding of the structure and sentence arrangement contained in the reading problem on the HSK level IV test. Keywords: Reading, HSK Level IV, Comprehension Ability