对于普通话水平测试究竟应该检测什么、关注什么的问题,讨论一直比较热烈。本文拟就普通话水平测试的个性及其与第二语言测试的共性进行一些探析。本文认为:作为汉语通用语的普通话水平测试,现阶段关注目标应该是管理的规范化和测试的现代化。 For Putonghua proficiency test what should be detected, what concerns, the discussion has been more enthusiastic. This article attempts to make some analyzes on the personality of Putonghua proficiency test and its commonalities with the second language test. This paper argues that: as a Putonghua proficiency test for Mandarin Chinese, the current focus should be on the standardization of management and the modernization of testing.