The classification system for international Chinese education refers to a relatively stable form of Chi-nese education from a global perspective.Its construction involves the summarization,positioning,and systematization of the characteristics of various types of Chinese educational forms around the world.In the Classification of Instructional Programs for Graduate Education(2022)by the Ministry of Educa-tion,"International Chinese Education"is independently categorized as a professional degree under the field of education,proposing new research topics for this discipline.The classification system not only serves as the foundation of the discipline's theoretical system,but also provides a theoretical basis for the top-level design of global Chinese education development.Based on a comprehensive investigation of Chi-nese educational forms worldwide,this paper intends to construct the classification system from the per-spectives of spatial distribution,educational settings,educational objectives,educational nature,acquisi-tion sequence,language status,technological applications,and teaching methods.It vertically refines the classification system layer by layer and horizontally clarifies the relationships between parallel and cross-fusion.Due to the continuous development and changes in international Chinese education,the classifica-tion system possesses openness and dynamic characteristics.This paper constructs a"3+N"classification system for international Chinese education,which consists of 3 main levels,14 main types,and several basic types,providing a framework.This paper also elaborates on the connotations,construction ideas,and perspectives of the classification system and proposes that the classification of international Chinese ed-ucation should not solely rely on foreign theories of second language education or purely on rational specu-lation.Instead,it should be based on the facts of Chinese education in each country and supported by prac-tical cases for classification purposes.