Abstract: The instrumental and humanistic characteristics of higher vocational Chinese education havebecome more and more important in cultivating students' professional ability and the urgency of higher vo-cational Chinese teaching reform is becoming more and more intense. Based on the outstanding professional characteristics of the Chinese teaching reform in higher vocational colleges , and in order to meetthe needs of cultivating high-quality technical talents, the teaching reform should effectively strengthenhe construction of double-qualified”teachers , integrate professional knowledge into the Chinese classroom teaching in higher vocational colleges , and make efforts to improve students' professional ability.

Key words: higher vocational Chinese education, professional ability, teaching reform