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HSK 1 Course

  • Lesson 1: Introduction to Chinese
  • Lesson 2: Introducing Yourself
  • Lesson 3: Numbers and Age (Counting Numbers, 二 & 两)
  • Lesson 4: Time and Dates (Expressing Time & Date)
  • Lesson 5: Family Members and Relationships
  • Lesson 6: Possession and Demonstratives (Using 的)
  • Lesson 7: Basic Verbs and Daily Activities
  • Lesson 8: Locations and Directions (Using 在, Prepositions)
  • Reading Practice Exercise
  • Lesson 9: Sentence Structure (SVO, Serial Verbs, Special Patterns)
  • Lesson 10: Asking Questions (吗, 呢, Wh-questions)
  • Lesson 11: Negation with 不 and 没有
  • Lesson 12: Expressing Ability (会 and 能)
  • Lesson 13: Using 了 to Indicate Completed Actions
  • Lesson 14: Shopping and Asking Prices
  • Lesson 15: Ordering in a Restaurant
  • Lesson 16: Conversation Practice
  • Lesson 17: Basics of Chinese Characters
  • Lesson 18: Writing and Reading Practice
  • HSK 1 Grammar Review & Mock Exam

Please note that most of our stories contain 5-20% words from higher HSK levels, this way you will learn new words through immersion and context. It also makes the stories more interesting to read, as there are more writing possibilities.

Hover/click on any Chinese character to see the English translation.

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