HSK 1 Standard Course / Level A1 – Teacher Explanation

Learn how to greet in Chinese using ni hao, and identify the singular you pronoun and simple responses that say you are good and you are nice.

Learn how to greet in Chinese with polite forms, distinguishing singular you from you guys, and using appropriate expressions when meeting someone for the first time.

Learn how to say I'm sorry in Chinese and respond with it's okay, and review greetings such as ni hao and nimen to address multiple people.

Learn to say thank you in Chinese (xièxiè), respond with bú kèqì, and practice polite exchanges for saying no thanks and acknowledging gratitude in everyday conversations.

learn how to reply to thanks in Chinese with polite and neutral options, from you’re welcome to shorter, lighter responses, including pushier choices for not needing to say thank you.

Master basic Chinese greetings like ni hao, xiexie, dui bu qi, and zai jian, and learn the rule that again comes before see in sentences.

Learn to ask and answer 'what's your name' in Chinese, using ming as name, and remember the family-name-first order and simple question structure.

explains basic Chinese characters for person and China and America, how to name countries, and form simple questions with ma to say are you Chinese.

Explore basic Chinese pronouns and possessives, and how modifiers like 'beautiful' describe nouns, plus forming end-of-sentence questions with a question particle, with teacher examples.

Learn to turn statements into questions in Chinese by adding at the end, and practice asking 'are you Chinese' and 'which country are you from' with 'what about you'.

Learn how to say 'my classmates' in Chinese and why modern Chinese favors two-syllable words for clarity, with emphasis on pronunciation, tone, and natural daily conversation about friends.

Learn Chinese measure words and counting with family vocabulary, and practice asking and answering how many people are in your family using the measure word 个.

Learn how to say you have a daughter and count daughters, and how to ask and answer your daughter's age using le to show change this year.

Learn to ask how big and how old in Chinese, using examples like how big is this table and how old is that person.

Learn how to say I can speak Chinese and express ability with key phrases, practice asking and answering about speaking Chinese, and review family terms like mama in context.

Learn to ask and state dates in Chinese using polite starters like please and Ch'ing, and practice saying today, the date, and the month and day with numbers.

Learn to ask 'what's the date' and answer with the Chinese date order: year, month, day, while practicing yesterday, tomorrow, and specific dates such as August 1st and September 2nd.

Learn to use the verb go with places like the library or a friend's home, noting in Chinese there is no plural when you read a book or read books.

Learn Mandarin requests by using drink for beverages and eat for foods, with examples like I would like to drink some tea and I would like to eat rice.

Learn practical Chinese shopping phrases and the time-location-action sentence order, to say I want to buy three cups and understand measure words.

Learn to use how many and how much in Chinese, practice the price pattern 'this cup, how much', and explore money units like yuan and kuai in market conversations.

Learn basic Chinese family terms, like baba for father, and practice where is he, at home or in hospital, with pronunciation tips on tone and the third tongue.