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Learn Chinese: Basic Mandarin Chinese HSK 1 for Beginners

Name: Learn Chinese: Basic Mandarin Chinese HSK 1 for Beginners
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Master Basic Mandarin Chinese Essential Skills for Daily Conversations and Exam Success

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Created byStickLearn Studio

Last updated 6/2026

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What you'll learn

Proper Chinese Pronunciation
Elementary Chinese Grammar
150+ Common Chinese
Basic Chinese Listening Comprehension
Simple Chinese Sentence Construction
Prepare for HSK1 test

Course content

10 sections • 188 lectures • 12h 30m total length

Getting to Know Your Teacher1:14
How to Use This Course | Learning Guide0:41
Learning Outcomes of Lesson 10:06
What is Pinyin?1:56
Welcome to your first lesson in this Chinese class. As with any language course, the key to mastery is practice, so feel free to move at your pace, repeating the videos as you need to. You may also pause the videos while taking notes or practising the pronunciations multiple times. Good luck on your journey to Chinese fluency!
Chinese is a Tonal Language9:56
Greeting people in Chinese3:08
Chinese culture-Greeting1:45
Simple finals9:36
Practice the Simple Finals in the Four Tones1:11
Compound finals-ai,ao,ei3:50
Compound Finals ou,ie,iu3:56
Compound Finals ui,üe,er4:03
What are nasal finals?1:49
Nasal Finals an,en, in3:45
Nasal Finals ang, eng, ing, ong5:03
Nasal Finals un,ün2:39
Sorry and it doesn’t matter1:44
Quiz
Introduction to China(中国)2:17
Chinese Culture-Ethnic Groups1:01

Learning Outcomes of Lesson 20:07
“Thanks” in Chinese2:18
Pinyin Initials b,p,m,f4:12
Pinyin Initials d,t,n,l3:44
Pinyin Initials g,k,h2:59
Practice “g,k,h” with some finals2:42
Pinyin Initials j,q,x6:35
Practice j, q, x with Some Finals2:42
Pinyin Initials z,c,s3:58
Practice z, c, s with Some Finals2:52
Pinyin Initials zh,ch,sh,r4:22
Practice zh, ch, sh, r with Some Finals2:56
Pinyin Initials y,w0:57
Tone Change Rule for 不 (bù)1:23
Pinyin rule2:11
Text-10:46
Text-21:14
Text-30:40
Quiz
Homework0:04
Check your pronunciation in the homework2:24
Chinese culture-Han ethnic group1:39
Great wall2:14

Learning Outcomes of Lesson 30:11
Introduction of lesson 31:11
Vocabulary2:53
Grammar-you,we, Chinese name2:40
Grammar-Introduce name in Chinese2:55
Grammar-Rules about question words in Chinese5:02
Text-11:57
Words and expressions3:58
Speaking Practice2:56
Say some sentences using the words you've learned in Lesson 3
Grammar-Standard negation with 不 (bù)1:59
Supplementary words and expressions4:25
Yes-no questions with 吗 "ma"3:49
Quiz
Text-21:40
Express nationality in Chinese2:19
Text-32:26
Pinyin whole syllables1:43
Quiz
Homework: Conversation practice1:55
English translations for all conversation sentences are in Resources. Please feel free to check them if you need help.
Chinese culture-The Spring Festival(1)2:13

Learning Outcomes of Lesson 40:05
Vocabulary2:45
“He” and “She” in Chinese2:48
Quiz
Vocabuary and expressions(汉语-hàn yǔ)4:03
Grammar-Express possession in Chinese6:18
Reading exercise(的-de)2:58
Speaking Practice(的-de)1:50
Grammar ”Who is he?” in Chinese4:41
Text-12:49
In this video, you will find the vocabulary words and sentences taught in the course put together as a dialogue for your practice.
Grammar-”Which” in Chinese2:55
Grammar-General Questions with 呢 (ne)1:51
Speaking Practice(呢-ne)2:13
Text-22:46
Text-34:12
Pinyin spelling practice2:06
Quiz
Homework: Conversation practice2:32
Chinese culture-Dragon Boat Festival0:53

Learning Outcomes of Lesson 50:07
Numbers 0 to 102:24
Numbers 10 to 1008:33
Number Speaking Practice3:07
Vocabulary and Sentences (家-jiā)4:01
Grammar-measure word(口-kǒu）4:54
Grammar and Speaking Practice-to have5:09
Grammar and Speaking Practice-there be6:00
Vocabulary-how many4:49
Grammar-measure word4:54
Text-1（Listening practice）2:33
Vocabulary and sentences3:32
Pinyin Rule-Tone Change of "一 yī "2:25
Grammar-ask about someone's age(1)6:40
Text-2（Listening practice）4:09
In this video, you will find the vocabulary words and sentences taught in the course put together as a dialogue for your practice.
Grammar-ask about someone's age(2)2:56
Text-3（Listening practice）7:29
Review Vocabulary2:23
Pinyin spelling practice1:59
Quiz
Homework: Conversation practice2:39
Chinese culture-Water Splashing Festival2:23

Learning Outcomes of Lesson 60:08
Vocabulary and speaking practice (说-shuō）5:17
Vocabulary and speaking practice（妈妈-mā mɑ）2:45
Grammar-（会huì）6:12
Text-1 (Listening practice)5:48
Vocabulary and sentences（菜-cài）3:56
Vocabulary and speaking practice（做菜-zuò cài ）7:20
Grammar-(很-hěn)8:19
Speaking practice((很-hěn)6:39
Text-26:10
Vocabulary and sentences（汉字-hàn zì）3:41
Speaking practice（会-huì ）4:30
Vocabulary and speaking practice（读-dú）9:42
Grammar (怎么-zěnme)6:07
Text-34:31
In this video, you will find the vocabulary words and sentences taught in the course put together as a dialogue for your practice.
Review vocabulary2:31
Pinyin spelling practice1:58
Quiz
Homework
Chinese culture |Beijing Ancient & Modern3:04

Learning Outcomes of Lesson 70:08
Vocabulary and speaking practice（请qǐnɡ-please）8:42
Expression(请问-qǐngwèn)2:01
Grammar-express years in Chinese2:40
Listening practice for years4:05
Grammar(月yuè-month）4:14
Listening test for months2:25
Grammar(号hào-date)3:04
Listening test for dates3:21
Ask about the date in Chinese（1）1:52
Ask about the date in Chinese（2）2:41
Grammar(星期xīnɡ qī-week)4:10
Ask about a day of the week2:30
The way to express dates in Chinese2:56
Exercice to express dates3:49
Text-14:42
Text-24:07
Vocabulary(学校-xuéxiào，看-kàn）4:17
Grammar(去qù)9:59
Learn"go to some place to do something" structure9:11
Learning how to ask about activites and actions2:23
Practice-Ask questions4:59
Text-35:01
Review vocabulary2:42
Quiz
Pinyin spelling practice3:23
Homework
Chinese Culture | Confucius3:11

Learning Outcomes of Lesson 80:14
Vocabulary and Conversation practice（茶- chá）6:56
Vocabulary and Conversation practice（好吃-hǎochī ）5:49
Grammar-(想-xiǎng)13:41
Listening practice5:36
Text-13:42
Listening practice (time of day)7:07
Vocabulary (商店-shāng diàn）8:39
Grammar-Common Measure Word9:30
In this video, I focus on teaching the measure word '个’. For those wanting to explore more measure words, download this Measure Word Dictionary eBook—your guide with examples to expand your skills!
Vocabulary-(买-mǎi)10:39
Text-27:57
Vocabulary(这-zhè，那-nà）9:11
Vocabulary(Chinese currency)3:49
Vocabulary(多少 -duō shǎo)9:57
Differences Between "多少-duō shǎo" and "几-jǐ"1:14
Quiz
Text-35:54
Review vocabulary3:48
Quiz
Homework0:06
This assignment aims to assess your ability to use Chinese grammar and understand vocabulary. By rearranging the given words in each set into proper sentences, your mastery of sentence structure and word meaning in Chinese will be tested.
Homework explanation3:39
If you have difficulty or questions with this homework, feel free to watch this video.
Chinese Culture |Great Hall of the People1:04

Learning Outcomes of Lesson 90:07
Vocabulary (小-xiǎo)8:54
Quiz
The retroflex Final5:06
Vocabulary(这-zhèr，那-nàr）2:31
Positional words: on, below12:17
Text-16:12
Vocaulary-(儿子-ér zi，医生-yī sheng，工作-gōng zuò)12:33
'Do Something in Some Place' in Chinese9:09
Quiz
Text-26:47
Grammar-呢(ne) to ask about location8:33
Quiz
Text-34:20
A quick note, sometimes I marked "bu" as the second tone here to help you with pronunciation, but we always write it as the fourth tone in formal Pinyin spelling.
Review Vocabulary2:35
Quiz
Homework: Conversation Practice3:44
English translations for all conversation sentences are in Resources. Please feel free to check them if you need help.

Requirements

A willingness to improve your Chinese pronunciation
A willingness to establish a good foundation for learning Chinese

Description

>>> New Lesson Alert | Updated: January 2, 2026 <<<

Master practical location communication: Ask about where people/things are (e.g., 我的书在哪儿？ → Wǒ de shū zài nǎ’r?) and state where actions take place (e.g., 我在学校看书 → Wǒ zài xuéxiào kàn shū; 妈妈在家做饭 → Māmā zài jiā zuò fàn). This HSK 1-aligned lesson builds critical real-life Chinese skills—don’t miss it!

Dreaming of having simple conversations in Chinese? Or looking to ace the HSK 1 exam and build a rock-solid foundation for your future studies?

Welcome to my HSK 1 Standard Course! This is a meticulously designed, step-by-step program specifically for absolute beginners. It will take you from knowing zero Chinese to confidently mastering everything you need for the HSK 1 exam, and more importantly, using Chinese in real-life situations.

What You Will Gain:

Solid Foundation: Master the 150 core vocabulary words, essential grammar rules, and complete Pinyin system required for HSK 1.
Practical Speaking Skills: Through immersive practice, learn how to introduce yourself, order food, ask for directions, and engage in other common daily conversations.
HSK 1 Exam Mastery: Get an in-depth breakdown of the HSK 1 test format, question types, and proven strategies to maximize your score.
Authentic Pronunciation Guidance: Receive targeted tips and exercises to help English speakers overcome common pronunciation challenges and speak clear, standard Mandarin.

Who This Course Is For:

Absolute beginners with zero prior knowledge of Chinese.
Learners preparing for the HSK 1 exam who need a structured review.
Anyone with an interest in Chinese culture who wants to start communicating.

Course Format:

Each lesson combines clear, concise explanations with interactive examples and practical exercises.
The course follows a proven "Learn-Practice-Apply" methodology, ensuring you can use what you learn immediately.
Downloadable resources, including a complete vocabulary list, practice questions, and answer keys, are provided to aid your revision.

Start your Chinese learning journey today! This isn't just a course—it's your first key to unlocking the world of Chinese.

Who this course is for:

Absolute beginners
Intermediate or advanced Chinese learners who want to refresh and improve their accent and pronunciation
Anyone who wants to learn more about Chinese pronunciation and learn how to improve their Mandarin Chinese accent
People who have difficulties with Chinese tones
Student who taking HSK test

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