Course: HSK Standard Course Level 1: 1.2

Today we will learn the collocation of the second tone and the other tones. Can you please practise the following pinyin which all start with the second tones: guójiā lóufáng …

Dialogue 2 A: 昨天是几月几号？Zuótiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào ？what was the date yesterday? B: 昨天是8月31号，星期二。Zuótiān shì bā yuè sānshíyī hào ，xīngqī èr 。It was Tuesday, August 31st. A: 明天呢？Míngtiān …

let’s look at the new words first. 请qǐng (polite) please 问wèn to ask, to inquire 请问 qǐng wèn excuse me when you want to ask somebody something, you are supposed …

Three new strokes 撇折 piězhé left-falling to turning 斜钩 xiégōu slanting hook 提 tí rising Can you find these three strokes in the following characters: 东，去，现， 找 Three new characters …

New words 写 xiě to write 汉字 hànzì Chinese character 字zì character, word 怎么 zěnme How 读 dú to read Language points the interrogative pronoun “怎么”. 这个汉字 + 怎么 + …

Have you tried Chinese food before? New words 菜 cài dish, cuisine 做 zuò to make/produce 做菜 zuò cài to cook 好吃 hǎochī delicious Affirmative form 好吃；Negative form 不好吃 很 …

Today we are going to learn how to say the things you can do and the things you can’t do in Chinese, first let’s learn the new words. New words …

As we mentioned at the beginning of HSK 1.2, to read and be able to recognise Chinese Character is vital for your learning journey. Some students may ask how can …

New characters 上 shàng up; above 下 xià down; below 本 běn the root of everything “本”originally looked like a tree with a dot sign at its bottom, therefore it …

A character with a neutral tone will be pronounced in a short and light way. The neutral tone doesn’t have a tone mark. If you see a syllable without a …

New word 坐 zuò sit 能 néng can/ able Language points The sentence structure 能……吗？often used to indicate a request of hope for permission. Here is a situation: 你的朋友有一本汉语书，你想看。What should …

New words 前 面 qiánmiàn front 后 面 hòumiàn behind 右 面 yòumiàn right side 左 面 zuǒmiàn left side 上 面 shàngmiàn above 下 面xiàmiàn under 王 方 Wáng …

New words 本 běn measure word for books 电脑 diànnǎo computer 桌子 zhuōzi desk/table 和 hé and 上 (面) shàng miàn above 里(面) lǐ miàn inside 外(面) wài miàn outside …

New characters 子zǐ baby 在 zài to live; to exist 工 gōng worker; to work Character structures In previous lessons, we have learnt 4 types of compound structures. Such as …

Today we will practise the collocation of the second tone and the other tones. Can you please read the following pinyin which all start with the fourth tones: 电灯 diàndēng …