Lesson 1
Open chapter你好
Hello
This opening lesson focuses on pronunciation, so grammar practice begins in a later lesson.
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HSK 1 · Grammar garden
Small patterns. Useful Chinese.
Every point is placed beside the workbook lesson where learners first meet it.
46 guided grammar points
Lesson-led study
46 pointsBuild the pattern in context.
Lessons 1–2 establish pronunciation. Grammar begins in Lesson 3 and grows one practical structure at a time.
Lesson 2
Open chapter谢谢你
Thank you
This opening lesson focuses on pronunciation, so grammar practice begins in a later lesson.
Lesson 3
Open chapter你叫什么名字
What’s your name
The question word 什么
什么 / 什么 + noun你叫什么？Nǐ jiào shénme?
What are you called?Sentences with 是
A（不）是 B我不是老师。Wǒ bú shì lǎoshī.
I am not a teacher.Yes/no questions with 吗
statement + 吗？你是中国人吗？Nǐ shì Zhōngguó rén ma?
Are you Chinese?Lesson 4
Open chapter她是我的汉语老师
She is my Chinese teacher
The question word 谁
谁？他是谁？Tā shì shuí?
Who is he?The question word 哪
哪 + noun你是哪国人？Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
Which country are you from?The structural particle 的
noun/pronoun + 的 + noun这是我的书。Zhè shì wǒ de shū.
This is my book.Follow-up questions with 呢
A……。B 呢？我是中国人。你呢？Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén. Nǐ ne?
I am Chinese. How about you?Lesson 5
Open chapter她女儿今年二十岁
Her daughter is 20 years old this year
The question word 几
几 + measure word + noun你家有几口人？Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
How many people are in your family?Numbers below one hundred
一……九十九她女儿二十岁。Tā nǚ’ér èrshí suì.
Her daughter is twenty.了 for a new situation
sentence + 了你几岁了？Nǐ jǐ suì le?
How old are you now?Asking age with 多大
多大？你多大了？Nǐ duō dà le?
How old are you?Lesson 6
Open chapter我会说汉语
I can speak Chinese
The modal verb 会
（不）会 + verb我会写汉字。Wǒ huì xiě Hànzì.
I can write Chinese characters.Adjective predicates
subject + degree adverb + adjective我的汉语很好。Wǒ de Hànyǔ hěn hǎo.
My Chinese is very good.The question word 怎么
怎么 + verb？这个汉字怎么写？Zhège Hànzì zěnme xiě?
How do you write this character?Lesson 7
Open chapter今天几号
What’s the date today
Dates
月 + 日/号 + 星期今天是二月十七号，星期一。Jīntiān shì èr yuè shíqī hào, xīngqīyī.
Today is Monday, February 17.Nominal predicates
subject + nominal predicate我的汉语老师三十三岁。Wǒ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī sānshísān suì.
My Chinese teacher is 33.Serial verb sentences
去 + place + verb我去学校看书。Wǒ qù xuéxiào kàn shū.
I go to school to read.Lesson 8
Open chapter我想喝茶
I’d like some tea
The modal verb 想
（不）想 + verb我想买杯子。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi bēizi.
I want to buy a cup.The question word 多少
多少 + noun这个杯子多少钱？Zhège bēizi duōshao qián?
How much is this cup?Measure words 个 and 口
number + measure word + noun我家有三口人。Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén.
There are three people in my family.Expressing prices
元 / 块这个杯子三块。Zhège bēizi sān kuài.
This cup is three yuan.Lesson 9
Open chapter你儿子在哪儿工作
Where does your son work
在 as a verb
subject + 在 + place小猫在椅子下面。Xiǎomāo zài yǐzi xiàmian.
The cat is under the chair.在 as a preposition
subject + 在 + place + verb他在医院工作。Tā zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.
He works in a hospital.The question word 哪儿
verb + 哪儿？你在哪儿？Nǐ zài nǎr?
Where are you?Existence with 有
place +（没）有 + noun桌子下有猫。Zhuōzi xià yǒu māo.
There is a cat under the table.The conjunction 和
A 和 B桌子上有电脑和书。Zhuōzi shàng yǒu diànnǎo hé shū.
There is a computer and a book on the desk.Lesson 10
Open chapter我能坐这儿吗
Can I sit here
The modal verb 能
（不）能 + verb我能坐这儿吗？Wǒ néng zuò zhèr ma?
Can I sit here?Polite requests with 请
请 + verb请坐！Qǐng zuò!
Please sit down!Lesson 11
Open chapter现在几点
What’s the time now
Telling time
上午/下午 + 点 + 分下午五点十五分。Xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn shíwǔ fēn.
5:15 p.m.Time words as adverbials
subject + time + verb我们六点吃饭。Wǒmen liù diǎn chīfàn.
We eat at six.The time word 前
time + 前你星期五前能回家吗？Nǐ xīngqīwǔ qián néng huí jiā ma?
Can you be home by Friday?Lesson 12
Open chapter明天天气怎么样
What will the weather be like tomorrow
The question word 怎么样
noun + 怎么样？明天天气怎么样？Míngtiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
What will the weather be like tomorrow?Subject-predicate predicates
S1 + [S2 + predicate]你身体怎么样？Nǐ shēntǐ zěnmeyàng?
How are you?The degree adverb 太
太……了今天太热了！Jīntiān tài rè le!
It is so hot today!会 for possibility
（不）会 + verb今天不会下雨。Jīntiān bú huì xiàyǔ.
It will not rain today.Lesson 13
Open chapter他在学做中国菜呢
He is learning to cook Chinese food
The interjection 喂
喂，……喂，你在做什么呢？Wèi, nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?
Hello, what are you doing?Ongoing actions with 在……呢
（没）在 + verb +（呢）我在看电视呢。Wǒ zài kàn diànshì ne.
I am watching television.Telephone numbers
1 is read yāo他的电话是138-0156-7749。Tā de diànhuà shì yāo sān bā…
His phone number is 138-0156-7749.The particle 吧
sentence + 吧你下午给她打电话吧。Nǐ xiàwǔ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà ba.
Call her this afternoon.Lesson 14
Open chapter她买了不少衣服
She has bought quite a few clothes
了 for completed events
subject + verb + 了 + object早上我买了一点儿苹果。Zǎoshang wǒ mǎi le yìdiǎnr píngguǒ.
I bought some apples this morning.Negating past actions with 没
subject + 没 + verb + object我没去商店。Wǒ méi qù shāngdiàn.
I did not go to the shop.The time word 后
time + 后我四十分钟后回来。Wǒ sìshí fēnzhōng hòu huílái.
I will be back in forty minutes.Lesson 15
Open chapter我是坐飞机来的
I came here by air
The particle 啊
sentence + 啊今天天气真好啊！Jīntiān tiānqì zhēn hǎo a!
What beautiful weather!The adverb 都
plural subject + 都 + verb茶和水我都喜欢。Chá hé shuǐ wǒ dōu xǐhuan.
I like both tea and water.The 是……的 construction
subject + 是 + manner + verb + 的我们是坐出租车来的。Wǒmen shì zuò chūzūchē lái de.
We came by taxi.Full dates
year + month + date + weekday二〇二〇年二月二号，星期日。Èr líng èr líng nián èr yuè èr hào, xīngqīrì.
Sunday, February 2, 2020.