HSK Standard Course 1 Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering the introductory materials and the first three lessons of HSK 1 Standard Course, including administrative details, levels, and fundamental Pinyin rules.}点 basics, and core, and and grammar markers.} language.} terms.

Hanban

Confucius Institute Headquarters

Jiang Liping

Lead Author of the HSK Standard Course series

HSK Level 1 Vocabulary Requirement

$150$ words

HSK Level 1 Class Hours

$30-34$ hours

nǐ (你)

pron. (singular) you

hǎo (好)

adj. good, fine

nín (您)

pron. (polite) you

nǐmen (你们)

pron. (plural) you

duìbuqǐ (对不起)

v. to be sorry

méi guānxi (没关系)

that's OK, it doesn't matter

xièxie (谢谢)

v. to thank

bù (不)

adv. no, not

bú kèqi (不客气)

you're welcome, don't mention it

zàijiàn (再见)

v. to see you around, goodbye

jiào (叫)

v. to call, to be called

shénme (什么)

pron. what

míngzi (名字)

n. name

wǒ (我)

pron. I, me

shì (是)

v. to be

lǎoshī (老师)

n. teacher

ma (吗)

part. used at the end of a question

xuésheng (学生)

n. student

rén (人)

n. human, person

Zhōngguó (中国)

Proper Noun: China

Měiguó (美国)

Proper Noun: the United States of America

Tone Sandhi (3+3)

When two third-tone syllables are read in sequence, the first syllable turns into the second tone ($3+3$ sequence becomes a $2+3$ one)

The Neutral Tone

A tone in Chinese that is read short and light, which does not have a marked tone symbol

A Chinese Syllable

Usually made up of an initial, a final, and a tone

HSK Standard Course Design Philsophy

Combining testing and teaching, and promoting learning and teaching by testing

Héng (横)

Basic Chinese stroke: horizontal line

Shù (竖)

Basic Chinese stroke: vertical line