HSK Standard Course 1 - Lessons 1

Flashcards for reviewing Chinese Pinyin, tones, syllables, and basic vocabulary from a Standard Course 1 textbook.

List the initials (声母) in Chinese Pinyin.

b, p, m, f, d, t, n, l, g, k, h, j, q, x

List the finals (韵母) in Chinese Pinyin.

i, u, ü, er, a, o, e, ia, ie, üe, ua, uo, ai, ei, ui, ao, ou, iu, iao

What are the four basic tones in Chinese?

The 1st tone , the 2nd tone , the 3rd tone , and the 4th tone .

What three parts make up a Chinese syllable?

Initial , final, and tone .

Can a Chinese syllable lack an initial?

Yes, but it must have a final and a tone.

What happens when 'i' or 'ü' acts as a syllable by itself?

'y' is added before it, with the two dots on top of 'ü' being removed.

What happens when 'u' acts as a syllable by itself?

'w' is added before it.

What happens when two third-tone syllables are read in sequence?

The first syllable changes into the second tone (3+3 becomes 2+3), but the written form retains the original tone.

Shàng kè!

Class begins!

Xià kè!

Class is over!

Kàn hēibǎn!

Look at the blackboard!

Gēn wǒ dú!

Read after me!

你好! (Nǐ hǎo!)

Hello!

您好! (Nín hǎo!)

Hello! (polite)

你们好! (Nǐmen hǎo!)

Hello (to multiple people)!

对不起! (Duìbùqǐ!)

I'm sorry!

没关系! (Méi guānxi!)

That's OK! / It doesn't matter!