HSK Standard Course 1 Practice Flashcards

Vocabulary and organizational flashcards based on the introductory material and Lessons 1-11 of HSK Standard Course 1.

Hanban

Confucius Institute Headquarters, the organization that authorized the development of the HSK Standard Course.

HSK

The New Chinese Proficiency Test (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi), which shifted in 2009 to focus on communicative ability.

CTI

Chinese Testing International, which jointly developed the HSK Standard Course with Beijing Language and Culture University Press.

Xu Lin

Chief Executive of the Confucius Institute Headquarters and Director-General of Hanban in 2013.

Jiang Liping

The Lead Author of the HSK Standard Course series.

Communicative Approach

A teaching philosophy that stresses appropriateness in language use and the role of context.

Task-Based Language Teaching

A teaching method emphasizing the authenticity of language and the acquisition of language through tasks.

Theme-Based Teaching

A language teaching activity focusing on the content and connotation of the text, divided into small interrelated themes.

HSK Level 1 Vocabulary Objective

A requirement for the learner to master $150$ words.

Total HSK Standard Course Volumes

The full series consists of $9$ volumes covering levels 1 through 6.

nǐ

Pronoun meaning (singular) you.

hǎo

Adjective meaning good or fine.

nín

Pronoun meaning (polite) you.

nǐmen

Pronoun meaning (plural) you.

duìbuqǐ

Verb meaning to be sorry.

méi guānxi

Phrase meaning that's OK or it doesn't matter.

xièxie

Verb meaning to thank.

bú kèqi

Phrase meaning you're welcome or don't mention it.

zàijiàn

Verb meaning to see you around or goodbye.

jiào

Verb meaning to call or to be called.

shénme

Pronoun meaning what.

míngzi

Noun meaning name.

wǒ

Pronoun meaning I or me.

shì

Verb meaning to be.

lǎoshī

Noun meaning teacher.

ma

Particle used at the end of a question.

xuésheng

Noun meaning student.

rén

Noun meaning human or person.

Zhōngguó

Proper noun referring to China.

Měiguó

Proper noun referring to the United States of America.

tā (she)

Pronoun meaning she or her.

shéi

Pronoun meaning who or whom.

de

Particle used after an attribute to indicate possession or relationship.

Hànyǔ

Noun referring to the Chinese language.

nǎ

Pronoun meaning which.

guó

Noun meaning country or nation.

ne

Particle used at the end of a question to ask about a previously mentioned situation.

tā (he)

Pronoun meaning he or him.

tóngxué

Noun meaning classmate.

péngyou

Noun meaning friend.

jiā

Noun meaning family.

yǒu

Verb meaning to have or there be.

kǒu

Measure word used for members of families.

nǚ'ér

Noun meaning daughter.

jǐ

Pronoun meaning how many, usually for numbers below $10$.

suì

Measure word meaning year (of age).

le

Particle used to indicate a change or a new circumstance.

jīnnián

Noun meaning this year.

duō

Adverb used to indicate degree or extent, often used in asking age.

dà

Adjective referring to being old (in terms of age).

huì

Modal verb meaning can or to be able to.

shuō

Verb meaning to speak or to say.

māma

Noun meaning mother.

cài

Noun meaning dish or cuisine.

hěn

Adverb meaning very or quite.

hǎochi

Adjective meaning delicious or tasty.

zuò

Verb meaning to make or to produce.

xiě

Verb meaning to write.

Hànzì

Noun meaning Chinese character.

zì

Noun meaning character or word.

zěnme

Pronoun used to ask about manner, meaning how.

dú

Verb meaning to read.

qǐng

Verb meaning (polite) please.

wèn

Verb meaning to ask or to inquire.

jīntiān

Noun meaning today.

hào

Noun referring to a number for the date of a month.

yuè

Noun meaning month.

xīngqī

Noun meaning week.

zuótiān

Noun meaning yesterday.

míngtiān

Noun meaning tomorrow.

qù

Verb meaning to go.

xuéxiào

Noun meaning school.

kàn

Verb meaning to look at, to watch, or to read.

shū

Noun meaning book.

xiǎng

Modal verb meaning to want or would like.

hē

Verb meaning to drink.

chá

Noun meaning tea.

chī

Verb meaning to eat.

mǐfàn

Noun meaning cooked rice.

xiàwǔ

Noun meaning afternoon.

shāngdiàn

Noun meaning shop or store.

mǎi

Verb meaning to buy or to purchase.

gè

General measure word.

bēizi

Noun meaning cup or glass.

zhè

Pronoun meaning this.

duōshao

Pronoun meaning how many or how much.

qián

Noun meaning money.

kuài

Measure word for a unit of money, same as yuan.

nà

Pronoun meaning that.

xiǎo

Adjective meaning small or little.

māo

Noun meaning cat.

zài

Verb or preposition meaning to be in/on/at or simply in/on/at.

nàr

Pronoun meaning there.

gǒu

Noun meaning dog.

yǐzi

Noun meaning chair.

xiàmiàn (xià)

Noun meaning under or below.

nǎr

Pronoun meaning where.

gōngzuò

Verb or noun meaning to work or job.

érzi

Noun meaning son.

yīyuàn

Noun meaning hospital.