Chinese Language Course for Teachers

Complete HSK 1-3 program with teacher-specific vocabulary and app mastery

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HSK 1 Foundation

Beginner Level • 81 Words

Basic Greetings & Politeness

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
你好 nǐ hǎo Hello
您好 nín hǎo Hello (polite)
再见 zàijiàn Goodbye
谢谢 xiècxie Thank you
不客气 bù kèqi You're welcome
对不起 duìbùqǐ Sorry
没关系 méi guānxi It's okay / No problem
qǐng Please
请问 qǐng wèn Excuse me (to ask a question)
不好意思 bù hǎoyìsi Excuse me / Sorry (polite)
麻烦你 máfan nǐ Sorry to bother you
Example Conversations:
A: 你好!
B: 您好!

A: 谢谢!
B: 不客气。

Personal Pronouns

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
I / me
You
nín You (polite)
He / him
She / her
我们 wǒmen We / us
你们 nǐmen You all
他们 tāmen They / them

Grammar Point: Chinese doesn't change pronoun forms

Unlike English (I/me, he/him), Chinese pronouns stay the same whether subject or object: 我爱她 (I love her) vs 她爱我 (She loves me).

Numbers 0-20

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
língZero
One
èrTwo
sānThree
Four
Five
liùSix
Seven
Eight
jiǔNine
shíTen
十一shí yīEleven
十二shí èrTwelve
二十èr shíTwenty

Number Pattern:

11-19: 十 + number (十一, 十二, etc.)
20-90: number + 十 (二十, 三十, etc.)
21-99: tens + ones (二十一, 三十五, etc.)

Question Words

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
什么 shénme What
哪里 nǎlǐ Where
shéi Who
多少 duōshao How much / How many
How many (small numbers)
怎么 zěnme How
为什么 wèi shénme Why

Family Members

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
jiāFamily / Home
爸爸bàbaFather / Dad
妈妈māmaMother / Mom
儿子érziSon
女儿nǚ'érDaughter
孩子háiziChild
丈夫zhàngfuHusband
太太tàitaiWife
哥哥gēgeOlder brother
姐姐jiějiěOlder sister
弟弟dìdiYounger brother
妹妹mèimeiYounger sister

Basic Verbs

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
shìTo be
yǒuTo have
zàiTo be at / located
kànTo look / see
tīngTo listen
shuōTo speak / say
To read
xiěTo write
chīTo eat
To drink
láiTo come
To go
mǎiTo buy
xiǎngTo want / think

Common Adjectives

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
hǎoGood
Big
xiǎoSmall
duōMany / Much
shǎoFew / Little
lěngCold
Hot
xīnNew
jiùOld
duìCorrect
cuòWrong
gāoTall/High
"aiShort
kuàiFast
mànSlow

HSK 1 Module Quiz

Test your knowledge of 80+ HSK 1 vocabulary words and basic structures

HSK 2 Building Blocks

Elementary Level • 81 New Words (162 Total)

Time Expressions

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
时间shíjiānTime
现在xiànzàiNow
今天jīntiānToday
明天míngtiānTomorrow
昨天zuótiānYesterday
上午shàngwǔMorning (AM)
下午xiàwǔAfternoon (PM)
晚上wǎnshàngEvening
niánYear
yuèMonth
Day
星期xīngqīWeek
diǎnO'clock
fēnMinute
Time Examples:
今天是星期一。(Today is Monday.)
现在八点半。(It's 8:30 now.)
我明天上午有课。(I have class tomorrow morning.)

Advanced Verbs & Actions

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
工作gōngzuòTo work / Work
学习xuéxíTo study
jiāoTo teach
zhùTo live / Stay
zuòTo do / Make
zuòTo sit
zǒuTo walk / Leave
pǎoTo run
游泳yóuyǒngTo swim
唱歌chàng gēTo sing
跳舞tiàowǔTo dance
睡觉shuìjiàoTo sleep
起床qǐ chuángTo get up
kāiTo open / Drive
guānTo close

Places & Locations

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
地方dìfangPlace
学校xuéxiàoSchool
医院yīyuànHospital
银行yínhángBank
商店shāngdiànShop
饭店fàndiànRestaurant
宾馆bīnguǎnHotel
机场jīchǎngAirport
火车站huǒchē zhànTrain station

Transportation

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
chēVehicle / Car
火车huǒchēTrain
飞机fēijīAirplane
出租车chūzū chēTaxi
公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēBus
自行车zìxíngchēBicycle
地铁dìtiěSubway
chuánBoat

Colors

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
颜色yánsèColor
红色hóngsèRed
黄色huángsèYellow
蓝色lánsèBlue
绿色lǜsèGreen
黑色hēisèBlack
白色báisèWhite

Weather

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
天气tiānqìWeather
太阳tàiyángSun
下雨xià yǔRain
下雪xià xuěSnow
fēngWind
yúnCloud

Body Parts

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
身体shēntǐBody
tóuHead
眼睛yǎnjīngEyes
耳朵rĕrduoEars
鼻子bíziNose
zuǐMouth
shǒuHand
jiǎoFoot

Clothing

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
衣服yīfuClothes
衬衫chènshānShirt
裤子kùziPants
鞋子xiéziShoes
帽子màoziHat

Food & Drinks

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
米饭mǐfànRice
面条miàntiáoNoodles
càiDishes/Vegetables
ròuMeat
Fish
水果shuǐguǒFruit
牛奶niúnǎiMilk
cháTea
咖啡kāfēiCoffee

HSK 2 Module Quiz

Practice time expressions, verbs, places, and transportation vocabulary

HSK 3 Intermediate

Intermediate Level • 24 New Words (Sample)

Advanced Adjectives

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
简单jiǎndānSimple
复杂fùzáComplex
容易róngyìEasy
困难kùnnánDifficult
干净gānjìngClean
zāngDirty
方便fāngbiànConvenient
特别tèbiéSpecial

Complex Verbs

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
准备zhǔnbèiTo prepare
参加cānjiāTo participate
介绍jièshàoTo introduce
解释jiěshìTo explain
影响yǐngxiǎngTo influence
发现fāxiànTo discover
对比duìbǐTo compare
发展fāzhǎnTo develop

Abstract Concepts

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
意思yìsiMeaning
问题wèntíProblem
机会jīhuìOpportunity
条件tiáojiànCondition
经验jīngjínExperience
结果jiéguǒResult
原因yuányīnReason
情况qíngkuàngSituation

HSK 3 Module Quiz

Practice intermediate level vocabulary and concepts

Teacher-Specific Vocabulary

Professional Teaching Environment

Classroom Management

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
学生xuéshengStudent
老师lǎoshīTeacher
教室jiàoshìClassroom
黑板hēibǎnBlackboard
白板báibǎnWhiteboard
作业zuòyèHomework
考试kǎoshìExam
成绩chéngjìGrade/Score
课本kèběnTextbook
练习liànxíPractice/Exercise

Common Teaching Phrases

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
请坐qǐng zuòPlease sit
请举手qǐng jǔshǒuPlease raise your hand
安静ānjìngBe quiet
很好hěn hǎoVery good
太棒了tài bàng leExcellent!
加油jiāyóuKeep it up! / Come on!
上课shàng kèStart class
下课xià kèEnd class / Class dismissed
打开书dǎ kāi shūOpen your books
合上书hé shàng shūClose your books
回答问题huídá wèntíAnswer the question
再说一遍zài shuō yī biànSay it again
听不懂tīng bù dǒngDon't understand

Teacher Vocabulary Quiz

Master professional teaching terms and classroom management phrases

Chinese Apps Mastery

Digital Life Navigation

Taobao (淘宝) - Essential Shopping Terms

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
搜索sōusuǒSearch
购物车gòuwùchēShopping cart
付款fùkuǎnPayment
快递kuàidìExpress delivery
地址dìzhǐAddress
评价píngjiàReview/Rating
返回fǎnhuíReturn/Go back
登录dēnglùLog in
注册zhùcèRegister
密码mìmǎPassword
确认quèrènConfirm

Didi (滴滴) - Transportation Vocabulary

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
叫车jiào chēCall a car
司机sījīDriver
上车shàng chēGet in the car
下车xià chēGet out of car
到了dào leWe've arrived

WeChat (微信) - Essential Communication

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
发消息fā xiāoxīSend message
语音消息yǔyīn xiāoxīVoice message
好友hǎoyǒuFriend
扫一扫sǎo yī sǎoScan QR code
朋友圈péngyǒu quānMoments/Timeline

Meituan (美团) - Food Delivery

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
点餐diǎn cānOrder food
外卖wàimàiDelivery
餐厅cāntīngRestaurant
配送费pèisòng fèiDelivery fee
骑手qíshǒuDelivery person

Apps Mastery Quiz

Test your ability to navigate Chinese digital services

Survival Chinese

Essential Daily Life Phrases

Emergency Phrases

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
救命jiùmìngHelp!
报警bàojǐngCall police
我生病了wǒ shēngbìng leI'm sick
我迷路了wǒ mílù leI'm lost
不舒服bù shūfúFeel unwell

Shopping & Bargaining

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
多少钱duōshaoniánHow much money?
太贵了tài guì leToo expensive
便宜一点piányi yīdiǎnA little cheaper
买一个mǎi yīgeBuy one
不买了bù mǎi leNot buying
可以刷卡吗kěyǐ shuā kǎ maCan I pay by card?
现金xiànjīnCash

Directions

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
去哪里qù nǎliWhere are you going?
怎么走zěnme zǒuHow to get there?
左转zuǒ zhuǎnTurn left
右转yòu zhuǎnTurn right
直走zhí zǒuGo straight
对面duìmiànOpposite side
旁边pángbiānNext to
远不远yuǎn bù yuǎnIs it far?

Food & Dining

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
我饿了wǒ è leI'm hungry
我渴了wǒ kě leI'm thirsty
点菜diǎn càiOrder food
菜单càidānMenu
不辣bù làNot spicy
少盐shǎo yánLess salt
结账jiézhàngPay the bill
打包dǎ bāoTake away

Survival Chinese Quiz

Master essential phrases for daily life in China

Classroom Chinese

Professional Teaching Environment

Classroom Objects

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
桌子zhuōziDesk
椅子yǐziChair
黑板擦hēibǎn cāBoard eraser
粉笔fěnbǐChalk
投影仪tóuyǐng yíProjector
电脑diànnǎoComputer
麦克风màikèfēngMicrophone

Subject Names

汉字 Pinyin English Audio
英语yīng yǔEnglish
数学shùxuéMathematics
科学kēxuéScience
历史lìshǐHistory
地理dìlǐGeography
美术měishùArt
体育tǐyùPhysical Education
音乐yīnyùeMusic

Classroom Chinese Quiz

Test your knowledge of classroom vocabulary and subjects