Beginner Foundation
HSK 1-2
Required
12 words
Family and Daily Life
Talk about family, meals, school, work, home, sleep, and preferences.
Goal
Learners can describe basic household routines and relationships.
Describe your family and one normal weekday.
Focus
family
meals
routine
Useful examples
我妈妈喜欢喝咖啡。
Wǒ māma xǐhuan hē kāfēi.
My mom likes drinking coffee.
爸爸晚上回家。
Bàba wǎnshang huí jiā.
Dad goes home in the evening.
的 for Possession
Show whose thing it is and attach simple descriptions with 的.
Practice sentences
爸爸在工作。
Dad is working.
Use 爸爸 for dad or father.
妈妈喜欢茶。
Mom likes tea.
Use 妈妈 for mom or mother.
他的儿子上学。
His son goes to school.
Use 儿子 for son.
她的女儿很高兴。
Her daughter is happy.
Use 女儿 for daughter.
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Module word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Dictionary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
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Dictionary |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
|
Dictionary |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
HSK 2.0 1
HSK 3.0 1
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Dictionary |