HSK 1 Lesson 1 - My Sunday Routine

Welcome to HSK 1 Lesson 1, where we follow a simple and engaging story about a student's busy Sunday. In this lesson, you will learn essential Chinese vocabulary for daily routines, times of the day, and family activities. We will explore how to describe meals, shopping trips, and school life in basic Mandarin. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to talk about your own weekend plans using elementary grammar.

A family happily enjoying breakfast together with bread and milk on a sunny Sunday morning.

Table of Contents

• 1. HSK 1 Chinese Lesson: Complete Guide & Text
• 2. HSK 1 Vocabulary List (with Pinyin & English)
• 3. Free HSK 1 Vocabulary Quiz Online
• 4. HSK 1 Sentence Scramble Practice
• 5. HSK 1 Fill-in-the-Blank Cloze Test
• 6. HSK 1 Reading Comprehension Practice Test
• 7. HSK 1 Listening Comprehension Test (Audio Included)
• 8. Download HSK 1 Lesson PDF & Study Materials
• 9. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. HSK 1 Chinese Lesson: Complete Guide & Text

我的星期天

今天是一个星期天。早上我七点半起床。爸爸和妈妈也起床了。爸爸去商店买面包。妈妈在家里做早饭。我们八点一起吃早饭。早饭有面包和牛奶。面包很好吃，牛奶很好。

上午九点半，我和我的朋友去学校。我们中午不回我的家。我们在学校吃午饭。午饭有米饭和包子。我们在学校里看汉语书。我的朋友觉得汉字很难。老师下午一点来到学校。老师在学校教我们写汉字。

下午三点，我们去大商店买东西。我的朋友买了一个杯子。那个杯子非常好看。杯子三十块钱一个。我想买一本汉语书。那本汉语书非常贵。我没有很多的钱。我不买那本汉语书。

下午五点半，我们坐汽车回家。晚上，我和爸爸妈妈一起看电视。电视上的电影很好看。弟弟不看那个电影。弟弟去房间里读新书。弟弟学习非常认真。晚上九点，我们去睡觉。今天我很累，也很高兴。明天是星期一。明天我们要去上学。

Wǒ de xīngqītiān

Jīntiān shì yí ge xīngqītiān. Zǎoshang wǒ qī diǎn bàn qǐchuáng. Bàba hé māma yě qǐchuáng le. Bàba qù shāngdiàn mǎi miànbāo. Māma zài jiālǐ zuò zǎofàn. Wǒmen bā diǎn yìqǐ chī zǎofàn. Zǎofàn yǒu miànbāo hé niúnǎi. Miànbāo hěn hǎochī, niúnǎi hěn hǎo.

Shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn bàn, wǒ hé wǒ de péngyou qù xuéxiào. Wǒmen zhōngwǔ bù huí wǒ de jiā. Wǒmen zài xuéxiào chī wǔfàn. Wǔfàn yǒu mǐfàn hé bāozi. Wǒmen zài xuéxiào lǐ kàn Hànyǔ shū. Wǒ de péngyou juéde Hànzì hěn nán. Lǎoshī xiàwǔ yì diǎn lái dào xuéxiào. Lǎoshī zài xuéxiào jiāo wǒmen xiě Hànzì.

Xiàwǔ sān diǎn, wǒmen qù dà shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxi. Wǒ de péngyou mǎi le yí ge bēizi. Nàge bēizi fēicháng hǎokàn. Bēizi sānshí kuài qián yí ge. Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì běn Hànyǔ shū. Nà běn Hànyǔ shū fēicháng guì. Wǒ méiyǒu hěn duō de qián. Wǒ bù mǎi nà běn Hànyǔ shū.

Xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn bàn, wǒmen zuò qìchē huíjiā. Wǎnshang, wǒ hé bàba māma yìqǐ kàn diànshì. Diànshì shàng de diànyǐng hěn hǎokàn. Dìdi bú kàn nàge diànyǐng. Dìdi qù fángjiān lǐ dú xīn shū. Dìdi xuéxí fēicháng rènzhēn. Wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn, wǒmen qù shuìjiào. Jīntiān wǒ hěn lèi, yě hěn gāoxìng. Míngtiān shì xīngqīyī. Míngtiān wǒmen yào qù shàngxué.

My Sunday

Today is a Sunday. In the morning, I get up at seven thirty. Father and mother also got up. Father goes to the store to buy bread. Mother makes breakfast at home. We eat breakfast together at eight o'clock. Breakfast has bread and milk. The bread is very delicious, and the milk is very good.

At nine thirty in the morning, my friend and I go to school. We do not go back to my home at noon. We eat lunch at school. Lunch has rice and baozi. We read Chinese books in school. My friend thinks Chinese characters are very difficult. The teacher comes to school at one o'clock in the afternoon. The teacher teaches us to write Chinese characters at school.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, we go to the big store to buy things. My friend bought a cup. That cup is extremely good-looking. The cup is thirty kuai each. I want to buy a Chinese book. That Chinese book is extremely expensive. I do not have a lot of money. I do not buy that Chinese book.

At five thirty in the afternoon, we take the car home. In the evening, I watch TV together with father and mother. The movie on TV is very good-looking. Younger brother does not watch that movie. Younger brother goes to the room to read a new book. Younger brother studies extremely seriously. At nine o'clock in the evening, we go to sleep. Today I am very tired, and also very happy. Tomorrow is Monday. Tomorrow we need to go to school.

2. HSK 1 Vocabulary List (with Pinyin & English)

Master these essential HSK 1 vocabulary words used in the story to describe times, places, and everyday actions.

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
星期天	xīngqītiān	Sunday
今天	jīntiān	today
起床	qǐchuáng	to get up
爸爸	bàba	father
商店	shāngdiàn	shop, store
家里	jiālǐ	home, inside home
一起	yìqǐ	together
牛奶	niúnǎi	milk
好吃	hǎochī	delicious
朋友	péngyou	friend
中午	zhōngwǔ	noon
午饭	wǔfàn	lunch
包子	bāozi	steamed stuffed bun
汉语	Hànyǔ	Chinese language
觉得	juéde	to feel, think
老师	lǎoshī	teacher
教	jiāo	to teach
东西	dōngxi	thing, stuff
杯子	bēizi	cup, glass
好看	hǎokàn	good-looking
块	kuài	yuan, piece
想	xiǎng	to want to
贵	guì	expensive
没有	méiyǒu	to not have
不	bù	not
汽车	qìchē	car, bus
晚上	wǎnshang	evening, night
电影	diànyǐng	movie
弟弟	dìdi	younger brother
读	dú	to read
认真	rènzhēn	serious, conscientious
睡觉	shuìjiào	to sleep
高兴	gāoxìng	happy, glad
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow
上学	shàngxué	to go to school

3. Free HSK 1 Vocabulary Quiz Online

💡 Instructions: Test your memory of the new words! Choose your preferred mode (e.g., Chinese to Meaning) and aim for a perfect score.

4. HSK 1 Sentence Scramble Practice

🧩 Instructions: Drag and drop the word blocks to form grammatically correct Chinese sentences. This is the best way to master HSK syntax!

Sentence Scramble

5. HSK 1 Fill-in-the-Blank Cloze Test

📝 Instructions: Read the sentences carefully and select the missing word that best fits the context. Take your time!

Fill in the Blank

6. HSK 1 Reading Comprehension Practice Test

⚠️ Please scroll up and read the lesson content carefully before taking the test.

📖 Instructions: Try to answer these questions based on the main text without looking at the Pinyin or translation!

Reading Comprehension

7. HSK 1 Listening Comprehension Test (Audio Included)

🎧 Instructions: Play the audio track below and choose the correct answers based on what you hear. You can replay the audio as many times as you need.

🎧 Audio Trilha

Listening Comprehension Test

8. Download HSK 1 Lesson PDF & Study Materials

Download the free PDF worksheet for this lesson to practice writing Chinese characters and reinforce your learning.

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9. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How do you express specific times of day like 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM in Chinese?

A: In Chinese, you state the time of day first, followed by the hour and minutes; for example, '7:30 AM' is '早上七点半' (zǎoshang qī diǎn bàn) and '9:30 AM' is '上午九点半' (shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn bàn).

Q: What are the Chinese words for breakfast and lunch used in the text?

A: The text mentions '早饭' (zǎofàn) for breakfast, which consists of bread and milk, and '午饭' (wǔfàn) for lunch, which includes rice and baozi.

Q: How do you say 'to not buy' or 'do not have money' in Chinese as shown in the story?

A: To say 'do not buy', use '不买' (bù mǎi). To say 'do not have a lot of money', the text uses the negative structure '没有很多的钱' (méiyǒu hěnduō de qián).

Q: How is the price of the cup written and spoken in Chinese?

A: The price of the cup is written as '三十块钱' (sānshí kuài qián) for one, where '块' (kuài) is the colloquial measure word for Chinese Yuan (RMB).

Q: What activities did the character and their friend do at school on Sunday afternoon?

A: They read Chinese books, practiced writing Chinese characters with their teacher at 1:00 PM, and discussed how difficult Chinese characters can be.