HSK 1 Lesson 10 - A Fun Day in the Big Mountains

Welcome to HSK 1 Lesson 10, where we follow a family on their exciting day trip to the big mountains. In this lesson, you will practice reading a simple Chinese story filled with essential daily vocabulary, from food and transport to locations and time. Through this natural context, you will strengthen your understanding of basic Chinese grammar and sentence structures. Let's start exploring and boost your beginner Chinese reading skills!

A happy family enjoying a sunny day trip walking and running in the lush green mountains.

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

去大山里玩儿

今天天气非常好。早上我和家人一起去大山里。我们坐大汽车去那里。大山在外边非常大。大山里有很多大树。这里的花也非常好看。我们在大树下边坐下。我们吃了一些好吃的。我们喝了干净的水。

中午我们去一个小饭店。那个饭店在马路旁边。饭店里有很多老人。我们在那里吃热午饭。午饭有米饭和包子。这里的面包也很好吃。大家都觉得非常高兴。我们下午两点半出来。

下午我们在山上走路。我和家人在山上跑。山上有很多大花。那些花非常好看。我们在山上买了一些东西。这里的东西不贵。我们下午四点半回家。

晚上我和家人吃晚饭。妈妈在家里做很多菜。晚饭有米饭和肉。晚饭后我们看电视。电视上的电影非常好。弟弟不看那个电影。弟弟在房间里写字。弟弟学习非常认真。晚上九点半我们睡觉。明天我们要去学校。我们要在学校学习。

Qù dàshān lǐ wánr

Jīntiān tiānqì fēicháng hǎo. Zǎoshang wǒ hé jiārén yìqǐ qù dàshān lǐ. Wǒmen zuò dà qìchē qù nàlǐ. Dàshān zài wàibian fēicháng dà. Dàshān lǐ yǒu hěn duō dàshù. Zhèlǐ de huā yě fēicháng hǎokàn. Wǒmen zài dàshù xiàbian zuòxia. Wǒmen chī le yìxiē hǎochī de. Wǒmen hē le gānjìng de shuǐ.

Zhōngwǔ wǒmen qù yí ge xiǎo fàndiàn. Nàge fàndiàn zài mǎlù pángbiān. Fàndiàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō lǎorén. Wǒmen zài nàlǐ chī rè wǔfàn. Wǔfàn yǒu mǐfàn hé bāozi. Zhèlǐ de miànbāo yě hěn hǎochī. Dàjiā dōu juéde fēicháng gāoxìng. Wǒmen xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn bàn chūlái.

Xiàwǔ wǒmen zài shānshàng zǒulù. Wǒ hé jiārén zài shānshàng pǎo. Shānshàng yǒu hěn duō dà huā. Nàxiē huā fēicháng hǎokàn. Wǒmen zài shānshàng mǎi le yìxiē dōngxi. Zhèlǐ de dōngxi bú guì. Wǒmen xiàwǔ sì diǎn bàn huíjiā.

Wǎnshang wǒ hé jiārén chī wǎnfàn. Māma zài jiālǐ zuò hěn duō cài. Wǎnfàn yǒu mǐfàn hé ròu. Wǎnfànhòu wǒmen kàn diànshì. Diànshì shang de diànyǐng fēicháng hǎo. Dìdi bú kàn nàge diànyǐng. Dìdi zài fángjiān lǐ xiězì. Dìdi xuéxí fēicháng rènzhēn. Wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn bàn wǒmen shuìjiào. Míngtiān wǒmen yào qù xuéxiào. Wǒmen yào zài xuéxiào xuéxí.

Going to Play in the Big Mountains

Today's weather is extremely good. In the morning, my family and I go to the big mountains together. We take a big car to go there. The big mountain is extremely big on the outside. There are many big trees in the big mountains. The flowers here are also extremely good-looking. We sit down under the big trees. We ate some delicious things. We drank clean water.

At noon, we go to a small restaurant. That restaurant is next to the road. There are many elderly people in the restaurant. We eat hot lunch there. Lunch has rice and baozi. The bread here is also very delicious. Everyone feels extremely happy. We come out at two thirty in the afternoon.

In the afternoon, we walk on the mountain. My family and I run on the mountain. There are many big flowers on the mountain. Those flowers are extremely good-looking. We bought some things on the mountain. The things here are not expensive. We go home at four thirty in the afternoon.

In the evening, my family and I eat dinner. Mother makes many dishes at home. Dinner has rice and meat. After dinner, we watch TV. The movie on TV is extremely good. Younger brother does not watch that movie. Younger brother writes characters in the room. Younger brother studies extremely seriously. We go to sleep at nine thirty in the evening. Tomorrow we need to go to school. We need to study at school.

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

Master the essential HSK 1 vocabulary from this lesson with our comprehensive word list and pinyin guide.

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
山	shān	mountain
天气	tiānqì	weather
家人	jiārén	family members
汽车	qìchē	car, bus
外边	wàibiān	outside
树	shù	tree
好看	hǎokàn	good-looking, beautiful
坐下	zuòxia	to sit down
一些	yìxiē	some
干净	gānjìng	clean
饭店	fàndiàn	restaurant
旁边	pángbiān	side, next to
老人	lǎorén	old person, elderly
午饭	wǔfàn	lunch
包子	bāozi	steamed stuffed bun
面包	miànbāo	bread
觉得	juéde	to feel, think
出来	chūlái	to come out
走路	zǒulù	to walk
跑	pǎo	to run
花	huā	flower
那些	nàxiē	those
东西	dōngxi	thing, stuff
贵	guì	expensive
回家	huíjiā	to go home
晚饭	wǎnfàn	dinner
菜	cài	dish, vegetable
肉	ròu	meat
电视	diànshì	television
电影	diànyǐng	movie
弟弟	dìdi	younger brother
写字	xiězì	to write characters
认真	rènzhēn	serious, conscientious
睡觉	shuìjiào	to sleep
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow
学习	xuéxí	to study, learn

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 study worksheet for HSK 1 Lesson 10 to practice your Chinese reading and writing offline.

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9. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How do you say 'by the side of the road' in Chinese based on this lesson?

A: In this lesson, 'by the side of the road' is expressed as '马路旁边' (mǎlù pángbiān), where '马路' means road and '旁边' means beside.

Q: What HSK 1 vocabulary words for food are used in this story?

A: The story features several common Chinese food words, including '米饭' (mǐfàn - cooked rice), '包子' (bāozi - steamed buns), '面包' (miànbāo - bread), and '肉' (ròu - meat).

Q: How is the concept 'not expensive' or 'cheap' expressed in the text?

A: The text uses the phrase '不贵' (bù guì) to say that the items bought on the mountain were not expensive, with '贵' meaning expensive.

Q: What does the phrase '写字' (xiězì) mean in the context of the younger brother's actions?

A: 写字' (xiězì) means 'to write characters.' In the story, the younger brother is in his room diligently writing Chinese characters instead of watching TV.

Q: How do you express the time 'two thirty in the afternoon' in Chinese?

A: It is expressed as '下午两点半' (xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn bàn), where '下午' means afternoon, '两点' means two o'clock, and '半' means half.