HSK 1 Lesson 11 - My New Computer

Welcome to HSK 1 Lesson 11, where we follow a young student's exciting birthday filled with family, friends, and a brand new computer. In this lesson, you will learn essential daily routine vocabulary, including expressions for meals, school activities, and hobbies. We will also explore how to describe locations using basic Chinese prepositions and talk about simple pastimes like watching movies and writing Hanzi. Read through the story to practice your reading comprehension and expand your Chinese vocabulary!

A young person happily using a new computer in a clean room while practicing writing Chinese characters.

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

我的新电脑

今天早上天气很好。我早上七点半起床。爸爸和妈妈也起床了。今天是我的生日。爸爸送我一个新电脑。那个新电脑非常好看。电脑在我的房间里。房间里边非常干净。我非常喜欢这个电脑。

中午我和家人吃午饭。妈妈在家里做中国菜。午饭有米饭和鸡蛋。这里的饭非常好吃。我们一起喝热牛奶。大家都非常高兴。朋友中午来我的家。他在门口等我们。我们在家里吃包子。

下午我和朋友用电脑。我们用电脑看电影。那个电影非常好听。我们也在电脑上写字。朋友写了很多汉字。我觉得汉字非常难。朋友教我写新汉字。我们下午三点半休息。我们在学校里边玩儿。这里的树非常高。我们下午四点半回家。

晚上我们在家里吃晚饭。爸爸在桌子上放茶。妈妈和爸爸喝热茶。弟弟不喝热茶。弟弟去他的房间睡觉。晚上我们一起看电视。大家都觉得很累。明天是星期一。明天我们要去上学。我们要在学校学习。

Wǒ de xīn diànnǎo

Jīntiān zǎoshang tiānqì hěn hǎo. Wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn bàn qǐchuáng. Bàba hé māma yě qǐchuáng le. Jīntiān shì wǒ de shēngrì. Bàba sòng wǒ yí ge xīn diànnǎo. Nàge xīn diànnǎo fēicháng hǎokàn. Diànnǎo zài wǒ de fángjiān lǐ. Fángjiān lǐbian fēicháng gānjìng. Wǒ fēicháng xǐhuan zhège diànnǎo.

Zhōngwǔ wǒ hé jiārén chī wǔfàn. Māma zài jiālǐ zuò Zhōngguó cài. Wǔfàn yǒu mǐfàn hé jīdàn. Zhèlǐ de fàn fēicháng hǎochī. Wǒmen yìqǐ hē rè niúnǎi. Dàjiā dōu fēicháng gāoxìng. Péngyou zhōngwǔ lái wǒ de jiā. Tā zài ménkǒu děng wǒmen. Wǒmen zài jiālǐ chī bāozi.

Xiàwǔ wǒ hé péngyou yòng diànnǎo. Wǒmen yòng diànnǎo kàn diànyǐng. Nàge diànyǐng fēicháng hǎotīng. Wǒmen yě zài diànnǎo shang xiězì. Péngyou xiě le hěn duō Hànzì. Wǒ juéde Hànzì fēicháng nán. Péngyou jiāo wǒ xiě xīn Hànzì. Wǒmen xiàwǔ sān diǎn bàn xiūxi. Wǒmen zài xuéxiào lǐbian wánr. Zhèlǐ de shù fēicháng gāo. Wǒmen xiàwǔ sì diǎn bàn huíjiā.

Wǎnshang wǒmen zài jiālǐ chī wǎnfàn. Bàba zài zhuōzi shang fàng chá. Māma hé bàba hē rè chá. Dìdi bù hē rè chá. Dìdi qù tā de fángjiān shuìjiào. Wǎnshang wǒmen yìqǐ kàn diànshì. Dàjiā dōu juéde hěn lèi. Míngtiān shì xīngqīyī. Míngtiān wǒmen yào qù shàngxué. Wǒmen yào zài xuéxiào xuéxí.

My New Computer

Today's morning weather is very good. I get up at seven thirty in the morning. Father and mother also got up. Today is my birthday. Father gives me a new computer. That new computer is extremely good-looking. The computer is in my room. Inside the room is extremely clean. I like this computer extremely much.

At noon, my family and I eat lunch. Mother makes Chinese dishes at home. Lunch has rice and eggs. The food here is extremely delicious. We drink hot milk together. Everyone is extremely happy. My friend comes to my home at noon. He is waiting for us at the entrance. We eat steamed stuffed buns at home.

In the afternoon, my friend and I use the computer. We use the computer to watch movies. That movie is extremely pleasant to hear. We also write characters on the computer. My friend wrote a lot of Chinese characters. I feel Chinese characters are extremely difficult. My friend teaches me to write new Chinese characters. We rest at three thirty in the afternoon. We play inside the school. The trees here are extremely tall. We go home at four thirty in the afternoon.

In the evening, we eat dinner at home. Father puts tea on the table. Mother and father drink hot tea. Younger brother does not drink hot tea. Younger brother goes to his room to sleep. In the evening, we watch TV together. Everyone feels very tired. Tomorrow is Monday. Tomorrow we need to go to school. We need to study at school.

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

Master the core vocabulary from HSK 1 Lesson 11 with our comprehensive Chinese-to-English word list below.

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
电脑	diànnǎo	computer
天气	tiānqì	weather
起床	qǐchuáng	to get up
妈妈	māma	mother
生日	shēngrì	birthday
送	sòng	to give as a gift
好看	hǎokàn	good-looking, nice
房间	fángjiān	room
干净	gānjìng	clean
喜欢	xǐhuan	to like
午饭	wǔfàn	lunch
菜	cài	dish, food
鸡蛋	jīdàn	egg
好吃	hǎochī	delicious
牛奶	niúnǎi	milk
高兴	gāoxìng	happy, glad
朋友	péngyou	friend
门口	ménkǒu	doorway, entrance
包子	bāozi	steamed stuffed bun
用	yòng	to use
电影	diànyǐng	movie
好听	hǎotīng	pleasant to hear
写字	xiězì	to write characters
汉字	Hànzì	Chinese characters
觉得	juéde	to feel, think
教	jiāo	to teach
休息	xiūxi	to rest
玩儿	wánr	to play
树	shù	tree
回家	huíjiā	to go home
晚饭	wǎnfàn	dinner
桌子	zhuōzi	table
茶	chá	tea
弟弟	dìdi	younger brother
睡觉	shuìjiào	to sleep
电视	diànshì	television
累	lèi	tired
星期一	xīngqīyī	Monday
上学	shàngxué	to go to school
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 complete PDF worksheets and audio files for HSK 1 Lesson 11 to practice offline anytime.

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9. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What birthday present does the main character receive in this lesson?

A: The main character receives a new computer (新电脑) from their father as a birthday gift.

Q: What food and drinks does the family enjoy for lunch and dinner?

A: For lunch, they eat Chinese dishes, rice, eggs, and hot milk, plus baozi (steamed buns) with a friend; for dinner, the parents drink hot tea while eating together.

Q: How does the character describe learning to write Chinese characters (汉字)?

A: The character finds writing Chinese characters very difficult (非常难), so their friend helps by teaching them how to write new characters.

Q: What grammar structure is used in this lesson to indicate location inside a room?

A: The lesson uses the structure '在...里' (zài... lǐ) or '在...里边' (zài... lǐbian), as seen in '电脑在我的房间里' (The computer is in my room).

Q: What activities do the characters do using the new computer?

A: They use the new computer to watch a movie and to practice writing Chinese characters.