Welcome to HSK 1 Lesson 12, where we follow a family's heartwarming weekend trip to visit their grandparents in Beijing. Through this simple story, you will practice essential vocabulary related to travel, daily routines, and family activities. You will also learn how to describe weather, delicious Chinese meals, and shopping trips using basic HSK 1 vocabulary. Let's dive in and improve your Chinese reading comprehension skills!
A happy multi-generational Chinese family enjoying a meal together in a cozy Beijing apartment.
1. HSK 1 Chinese Lesson: Complete Guide & Text
🇨🇳 Chinese
🔤 Pinyin
📖 Translation
去爷爷奶奶的家
今天天气非常好。早上我七点半起床。爸爸和妈妈也起床了。今天我们要去爷爷家。爷爷和奶奶住在北京。我们早上八点去车站。我们坐火车去那里。火车非常快。我们在火车上吃面包。
中午我们来到这里了。爷爷和奶奶在门口等。我们看见他们非常高兴。爷爷的家在一个大楼里。他的家里非常干净。我们在他的家里吃午饭。奶奶给我们做中国菜。午饭有米饭和肉。奶奶做的菜非常好吃。
下午我们去外边走路。外边的天气非常好。我们在路口看大树。路口有很多好看的花。us去商店买一些水果。爷爷买了一些好水果。奶奶买了一个新杯子。那个杯子非常不贵。下午四点半我们回家。
晚上我们在家里喝热茶。我们一起吃很多水果。爷爷和爸爸看电视。奶奶和妈妈在房间说话。我和弟弟在桌上写字。弟弟学习非常认真。晚上九点半我们睡觉。今天大家都非常高兴。明天我们要回我们的家。明天我们要去学校上学。
Qù yéye nǎinai de jiā
Jīntiān tiānqì fēicháng hǎo. Zǎoshang wǒ qī diǎn bàn qǐchuáng. Bàba hé māma yě qǐchuáng le. Jīntiān wǒmen yào qù yéye jiā. Yéye hé nǎinai zhù zài Běijīng. Wǒmen zǎoshang bā diǎn qù chēzhàn. Wǒmen zuò huǒchē qù nàlǐ. Huǒchē fēicháng kuài. Wǒmen zài huǒchē shang chī miànbāo.
Zhōngwǔ wǒmen lái dào zhèlǐ le. Yéye hé nǎinai zài ménkǒu děng. Wǒmen kànjiàn tāmen fēicháng gāoxìng. Yéye de jiā zài yí ge dàlóu lǐ. Tā de jiālǐ fēicháng gānjìng. Wǒmen zài tā de jiālǐ chī wǔfàn. Nǎinai gěi wǒmen zuò Zhōngguó cài. Wǔfàn yǒu mǐfàn hé ròu. Nǎinai zuò de cài fēicháng hǎochī.
Xiàwǔ wǒmen qù wàibian zǒulù. Wàibian de tiānqì fēicháng hǎo. Wǒmen zài lùkǒu kàn dàshù. Lùkǒu yǒu hěn duō hǎokàn de huā. Wǒmen qù shāngdiàn mǎi yìxiē shuǐguǒ. Yéye mǎi le yìxiē hǎo shuǐguǒ. Nǎinai mǎi le yí ge xīn bēizi. Nàge bēizi fēicháng bú guì. Xiàwǔ sì diǎn bàn huíjiā.
Wǎnshang wǒmen zài jiālǐ hē rè chá. Wǒmen yìqǐ chī hěn duō shuǐguǒ. Yéye hé bàba kàn diànshì. Nǎinai hé māma zài fángjiān shuōhuà. Wǒ hé dìdi zài zhuō shang xiězì. Dìdi xuéxí fēicháng rènzhēn. Wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn bàn wǒmen shuìjiào. Jīntiān dàjiā dōu fēicháng gāoxìng. Wǒmen míngtiān yào huí wǒmen de jiā. Míngtiān wǒmen yào qù xuéxiào shàngxué.
Going to Grandpa and Grandma's House
Today's weather is extremely good. In the morning, I get up at seven thirty. Father and mother also got up. Today we need to go to Grandpa's home. Grandpa and Grandma live in Beijing. We go to the station at eight in the morning. We take the train to go there. The train is extremely fast. We eat bread on the train.
At noon, we arrive here. Grandpa and Grandma are waiting at the doorway. We are extremely happy to see them. Grandpa's home is inside a big building. His home is extremely clean. We eat lunch at his home. Grandma makes Chinese dishes for us. Lunch has rice and meat. The dishes Grandma made are extremely delicious.
In the afternoon, we go outside to walk. The weather outside is extremely good. We look at big trees at the intersection. There are many beautiful flowers at the intersection. We go to the store to buy some fruit. Grandpa bought some good fruit. Grandma bought a new cup. That cup is extremely inexpensive. We go home at four thirty in the afternoon.
In the evening, we drink hot tea at home. We eat a lot of fruit together. Grandpa and father watch TV. Grandma and mother talk in the room. Younger brother and I write characters on the table. Younger brother studies extremely seriously. We go to sleep at nine thirty in the evening. Everyone is extremely happy today. Tomorrow we need to return to our home. Tomorrow we need to go to school.
2. HSK 1 Vocabulary List (with Pinyin & English) Master the essential HSK 1 vocabulary from this lesson, including terms for family members, transport, and daily life.
Chinese Pinyin Translation
爷爷 yéye grandfather 天气 tiānqì weather 起床 qǐchuáng to get up 妈妈 māma mother 家 jiā home, family 奶奶 nǎinai grandmother 车站 chēzhàn station 火车 huǒchē train 快 kuài fast 面包 miànbāo bread 来到 láidào to arrive 等 děng to wait 看见 kànjiàn to see 大楼 dàlóu big building 干净 gānjìng clean 午饭 wǔfàn lunch 菜 cài dish, food 肉 ròu meat 好吃 hǎochī delicious 外边 wàibiān outside 非常 fēicháng extremely 路口 lùkǒu intersection 花 huā flower 商店 shāngdiàn shop, store 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit 杯子 bēizi cup, glass 贵 guì expensive 回家 huíjiā to go home 茶 chá tea 一起 yìqǐ together 电视 diànshì television 说话 shuōhuà to speak, talk 写字 xiězì to write characters 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
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Q: How do you say 'grandpa' and 'grandma' in Chinese based on this HSK 1 lesson?
A: In this lesson, paternal grandpa is called '爷爷 ' (yéye ) and paternal grandma is called '奶奶 ' (nǎinai ).
Q: What transportation does the family use to travel to Beijing?
A: The family travels to Beijing by train, which is expressed in Chinese as '坐火车 ' (zuò huǒch ē ).
Q: How does the text describe the price of the new cup bought by the grandma?
A: The text describes the cup as '非常不贵 ' (fēich áng bù guì ), which translates to 'very cheap' or 'not expensive at all.'
Q: What activities do the family members do in the evening before sleeping?
A: In the evening, they drink hot tea, eat fruit, the father and grandpa watch TV, the mother and grandma chat, and the children practice writing.
Q: What does '学习非常认真 ' mean in reference to the younger brother?
A: It means 'studies very conscientiously' or 'studies very hard,' highlighting the younger brother's diligent attitude toward his lessons.
