Welcome to HSK 1 Lesson 2, where we join a family on their exciting trip to Beijing to visit a close friend. In this lesson, you will practice essential Chinese vocabulary related to travel, daily activities, home environments, and food. Through this simple narrative, you will learn how to describe locations, express preferences, and discuss common hobbies like singing and watching movies. Read along to improve your Chinese reading comprehension and build a solid foundation for your HSK 1 exam.
A family happily arriving at a friend's clean and spacious house in Beijing to share a delicious Chinese meal.
1. HSK 1 Chinese Lesson: Complete Guide & Text
🇨🇳 Chinese
🔤 Pinyin
📖 Translation
北京的朋友
今天天气非常好。早上我和家人去北京。我们坐飞机去北京。北京的地方非常大。北京有很多人。我的朋友在机场等我们。我们看见他很高兴。我们一起去他的家。
他的家在学校旁边。他的家很大，也很干净。我们中午在他的家里吃饭。朋友的妈妈做中国菜。这里的汉字很好看。我们吃米饭和肉。午饭非常好吃。我们听好听的歌。我的家人非常喜欢。
下午我们去他的房间。他的房间里有电脑。我们用电脑看电影。电影里的歌很好听。我们都喜欢看电影。他的爱好是唱歌。他教我们唱中文歌。我的弟弟不唱歌。弟弟不喜欢唱歌。
弟弟在桌子上边看书。桌子上边有水果。我们吃了一些水果。晚上我们去外边喝茶。晚上的天气很冷。我们坐车回我们的家。今天我们都非常高兴。明天我们要去上学。我们要在学校学习。
Běijīng de péngyou
Jīntiān tiānqì fēicháng hǎo. Zǎoshang wǒ hé jiārén qù Běijīng. Wǒmen zuò fēijī qù Běijīng. Běijīng de dìfang fēicháng dà. Běijīng yǒu hěn duō rén. Wǒ de péngyou zài jīchǎng děng wǒmen. Wǒmen kànjiàn tā hěn gāoxìng. Wǒmen yìqǐ qù tā de jiā.
Tā de jiā zài xuéxiào pángbiān. Tā de jiā hěn dà, yě hěn gānjìng. Wǒmen zhōngwǔ zài tā de jiālǐ chīfàn. Péngyou de māma zuò Zhōngguó cài. Zhèlǐ de Hànzì hěn hǎokàn. Wǒmen chī mǐfàn hé ròu. Wǔfàn fēicháng hǎochī. Wǒmen tīng hǎotīng de gē. Wǒ de jiārén fēicháng xǐhuan.
Xiàwǔ wǒmen qù tā de fángjiān. Tā de fángjiān lǐ yǒu diànnǎo. Wǒmen yòng diànnǎo kàn diànyǐng. Diànyǐng lǐ de gē hěn hǎotīng. Wǒmen dōu xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng. Tā de àihào shì chànggē. Tā jiāo wǒmen chàng Zhōngwén gē. Wǒ de dìdi bù chànggē. Dìdi bù xǐhuan chànggē.
Dìdi zài zhuōzi shàngbiān kànshū. Zhuōzi shàngbiān yǒu shuǐguǒ. Wǒmen chī le yìxiē shuǐguǒ. Wǎnshang wǒmen qù wàibiān hēchá. Wǎnshang de tiānqì hěn lěng. Wǒmen zuòchē huí wǒmen de jiā. Jīntiān wǒmen dōu fēicháng gāoxìng. Míngtiān wǒmen yào qù shàngxué. Wǒmen yào zài xuéxiào xuéxí.
A Friend in Beijing
Today's weather is extremely good. In the morning, my family and I go to Beijing. We take a plane to Beijing. Beijing is a very big place. Beijing has a lot of people. My friend is waiting for us at the airport. We are very happy to see him. We go to his home together.
His home is next to the school. His home is very big and clean. We eat at his home at noon. Friend's mother makes Chinese food. The Chinese characters here are very good-looking. We eat rice and meat. Lunch is extremely delicious. We listen to beautiful songs. My family likes it very much.
In the afternoon, we go to his room. There is a computer in his room. We use the computer to watch movies. The song in the movie is very pleasant to hear. We all like watching movies. His hobby is singing. He teaches us to sing Chinese songs. My younger brother does not sing. Younger brother does not like singing.
Younger brother is reading a book on the table. There is fruit on the table. We ate some fruit. In the evening, we go outside to drink tea. The evening weather is very cold. We take a car back to our home. We are all extremely happy today. Tomorrow we need to go to school. We need to study at school.
2. HSK 1 Vocabulary List (with Pinyin & English) Master these essential HSK 1 Chinese words from the story to boost your daily conversation and reading skills.
Chinese Pinyin Translation
北京 Běijīng Beijing 天气 tiānqì weather 早上 zǎoshang morning 飞机 fēijī airplane 地方 dìfang place 人 rén people 机场 jīchǎng airport 看见 kànjiàn to see 一起 yìqǐ together 旁边 pángbiān side, next to 干净 gānjìng clean 中午 zhōngwǔ noon 菜 cài dish, food 汉字 Hànzì Chinese characters 肉 ròu meat 午饭 wǔfàn lunch 听 tīng to listen 家人 jiārén family members 房间 fángjiān room 电脑 diànnǎo computer 电影 diànyǐng movie 歌 gē song 喜欢 xǐhuan to like 爱好 àihào hobby 教 jiāo to teach 弟弟 dìdi younger brother 唱 chàng to sing 桌子 zhuōzi table 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit 一些 yìxiē some 外边 wàibiān outside 冷 lěng cold 车 chē car, vehicle 高兴 gāoxìng happy 明天 míngtiān tomorrow 学习 xuéxí to study, learn
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Q: How do you say 'to take a plane' in Chinese based on the lesson?
A: In the text, 'to take a plane' is expressed as '坐飞机 ' (zuò fēij ī ), which literally translates to 'to sit on a plane.'
Q: What Chinese dishes did the family eat at the friend's house?
A: They ate rice and meat, referred to in Chinese as '米饭 ' (mǐf àn ) and '肉 ' (ròu ), which were cooked by the friend's mother.
Q: How does the text describe the location of the friend's house?
A: The text states that the friend's house is next to the school, using the Chinese phrase '在学校旁边 ' (zài xuéxi ào pángbi ān ).
Q: What does the younger brother do while the others are learning to sing?
A: The younger brother does not like to sing; instead, he reads a book at the table ('在桌子上边看书 ') and eats some fruit.
Q: What did the family do in the evening before returning home?
A: In the evening, despite the cold weather, they went outside to drink tea ('去外边喝茶 ') before taking a car back home.
