HSK 1 Lesson 3 - Celebrating My Older Sister's Birthday

Join us in this HSK 1 reading lesson as we celebrate a family member's special day. In this lesson, you will follow a family's busy day preparing for and celebrating their older sister's 20th birthday. Through this heartwarming story, you'll practice essential beginner Chinese vocabulary for daily routines, telling time, locations, and family relations.

A happy Chinese family celebrating a birthday together at a restaurant with delicious food.

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

姐姐的生日

今天是我的姐姐的生日。姐姐今年二十岁。早上天气非常好。我们八点半起床。爸爸去大商场。爸爸去买新衣服。妈妈在家里准备。妈妈在家里做茶。我们在家里等他。爸爸九点回到家。

中午我们去大饭店。那个饭店很大。饭店里有很多人。姐姐在饭店等我们。姐姐的朋友也来了。我们在饭店里见面。我们一起吃午饭。米饭和肉很好吃。面条儿也很好吃。大家都非常高兴。

下午我们去大书店。姐姐想买汉语书。那里的书非常多。姐姐买了两本书。我买了一个本子。那个本子不贵。我们非常喜欢那里。我们在门口坐车。我们四点回到家。

晚上家里很好看。姐姐穿新衣服。那个衣服非常好。哥哥在房间唱歌。哥哥唱歌很好听。我们听了很高兴。爸爸送姐姐杯子。姐姐非常喜欢它。弟弟去房间睡觉。今天我们不学习。明天是星期一。我们要去学校了。我们要在学校学习。

Jiějie de shēngrì

Jīntiān shì wǒ de jiějie de shēngrì. Jiějie jīnnián èrshí suì. Zǎoshang tiānqì fēicháng hǎo. Wǒmen bā diǎn bàn qǐchuáng. Bàba qù dà shāngchǎng. Bàba qù mǎi xīn yīfu. Māma zài jiālǐ zhǔnbèi. Māma zài jiālǐ zuò chá. Wǒmen zài jiālǐ děng tā. Bàba jiǔ diǎn huídào jiā.

Zhōngwǔ wǒmen qù dà fàndiàn. Nàge fàndiàn hěn dà. Fàndiàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén. Jiějie zài fàndiàn děng wǒmen. Jiějie de péngyou yě lái le. Wǒmen zài fàndiàn lǐ jiànmiàn. Wǒmen yìqǐ chī wǔfàn. Mǐfàn hé ròu hěn hǎochī. Miàntiáor yě hěn hǎochī. Dàjiā dōu fēicháng gāoxìng.

Xiàwǔ wǒmen qù dà shūdiàn. Jiějie xiǎng mǎi Hànyǔ shū. Nàlǐ de shū fēicháng duō. Jiějie mǎi le liǎng běn shū. Wǒ mǎi le yí ge běnzi. Nàge běnzi bú guì. Wǒmen fēicháng xǐhuan nàlǐ. Wǒmen zài ménkǒu zuòchē. Wǒmen sì diǎn huídào jiā.

Wǎnshang jiālǐ hěn hǎokàn. Jiějie chuān xīn yīfu. Nàge yīfu fēicháng hǎo. Gēge zài fángjiān chànggē. Gēge chànggē hěn hǎotīng. Wǒmen tīng le hěn gāoxìng. Bàba sòng jiějie bēizi. Jiějie fēicháng xǐhuan tā. Dìdi qù fángjiān shuìjiào. Jīntiān wǒmen bù xuéxí. Míngtiān shì xīngqīyī. Wǒmen yào qù xuéxiào le. Wǒmen yào zài xuéxiào xuéxí.

Older Sister's Birthday

Today is my older sister's birthday. Older sister is twenty years old this year. The morning weather is extremely good. We get up at eight thirty. Father goes to the big shopping mall. Father goes to buy new clothes. Mother prepares at home. Mother makes tea at home. We wait for him at home. Father returns home at nine o'clock.

At noon we go to the big restaurant. That restaurant is very big. There are many people in the restaurant. Older sister is waiting for us at the restaurant. Older sister's friend also came. We meet inside the restaurant. We eat lunch together. Rice and meat are very delicious. The noodles are also very delicious. Everyone is extremely happy.

In the afternoon we go to the big bookstore. Older sister wants to buy Chinese books. There are extremely many books there. Older sister bought two books. I bought a notebook. That notebook is not expensive. We like that place extremely much. We take a car at the entrance. We return home at four o'clock.

In the evening the home looks very nice. Older sister wears new clothes. Those clothes are extremely good. Older brother sings in the room. Older brother's singing is very beautiful. We are very happy listening to it. Father gives older sister a cup. Older sister likes it extremely much. Younger brother goes to the room to sleep. Today we do not study. Tomorrow is Monday. We are going to school. We need to study at school.

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

Master the key vocabulary from this lesson with our comprehensive Chinese-to-English word list below.

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
生日	shēngrì	birthday
姐姐	jiějie	older sister
岁	suì	year of age
天气	tiānqì	weather
起床	qǐchuáng	to get up
商场	shāngchǎng	shopping mall
衣服	yīfu	clothes
准备	zhǔnbèi	to prepare
茶	chá	tea
等	děng	to wait
回到	huídào	to return to
饭店	fàndiàn	restaurant
大	dà	big
人	rén	person, people
我们	wǒmen	we, us
朋友	péngyou	friend
见面	jiànmiàn	to meet
一起	yìqǐ	together
肉	ròu	meat
面条儿	miàntiáor	noodles
高兴	gāoxìng	happy
书店	shūdiàn	bookstore
汉语	Hànyǔ	Chinese language
多	duō	many, a lot
本	běn	measure word for books
本子	běnzi	notebook
贵	guì	expensive
喜欢	xǐhuan	to like
门口	ménkǒu	doorway, entrance
家	jiā	home, family
好看	hǎokàn	good-looking, nice
穿	chuān	to wear
非常	fēicháng	extremely
唱歌	chànggē	to sing
好听	hǎotīng	pleasant to hear
听	tīng	to listen, hear
送	sòng	to give as a gift
它	tā	it
睡觉	shuìjiào	to sleep
学习	xuéxí	to study, learn
星期一	xīngqīyī	Monday
学校	xuéxiào	school
要	yào	to want, need

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.

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Listening Comprehension Test

8. Download HSK 1 Lesson PDF & Study Materials

Download the free PDF worksheet for HSK 1 Lesson 3 to practice your reading and writing skills on the go.

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9. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How do you say 'Older Sister' and express her age in Chinese?

A: In Chinese, 'older sister' is '姐姐' (jiějie). To say she is 20 years old, you use the pattern '姐姐今年二十岁' (Jiějie jīnnián èrshí suì), where '岁' (suì) means years of age.

Q: What time-related words are used in this lesson?

A: This lesson uses essential time nouns including '早上' (morning), '中午' (noon), '下午' (afternoon), and '晚上' (evening), along with specific times like '八点半' (8:30) and '九点' (9:00).

Q: How do you express going somewhere to do an action in Chinese?

A: The lesson uses the subject-verb-object-verb structure, such as '爸爸去大商场买新衣服' (Dad goes to the department store to buy new clothes) and '我们去大饭店吃午饭' (We go to a big restaurant to eat lunch).

Q: What gifts did the family members give to the older sister for her birthday?

A: In the story, Dad went to a big department store to buy her new clothes ('新衣服') and later gifted her a cup ('杯子') in the evening, which she loved very much.

Q: What measure words are introduced in this text?

A: The text utilizes the measure word '本' (běn) for books as seen in '买了两本书' (bought two books), and the general measure word '个' (gè) for a notebook in '买了一个本子'.