HSK 1 Lesson 5 - My Father Goes to Work Abroad

Welcome to HSK 1 Lesson 5, where we follow a heartwarming story about a father preparing to work abroad. In this lesson, you will learn essential Chinese vocabulary for daily routines, food, family interactions, and traveling by train. Through reading practice, you will master practical expressions like saying goodbye, expressing care for loved ones, and talking about phone calls. Start building your foundational Mandarin skills today with this highly practical, real-life scenario.

A happy Chinese family standing at a bustling train station helping their father carry bags for his trip abroad.

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

去国外工作

今天天气非常好。早上我七点半起床。今天爸爸去国外工作。我和妈妈帮爸爸。我们帮他拿大包。我们一起去火车站。火车站里的人很多。爸爸的朋友也来了。朋友和爸爸一起去。

中午我们在车站吃饭。我们去车站的饭店。饭店里有很多人。我们吃热面条儿。爸爸吃了很多包子。这里的面条儿不贵。我们一起喝热茶。大家都非常高兴。

下午两点半火车来了。火车非常大，也很新。我们和爸爸说再见。我告诉爸爸多喝水。爸爸的身体很重要。爸爸说会给我打电话。我们看见火车走了。我觉得有一点儿累。

晚上我和妈妈回家。家里现在没有别人。我们在桌子旁边吃饭。晚饭后我在房间写字。爸爸给我打电话。爸爸说他的房间很干净。我听了非常高兴。晚上十点我们睡觉。明天我们要去上学。我要在学校里学习。

Qù guówài gōngzuò

Jīntiān tiānqì fēicháng hǎo. Zǎoshang wǒ qī diǎn bàn qǐchuáng. Jīntiān bàba qù guówài gōngzuò. Wǒ hé māma bāng bàba. Wǒmen bāng tā ná dà bāo. Wǒmen yìqǐ qù huǒchēzhàn. Huǒchēzhàn lǐ de rén hěn duō. Bàba de péngyou yě lái le. Péngyou hé bàba yìqǐ qù.

Zhōngwǔ wǒmen zài chēzhàn chīfàn. Wǒmen qù chēzhàn de fàndiàn. Fàndiàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén. Wǒmen chī rè miàntiáor. Bàba chī le hěn duō bāozi. Zhèlǐ de miàntiáor bú guì. Wǒmen yìqǐ hē rè chá. Dàjiā dōu fēicháng gāoxìng.

Xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn bàn huǒchē lái le. Huǒchē fēicháng dà, yě hěn xīn. Wǒmen hé bàba shuō zàijiàn. Wǒ gàosu bàba duō hē shuǐ. Bàba de shēntǐ hěn zhòngyào. Bàba shuō huì gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà. Wǒmen kànjiàn huǒchē zǒu le. Wǒ juéde yǒu yìdiǎnr lèi.

Wǎnshang wǒ hé māma huíjiā. Jiālǐ xiànzài méiyǒu biérén. Wǒmen zài zhuōzi pángbiān chīfàn. Wǎnfàn hòu wǒ zài fángjiān xiězì. Bàba gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà. Bàba shuō tā de fángjiān hěn gānjìng. Wǒ tīng le fēicháng gāoxìng. Wǎnshang shí diǎn wǒmen shuìjiào. Míngtiān wǒmen yào qù shàngxué. Wǒ yào zài xuéxiào lǐ xuéxí.

Going to Work Abroad

Today's weather is extremely good. In the morning, I get up at seven thirty. Today, father goes to work abroad. Mother and I help father. We help him carry the big bags. We go to the railway station together. There are many people in the railway station. Father's friend also came. The friend and father go together.

At noon, we eat at the station. We go to the station's restaurant. There are many people in the restaurant. We eat hot noodles. Father ate a lot of steamed stuffed buns. The noodles here are not expensive. We drink hot tea together. Everyone is extremely happy.

The train comes at two thirty in the afternoon. The train is extremely big, and also very new. We say goodbye to father. I tell father to drink more water. Father's health is very important. Father says he will make a phone call to me. We see the train has left. I feel a little bit tired.

In the evening, mother and I go home. There is no one else at home now. We eat next to the table. After dinner, I write characters in the room. Father makes a phone call to me. Father says his room is very clean. I am extremely happy to hear it. We go to sleep at ten o'clock in the evening. Tomorrow we need to go to school. I need to study in the school.

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

Master the key vocabulary from HSK 1 Lesson 5 with our comprehensive word list, featuring Pinyin, English definitions, and character guides.

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
国外	guówài	abroad
天气	tiānqì	weather
起床	qǐchuáng	to get up, arise
工作	gōngzuò	to work, job
帮	bāng	to help
包	bāo	bag, package
火车站	huǒchēzhàn	railway station
人	rén	person, people
朋友	péngyou	friend
一起	yìqǐ	together
中午	zhōngwǔ	noon
饭店	fàndiàn	restaurant
很多	hěn duō	many, a lot
面条儿	miàntiáor	noodles
包子	bāozi	steamed stuffed bun
贵	guì	expensive
茶	chá	tea
高兴	gāoxìng	happy, glad
下午	xiàwǔ	afternoon
火车	huǒchē	train
再见	zàijiàn	goodbye
告诉	gàosu	to tell
重要	zhòngyào	important
打电话	dǎ diànhuà	to make a phone call
看见	kànjiàn	to see
一点儿	yìdiǎnr	a little bit
晚上	wǎnshang	evening, night
别人	biérén	other people
桌子	zhuōzi	table
写字	xiězì	to write characters
电话	diànhuà	telephone, phone call
干净	gānjìng	clean
听	tīng	to listen, hear
睡觉	shuìjiào	to sleep
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 HSK 1 Lesson 5 PDF worksheet and audio files to practice your reading and listening skills offline.

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9. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How do you say 'to work abroad' in Chinese based on the lesson?

A: In this lesson, 'to work abroad' is expressed as '去国外工作' (qù guówài gōngzuò), where '国外' means abroad and '工作' means work.

Q: What food items are mentioned during the family's meal at the station?

A: The family eats hot noodles ('热面条儿' - rè miántiáor) and steamed buns ('包子' - bāozi), while drinking hot tea ('热茶' - rè chá) together.

Q: How does the child express care for the father before he leaves?

A: The child tells the father to drink more water ('多喝水' - duō hē shuǐ) and highlights that his health is very important ('身体很重要' - shēntǐ hěn zhòngyào).

Q: What grammar structure is used to say 'there is no one else at home'?

A: The text uses '家里现在没有别人' (Jiālǐ xiànzài méiyǒu biérén), which means 'There is currently no one else at home' using the negative existential verb '没有' (méiyǒu).

Q: How do you say 'to write characters' in Chinese as shown in the evening routine?

A: The lesson uses the phrase '写字' (xiězì), which literally means 'to write characters' or 'to write words,' occurring during the evening study time.