Welcome to HSK 1 Lesson 7, where we follow a family's exciting weekend outing to the cinema. In this lesson, you will practice basic Chinese vocabulary related to daily routines, food, transportation, and entertainment. Through a simple and engaging story, you will learn how to describe plans with friends and family in Chinese. Master essential HSK 1 grammar points while improving your reading comprehension.
A happy family walking towards a large modern cinema to watch a movie on a sunny day.
1. HSK 1 Chinese Lesson: Complete Guide & Text
🇨🇳 Chinese
🔤 Pinyin
📖 Translation
去电影院看电影
今天天气非常好。早上我和家人一起起床。爸爸去大商店买包子。妈妈在家里做热茶。我们八点在家里吃早饭。早饭有包子和热牛奶。今天我们要去大电影院。大家都觉得非常高兴。我和妹妹去房间里准备。
我们坐大汽车去电影院。大电影院在学校旁边。大电影院非常远。我们在门口等我的朋友。我的朋友在学校里上学。他在电影院门口等我们。我们看见他非常高兴。爸爸去买四个人的票。电影票一个三十块钱。
我们上午十一点半进去。电影院里边非常大。这里看电影的人非常多。我们在那里买一些东西。朋友买了很多好玩儿的。我买热面包和冷牛奶。我们一起去里边坐下。那个电影非常好听。那个电影也非常好看。大家都觉得非常高兴。
下午一点半我们出来。我们在学校的小饭店吃饭。午饭有热米饭和鸡蛋。大家都觉得饭非常好吃。下午三点半我们坐车回家。我们在家里看新的电视。晚上我们在房间里读书。明天我们不上学。明天是星期日。我们要在家里休息。
Qù diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng
Jīntiān tiānqì fēicháng hǎo. Zǎoshang wǒ hé jiārén yìqǐ qǐchuáng. Bàba qù dà shāngdiàn mǎi bāozi. Māma zài jiālǐ zuò rè chá. Wǒmen bā diǎn zài jiālǐ chī zǎofàn. Zǎofàn yǒu bāozi hé rè niúnǎi. Jīntiān wǒmen yào qù dà diànyǐngyuàn. Dàjiā dōu juéde fēicháng gāoxìng. Wǒ hé mèimei qù fángjiān lǐ zhǔnbèi.
Wǒmen zuò dà qìchē qù diànyǐngyuàn. Dà diànyǐngyuàn zài xuéxiào pángbiān. Dà diànyǐngyuàn fēicháng yuǎn. Wǒmen zài ménkǒu děng wǒ de péngyou. Wǒ de péngyou zài xuéxiào lǐ shàngxué. Tā zài diànyǐngyuàn ménkǒu děng wǒmen. Wǒmen kànjiàn tā fēicháng gāoxìng. Bàba qù mǎi sì ge rén de piào. Diànyǐngpiào yí ge sānshí kuài qián.
Wǒmen shàngwǔ shíyī diǎn bàn jìnqù. Diànyǐngyuàn lǐbian fēicháng dà. Zhèlǐ kàn diànyǐng de rén fēicháng duō. Wǒmen zài nàlǐ mǎi yìxiē dōngxi. Péngyou mǎi le hěn duō hǎowánr de. Wǒ mǎi rè miànbāo hé lěng niúnǎi. Wǒmen yìqǐ qù lǐbian zuòxia. Nàge diànyǐng fēicháng hǎotīng. Nàge diànyǐng yě fēicháng hǎokàn. Dàjiā dōu juéde fēicháng gāoxìng.
Xiàwǔ yì diǎn bàn wǒmen chūlái. Wǒmen zài xuéxiào de xiǎo fàndiàn chīfàn. Wǔfàn yǒu rè mǐfàn hé jīdàn. Dàjiā dōu juéde fàn fēicháng hǎochī. Xiàwǔ sān diǎn bàn wǒmen zuòchē huíjiā. Wǒmen zài jiālǐ kàn xīn de diànshì. Wǎnshang wǒmen zài fángjiān lǐ dúshū. Míngtiān wǒmen bú shàngxué. Míngtiān shì xīngqīrì. Wǒmen yào zài jiālǐ xiūxi.
Going to the Cinema to Watch a Movie
Today's weather is extremely good. In the morning, my family and I get up together. Father goes to the big store to buy baozi. Mother makes hot tea at home. We eat breakfast at home at eight o'clock. Breakfast has baozi and hot milk. Today we need to go to the big cinema. Everyone feels extremely happy. My younger sister and I go to the room to prepare.
We take a big car to the cinema. The big cinema is next to the school. The big cinema is extremely far. We wait for my friend at the entrance. My friend goes to school in the school. He is waiting for us at the cinema entrance. We are extremely happy to see him. Father goes to buy tickets for four people. Movie tickets are thirty kuai each.
We go in at eleven thirty in the morning. Inside the cinema is extremely big. There are extremely many people watching movies here. We buy some things there. My friend bought many fun things. I buy hot bread and cold milk. We go inside and sit down together. That movie is extremely pleasant to hear. That movie is also extremely good-looking. Everyone feels extremely happy.
We come out at one thirty in the afternoon. We eat a meal at the school's small restaurant. Lunch has hot rice and eggs. Everyone feels the food is extremely delicious. We take a car home at three thirty in the afternoon. We watch new television at home. In the evening, we read books in the room. Tomorrow we do not go to school. Tomorrow is Sunday. We need to rest at home.
2. HSK 1 Vocabulary List (with Pinyin & English) Here is the essential vocabulary list for HSK 1 Lesson 7, featuring key terms about food, family, and entertainment.
Chinese Pinyin Translation
电影院 diànyǐngyuàn cinema 天气 tiānqì weather 起床 qǐchuáng to get up 商店 shāngdiàn store, shop 热 rè hot 吃 chī to eat 牛奶 niúnǎi milk 电影 diànyǐng movie 高兴 gāoxìng happy, glad 准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare 汽车 qìchē car, bus 旁边 pángbiān side, next to 远 yuǎn far 等 děng to wait 上学 shàngxué to go to school 门口 ménkǒu doorway, entrance 看见 kànjiàn to see 票 piào ticket 块 kuài yuan, piece 上午 shàngwǔ morning 里边 lǐbian inside 人 rén person, people 一些 yìxiē some 好玩儿 hǎowánr fun, amusing 面包 miànbāo bread 坐下 zuòxia to sit down 好听 hǎotīng pleasant to hear 好看 hǎokàn good-looking, nice 觉得 juéde to feel, think 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon 饭店 fàndiàn restaurant 鸡蛋 jīdàn egg 好吃 hǎochī delicious 回家 huíjiā to go home 电视 diànshì television 读书 dúshū to read, study 明天 míngtiān tomorrow 星期日 xīngqīrì Sunday 休息 xiūxi to rest
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Q: How much did one movie ticket cost in the story?
A: One movie ticket cost thirty yuan (三十块钱 - sānsh í kuài qián ).
Q: How did the family travel to the cinema?
A: They traveled to the cinema by taking a big bus (大汽车 - dà qìch ē ).
Q: What food did they eat for breakfast in the story?
A: They ate steamed buns (包子 - bāozi ) and drank hot milk (热牛奶 - rè niún ǎi ) for breakfast at eight o'clock.
Q: Where is the cinema located according to the text?
A: The cinema is located next to the school (学校旁边 - xuéxi ào pángbi ān ), although the text mentions it is very far.
Q: What did they do on Sunday?
A: Since there was no school on Sunday, they stayed at home to rest (休息 - xiūxi ).
