Welcome to HSK 1 Lesson 8, where we explore a day in the life of a Chinese family. Through this reading passage, you will learn essential vocabulary related to family members, daily routines, occupations, and shopping. Practice key sentence structures to describe what your family members do and where they work. This lesson is perfect for beginners looking to build foundational Chinese reading and comprehension skills.
A Chinese family enjoying a healthy breakfast together in a cozy dining room.
1. HSK 1 Chinese Lesson: Complete Guide & Text
🇨🇳 Chinese
🔤 Pinyin
📖 Translation
我的爸爸是医生
今天早上天气很好。我们早上七点半起床。我的爸爸在医院工作。爸爸每天八点去上班。妈妈在家里准备早饭。早饭有面包和热牛奶。爸爸吃了早饭去工作。爸爸的身体非常好。
中午我和妈妈在家里。妈妈在家里做午饭。午饭有米饭和热包子。午饭非常好吃。爸爸中午不回家吃饭。爸爸在医院里吃午饭。医院里的医生非常多。爸爸的朋友也是医生。他们在医院里工作。
下午我和妈妈去买东西。我们坐大汽车去商场。商场里有很多新衣服。妈妈买了一些新衣服。那个新衣服非常贵。我想买一个新杯子。那个杯子非常好看。我们在商场买水果。那里的水果非常好。妈妈送我一个新本子。我们下午四点回家。
晚上爸爸六点半回家。爸爸觉得非常累。妈妈帮爸爸拿大包。爸爸在桌子旁边坐下。妈妈给爸爸一杯热茶。爸爸喝了热茶很高兴。我们一起吃妈妈做的菜。晚饭后爸爸看电视。弟弟在房间里写汉字。弟弟学习非常认真。晚上九点半我们睡觉。明天是星期日。明天我们不上学。我们要在家里休息。
Wǒ de bàba shì yīshēng
Jīntiān zǎoshang tiānqì hěn hǎo. Wǒmen zǎoshang qī diǎn bàn qǐchuáng. Wǒ de bàba zài yīyuàn gōngzuò. Bàba měitiān bā diǎn qù shàngbān. Māma zài jiālǐ zhǔnbèi zǎofàn. Zǎofàn yǒu miànbāo hé rè niúnǎi. Bàba chī le zǎofàn qù gōngzuò. Bàba de shēntǐ fēicháng hǎo.
Zhōngwǔ wǒ hé māma zài jiālǐ. Māma zài jiālǐ zuò wǔfàn. Wǔfàn yǒu mǐfàn hé rè bāozi. Wǔfàn fēicháng hǎochī. Bàba zhōngwǔ bù huíjiā chīfàn. Bàba zài yīyuàn lǐ chī wǔfàn. Yīyuàn lǐ de yīshēng fēicháng duō. Bàba de péngyou yě shì yīshēng. Tāmen zài yīyuàn lǐ gōngzuò.
Xiàwǔ wǒ hé māma qù mǎi dōngxi. Wǒmen zuò dà qìchē qù shāngchǎng. Shāngchǎng lǐ yǒu hěn duō xīn yīfu. Māma mǎi le yìxiē xīn yīfu. Nàge xīn yīfu fēicháng guì. Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí ge xīn bēizi. Nàge bēizi fēicháng hǎokàn. Wǒmen zài shāngchǎng mǎi shuǐguǒ. Nàlǐ de shuǐguǒ fēicháng hǎo. Māma sòng wǒ yí ge xīn běnzi. Wǒmen xiàwǔ sì diǎn huíjiā.
Wǎnshang bàba liù diǎn bàn huíjiā. Bàba juéde fēicháng lèi. Māma bāng bàba ná dà bāo. Bàba zài zhuōzi pángbiān zuòxia. Māma gěi bàba yì bēi rè chá. Bàba hē le rè chá hěn gāoxìng. Wǒmen yìqǐ chī māma zuò de cài. Wǎnfàn hòu bàba kàn diànshì. Dìdi zài fángjiān lǐ xiě Hànzì. Dìdi xuéxí fēicháng rènzhēn. Wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn bàn wǒmen shuìjiào. Míngtiān shì xīngqīrì. Míngtiān wǒmen bú shàngxué. Wǒmen yào zài jiālǐ xiūxi.
My Father is a Doctor
Today's morning weather is very good. We get up at seven thirty in the morning. My father works in a hospital. Father goes to work at eight o'clock every day. Mother prepares breakfast at home. Breakfast has bread and hot milk. Father ate breakfast and went to work. Father's health is extremely good.
At noon, mother and I are at home. Mother makes lunch at home. Lunch has rice and hot baozi. Lunch is extremely delicious. Father does not return home to eat at noon. Father eats lunch in the hospital. There are extremely many doctors in the hospital. Father's friend is also a doctor. They work inside the hospital.
In the afternoon, mother and I go to buy things. We take a big car to the shopping mall. There are many new clothes in the shopping mall. Mother bought some new clothes. Those new clothes are extremely expensive. I want to buy a new cup. That cup is extremely good-looking. We buy fruit in the shopping mall. The fruit there is extremely good. Mother gives me a new notebook. We go home at four o'clock in the afternoon.
In the evening, father goes home at six thirty. Father feels extremely tired. Mother helps father carry the big bags. Father sits down next to the table. Mother gives father a cup of hot tea. Father is very happy to drink hot tea. We eat the dishes made by mother together. After dinner, father watches TV. Younger brother writes Chinese characters in the room. Younger brother studies extremely seriously. We go to sleep at nine thirty in the evening. Tomorrow is Sunday. Tomorrow we do not go to school. We need to rest at home.
2. HSK 1 Vocabulary List (with Pinyin & English) Master the key vocabulary from this lesson, including words for family, jobs, and daily activities, with our comprehensive list.
Chinese Pinyin Translation
医生 yīshēng doctor 天气 tiānqì weather 起床 qǐchuáng to get up 医院 yīyuàn hospital 上班 shàngbān to go to work 准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare 牛奶 niúnǎi milk 工作 gōngzuò to work, job 身体 shēntǐ body, health 中午 zhōngwǔ noon 午饭 wǔfàn lunch 包子 bāozi steamed stuffed bun 好吃 hǎochī delicious 回家 huíjiā to go home 里边 lǐbian inside 多 duō many, a lot 朋友 péngyou friend 他们 tāmen they, them 东西 dōngxi thing, stuff 汽车 qìchē car, bus 衣服 yīfu clothes 一些 yìxiē some 贵 guì expensive 杯子 bēizi cup, glass 好看 hǎokàn good-looking, nice 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit 那里 nàlǐ there, that place 本子 běnzi notebook 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon 晚上 wǎnshang evening, night 觉得 juéde to feel, think 帮 bāng to help 桌子 zhuōzi table 茶 chá tea 喝 hē to drink 菜 cài dish, food 电视 diànshì television 汉字 Hànzì Chinese characters 认真 rènzhēn serious, conscientious 睡觉 shuìjiào to sleep 星期日 xīngqīrì Sunday 上学 shàngxué to go to school 休息 xiūxi to rest
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Q: How do you say 'My father is a doctor' in Chinese?
A: You say '我的爸爸是医生 ' (Wǒ de bàba shì yīsh ēng ), where '爸爸 ' (bài ba) means father and '医生 ' (yīsh ēng ) means doctor.
Q: What does the Chinese verb '在 ' (zài ) mean in this lesson?
A: In this lesson, '在 ' (zài ) is used as a preposition meaning 'at' or 'in' to indicate the location where an action takes place, such as '在医院工作 ' (works at the hospital).
Q: How do you express 'going to work' and 'returning home' in Chinese?
A: Going to work' is expressed as '去上班 ' (qù shàngb ān ) and 'returning home' is expressed as '回家 ' (huíji ā ).
Q: What is the significance of the phrase '明天不上学 ' in the text?
A: 明天不上学 ' (Míngti ān bù shàngxu é ) means 'Tomorrow there is no school,' indicating that the children have a rest day on Sunday (星期日 ).
Q: How do you describe food being delicious in HSK 1 Chinese?
A: You can use the phrase '非常好吃 ' (fēich áng hǎoch ī ), which translates to 'very delicious' or 'extremely tasty.'
