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Mandarin Pathways

HSK 1 Course

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A structured 15-lesson path through the HSK Standard Course 1 textbook — dialogues, vocabulary, writing, and grammar in the same order you'd meet them in class.

HSK 2.0 · Standard Course 1

What is this?

This track follows the HSK 2.0 level-1 textbook's 15-lesson order — 148 new words, 206 items counting proper nouns and compounds. The app's spaced-review bands use the newer HSK 3.0 lists, so a few of these words actually sit in HSK 3.0 bands 2–4. /path is an alternative thematic track built on HSK 3.0 band 1. Every dialogue and exercise in this course is original — nothing here is officially endorsed by, or affiliated with, the textbook's publisher.

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Course progress

Lesson 1 of 15Recommended next

Saying hello and sorry

Greeting people casually and formally, and apologizing

Lesson 2 of 15

Thanks and goodbyes

Thanking someone, brushing off thanks, and saying goodbye

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Lesson 3 of 15

What's your name?

Asking someone's name and finding out if they're a student, teacher, or where they're from

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Lesson 4 of 15

Friends and where they're from

Asking who someone is, their nationality, and whether they're a friend or classmate

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Lesson 5 of 15

Family and age

Counting to ten, saying how many people are in a family, and asking someone's age

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Lesson 6 of 15

Speaking, writing, and cooking

Saying what you can and can't do — speak Chinese, write characters, cook — with 会

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Lesson 7 of 15

What day is it?

Talking about days of the week, dates, and going to school

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Lesson 8 of 15

Buying tea and rice

Ordering a drink, asking prices in a shop, and saying what you'd like to eat or buy

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Lesson 9 of 15

Pets, Home & Work

Say where a pet or person is, and ask what someone's job is

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Lesson 10 of 15

Where's My Book?

Describe where furniture and belongings are with 上/里/前面/后面

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Lesson 11 of 15

What Time Is It?

Tell the time, talk about a plan for the movies, and say where you live

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Lesson 12 of 15

Cold Weather, Warm Tea

Describe the weather, say how you feel, and shop for a little fruit

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Lesson 13 of 15

Hello? It's Me

Answer the phone, say what you like doing, and talk about your daily schedule

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Lesson 14 of 15

Shopping with Mr. Zhang

Shop for clothes and apples, say something looks pretty, and ask when a shop opens

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Lesson 15 of 15

Off to Beijing

Meet someone new, ask their age, and travel together by plane and taxi

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Prefer a topic-based path instead? Try the HSK 1 curriculum. Themed units