Mandarin Sprout
HSK learning path
0-day streak
40 original HSK 1 lessons
Stage 3 · Checkpoint

Preparing for a short test

Describe a study schedule, meeting time, and review routine.

Review the previous five lessons2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/4 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

Listen, read, and retell

Pass 1: understand the situation. Pass 2: hide meanings and read. Pass 3: retell it in your own words.

Conversation

小禾
明天míng tiān星期xīng qī四sì,我们wǒ men有yǒu听tīng写xiě。

Tomorrow is Thursday; we have dictation.

安安
今天jīn tiān下午xià wǔ三sān点diǎn半bàn一yī起qǐ学习xué xí,好hǎo吗ma?

Shall we study at half past three this afternoon?

小禾
好hǎo。我wǒ两liǎng点diǎn下课xià kè,先xiān回huí家jiā吃chī一点儿yī diǎn ér东西dōng xi。

Yes. My class ends at two; I will go home for a snack first.

安安
不bù记jì得de的de字zì,先xiān写xiě在zài本běn子zi上shàng,再zài认rèn真zhēn读dú。

Write the characters you do not remember in your notebook and read them carefully.

Extension reading

三sān点diǎn半bàn,两liǎng个gè人rén开kāi始shǐ学习xué xí。

At half past three, the friends start studying.

安ān安ān先xiān听tīng再zài写xiě。不bù会huì写xiě的de字zì,她tā问wèn老师lǎo shī。

An An listens before writing and asks the teacher about unfamiliar characters.

Names and helper expressions

小禾 · Xiao He; 安安 · An An; 林老师 · Teacher Lin; 阿文 · A Wen. These helper expressions support comprehension and are not counted in the 499 target entries.

再 zài
again; then
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