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beginner 12 levels · ~25 min

Chinese HSK 1: Zero to Hero

Absolute beginner Mandarin — pinyin and the four tones, greetings, numbers, family, and your first real sentences.

Prerequisites
None — complete beginner, no prior Chinese needed.
What You'll Learn
  • Read and pronounce pinyin using the four tones
  • Greet people and introduce yourself in Chinese
  • Count, tell time, and talk about days of the week
  • Talk about your family using basic sentence patterns
  • Ask and answer simple yes/no and wh- questions

Powered by 6X – your first steps into Mandarin Chinese! This course starts from true zero: how to read and pronounce pinyin, the four tones, and enough vocabulary and grammar to greet people, introduce yourself, count, tell time, and talk about your family.

This is the first of six courses covering HSK 1 through HSK 6 — the internationally recognized Chinese proficiency scale. Finish this one, then move on to HSK 2.

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Course Outline
Pinyin Building Blocks: Initials & Finals
Pinyin & The Four Tones
Greetings & Introductions
Numbers, Time & Dates
Family & Possession with 的
Basic Verbs & Sentence Order
Questions & Everyday Phrases
Food & Drink
Colors, Clothes & Weather
Places & Getting Around
Everyday Objects
Congratulations — HSK 1 Complete!
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