Course 1 of 5 · HSK 1 → HSK 2

Chinese from Zero: from HSK 1 to HSK 2 with an AI tutor

16 lessons and 6 unit tests. Every lesson has phrases, a grammar rule, a dialogue, words and practice; homework follows each lesson, and each unit ends with a story and a test. An AI tutor helps you speak. Plus 48 characters broken down into parts, with writing practice.

Explanations, translations and hints are in English.

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  • 16 lessons
  • 6 unit tests
  • 269 words
  • 48 characters
The course's first phrase and one of its last

Lesson 1

你好！

Nǐ hǎo!

Hi! / Hello!

Lesson 16

你昨天去哪儿了？

Nǐ zuótiān qù nǎr le?

Where did you go yesterday?

Course programme

Units and lessons in order. Each unit ends with a story and a test.

  1. Unit 1

    First words

    1. Hello and tones
    2. What's your name?
    3. How are you?

  2. Unit 2

    Who you are and where you're from

    1. Who I am: 是
    2. Where are you from?
    3. Questions and “no”: 不, 没, 吗

  3. Unit 3

    Numbers, things, family

    1. Numbers and age
    2. This and that: measure words
    3. My family

  4. Unit 4

    My day

    1. What you like: 喜欢
    2. What time is it? My day
    3. Where you work: 在

  5. Unit 5

    In the city

    1. Where is it?
    2. At the café

  6. Unit 6

    Skills and the past

    1. I can: 会 and 能
    2. Yesterday: 了, 没, 过

Who it's for

Starting from zero: the course begins with the very first word and sound.

After the last test your profile level becomes HSK 2, and you get a course certificate.

Not sure of your level? A 5-minute placement test shows which course and lesson to start with.

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Signing up takes a couple of minutes. Then it's one 10–15-minute lesson a day — the app builds your daily plan.

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