Course 2 of 5 · HSK 2 → HSK 3

Chinese HSK 3: from HSK 2 to HSK 3 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.

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

Lesson 1

今天几月几号?

Jīntiān jǐ yuè jǐ hào?

What's the date today?

Lesson 16

我们先去了长城,然后去了故宫。

Wǒmen xiān qùle Chángchéng, ránhòu qùle Gùgōng.

First we went to the Great Wall, then to the Forbidden City.

Course programme

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

  1. Unit 1

    Dates and time

    1. What's the date today?
    2. Already and not yet: 已经…了, 还没
    3. Right now: 正在…呢
  2. Unit 2

    Comparisons and evaluations

    1. Comparisons: 比
    2. How you do it: 得
    3. More and more: 越来越, 又…又
  3. Unit 3

    Result and direction

    1. Got it, done it: 懂, 完, 好, 到
    2. Here and there: 来 and 去
    3. Take it and put it: 把
  4. Unit 4

    Reasons and plans

    1. Why: 因为…所以
    2. Soon: 要…了, 快…了, 打算
    3. If: 如果…就
  5. Unit 5

    Health and requests

    1. I'm sick
    2. Requests: 可以…吗, 帮, 一下
  6. Unit 6

    Trips and stories

    1. On the road: 从…到, 票
    2. Talking about a trip: 先…然后, 虽然…但是

Who it's for

Your level is HSK 2: the course takes you to HSK 3.

After the last test your profile level becomes HSK 3, and you get a course certificate.

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

Start “Chinese HSK 3” for free

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