Don’t worry we Hello HSK are here to give you some tips and advice in working through the HSK exercises from Level 1 to 6 along with some useful common phrases.

This time let’s first start with some tips in HSK1 Reading Part.

First Session in HSK 1 Exam Reading Part—True or False.

The True or False part in HSK-1 Reading focuses on vocabulary, examinees should memorize the 150 vocabularies involved in HSK-1.

While working in this part of the test, the examinees should first pay attention to chū zū ch distinguishing words from the same category. For example, “出租车” (taxi), “fēi jī huǒ chē – 飞机”(airplane), “火车”(train) are all means of transportation, but the images tīnɡ dú kàn will be different. Another example, “听”(listen), “读”(read), “看” (look) and xiě “写”(write) are all commonly used verbs.

Usually the pictures use an earphone to tīnɡ xiě indicate “听”(listen), a pencil for “写”(write), a person opening his or her mouth dú lěnɡ rè for “读”(read). Also, the topics may be about “冷”(cold) and “热”(hot), if the lěnɡ people in the picture are wearing thick clothes, then the meaning conveyed is “冷”(cold). However, if a sun is drawn in the picture, and people are shading rè themselves by their hands or wearing less clothes, then the meaning shall be “热”(hot).

Secondly, examinees should pay attention to subordinate relationships. For shuǐ ɡuǒ example, let’s look at “水果”(fruit). If there is specific fruit drawn in the picture for pínɡ ɡuǒ pínɡ ɡuǒ shuǐ ɡuǒ example “苹果” (apple), then answer would be “苹果” (apple) or “水果”(fruit). While shuǐ ɡuǒ if a strawberry is drawn but not an answer option, then the answer shall only be “水果”(fruit).

Related Key-words

2. zhuō zi
桌 子(table)

3. yī shēnɡ
医 生 (doctor)

4. xué shēnɡ
学 生 (student)

5. diàn shì
电 视 (television)

6. chū zū chē
出租 车 (taxi)

7. shuǐ ɡuǒ
水 果 (fruit)

8. pínɡ ɡuǒ
苹 果 (apple)

9. diàn nǎo
电 脑 (computer)

10. xiǎo jiě
小 姐 (Miss)

11. tīnɡ
听 (listen)

12. dú
读 (read)

13. xiě
写 (write)

14. shuō huà
说 话 (speak)

15. lěnɡ
冷 (cold)

Second Session in HSK 1 Reading Part—Choose the Corresponding Picture

Items of the second part in HSK-1 Reading are often formatted with five pictures and five sentences under these pictures. The examinees are required to choose corresponding picture to each sentence. This section mainly tests the examinees’ understanding of sentence meanings.

The examinees should grasp the words indicating some key information like location, character and behavior. Then one can choose the corresponding picture according to this key information. For example, if the sentence is asking about jīn tiān xià yǔ mɑ weather like “今天下雨吗？”（Is it going to rain today?）; then one should check which picture contains an expression of raining.

The examinees should practice common basic sentence patterns’ exercises, and make their own sentences with the 150 words of HSK-1. This practice can improve his or her ability in Chinese reading comprehension.

Related Key-words

2. zěn me
怎么(how to)

3. chī
吃 (eat)

4. bù
不 (no)

5. piào liɑnɡ
漂 亮 (pretty)

6. kàn jiàn
看 见 (see)

7. mínɡ tiān
明 天 (tomorrow)

8. ɡāo xìnɡ
高 兴 (happy)

9. nénɡ
能 (be able to)

10. zuò
做 (do)

11. zhù
住 (live)

12. xiǎnɡ
想 (think)

13. nǎr
哪儿 (where)

14. mǎi
买 (buy)

15. xué xí
学习(study/learn)

Related Common Phrases

2. zěn me yànɡ
怎 么 样 (how about…)

3. duō shao qián
多 少 钱 (how much)

4. jǐ suì
几 岁 (how old)

5. qù nǎ li
去 哪 里 (where to go…)

6. tài hǎo le
太 好 了(very good)

7. zuò fēi jī
坐 飞 机 (by plane)

8. kàn diàn yǐnɡ
看 电 影 (watch a film)

9. qù shānɡ diàn
去 商 店 (go to the shop)

10. xīnɡ qī yī
星 期 一 (Monday)

11. duì bu qǐ
对不起 (sorry)

12. méi ɡuān xi
没 关 系 (never mind)

13. xiè xie
谢谢 (thank you)

14. chī shén me
吃 什 么 (what to eat)

15. zài jiā
在家 (at home)

Third Session in HSK 1 Reading Part—Choose the Corresponding Sentence.

This part of the exam contains five questions, where the students are asked to choose the correct answer from the options of A to E.

Before the test, the examinees should study and create a summary of the common question formats, Therefore, when he or she come across the same questions, they can immediately determine the key points of the question.

During the test, the examinees should first observe the five questions, and then nǐ shén me shí hou lái běi jīnɡ ？
find out the correct answers to them. For example, “你什么时候来北京？” shén me shí hou（When do you come to Beijing?）, and here the question is about “什么时候”(when), hence the answer should be related to time. Sometimes words from the questions may also be a part of the answering options, where you need to only understand the question to determine the correct answer.

Related Key-words

2. fàn ɡuǎn
饭 馆 (restaurant)

3. diǎn
点 (order)

4. yuè
月 (month)

5. jiào
叫 (call)

6. rèn shi
认 识 (know sb)

7. lái
来 (come)

8. hǎo
好 (good)

9. pénɡ you
朋 友 (friend)

11. zuò
坐 (sit)

12. xué xí
学习 (study)

13. méi
没 (not)

14. nénɡ
能 (be able to)

15. huì
会 (can)

Related Common Phrases

2. jiào shén me
叫 什 么 (what’s the name of…)

3. kàn pénɡ you
看 朋 友 (visit a friend)

4. tiān qì zěn me yànɡ
天 气 怎 么 样 (how’s the weather)

5. jǐ diǎn
几 点 (what time)

6. nǎ ɡe
哪个 (which one)

7. ɡōnɡ zuò de shí hou
工 作的 时 候 (at work)

8. zuò chū zū chē
坐 出 租 车 (take a taxi)

9. hěn hǎo
很 好 (very good)

10. zài qián miàn
在 前 面 (in front of)

11. xiǎnɡ qù yī yuàn
想 去 医 院 (want to go to the hospital)

12. bú kè qi
不 客 气 (you’re welcome)

13. méi rén
没 人 (nobody)

14. huí jiā
回家 (go back home)

15. kàn bu jiàn
看 不 见 (can’t see)

Fourth session in HSK 1 Reading Part—Choose Right Words for the Blanks

In the HSK-1 tests, the “Choose right words for the blanks” part requires the examinees to select an appropriate answer to complete the sentence.

The examinees should firstly understand the general idea of the sentence, and then choose one from the answers. The blanked words usually are related to some shén me key information in the sentence. They can be: interrogative words like “什么 dǎ dǎ diàn huà”(what), key verbs like “打”(call) in the phrase of “打电话”（make a phone call）, qián miɑn hé words indicating directions like “前面”(in the front) and prepositions “和”(and) with a parallel meaning.

To handle these problems, the most important thing is to understand the meaning of the whole sentence, and the five answer options. If one knows how to use each answer correctly, then the examinee will find the most appropriate answer.

Related Key-words

2. mǐ fàn
米 饭 (a bowl of rice)

3. dú
读 (read)

4. ɡāo xìnɡ
高 兴 (happy)

5. fēn zhōnɡ
分 钟 (minute)

6. kàn jiàn
看 见 (see)

7. ɡōnɡ zuò
工 作 (work)

8. shānɡ diàn
商 店 (shop)

9. mǎi
买 (buy)

10. zuò
做 (do)

11. zěn me
怎 么 (how to)

12. lǎo shī
老 师 (teacher)

13. jiā
家 (home)

14. piào liɑnɡ
漂 亮 (pretty)

15. fēi jī
飞 机 (airplane)

Related Common Phrases

2. shì shuí
是 谁 (who is…)

3. xiě hàn zì
写 汉 字 (write Chinese characters)

4. zhuō zi shanɡ
桌 子 上 (on table)

5. kāi chē
开 车 (drive a car)

6. jǐ fēn zhōnɡ
几 分 钟 (a few minutes)

7. méi yǒu shuǐ
没 有 水 (no water)

8. zài zhuō zi shanɡ
在 桌 子 上 (on the table)

9. mǎi shuǐ ɡuǒ
买 水 果 (buying fruit)

10. tīnɡ bu jiàn
听 不 见(can’t hear)

11. hē chá
喝 茶 (have a cup of tea)

12. yǒu diǎn ér
有 点 儿 (a little/bit)

13. bú xià yǔ
不 下雨 (doesn’t rain)

14. méi yǒu rén
没 有 人(nobody)

15. nénɡ qù
能 去 (can go)

We hope that these tips about the HSK 1 Reading Section have been useful to you. By the way, don’t forget to memorize vocabulary words since they are essential in doing HSK exercises. In next article, we will give some insight for HSK2 Listening Part.

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Are you having any issues in answering HSK exercises? Or are you wondering how to improve your HSK test taking skills?

When you are listening to HSK exercises, are you always unable to capture key points or complaining about lack of appropriate skills?

Don’t worry we at Hello HSK are going to give you some tips and advice in working though the HSK exercises from Level 1 to 6 along with some useful common phrases.

So let’s first start with some tips in HSK1 listening part.

HSK 1 listening part- True or false questions based on given phrases.

In HSK1-Listening part, there are four sections. The first section is a True or False questionnaire based on five recordings,. Usually the recordings are some phrases, for example, “打电话”, “下雨了” and “她的猫” etc. To handle with these items, you will be required to:

• Be familiar with the vocabulary of HSK-1, and be able to understand these phrases and match them with the pictures. The phrase containing a consistent meaning with the picture is the right answer, while the inconsistent ones are wrong.
• You should firstly observe the pictures and get a general understanding of them in their mind. You then should listen to the recordings and choose true or false based on the contents of the pictures.

Related common phrases:

1. mā mɑ hé nǚ ér
妈 妈 和 女 儿 (mother and daughter)

Second section in HSK 1 listening-Choose right pictures based on given sentences.

The second section of HSK-1 Listening is choosing the correct one from three pictures based on the five recordings,. The contents of the listening are mostly sentences, for example, “我喜欢这个电脑”, “这个杯子太漂亮了!”,”爸爸在工作” and etc. To handle with these items, you need to:

• Firstly you should observe the pictures and identify the contents in the pictures. If the content of the pictures are articles, pay attention listening to the recordings which the articles are involved and then choose the right answer,
• If there are some characters in the picture, the examinees should take note of their behaviors and facial expressions. By knowing what they are doing or whether they are happy or not and inferring the relationships between them.

Related key words:

1.pénɡ you
朋 友 (friend)

Related common phrases:

1.bà bɑ hé mā mɑ
爸 爸 和 妈 妈 (father and mother)

Third section in HSK 1 listening-Choose the right pictures based on given dialogues.

Before the third section HSK-1 Listening begins, you should carefully observe the five pictures on the paper and infer the possible questions: Who? Where? What?

• If the question is about “谁”, the answer may be occupation, family members and or animals.
• If the question is asking about “在哪里”, then the answers can be in the hospital, school, shop, restaurant or at home.
• If the question is about “做什么”, the answers can be eating, sleeping, drinking and shopping etc. Also, the main point of a picture may be about “天气”, for example, a sun is drawn in the picture, or the persons involved are wiping sweat, wearing a scarf or holding an umbrella and so on.
• While listening to the dialogues of the third part, you can write down the key words, for instance, “米饭”, “买东西”, “电脑” and so on. Then you should associate them with the pictures to choose the right answer.

Related key words:

1.nǐ hǎo
你好（hello）

Related common phrases:

1.zěn me yànɡ
怎 么 样 （how do you like）

Fourth section in HSK 1 listening-Listen to the sentences, Choose the right answer to the questions.

During routine reviews, you should try your best to grasp the 150 vocabulary words of HSK-1, memorizing them based on some certain categories. For example, if there are certain options like “商店”, “医院”, “学校”, you may infer that this item could be asking about a place. Therefore when listening to the recordings, you should pay attention to the contents after the words like “去…”, “在…” and etc.

• You should take note of those introductory contents if the item contains options like “爸爸”, “同学”, and “朋友”,..
• You can focus your listening emphasis on “做什么” if the options contain action phrases like “学习”, “工作”, and “坐飞机”.
• Additionally, you should pay attention to the descriptions about “天气” if the options are description words such as “大雨”, “冷”, “热” and etc.
• Meanwhile, you should not only get familiar with those 150 vocabulary words, but also learn simple questions phrases. For instance, “多大了” is asking about age, and the answer usually will be “……岁”. “多少钱” is asking about price, and the answer shall be “……块”. The answer to “怎么去” can be “坐出租车”, “坐飞机”, and etc.
• The last thing to remember is that you should pay attention to the corresponding contacts between different time, persons and events. For example, “昨天上午我去学校的时候，妈妈和爸爸去看电影了”. In this sentence, you should know that, “我” is the subject of “去学校”, while “妈妈和爸爸” are the characters involved in “去看电影”.

Related key words:

1.shānɡ diàn
商 店 (shop)

Related common phrases:

1.hǎo dà
好 大 (too big)

Here are the tips we’d like to give you concerning the HSK 1 Listening part. We hope that they are useful to you. By the way, don’t forget to memorize vocabulary words since they are essential in doing HSK exercises.

In next article, we will give some insight for HSK1 Reading part.

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Let’s learn some love expressions in Chinese for you to win your goddess’ heart!

Speak Straight From Your Heart

直接法(speak straight from your heart)
Sometimes directly say what you think.
This is applicable to the girls who are frank, simple, straightforward.
Horoscope Signs：Aries,Leo

表白常用语：

1. Wǒ ài nǐ
我爱你。
I love you.

2. Zuò wǒ de nǚ péng you ba
做我的女朋友吧。
Be my girl.

3. wǒ men zài yì qǐ ba
我们在一起吧。
Let’s be together.

Tactful Way To Express Love

含蓄法(tactful way to express love)
Some girls are shy and reserved and it is better your hide your feelings and go step and step.
This is applicable to the girls who are：shy, reserved and refined
Horoscope Signs：Cancer,Virgo,Taurus

表白常用语：

1. Wǒ jué de hé nǐ zài yì qǐ hěn kāi xīn, hěn fànɡ sōnɡ 。
我觉得和你在一起很开心,很放松。
I feel very happy and relaxed to be together with you.

2. Wǒ yuàn yì měi tiān zuò fàn ɡěi nǐ chī ！
我愿意每天做饭给你吃！
I would like to cook for you everyday!

3. Nǐ hé wǒ lǐ xiǎnɡ de nǚ pénɡ you hěn xiànɡ 。
你和我理想的女朋友很像。
You are pretty much like my ideal girlfriend.

Humorous ways to express love

幽默法（humorous ways to express love）
Try these following sentences: Whatever the result is, you will make your woman happy.
It is applicable to girls who are：easy-going, optimistic and open-minded.
Horoscope Signs：Gemini,Aquarius,sagittarius

表白常用语：

1. jiù nǐ zhè yànɡ de ，chú le wǒ shuí yào ā 。
就你这样的，除了我谁要啊。
Who would accept you as a girlfriend but I ?

2. Nǐ jiù xínɡ xínɡ hǎo ，shōu le wǒ bɑ 。
你就行行好，收了我吧。
Please do good and make me captured.

3. Nǐ yuàn yì zuò wǒ de nǚ pénɡ you mɑ ？
你愿意做我的女朋友吗？
Yào shì nǐ bú yuàn yì ，wǒ zuò nǐ de nán pénɡ you.
要是你不愿意，我做你的男朋友.

Are you willing to be my girlfriend？If not, I will be your boyfriend anyway.

Tender ways to express love

柔情法（tenderness way to express love）
Choose a romantic place and express your love in a slow and gentle tone. Read her some romantic sentences and make sure the day is the most impressive day in both your lives.
It is applicable to the girls who are： tender, sentimental，and romantic.
The constellation type：Taurus,Pisces

表白常用语：

1. Wǒ bù zhī dào ɡāi rú hé biǎo dá wǒ de xīn qínɡ ，
我不知道该如何表达我的心情，
kě shì wǒ de xīn ɡào su wǒ ： tā ài nǐ ， hěn ài hěn ài nǐ ！
可是我的心告诉我：它爱你，很爱很爱你！
I don’t know how to express what I am feeling now.
I just hear my heart saying: it has fallen love with you, deeply in love with you.

2. Wǒ xǐ huɑn nǐ xiào ， xǐ huɑn nǐ shēnɡ qì ， xǐ huɑn nǐ de shàn liánɡ ， xǐ huɑn nǐ de rèn zhēn ， xǐ huɑn hé nǐ zài yì qǐ de měi shí měi kè ！
我喜欢你笑，喜欢你生气，喜欢你的善良，喜欢你的认真，喜欢和你在一起的每时每刻！
I like when you smile，I like when you are angry，I like your kind-hearted and I like your earnest. God knows I love every moment I have spent with you.

Express love by saying fine-sounding words

取悦法（ express love by saying fine-sounding words ）
Do you ever remember in the movies 《love actually》, how Mark finally reveals his really feeling to Juliet? This becomes the most romantic and impressive love expression ever. If you are sincere, no lady will say no to you.
It is applicable to the girls who are：honest, confident and have high self-esteem
Horoscope Signs：Virgo, Capricornus, Leo

表白常用语：

1. Bú yào ɡuǎn nǐ zài bié rén yǎn lǐ shì shén me yànɡ zi ，zài wǒ xīn lǐ ， nǐ shì wán měi de 。
不要管你在别人眼里是什么样子，在我心里，你是完美的。
Do not care how people look at you. To me,you are perfect.

2. Wǒ bù jǐn bèi nǐ de wài biǎo suǒ xī yǐn ， ɡènɡ wéi nǐ de nèi zài měi suǒ dǎ dònɡ 。
我不仅被你的外表所吸引，更为你的内在美所打动。
It is not only your appearance but your inner beauty that attracts me.

3. Nǐ duō cái duō yì ， rè qínɡ kāi lǎnɡ ， tè bié shì xiào qǐ lái ， jiǎn zhí tài mí rén le 。
你多才多艺，热情开朗，特别是笑起来，简直太迷人了。
You are talented、warm-hearted and optimistic，and you look so charming when you smile.

Express love by quoting classic sentences

借用经典句子法(express love by quoting classic sentences)
Just imagine the movie scene becoming real life. Who would ever reject a classic love expression made by the man in her heart? Go watch some Chinese romantic movies and save some classic sentences then!
It is applicable to the girls who are：affectionate, luxuriant, princess like
Horoscope Signs：Libra,Taurus,Scorpio

表白常用语：

1. Rú ɡuǒ wǒ duō yì zhānɡ chuán piào ， nǐ huì bu huì ɡēn wǒ yì qǐ zǒu ？
如果我多一张船票，你会不会跟我一起走？
originates from the movie (huā yàng nián huá)
If I have one more ticket, are you willing to go together with me?

2. Wǒ yào nǐ zhī dào ， zhè ɡe shì jiè shànɡ yǒu yí ɡè rén huì yónɡ yuǎn děnɡ zhe nǐ 。 wú lùn shì zài shén me shí hou ，wú lùn nǐ zài shén me dì fɑnɡ ， fǎn zhènɡ nǐ zhī dào zǒnɡ huì yǒu zhè yànɡ yī ɡè rén 。
我要你知道，这个世界上有一个人会永远等着你。无论是在什么时候，无论你在什么地方，反正你知道总会有这样一 个人。
I just want you to know, there will always be a person waiting for you in this world. No matter where and when, you know there must be one.
originates from the movie (bàn shēng yuán)

3. Xiǎnɡ nǐ shí nǐ zài tiān biān ，xiǎnɡ nǐ shí nǐ zài yǎn qián ；xiǎnɡ nǐ shí nǐ zài náo hǎi ，xiǎnɡ nǐ shí nǐ zài xīn jiān 。
想你时你在天边，想你时你在眼前；想你时你在脑海，想你时你在心间。

You are at the end of the earth when I was thinking of you;
You are in front of me eyes when I was thinking of you;
You are on my mind when I was thinking of you:
You are in my heart when I was thinking of you.
——originates from the song (chuán qí)

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Learn Chinese Words and Phrases About Relationships

Chinese Words and Phrases Exercise

After you master those relationship words and phrases above, how about some exercise?

Man: Lily, today is your brother’s birthday, why don’t we buy some mutton? He loves it.

Girl: Of course, but, can we get some fish too? I love fish.

Question: what is the relationship between the man and the girl?

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30 must learn high frequency phrases before you set off

Railway stations, airports are very important places when are you travelling……

Places you are likely to visit while travelling……

People you might need to have contact with……

Travelling is amazing, especially when you can talk to people that you have just met in fluent Chinese during your trip. You’ll also cherish the moments and people you encounter during your travel.

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To describe this kind of weather, the Chinese have a saying “六月的天娃娃的脸”, which literally means ” The days in June are like a face of a child ”

So today we are going to show you how to express one’s feelings in Chinese. These words and phrases will help you communicate about feelings with any Chinese-speaking people that you meet.

Key words and phrases for positive emotions

Common words and phrases for positive emotions

Key words and phrases for negative emotions

Common words and phrases for negative emotions

So next time, one of your Chinese-speaking friends, partners or relatives are upset, you can comfort them or at least understand how they feel so that you can begin comforting them. Furthermore, you are now prepared to share in the joy and good times with your Chinese-speaking friends too. 祝你有美好的一天!（Wish you a wonderful day!).

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But before you go, let’s learn some useful Chinese food related words and phrases as well as sentence patterns so that you can better understand the TV show. Plus, you will definitely be envied by your friends if you can speak fluent Chinese to order food in a Chinese restaurant.

Choose what kind of Chinese food you would like to try

Learn how to order food in a Chinese restaurant

Get to know the names of Chinese food

Words and phrases to express how you feel

Common Chinese tableware

Finally, some extra words and phrases to help you communicate better

With hard work and determination I’m sure you can master all of those words and when you do, don’t forget to show off your Chinese in your local Chinese restaurants. And bon appétit!

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