💬 Chinese for Beginners
A structured HSK 1 video course from absolute zero to your first real conversation: greetings, names, countries, numbers and age — with a vocabulary list and quiz after every lesson.
Lesson 1 · ~10 minGreetings & Self-Introduction
Say hello and introduce yourself in Mandarin. Learn 你好 (hello) and the pattern 我是… (I am…) — the first sentence every Chinese learner speaks.
1 video · 6 words · 8 questions
Lesson 2 · ~4 minYour First Chinese Characters
Learn to read and write the characters behind Lesson 1: 你, 好, 我, 是 — plus the basic stroke-order rules used for every character you will ever write.
1 video · 4 words · 8 questions
Lesson 3 · ~9 minWhat's Your Name?
Ask and answer the most common first question in Chinese: 你叫什么名字？(What's your name?) and reply with 我叫… (My name is…).
1 video · 5 words · 8 questions
Lesson 4 · ~9 minCountries & Nationalities
Say where you're from. Learn country names like 中国 (China) and 美国 (USA), and the magic rule: country + 人 (rén) = nationality.
1 video · 7 words · 8 questions
Lesson 5 · ~15 minNumbers 1–100
Count from 1 to 100 with just eleven words. Chinese numbers are beautifully logical: 25 is simply “two-ten-five” (二十五).
1 video · 11 words · 8 questions
Lesson 6 · ~9 minHow Old Are You?
Put your numbers to work: ask someone's age with 你多大？ and answer with 我今年…岁 (I am … years old this year).
1 video · 6 words · 8 questions
Lesson 7 · ~4 minConversation Practice I
Real beginner conversations at natural speed with subtitles. Listen for the greetings, names and nationalities you've learned in Lessons 1–4.
1 video · 4 words · 8 questions
Lesson 8 · ~4 minConversation Practice II
Your graduation lesson: longer subtitled dialogues mixing everything — greetings, names, countries, numbers and age. Finish this and you've completed the beginner path!
1 video · 4 words · 8 questions