HSK 1 Video Lessons 1-45
15-hour HSK 1 Video Course With Unlimited Access to help you get your HSK 1 (150 characters) within 6 months !
Course Curriculum
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Start0.1 Which Chinese are we going to learn? (1:26)
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Start0.2 Difference between Chinese and English (0:39)
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Start0.3 Pinyin & Tones for Spoken Chinese (2:01)
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Start0.4 Characters & Words for Written Chinese (1:01)
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Start0.5 No conjugation! 150 words for HSK 1 level (1:48)
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Start0.6 Learning Chinese = Playing a puzzle game? (0:50)
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Start0.7 “8 principal strokes” in the character “永” (yǒng, eternity) (1:10)
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Start1.1. Start from counting "one, two, three 一,二,三" (3:48)
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Start✓ How to input "一,二,三" into your computer? (1:47)
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Start1.2. Magic combination of "一" and "丨" : “十” (1:24)
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Start✓ Learn more numbers with "一,二,三,十“ (0:56)
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Start1.3. “王” is the one between heaven and earth (1:17)
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Start✓ Write characters with correct stroke order (0:39)
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Start1.4. “人” : a person standing on his two legs (0:38)
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Start✓ “工人” v.s. “人工” : general rule of Chinese words (1:36)
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Start✓ Crowds in China “人人“ and Chinese Facebook "人人网“ (0:47)
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Start1.5. “大” : a person with opening arms (1:08)
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Start1.6. “天” : Heaven on top of head (2:05)
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Start✓ Do you want to try Chinese hot pot? (0:52)
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Start2.1. A new stroke “𠃍“ (1:11)
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Start✓ Don't be in a rush! Eat “一口一口”. (1:25)
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Start✓ “人口” : people's mouth? (0:44)
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Start2.2. The origin of the sun : “日本” (1:42)
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Start2.3. China is the Middle Kingdom : “中国” (0:51)
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Start✓ 5 basic structures of characters (0:55)
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Start2.4. “是” : sun taken as standard for correctness (1:16)
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Start2.5. A little dot makes big difference : 王 v.s. 玉 (1:00)
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Start✓ “主” spreads light to enlighten people. (0:50)
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Start2.6. “国” needs boundaries. (0:58)
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Start✓ Which country is "the country of beauty" : “美国” ? (1:41)
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Start✓ What about "the country of law" : “法国” ? (1:24)
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Start✓ Express one's nationality with "country" and "person" (1:01)
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Start2.7. "Little two" and "little three" : “小二” and "小三“ (1:33)
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Start2.8. Man wields a spear in his hand : “我” (1:18)
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Start2.9. What about you? “你呢?” (1:28)
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StartExercise 1. Read the monosyllabic words aloud (2:34)
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StartExercise 2. Read the disyllabic words aloud (2:02)
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StartExercise 3. Write down the initials you hear and read the words aloud (3:06)
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StartExercise 4. Write down the finals you hear and read the words aloud (5:44)
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StartExercise 5. Write down the tones you hear and read the words aloud (5:09)
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StartExercises in PDF + Answers
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StartIntroduction Lesson 7 (2:40)
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Start7.1. Characters with the radical "mouth" (1:31)
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Start7.2. Remember: most of Chinese words are made up of two characters. (3:35)
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Start7.3. Where is a question word placed? (1:53)
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Start7.4. Adverb always before verb (3:03)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 7 (4:37)
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StartPDF Lesson 7
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StartLet's practice writing Chinese characters
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StartIntroduction Lesson 9 (0:47)
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Start9.1. Chinese language was engraved in a stone. (3:47)
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Start9.2. "A hand writing with a brush." (2:48)
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Start9.3. Introduce someone or something with "这 zhè" (3:40)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 9 (1:36)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 10 (1:22)
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Start10.1. Over 80% of characters are "phono-semantic compounds". (3:48)
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Start10.2. He is "that person also". (3:02)
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Start10.3. Put "呢" after the one you want to question (1:27)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 10 (3:23)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 11 (1:09)
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Start11.1. "She" with the radical "woman" (3:27)
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Start11.2. Express "who" with "谁" (1:46)
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Start11.3. Express possession with "的" (2:18)
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Start11.4. Chinese is the language of the Han people. (2:55)
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Start11.5. Chinese people count months by the Moon's motions. (3:56)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 11 (2:48)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 12 (0:52)
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Start12.1. Express close personal relationship without "的" (3:37)
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Start12.2. "Classmate, fellowman, colleague", all these relationships are "friends". (4:08)
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Start12.3. Express plurality with "们" (5:30)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 12 (3:00)
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StartPDF learning materials for Lesson 12
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StartIntroduction Lesson 13 (1:02)
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Start13.1. Let's learn numbers by playing Mahjong! (2:38)
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Start13.2. Measure words for counting nouns (2:38)
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Start13.3. "A hand holding a piece of meat". (4:48)
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Start13.4. "A pig under a roof" symbolizes fortune to Chinese family. (3:23)
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Start13.5. Ask "how many" with "几" (4:12)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 13 (2:11)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 14 (1:01)
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Start14.1. Do you have a son? (4:27)
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Start14.2. How to say "two daughters" in Chinese? (3:01)
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Start14.3. Say someone's age with "岁" (3:34)
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Start14.4. How to say a date in Chinese? (4:26)
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Start14.5. Express a change of state with "了" (5:37)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 14 (2:55)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 15 (1:06)
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Start15.1. Difference between "多大" and "几岁" (2:37)
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Start15.2. Count all numbers below 100 (4:40)
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Start15.3. The first 3 family names cover more than 20% of the population. (1:45)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 15 (2:45)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 16 (1:06)
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Start16.1. "说" is "to exchange words". (2:45)
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Start16.2. "会" is "to do something without difficulty as easy as floating on a cloud". (4:13)
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Start16.3. Your loved ones: "爸爸" & "妈妈" (5:41)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 16 (3:49)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 17 (0:33)
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Start17.1. Do you love "Chinese food"? (2:03)
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Start17.2. Nouns are linked to adjectives with "很". (6:35)
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Start17.3. Chinese food is "good to eat"! (5:22)
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Start17.4. "做" with a left-middle-right structure (2:41)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 17 (3:13)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 18 (0:53)
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Start18.1. Measure words to differentiate nouns (2:48)
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Start18.2. Can you write Chinese characters? (1:41)
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Start18.3. Ask about "how to do something" with "怎么" (4:54)
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Start18.4. When the object is placed at the beginning of a sentence (3:10)
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Start18.5. "Sorry" is "not to have capacity to face". (1:55)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 18 (3:17)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 19 (0:57)
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Start19.1 Say "please" with "请" (2:30)
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Start19.2 How to say "Excuse me" in Chinese? (1:57)
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Start19.3 What's the date today? (3:17)
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Start19.4 Express date with "号" in spoken Chinese (2:33)
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Start19.5 Express the 7 days of the week with "星期" (3:18)
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Start19.6 One bows his body one inch to say "thank you" (1:30)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 19 (2:42)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 21 (0:45)
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Start21.1 Express "to go" with "去" (2:08)
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Start21.2 "School" is where we study. (3:24)
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Start21.3 I hold my hands over my eyes to look clearly. (3:02)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 21 (2:34)
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StartPDF learning materials for Lesson 21
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StartIntroduction Lesson 22 (0:57)
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Start22.1 “想" is "to examine in the heart". (7:30)
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Start22.2 Do you like Chinese tea? (1:16)
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Start22.3 To drink something delicious feels like hugging a person sitting on a bench under the sun. (2:37)
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Start22.4 When a mouth begs for food, it wants to eat something. (2:45)
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Start22.5 Let's order some rice! (2:30)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 22 (2:17)
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StartPDF learning materials for Lesson 22
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StartIntroduction Lesson 23 (0:58)
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Start23.1 Put the time word at the beginning of the sentence. (3:20)
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Start23.2 "Store" is where people do business. (3:41)
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Start23.3 What do yo want to "buy"? (2:19)
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Start23.4 "Cup" is "not made in wood". (2:33)
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Start23.5 Measure word "个" for counting (2:44)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 23 (2:49)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 24 (0:39)
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Start24.1 Difference between "多少" and "几" (6:54)
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Start24.2 "Money" is a tiny piece of metal. (1:32)
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Start24.3 Measure word "块" for money (2:49)
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Start24.4 This/That + Measure Word + Noun (4:36)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 24 (3:40)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 25 (0:40)
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Start25.1 Express existence in a place with "在" (4:01)
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Start25.2 An animal that says "miao" is a cat. (1:51)
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Start25.3 A puppy is a "little dog". (2:18)
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Start25.4 “哪+儿" means "where". (1:47)
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Start25.5 "那儿" vs. "哪儿" (2:02)
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Start25.6 "这儿“ & "那儿“ (1:10)
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Start25.7 “A piece of strange wood" is a chair. (2:53)
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Start25.8 Express location with the structure "在+Place+Preposition" (2:12)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 25 (2:34)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 26 (0:46)
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Start26.1 Location comes before the verb: "I + in a hospital + work". (3:52)
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Start26.2 The person you love is your "spouse". (3:34)
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Start26.3 A man who cures others is a "doctor". (2:20)
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Start26.4 A yard where people are cured is a "hospital". (1:50)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 26 (2:42)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 28 (1:37)
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Start28.1 "桌子" is made in wood. (1:44)
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Start28.2 "上面" vs. "下面" (3:48)
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Start28.3 "里": the inner part of a field consists of soil. (4:03)
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Start28.4 Measure word "本" for books (2:55)
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Start28.5 The electric brain is a "computer". (3:02)
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Start28.6 "And" is never used to connect two sentences. (4:46)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 28 (3:27)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 30 (1:11)
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Start30.1 The negative word "没" for the verb "to have" (3:07)
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Start30.2 Difference between "能" and "会" (4:00)
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Start30.3 "坐": two persons sit on the earth. (1:41)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 30 (2:44)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 31 (0:50)
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Start31.1 Let's see the king right now. (4:11)
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Start31.2 Chinese people use a 12-hour clock. (4:05)
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Start31.3 Express a time with "点" and "分" (2:21)
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Start31.4 “中午” vs. “下午” (2:16)
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Start31.5 “吃饭" is an intransitive verb. (1:34)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 31 (2:44)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 32 (0:53)
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Start32.1 The question word "什么时候" before a verb (4:28)
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Start32.2 回: a mouth is coming back into an enclosure. (2:46)
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Start32.3 “The electric shadow" is a film. (3:22)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 32 (2:50)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 34 (0:53)
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Start34.1 The weather is "the breath of the sky". (2:43)
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Start34.2 Ask about the condition of sth./sb. with "怎么样" (2:42)
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Start34.3 Express "too" in the sense of "extremely" with "太" (3:13)
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Start34.4 It might become hot to hold sth. in your hands over a fire. (1:26)
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Start34.5 "Cold" with the radical "ice" (2:24)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 34 (3:22)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 35 (0:35)
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Start35.1 Rain is falling. (1:53)
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Start35.2 "会" indicating the possibility of an action happening in the future (4:39)
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Start35.3 Express "come" with "来" (2:53)
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Start35.4 "Miss" is a "little sister". (3:36)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 35 (2:48)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 36 (0:47)
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Start36.1 How is your body? (2:21)
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Start36.2 Express "doing something more" with "多" (2:47)
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Start36.3 Express "some" with "一些" (2:24)
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Start36.4 "Water" with its central mainstream and four branches (1:49)
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Start36.5 "Fruit" is growing in fields and on trees. (1:56)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 36 (3:47)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 37 (0:38)
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Start37.1 "Hello" starting expression on the phone (1:46)
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Start37.2 Express an action in progress with "在……呢" (4:13)
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Start37.3 "学习" & "学": to learn sth. (1:53)
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Start37.4 Let's talk about David! (1:33)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 37 (3:02)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 38 (0:52)
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Start38.1 "上午", "中午" and "下午" (3:37)
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Start38.2 "睡觉" is to have your eyes hanging down. (3:14)
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Start38.3 "TV": to observe with electricity. (4:42)
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Start38.4 "喜欢" is to like doing sth./to be fond of sth. (2:22)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 38 (3:24)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 39 (0:44)
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Start39.1 “打" is "to hit a nail into a wall". (1:14)
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Start39.2 The telephone is "the electric talk". (3:24)
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Start39.3 给: to give silk brings harmony between friends. (3:19)
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Start39.4 Make an imperative sentence with a soft mood with "吧" (2:30)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 39 (3:21)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 40 (1:27)
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Start40.1 "East + west" means "thing, stuff". (3:58)
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Start40.2 "一点儿" is "a little dot". (2:50)
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Start40.3 Eat a few apples. (3:29)
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Start40.4 "书店" is a "book store". (3:06)
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Start40.5 Dialogue and quiz lesson 40 (3:14)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 41 (0:43)
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Start41.1 "The first young man" is "a sir". (3:13)
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Start41.2 "张" is one of the top 3 family names in China. (2:58)
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Start41.3 "看" v.s. "看见" (3:14)
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Start41.4 "To drive" is "to open a car". (2:52)
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Start41.5 "回来" is "to come back". (2:45)
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Start41.6 "前" v.s. "后" (3:31)
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Start41.7 "分" v.s. "分钟" (3:55)
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Start41.8 "小时" is "a hour" (2:48)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 41 (3:13)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 42 (0:37)
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Start42.1 "衣服" means "clothes". (2:39)
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Start42.2 Learn to say "my spouse is pretty". (2:51)
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Start42.3 "不少”: "not a few" means "many" (2:54)
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Start42.4 "这" v.s. "这些" (2:17)
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Start42.5 "A city with many persons" means "both, all". (3:36)
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Start42.6 Express certainty with "啊" (1:54)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 42 (3:42)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 43 (0:56)
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Start43.1 Use "是……的" to emphasize when, where, or how the action took place (8:06)
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Start43.2 "认识" is "to meet, to know". (7:56)
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Start43.3 "Big study" means "university". (3:18)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 43 (4:36)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 44 (1:03)
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Start44.1 "饭店" is "shop for food". (6:38)
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Start44.2 "The car to be rent out" is "a taxi, 出租车". (3:32)
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Start44.3 “一起" means "together". (2:59)
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Start44.4 Express "do sth. together with sb." with "和 + sb. + 一起 + do sth." (4:26)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 44 (3:57)
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StartIntroduction Lesson 45 (0:38)
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Start45.1 "I very happy to know you." (4:11)
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Start45.2 "您" is a polite form of "you". (3:03)
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Start45.3 "听" is "to feel you ear attracted by something of weight coming out from another person's mouth". (4:59)
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Start45.4 "The train" is "a fire vehicle". (3:17)
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Start45.5 "飞机" is "a flying machine". (3:36)
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StartDialogue & Quiz Lesson 45 (3:57)
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