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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Chinese for HSK 1 by Peking University

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About the Course

Nǐ hǎo! 你好!Welcome to Chinese for HSK Level 1 - a Chinese course for beginners. My name is YU Bin. I am very happy to meet you here! HSK stands for Hànyǔ (Chinese) Shuǐpíng (level) Kǎoshì (test), which is the most important Chinese proficiency test in use today. It assesses non-native Chinese speakers’ abilities in using Chinese in their daily, academic and professional lives. Chinese for HSK Level 1 is the first part of the 6 levels and assesses test takers’ abilities in the application of everyday Chinese. It is the counterpart of Level 1 of the Chinese Language Proficiency Scales for Speakers of Other Languages and the A1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. You will learn:  30 video lectures with dialogue role plays by PKU students;  More than 150 commonly used words;  Around 50 key grammar points;  New words and texts via audio;  Quizzes for each lesson and HSK test papers;  Videos for 70 basic Chinese characters (optional);  Supplementary materials about China (optional). In short, the course covers the four skills although only listening and reading are tested in HSK. At the end of the course, you will be able to understand and use simple Chinese phrases, meet basic needs for communication and possess the ability to further your Chinese language studies. Have a fantastic journey of Chinese learning. For more information about HSK please visit: http://english.hanban.org/node_7581.htm....

Top reviews

AG

Jan 4, 2019

finally an online course that delivers, great way to kickstart or reboot your chinese. the formula of the lesson is simple and easy to follow, a fantastic way to start, definitely moving on to HSK2

TR

May 22, 2019

Excellent course, Yu Bin explains the material very well and the content is well organised. I would have liked further explanations on the grammar and additional practice exercises beyond the quiz

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By Adam G

Apr 18, 2020

The materials were well organized. The course could benefit from providing a running list of the total characters required to understand a given lesson. Also this seems like a very hard way for someone to have their first interaction with Chinese learning.

By Intan S N

Mar 31, 2021

The lessons are easy to understand for beginner, as long as the participants always practice what they got from here. Sadly the quality of the recording and lessons video aren't at the best quality, hope that it will be fixed very soon.

By miki t

Oct 16, 2018

It is a good introductory course; the teacher is likable, and the content is fun. However, I feel like the last a few lesson were not as good as the first ones. The quality of the dialogues gradually decreased towards the end.

By Joshlyn ( C

Feb 25, 2021

This is definitely a good course for anyone looking to learn very basic Mandarin Chinese! There isn't much in the way of speaking practice, but this course covers reading, listening, and basic grammar very well.

By Nicolas D

Aug 1, 2017

Cours très intéressant. Simple et clair. J'ai suivi ces enseignements en parallèle de cours en Institut. Cela a été très complémentaire. HSK1 largement validé. Je recommande et ai hâte de passé au niveau 2.

By Finian M K

Aug 29, 2020

I feel like some of the dialogues were a bit off-topic or unusual/unnatural. Other than that, very good course and highly recommend as something to do during quarantine if you're still in it (like me)

By Sonya D

Jan 2, 2019

I found this course very useful. The way it is set up worked well for me. The only difficulty I had was that the videos and soundtracks were "too heavy" for my internet connection here in China.

By Muhamad A B A B

Jul 12, 2020

Thorough content as it covers a lot of basic topics.

However, the explanation video isn't loud enough - I need to adjust volume every time different videos played.

By Cindy J

May 15, 2020

Fantastic course to review the HSK 1 material and get started onto learning Chinese. Would love to see more culture notes though in future versions of the course!

By Ana I C

May 8, 2020

This course is best fit for beginners who know nothing about Chinese yet. It's also a great refresher course for students who already know a bit of Chinese.

By Emmanouil T C

Dec 2, 2016

Very nice and instructional. Some minor mistakes here and there (it had two lectures with the videos in the wrong order). Looking forward to the next ones.

By ERH

Nov 3, 2020

Guter Kurs für die Vorbereitung auf den HSK 1 Test, allerdings könnte er didaktisch etwas aufbereitet werden (Langsamere Dialoge, weniger Überforderung).

By Bilal S

Jul 22, 2023

Good Course, It teaches you more Mandarin than in HSK1. The Focus is on sentences which is great. Through this i learned a lot of Daily life Sentences.

By David M

Jun 5, 2017

It follows the basic structure of teaching a foreign language, with the expected "My name is ...". The will help candidates memorise the key phrases.

By Cappy B

May 28, 2017

I signed up for this course because I'm going to visit China. It is a great class for people like me who have never studied Chinese before.

By Bona B

Dec 4, 2023

You are excelled in your teaching but improve Chinese characters should be left as complex. I need just only knowing speaking not writing

By Arjun S

Jun 21, 2020

Maybe the tests can be redone to make them less confusing? But good course overall, study the particles and vocab in between lessons!

By yvon l

Sep 10, 2020

Pretty good for beginners

There was work put behind the dialogues and the acting

Nice job from Peking U for this first course

By Fernando S

Oct 29, 2017

Is very good if you have a previous knowledge of chinese, if not, it will be very difficult to get the pronunciation.

By Nil B

Nov 18, 2020

Great course, maybe too much information to asimilate each day. But, with a bit of effort you can pass it.

By Kelly P

May 23, 2022

I enjoyed learning HSK 1 very much. I will want continue learning the next level i.e. HSK 2.

By Arifah A R

Jun 28, 2018

the instructor speaker word by word. It is easier for me to find the tone.

By Laura W

Feb 7, 2018

A well-organised course that provides good preparation for the HSK 1 exam.

By Angela Y S L

Sep 5, 2020

great course , they just need to improve the volumen of some videos

By Travis

Mar 26, 2021

Accomplishes the goal of getting you to pass the HSK Level 1 exam