Questions and Desires
问与需
You can now ask simple questions about locations, express your desires and intentions, and discuss your abilities.
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What You Can Now Do
Four skills you've built across this unit — revisit any lesson to sharpen them.
Listen
You can understand basic questions about locations and desires in everyday conversations.
Speak
You can ask where things are, express what you want, and talk about what you can do.
Read & Write
You can read simple sentences about locations and desires and write basic questions and statements using pronouns.
Culture & Use
You can use polite forms of questions and requests appropriate for daily interactions.
Vocabulary Review
All 29 words from Unit 1. Tap any word to visit its dictionary page.
Grammar Review
4 grammar patterns covered in this unit.
Location Words
方位名词 · fāngwèi míngcíSay where things are using location words like 上/下/里/外/前/后
书在桌子上。
The book is on the table.
手机在书包里。
The phone is in the backpack.
猫在椅子下。
The cat is under the chair.
Modal Verbs: 会 & 能
能愿动词：会/能 · néngyuàn dòngcí: huì / néngTalk about ability and possibility using 会 and 能
我不会说中文。
I can't speak Chinese.
她会做中国菜。
She can cook Chinese food.
明天你能来吗？
Can you come tomorrow?
Expressing Wants: 想 & 要
能愿动词：想/要 · néngyuàn dòngcí: xiǎng / yàoExpress desires and intentions using 想 and 要
我想学中文。
I'd like to learn Chinese.
他要去书店。
He's going to the bookstore.
你想吃什么？
What would you like to eat?
Prefixes & Suffixes (词缀)
词缀（前缀 / 后缀） · cízhuì (qiánzhuì / hòuzhuì)Recognise the HSK 1 bound morphemes: 小—, 第—, —们, —边
小王是我的朋友。
"Young Wang" is my friend.
这是第一课。
This is the first lesson.
我们都是学生。
We are all students.
The podcast above is a free taster. Understanding, Dialogue, Vocabulary, Teacher's Notes, Grammar, Writing Practice and the Mastery Mission are part of Pro — along with every HSK 1–9 lesson.
Take the HSK 1 Unit 1 Exam
A short mini-mock — listening + reading — drawn from this unit's vocab, grammar, and lessons. The natural next step after this review.