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Duration of the online course: 3 hours and 51 minutes

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Build real Mandarin skills with a free online course: speak basic Chinese, form sentences naturally, and prepare for HSK 1 with guided practice.

In this free course, learn about

  • Pinyin initials/finals and accurate pronunciation for HSK 1 basics
  • Tone recognition and production (4 tones + neutral) in common words
  • Core HSK 1 vocabulary for greetings, self-intros, family, numbers, time
  • Basic sentence order (SVO) and forming simple statements in Mandarin
  • Asking/answering simple questions using 吗, 呢, and question words (谁/什么/哪/几)
  • Negation with 不 and 没 for everyday sentences
  • Ongoing action structure: subject + 正在/在 + verb (+ object)
  • Using measure words (个, 本, 杯, etc.) with numbers and nouns
  • Talking about dates/time: days, months, weekdays, o'clock, half, minutes
  • Expressing location and direction with 在/去/来 and place words (这/那/哪里)
  • Using common verbs for daily routines: eat, drink, study, work, go, want, like
  • Reading and writing basic characters; stroke order and simple radicals awareness

Course Description

Want to understand and speak Mandarin from the very beginning without feeling lost? This free online Chinese course helps you build a solid foundation step by step, with short lessons designed to make the language feel approachable and practical. You will train your ear to recognize common sounds, gain confidence saying everyday phrases, and start reading and using beginner-level vocabulary that actually comes up in real interactions.

Progress is organized in a steady weekly rhythm, so you are never overwhelmed. Each new set of lessons reinforces what you have already learned, helping you remember words and structures through repetition with purpose. Instead of memorizing in isolation, you will practice how Mandarin works in real sentences, including how to express actions that are happening now and how to arrange words in a way that sounds natural to native speakers.

Because the course follows a beginner pathway aligned with HSK 1, it is also a smart choice if you want a clear target to measure your progress. You will gradually move from introductions and basic questions to building short, useful sentences and understanding common patterns. Along the way, the exercises encourage active recall, so you are not just watching but practicing, correcting, and improving.

This course fits easily into a busy schedule and works well for self-study. Whether you are learning for travel, work opportunities, cultural interest, or the satisfaction of mastering a new writing and speaking system, you will finish with stronger pronunciation habits, a growing vocabulary, and the confidence to keep going to the next level.

Course content

  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 1 lesson 1 06m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 1 lesson 2 06m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 1 lesson 3 10m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 1 lesson 4 08m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 1 lesson 5 06m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 2 lesson 1 06m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 2 lesson 2 07m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 2 lesson 3 07m
  • Exercise: What is the structure of a sentence indicating an ongoing action in Chinese according to the text?
  • Video class: Chinese HSk 1 week 2 lesson 4 07m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 2 lesson 5 06m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 3 lesson 1 06m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 3 lesson 2 07m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 3 lesson 3 06m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 3 lesson 4 07m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 3 lesson 5 05m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 4 lesson 1 09m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 4 lesson 2 07m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 4 lesson 3 07m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 4 lesson 4 08m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 4 lesson 5 08m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 5 lesson 1 06m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 5 lesson 2 08m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 5 lesson 3 07m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 5 lesson 4 09m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 5 lesson 5 06m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 6 lesson 1 07m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 6 lesson 2 09m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 6 lesson 3 08m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 6 lesson 4 07m
  • Video class: Chinese HSK 1 week 6 lesson 5 08m

This free course includes:

3 hours and 51 minutes of online video course

Digital certificate of course completion (Free)

Exercises to train your knowledge

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