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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

KP

Dec 26, 2016

Good course. There's a lot of vocabulary and grammar. It was helpful for me. I've been studying Chinese in China for 3 years and I still found some useful things from this course.

FK

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)

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By Fernando S

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Oct 30, 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

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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

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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

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Jun 28, 2018

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

By Laura W

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Feb 8, 2018

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

By Angela Y S L

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Sep 6, 2020

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

By Travis

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Mar 27, 2021

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

By Angeline I F O

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Dec 29, 2020

I have learned a lot from this course in just 6 weeks. Amazing!

By Daniella M

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Mar 4, 2019

Great learning for a beginner . Teacher is clear and helpful

By Sen d S

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Feb 16, 2019

very good with a lot of practice embedded into the course

By Ricardo B

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Jun 11, 2019

I would like if they insisted more in the writing part.

By Ankita S

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Oct 20, 2020

Well planned course and teaches the basics of Chinese

By Sai K S

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Jul 31, 2020

I am enjoy learning Chinese with you.

By Naomi C G

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Feb 12, 2021

Great course and very useful ;)

By Azzah R A

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Apr 1, 2020

Thank you, Coursera and Yu Bin!

By Ildar A

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Aug 30, 2019

A very-well structured course

By Hao D N

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Sep 20, 2021

quite good for beginners

By Hyun C Y

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Jan 28, 2019

easy and well-made

By Nimasi S P

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Oct 5, 2020

Thank you.

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By Kenneth M

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Jul 17, 2020

Great course.

By Ngô L

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Aug 16, 2025

very good

By Eduardo d J R C

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Jul 22, 2018

Excelente

By Jesús C

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Feb 17, 2021

Basic

By Hoang D

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Oct 17, 2024

ok

By Mike M

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Jul 28, 2020

Overloads students in the beginning with unnecessary list of radicals, doesn't provide much guidance in language learning or a framework for language acquisition, lecturer has no discernible personality. The quality of the audio recordings is almost unlistenable - a lot of lip-smacking noises and it sounds as though they were recorded on a mobile phone in a tiled office space next to a busy road.

The vocabulary itself is fine, and if students already know how to learn a language they will be fine. If this is a first other language for the student, they might struggle with this particular course.