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Everything in HSK 1

What HSK 1 is made of, in full. Practice and the exam are dealt from these lists and nothing else.

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1. 他tā是shì老师lǎo shī。他tā是shì老師lǎo shī。

   He's a teacher.

   Saying what someone or something is, with 是example

2. 你nǐ是shì老师lǎo shī吗ma？你nǐ是shì老師lǎo shī嗎ma？

   Are you a teacher?

   Yes or no, with 吗example

3. 他们tā men是shì我wǒ的de朋友péng you。他們tā men是shì我wǒ的de朋友péng you。

   They're my friends.

   I, you, he, she, it, and 们 for more than oneexample

4. 这zhè是shì我wǒ的de书shū，那nà是shì你nǐ的de。這zhè是shì我wǒ的de書shū，那nà是shì你nǐ的de。

   This is my book; that one's yours.

   This and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿example

5. 小xiǎo王Wáng是shì我wǒ的de同学tóng xué。小xiǎo王Wáng是shì我wǒ的de同學tóng xué。

   Xiao Wang is my classmate.

   小 before a family name, between friendsexample

6. 我们wǒ men都dōu是shì中国Zhōng guó人rén。我們wǒ men都dōu是shì中國Zhōng guó人rén。

   We're all Chinese.

   All, both: 都example

7. 我wǒ的de老师lǎo shī是shì中国Zhōng guó人rén。我wǒ的de老師lǎo shī是shì中國Zhōng guó人rén。

   My teacher is Chinese.

   Whose and what kind: 的example

8. 我wǒ是shì老师lǎo shī，他tā是shì学生xué sheng。我wǒ是shì老師lǎo shī，他tā是shì學生xué sheng。

   I'm a teacher, and he's a student.

   Two sentences side by side, with nothing betweenexample

9. 不客气bù kè qi，我们wǒ men是shì朋友péng you。不客氣bù kè qi，我們wǒ men是shì朋友péng you。

   Don't mention it, we're friends.

10. 喂wèi，是shì王Wáng先生xiān sheng吗ma？喂wèi，是shì王Wáng先生xiān sheng嗎ma？

    Hello, is that Mr Wang?

    Hello on the phone: 喂Yes or no, with 吗gap: 吗

11. 王Wáng女士nǚ shì是shì我们wǒ men的de汉语Hàn yǔ老师lǎo shī。王Wáng女士nǚ shì是shì我們wǒ men的de漢語Hàn yǔ老師lǎo shī。

    Ms Wang is our Chinese teacher.

    Whose and what kind: 的Saying what someone or something is, with 是gap: 是

12. 小xiǎo王Wáng的de妈妈mā ma是shì医生yī shēng。小xiǎo王Wáng的de媽媽mā ma是shì醫生yī shēng。

    Xiao Wang's mum is a doctor.

    小 before a family name, between friendsWhose and what kind: 的

13. 小xiǎo王Wáng和hé我wǒ是shì同学tóng xué。小xiǎo王Wáng和hé我wǒ是shì同學tóng xué。

    Xiao Wang and I are classmates.

    小 before a family name, between friendsAnd between two things: 和, never between two sentencesgap: 和

14. 他tā是shì我wǒ的de同学tóng xué。他tā是shì我wǒ的de同學tóng xué。

    He's my classmate.

    Whose and what kind: 的gap: 的Tatoeba

15. 她tā是shì医生yī shēng。她tā是shì醫生yī shēng。

    She's a doctor.

    Saying what someone or something is, with 是gap: 是Tatoeba

16. 我wǒ是shì大学生dà xué shēng。我wǒ是shì大學生dà xué shēng。

    I'm at university.

    Saying what someone or something is, with 是Tatoeba

17. 你nǐ是shì大学生dà xué shēng吗ma？你nǐ是shì大學生dà xué shēng嗎ma？

    Are you at university?

    Yes or no, with 吗gap: 吗Tatoeba

18. 我wǒ是shì小学生xiǎo xué shēng。我wǒ是shì小學生xiǎo xué shēng。

    I'm at primary school.

    Saying what someone or something is, with 是Tatoeba

19. 我wǒ儿子ér zi是shì小学生xiǎo xué shēng，今年jīn nián七qī岁suì。我wǒ兒子ér zi是shì小學生xiǎo xué shēng，今年jīn nián七qī歲suì。

    My son's at primary school. He's seven.

    Two sentences side by side, with nothing betweenAges, with 岁gap: 岁

20. 我wǒ是shì中学生zhōng xué shēng。我wǒ是shì中學生zhōng xué shēng。

    I'm at secondary school.

    Saying what someone or something is, with 是

21. 她们tā men都dōu是shì中学生zhōng xué shēng。她們tā men都dōu是shì中學生zhōng xué shēng。

    They're all at secondary school.

    I, you, he, she, it, and 们 for more than oneAll, both: 都gap: 都

22. 我wǒ姐姐jiě jie是shì中学zhōng xué老师lǎo shī。我wǒ姐姐jiě jie是shì中學zhōng xué老師lǎo shī。

    My older sister teaches at a secondary school.

23. 我们wǒ men是shì小学xiǎo xué同学tóng xué。我們wǒ men是shì小學xiǎo xué同學tóng xué。

    We were at primary school together.

24. 他tā是shì小学xiǎo xué老师lǎo shī。他tā是shì小學xiǎo xué老師lǎo shī。

    He's a primary school teacher.

25. 我wǒ爸爸bà ba是shì医生yī shēng，我wǒ妈妈mā ma是shì老师lǎo shī。我wǒ爸爸bà ba是shì醫生yī shēng，我wǒ媽媽mā ma是shì老師lǎo shī。

    My dad's a doctor, and my mum's a teacher.

    Two sentences side by side, with nothing betweenSaying what someone or something is, with 是

26. 我wǒ妹妹mèi mei二十èr shí岁suì，是shì大学生dà xué shēng。我wǒ妹妹mèi mei二十èr shí歲suì，是shì大學生dà xué shēng。

    My little sister is twenty and at university.

    Ages, with 岁gap: 岁Tatoeba

27. 那个nà ge男孩子nán hái zi是shì我wǒ弟弟dì di。那個nà ge男孩子nán hái zi是shì我wǒ弟弟dì di。

    That boy is my little brother.

    This and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿

28. 我们wǒ men的de汉语Hàn yǔ老师lǎo shī是shì女nǚ的de。我們wǒ men的de漢語Hàn yǔ老師lǎo shī是shì女nǚ的de。

    Our Chinese teacher is a woman.

    Whose and what kind: 的

29. 那个nà ge男人nán rén是shì谁shéi？那個nà ge男人nán rén是shì誰shéi？

    Who's that man?

    This and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿Who, what, where and how: 谁, 什么, 哪, 哪儿, 怎么, 怎么样gap: 谁

30. 你nǐ女朋友nǚ péng you是shì谁shéi？你nǐ女朋友nǚ péng you是shì誰shéi？

    Who's your girlfriend?

    Who, what, where and how: 谁, 什么, 哪, 哪儿, 怎么, 怎么样gap: 谁Tatoeba

31. 那nà是shì她tā的de男朋友nán péng you。

    That's her boyfriend.

    This and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿Whose and what kind: 的gap: 的Tatoeba

32. 我wǒ男朋友nán péng you是shì医生yī shēng。我wǒ男朋友nán péng you是shì醫生yī shēng。

    My boyfriend is a doctor.

    Saying what someone or something is, with 是

33. 我wǒ的de医生yī shēng是shì女nǚ的de。我wǒ的de醫生yī shēng是shì女nǚ的de。

    My doctor is a woman.

    Whose and what kind: 的

34. 这zhè是shì我wǒ的de狗gǒu，它tā三sān岁suì了le。這zhè是shì我wǒ的de狗gǒu，它tā三sān歲suì了le。

    This is my dog. It's three.

    I, you, he, she, it, and 们 for more than oneAges, with 岁

35. 那nà只zhī猫māo真zhēn漂亮piào liang，它tā是shì谁shéi的de？那nà只zhī貓māo真zhēn漂亮piào liang，它tā是shì誰shéi的de？

    That cat's lovely. Whose is it?

    This and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿I, you, he, she, it, and 们 for more than oneWho, what, where and how: 谁, 什么, 哪, 哪儿, 怎么, 怎么样Measure words between a number and a thing: 个, 本, 件, 口, 家, 只, 杯gap: 只

36. 那些nà xiē狗gǒu是shì谁shéi的de？它们tā men真zhēn大dà！那些nà xiē狗gǒu是shì誰shéi的de？它們tā men真zhēn大dà！

    Whose are those dogs? They're huge!

    I, you, he, she, it, and 们 for more than oneThis and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿

37. 这zhè两liǎng只zhī猫māo很hěn好玩儿hǎo wán r，它们tā men是shì我wǒ女儿nǚ ér的de。這zhè兩liǎng只zhī貓māo很hěn好玩兒hǎo wán r，它們tā men是shì我wǒ女兒nǚ ér的de。

    These two cats are such fun. They're my daughter's.

    I, you, he, she, it, and 们 for more than one

38. 五wǔ千qiān元yuán是shì很hěn多duō钱qián。五wǔ千qiān元yuán是shì很hěn多duō錢qián。

    Five thousand yuan is a lot of money.

    Numbers: 零 to 九, 十, 百, 千, and 半Prices: 块 and 元gap: 元Tatoeba

39. 他tā的de房间fáng jiān号hào是shì三sān零líng二èr。他tā的de房間fáng jiān號hào是shì三sān零líng二èr。

    His room number is 302.

    Numbers: 零 to 九, 十, 百, 千, and 半

40. 你nǐ的de电话diàn huà是shì多少duō shao？你nǐ的de電話diàn huà是shì多少duō shao？

    What's your phone number?

    How many and how much: 几 and 多少gap: 多少Tatoeba

41. 一半yī bàn的de学生xué sheng是shì中国Zhōng guó人rén。一半yī bàn的de學生xué sheng是shì中國Zhōng guó人rén。

    Half of the students are Chinese.

42. 我wǒ的de书shū有yǒu一半yī bàn是shì中文Zhōng wén的de。我wǒ的de書shū有yǒu一半yī bàn是shì中文Zhōng wén的de。

    Half of my books are in Chinese.

    Having, with 有, and not having, with 没有

43. 今天jīn tiān是shì七月Qī yuè二èr十五shí wǔ号hào。今天jīn tiān是shì七月Qī yuè二èr十五shí wǔ號hào。

    Today is the twenty-fifth of July.

    Dates and days: 年, 月, 号, 日, 星期gap: 号Tatoeba

44. 今天jīn tiān是shì二èr零líng二èr六liù年nián十月Shí yuè二èr十八shí bā日rì。今天jīn tiān是shì二èr零líng二èr六liù秊nián十月Shí yuè二èr十八shí bā日rì。

    Today is the twenty-eighth of October, 2026.

    Dates and days: 年, 月, 号, 日, 星期gap: 日Tatoeba

45. 今年jīn nián是shì二èr零líng二èr六liù年nián。今年jīn nián是shì二èr零líng二èr六liù秊nián。

    This year is 2026.

    Dates and days: 年, 月, 号, 日, 星期Tatoeba

46. 今天jīn tiān是shì几jǐ号hào？今天jīn tiān是shì幾jǐ號hào？

    What's the date today?

    Dates and days: 年, 月, 号, 日, 星期How many and how much: 几 and 多少gap: 几Tatoeba

47. 今天jīn tiān是shì星期日Xīng qī rì。

    Today is Sunday.

    Dates and days: 年, 月, 号, 日, 星期Tatoeba

48. 昨天zuó tiān是shì星期天Xīng qī tiān，不是bù shì星期六Xīng qī liù。

    Yesterday was Sunday, not Saturday.

    Saying what someone or something is, with 是Not: 不, and 没 for what didn't happenDates and days: 年, 月, 号, 日, 星期Tatoeba

49. 现在xiàn zài是shì七qī点diǎn四sì十五shí wǔ分fēn。現在xiàn zài是shì七qī點diǎn四sì十五shí wǔ分fēn。

    It's a quarter to eight.

    The time: 点, 分, 半gap: 分Tatoeba

50. 这zhè是shì我wǒ第一dì yī天tiān上班shàng bān。這zhè是shì我wǒ第一dì yī天tiān上班shàng bān。

    It's my first day at work.

    First, second: 第 before a number

51. 他tā是shì第dì一个yī ge来lái的de。他tā是shì第dì一個yī ge來lái的de。

    He was the first to arrive.

    First, second: 第 before a number

52. 这zhè是shì中国Zhōng guó菜cài。這zhè是shì中國Zhōng guó菜cài。

    This is Chinese food.

    This and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿Saying what someone or something is, with 是gap: 是Tatoeba

53. 哪个nǎ ge是shì你nǐ的de杯子bēi zi？哪個nǎ ge是shì你nǐ的de杯子bēi zi？

    Which glass is yours?

    Who, what, where and how: 谁, 什么, 哪, 哪儿, 怎么, 怎么样Tatoeba

54. 这个zhè ge店diàn是shì我wǒ爸爸bà ba的de。這個zhè ge店diàn是shì我wǒ爸爸bà ba的de。

    This shop is my dad's.

    This and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿Whose and what kind: 的

55. 这里zhè lǐ是shì我们wǒ men的de学校xué xiào。這裡zhè lǐ是shì我們wǒ men的de學校xué xiào。

    This is our school.

    Saying what someone or something is, with 是This and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿

56. 哪些nǎ xiē是shì你nǐ的de书shū？哪些nǎ xiē是shì你nǐ的de書shū？

    Which of these are your books?

    Who, what, where and how: 谁, 什么, 哪, 哪儿, 怎么, 怎么样

57. 那些nà xiē是shì她tā的de。

    Those are hers.

    This and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿Whose and what kind: 的gap: 的Tatoeba

58. 这些zhè xiē是shì什么shén me？這些zhè xiē是shì什麼shén me？

    What are these?

    This and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿Who, what, where and how: 谁, 什么, 哪, 哪儿, 怎么, 怎么样

59. 这zhè是shì一yī家jiā新xīn电影院diàn yǐng yuàn。這zhè是shì一yī家jiā新xīn電影院diàn yǐng yuàn。

    This is a new cinema.

    Saying what someone or something is, with 是Measure words between a number and a thing: 个, 本, 件, 口, 家, 只, 杯gap: 家Tatoeba

60. 那nà是shì公司gōng sī的de钱qián。那nà是shì公司gōng sī的de錢qián。

    That's the company's money.

    Whose and what kind: 的gap: 的Tatoeba

61. 他tā是shì外国人wài guó rén吗ma？他tā是shì外國人wài guó rén嗎ma？

    Is he from abroad?

    Yes or no, with 吗

62. 今天jīn tiān我wǒ是shì开车kāi chē上班shàng bān的de。今天jīn tiān我wǒ是shì開車kāi chē上班shàng bān的de。

    I drove to work today.

    Tatoeba

63. 我wǒ也yě是shì学生xué sheng。我wǒ也yě是shì學生xué sheng。

    I'm a student too.

    Saying what someone or something is, with 是Too, also: 也, before the verbgap: 也

64. 他tā是shì老师lǎo shī，也yě是shì我wǒ的de朋友péng you。他tā是shì老師lǎo shī，也yě是shì我wǒ的de朋友péng you。

    He's a teacher, and he's also my friend.

    Saying what someone or something is, with 是And also: …，也… and …，还…gap: 也

65. 这zhè是shì我们wǒ men汉语Hàn yǔ老师lǎo shī的de车chē。這zhè是shì我們wǒ men漢語Hàn yǔ老師lǎo shī的de車chē。

    This is our Chinese teacher's car.

    This and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿Whose and what kind: 的gap: 的Tatoeba

66. 我wǒ是shì去年qù nián认识rèn shi他tā的de。我wǒ是shì去年qù nián認識rèn shi他tā的de。

    I met him last year.

    Tatoeba

67. 这zhè是shì找zhǎo您nín的de钱qián。這zhè是shì找zhǎo您nín的de錢qián。

    Here's your change.

    Tatoeba

68. 你nǐ的de车chē是shì新xīn的de吗ma？你nǐ的de車chē是shì新xīn的de嗎ma？

    Is your car new?

    Whose and what kind: 的Yes or no, with 吗

69. 电脑diàn nǎo是shì新xīn的de。電腦diàn nǎo是shì新xīn的de。

    The computer's new.

    Whose and what kind: 的gap: 的Tatoeba

70. 这些zhè xiē书shū有的yǒu de是shì中文Zhōng wén的de。這些zhè xiē書shū有的yǒu de是shì中文Zhōng wén的de。

    Some of these books are in Chinese.

    This and that, here and there: 这, 那, 这儿, 那儿Some: 有的 and 有些gap: 有的

71. 她们tā men是shì谁shéi？她們tā men是shì誰shéi？

    Who are they?

    I, you, he, she, it, and 们 for more than oneWho, what, where and how: 谁, 什么, 哪, 哪儿, 怎么, 怎么样

72. 你nǐ还是hái shi去qù看病kàn bìng吧ba。你nǐ還是hái shi去qù看病kàn bìng吧ba。

    You'd better see a doctor.

    Let's, and suggesting: 吧gap: 吧Tatoeba