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Follow a university student through a simple day while reviewing basic HSK 1 vocabulary about time, school, meals, and daily activities.

A beginner looks back on one year of study: what they could not do last year, what they can say and write now, and where they hope to go next year.

A shopping trip with mom: asking prices, buying fruit, eggs, milk and bread, and enjoying baozi back at home.

A first trip abroad alone: finding the subway at a big airport, asking for directions, and a happy dinner near the hotel.

A Sunday outing with a friend: nice weather, a taxi to the cinema, a fun movie, and an unexpected rain shower.

Two sisters shop at the mall for their mother's birthday, compare colors and prices, and choose the perfect gift.

Feeling unwell, a student visits the hospital with mom, answers the doctor's questions, rests at home, and feels better by the afternoon.

David tells his sister about his Chinese host family: what his host parents do, and his clever younger host sister at Peking University.

In the classroom, David finds a backpack and asks his classmate Wang Lan whose things are whose — practise 这是/那是 and 的.

David feels unwell and visits a doctor — practise 你哪儿不舒服？, 我头疼 and 发烧了.

David buys a coat — practise 多少钱, 能试一下吗, 有点儿小, 打折, 便宜一点儿 and 扫码.

Getting ready for a test — practise 考试, 告诉, 已经, 记得, 虽然……但是…… and 希望.

A new classmate introduces himself — practise 介绍自己, 从小, 打篮球, 踢足球 and ……还是……?

Shopping with my older sister — practise 条, colours, A 比 B 好看, 一会儿 and 因为.

Planning a first trip — practise 机票, 酒店, A 离 B 远/近, 打车还是坐地铁 and 准备.

Starting to run every day — practise 开始, 舒服多了, 因为, 让身体好一点儿 and A 比 B 有意思.