Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi
(汉语水平考试) Level 1 test, also known as
HSK 1
, requires mastering a mix of about
150 Chinese characters and words
(字词). These are some of most basic, yet the most frequently used Chinese characters. The biggest challenges for the beginners' students of Mandarin Chinese would be to
recognize
these characters in the given contexts. In the
HSK Level 1
book series, you will be exposed to all these 150 Chinese characters. Each
book
contains about
15
new Chinese characters from the HSK Level 1 test syllabus. There are about 12-15
examples sentences
provided for each of the characters. The sentences are explained with simplified Chinese characters,
pinyin
, and
English
. Each of the books comes with five short
essays
(短文) and
stories
(故事) based on the characters introduced in the book. The pinyin and English
version
of
essays,
stories are also included for reference. All these HSK Level 1 books are designed for the
beginner
students of Mandarin Chinese.