Unit 1 review
A quiz, listening and speaking on Greetings, Thanks and apologies, 请 (please), Names and introductions and more.
Unit 1 in one page
This review closes the unit: a short quiz on everything it taught, then listening and speaking with the unit's own sentences.
Greetings: 你好/您好, 再见, 早上好
Thanks and apologies: 谢谢/不客气, 对不起/没关系
请 (please): 请 + verb to invite; 请问
Names and introductions: 我叫…, 我姓…, 您贵姓, 认识你很高兴
Question words stay in place: 你叫什么名字？ -- no inversion
Personal pronouns: 我 你 您 他 她 它 + 们
是 with nouns: A 是 B; no articles
不 negation: 不 + verb/adjective (bú before 4th tone)
Nationalities: Country + 人; 哪国人
Jobs and people: 老师, 学生, 医生, 工人, 大学生, 同学; 男/女 + 人/生; 做什么工作
Surname + title: 王老师, 李医生, 张先生, 陈小姐: addressing people politely
Verb + object: 说中文, 学汉语; 说话 already holds its object
Languages and countries: 中文, 汉语, 英语, 外语, 外国, 国家, 北京, 普通话
Introducing someone: 这是…, 我介绍一下, 认识
Listening
Listen, then choose what you heard. Replay as often as you like.
Quick check
1. What does it mean?
2. What does it mean?
3. What does it mean?
Speaking
Read each sentence aloud, then compare with the model.
Quick check
1. Listen, then record yourself saying it.
我是医生。
Tip: Listen to the model first, then match its tones.
2. Listen, then record yourself saying it.
男人
Tip: Listen to the model first, then match its tones.
Unit quiz
Questions drawn from across this unit's lessons.
0/12 answered across this lesson
1. Complete (characters or pinyin).
2. Complete (characters or pinyin).
3. Say it in Chinese (characters or pinyin).
4. Say it in Chinese (characters or pinyin).
5. Say it in Chinese (characters or pinyin).
6. Greet an older stranger politely.
Say your answer out loud and record it, then compare it with the model.
Tip: Third-tone hǎo after a rising nín.
7. You've joined a Chinese class's group chat. Post a short message introducing yourself and a Chinese friend who is in the class with you.
- Greet the group and give your name with 我叫…
- Say your nationality and what you do with 是 (and 不是 if you like)
- Say which language you speak and which you are learning with 说 / 学 + language
- Introduce your friend with 我介绍一下 and 这是…, with their nationality and job
Pick with a tap, a number key or Space. A Chinese keyboard on your device works in the box below too.
0 characters · aim for 30–80