Text 1 · In the office · 课文一 · 在办公室
First day of school. Ms. Wang greets the AI assistant Xiaoyu.
开学第一天,王老师在办公室跟 AI 助手小语打招呼。
Tip · 小贴士:Greeting a teacher: surname + 老师 + 你好.
Greet, thank and say goodbye politely.
会用礼貌用语问候、致谢和道别。
Understand Chinese etiquette and use the respectful 您 (nín).
了解中国人的交际礼仪,会用敬称“您”。
First day of school. Ms. Wang greets the AI assistant Xiaoyu.
开学第一天,王老师在办公室跟 AI 助手小语打招呼。
Tip · 小贴士:Greeting a teacher: surname + 老师 + 你好.
In class, everyone learns how to greet.
上课时,同学们学习问候语。
Tip · 小贴士:“您”是敬称,对年长者或尊敬的人使用。 · 您 is used for elders and people you respect.
At the end of class, the students say thank you and goodbye.
下课时,同学们道谢、说再见。
Same meaning, different respect. Use 您 for teachers, elders and people you respect; use 你 for friends, classmates and children.
意思一样,礼貌程度不同。对老师、长辈、尊敬的人用“您”;对朋友、同学、小朋友用“你”。
Add 们 after a pronoun or a noun for people. It is light (neutral tone) and never used for things.
“们”用在人称代词或指人的名词后面,表示多数;读轻声,不用于事物。
One character = one syllable. A syllable is usually initial + final + tone (b + a → bā); sometimes just a final + tone (ā).
Initials: b p m f d t n l g k h. Finals: a o e i u er · ai ei ao ou · an en · ang eng ong. b, p, f don't go with e; f, g, k, h don't go with i; er always stands alone.
1st 55 high and flat · 2nd 35 rising · 3rd 214 dip then rise · 4th 51 falling. The tone mark sits on the main vowel; a different tone can change the meaning.
你 好 大 家 学 生 们 老 师 您 谢 客 气 同 再 见 — recognise them on sight. Handwriting starts in Lesson 7.
1. You hear “老师,您好!” Who is the speaker talking to?
2. A: 谢谢! B: ___
3. To your best friend: ___好!
4. Make it plural: 同学 → ___
5. Greeting a whole group, Xiaoyu says…
Course basis: 《新HSK教程1》(外语教学与研究出版社,2026年1月第1版,ISBN 978-7-5213-6774-4) and 《新HSK教程1 学练手册》(ISBN 978-7-5213-7177-2), aligned to the HSK syllabus implemented July 2026 (HSK 3.0, Level 1: 300 words, 40 language points).
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