Chinese HSK2 Elementary 2
Elementary Chinese course focused on conversational practice, travel situations, Pinyin, introductory Hanzi and core grammar for learners at A2 level.
What Elementary (A2) Mandarin means
At A2 Mandarin, learners can handle simple routine exchanges and describe familiar aspects of everyday life.
Describe your routine
我平时坐公共汽车上班，六点回家。
I normally go to work by bus and return home at six.
Make a simple plan
你星期六下午想去看电影吗？
Would you like to go to the cinema on Saturday afternoon?
Talk about the recent past
昨天我和朋友吃了晚饭，然后去散步了。
Yesterday I had dinner with friends and then we went for a walk.
These are general examples of language use at this level, not a description of any individual course syllabus.
About this course
The course develops spoken Chinese through situations including travel planning, buying tickets, checking into a hotel, asking for directions and taking taxis. Lessons include conversation practice, review and presentations, with continued use of Pinyin alongside around 50 Hanzi introduced through memorisation techniques. Grammar work covers direction complements using 来 and 去, separable verbs, comparing actions, the prepositions 对 and conjunctions such as 不但……而且…….
What you'll learn
- Handle Chinese conversations related to travel planning, tickets, hotels and directions
- Recognise and begin using the Hanzi introduced during the course
- Apply direction complements using 来 and 去
- Use separable verbs and structures for comparing actions
- Construct sentences with 对 and 不但……而且……
Is this course right for you?
This course is labelled Elementary (A2) and is intended for learners developing beyond the earliest fundamentals of Chinese. The description refers to students encountering more natural conversations and suggests that knowledge of 400 or more words would be helpful, particularly for travel-related communication.
- The stated 400-word knowledge level is described as ideal rather than a formal requirement.
- Learners continue working with Pinyin while beginning to take up essential Hanzi from earlier study.
Upcoming classes
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