Chinese HSK2 Elementary 3 Intensive

About this course

The course develops spoken Chinese through conversations about personality, home decoration, technology and approaches to language learning. Sessions include practice dialogues, conversational revision and presentations, with continued use of Pinyin alongside an introduction to 50 Hanzi and memorisation strategies. Grammar work covers degree complements, duplicated adjectives and verbs, direction and location, number expressions, frequency adverbs, degree adverbs and the tone adverb 就. The course also revisits earlier material and builds towards more natural everyday conversations.

What you'll learn

• Discuss personality, character and everyday topics in Chinese
• Recognise and begin using 50 introduced Hanzi alongside Pinyin
• Use degree complements and duplicated adjectives and verbs in common contexts
• Express direction, location and quantities using relevant Chinese structures
• Apply frequency and degree adverbs, including the tone adverb 就
• Present and review conversational material in Chinese

Is this course right for you?

This course is intended for Elementary (A2) learners who are moving beyond basic survival conversation and encountering more natural Chinese. The description identifies knowledge of 500 or more words as ideal, and the course involves regular conversation practice and presentations.

• Previous exposure to basic Chinese conversation is indicated
• Knowledge of around 500 or more words is described as ideal
• The course includes spoken participation and presentation work