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Useful actions

Use common verbs to understand and answer classroom prompts.

elementaryactionvocabularyreadingspeaking

Core words

The first words to learn and practice aloud.

看
kàn
look, read
HSK 1Frequency #50
听
tīng
listen
HSK 1Frequency #75
说
shuō
say, speak
HSK 1Frequency #18
写
xiě
write
HSK 1Frequency #269
去
qù
go
HSK 1Frequency #31
来
lái
come
HSK 1Frequency #27

Learning order

  1. 1看 - look, read
  2. 2听 - listen
  3. 3说 - say, speak
  4. 4写 - write
  5. 5去 - go
  6. 6来 - come

Stretch words

Useful extras from the same topic and level.

Optional
别
bié
don't
action · #62
走
zǒu
walk; go
action · #66
出
chū
go out; come out
action · #105
打
dǎ
hit; call; play
action · #137
回来
huí lái
come back
action · #186
出来
chū lái
come out
action · #198

Sentence patterns

我看书。
wǒ kàn shū 。
I read a book.
我写字。
wǒ xiě zì 。
I write characters.
我去学校。
wǒ qù xué xiào 。
I go to school.

Example sentences

我会看。
wǒ huì kàn 。
I can look, read.
我听中文。
wǒ tīng zhōng wén 。
I listen Chinese.
我想说。
wǒ xiǎng shuō 。
I want to say, speak.

Mini reading

Short lines that reuse the lesson words in context.

1
今天我先看书，然后写字。
jīn tiān wǒ xiān kàn shū ， rán hòu xiě zì 。
Today I read first, then write.
2
我也会说中文。
wǒ yě huì shuō zhōng wén 。
I can also speak Chinese.
3
动作词帮助我理解指令。
dòng zuò cí bāng zhù wǒ lǐ jiě zhǐ lìng 。
Action words help me understand instructions.

Common mistakes

Short reminders that stop the most common mix-ups.

看 can mean look or read.
kàn c a n m e a n l o o k o r r e a d .
Use the context to choose the meaning.
去 means go, not come.
qù m e a n s g o , n o t c o m e .
Use 来 for come.

Quick questions

What does the learner do first?
Read
Which word means go?
去

Quick quiz

Which meaning matches 看?

Review assignment

Revisit these items tomorrow, then again in three days. Keep review short and say the words aloud.

看
kàn
look, read
听
tīng
listen
说
shuō
say, speak
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