HSK 1 – Lesson 8: Daily Activities

Lesson 8:

Lesson Overview
In this lesson, you will learn common daily activities and simple verbs used in everyday Mandarin Chinese.


1️⃣ Common Daily Verbs

  • (chī) — to eat

  • (hē) — to drink

  • (qù) — to go

  • (lái) — to come

  • (kàn) — to see/watch

  • 学习 (xuéxí) — to study


2️⃣ Simple Daily Sentences

  • 我吃饭 — I eat (a meal)

  • 我喝水 — I drink water

  • 我去学校 — I go to school

  • 我学习汉语 — I study Chinese


3️⃣ Time Words (Basic)

  • 今天 (jīntiān) — today

  • 明天 (míngtiān) — tomorrow

  • 现在 (xiànzài) — now

📌 Time words usually come before the verb.


4️⃣ Asking About Activities

  • 你做什么? — What do you do?

  • 我学习 — I study


5️⃣ Practice Tip

Describe your daily routine using simple sentences in Mandarin.


Lesson Summary

  • Learn common verbs for daily life

  • Build short, proper sentences

  • Practice speaking daily