Can and want

Practise HSK 1 Mandarin Chinese in “Can and want”, with Hanzi, pinyin, English translations and key vocabulary.

HSK 1

Dialogue preview

  1. 周杰: 你会写汉字吗？

    ni3 hui4 xie3 han4 zi4 ma5

    Can you write Chinese characters?

  2. 黄婷: 会一点。

    hui4 yi4 dian3

    A little.

  3. 周杰: 你想喝茶吗？

    ni3 xiang3 he1 cha2 ma5

    Do you want to drink tea?

Key vocabulary

你 · nǐ
you
会 · huì
can; know how to
写 · xiě
to write
汉字 · hàn zì
Chinese character(s)
吗 · ma
question particle: turns a statement into a yes-no question
一点 · yī diǎn
a bit; a little bit