Core Chinese Courses：Spoken Character HSK AP
Core Group Chinese Courses
Spoken Chinese、Chinese Character 、 HSK 、YCT、 AP Chinese
- Spoken Chinese（汉语口语课）：Fast and practical（快速实用）. Covers key test points with clear sentence patterns — easy to use.
- Chinese Character（汉字学习）：Learn without memorization（不死记硬背） — understand through original images, quick and efficient. Recognize 100 characters in one week.
- HSK（汉语水平考试）：Targeted practice and mock tests（模拟考试与重点训练） — boost your score and pass with confidence.
- YCT（青少年汉语）：Courses follow the YCT Standard Curriculum（YCT标准课程体系） and prepare students for level-based exams.
- AP Chinese（AP中文课程）：Comprehensive training for the exam（全面备考训练） — master language and culture（掌握中文与文化）, achieve top results.
Spoken Chinese
Fast Chinese speaking course（汉语口语速成课） for beginners and intermediate learners（初级与中级学习者）. Practical spoken Chinese lessonsthat cover key grammar points（语法要点） and daily conversation topics. Learn Mandarin（普通话） pronunciation（发音）、sentence patterns, and improve fluency through real-life dialogue practice（真实情景对话练习） — easy to learn（轻松学习）, easy to use（简单实用）
For Beginner: Start Easy
For Intermediate Learner: Improve Fast
For Beginner—Start Easy, Improve Fast（从零开始，轻松提升）
Spoken Chinese Fast Track Course（汉语口语速成课）
Master Chinese speaking in a short time through clear structure and practical design.
- Quick Phonetics Start（快速拼音入门） — Learn pinyin（汉语拼音） using English-similar sounds and remember common Chinese words（常用中文词汇） through English associations.
- Everyday Vocabulary & Scenarios（日常词汇与情景对话） — Expand your daily-life vocabulary （日常生活词汇）and practice with real conversation situations.
- Sentence Formula Learning（句型公式学习） — Each lesson includes easy-to-understand sentence patterns（简单句型） and 4–6 replaceable words, helping you build sentences and speak naturally.
Beginner Progress Timeline
- 1 hour – Start forming simple sentences（开始说出简单句）
- 4–6 hours – Master accurate pronunciation（掌握标准发音） and begin reading phonetic scripts independently
- 30 hours – Understand and apply basic sentence structures（掌握汉语基本句型）
- 60 hours – Communicate effectively for daily life and adapt comfortably to living in China（日常交流沟通）
- 120 hours – Live easily, freely, and independently in China.（在中国自信生活与交流）
Practical Travel Chinese Speaking
Travel Conversation + Cultural Understanding
- Covers the most practical and essential Chinese topics in travel and daily life（旅游与日常汉语）.
- Includes key vocabulary and situational dialogues for popular tourist attractions in China.
- Comes with matching learning content on the Hantube App.
- Introduces real-life Chinese culture related to travel in China, essential for understanding Chinese culture.
- The Hantube App “Travel in Beijing” course includes lessons on famous attractions such as 长城 (the Great Wall), 故宫 (the Forbidden City), and 天坛 (the Temple of Heaven).
It also covers practical travel situations like ordering food, shopping, and asking for directions（点菜、购物、问路）, helping learners use Chinese for real-life communication in Beijing— 中国文化与生活方式. - You can start learning Chinese before entering China through the Hantube App, or study while traveling in China — learn and explore at the same time to enhance your travel experience.
HSKK Speaking test
HSKK（汉语水平口语考试） stands for Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì Kǒuyǔ (Chinese Proficiency Speaking Test).
Exam-ready & Fast Progress（快速提升口语水平） — Speak with confidence, pass HSKK oral tests easily, and improve quickly through systematic practice.The HSKK Beginner Speaking Test（初级口试） is designed for learners at HSK Levels 1–3, while the HSKK Intermediate Speaking Test（中级口试） is suitable for those at HSK Levels 4–6.
Why Take the HSKK Preparation Course
- Targeted training（针对性训练） — focus on key speaking skills and common HSKK topics through specialized pre-exam practice.
- Get familiar with the HSKK exam （了解考试形式）— understand the test format, timing, and rules before taking it.
- Pass easily on your first try （一次通关）— with mock tests（模拟考试）, exam predictions, and expert guidance for smooth and confident performance.
Hantube Lego Chinese Characters
Pictograph Learning: Get Smarter
Brain Development（激发左右脑潜能）: Learning Chinese characters activates both the left and right brain, improving memory, creativity, and cognitive flexibility — it literally makes your brain smarter!
Visual Understanding（象形文字·一看就懂）: Restore each Chinese character to its original pictographic form — no rote memorization needed. By looking at images, students can easily understand and remember even the most complex characters.
Fast & Effective（高效记忆）: Learn Chinese characters quickly and recognize them at a glance with visual memory methods for efficient learning.
Fun & Engaging（有趣的学习过程）: Learn while thinking — every activity encourages observation, reasoning, and creativity, making learning interactive and enjoyable.
Cultural Insight（汉字与文化）: Every character carries a part of Chinese culture — discover the link between language and culture in one meaningful learning experience.
Fast Chinese Character Course
Learn Chinese characters（汉字）without rote memorization — just look at the picture（汉字是一幅画）, and you’ll instantly understand the meaning and write the character easily.
This course restores each character to its original pictographic form（象形文字）, helping students grasp the link between sound, form, and meaning（形、音、义的联系） for long-term retention.
You’ll save at least half the learning time, and because every character is learned through clear visual logic, it’s hard to write the wrong character. Perfect for beginners（初学者） or exam learners (（YCT/HSK考试学生）) who want to master Chinese characters quickly and effectively.
pictographic characters
Pictographic Chinese Character Course（象形字课程） reveals how each character is like a picture—easy to see, understand, and remember at a glance. Learners explore the origins and forms of over 200 pictographs through visual learning（视觉学习） and interactive activities（互动练习）, making Chinese characters intuitive and fun to master. Perfect for beginners（初学者）, and for YCT or HSK learners（汉语考试学习者） seeking a strong foundation in character recognition.
Associative compounds
Associative Compound Character Course (会意字课程) teaches how new Chinese characters are made by combining simple parts（汉字部件） with clear meanings. Each part means something on its own, and together they show a new idea. The course covers 700 characters（700个会意字）, helping students understand and remember them through visual learning. It makes Chinese characters simple, logical, and fun to learn（有逻辑又有趣的学习过程）.
pictophonetic characters
Pictophonetic Character Course (形声字课程) introduces the most common type of Chinese characters—pictophonetic characters, which make up over 80% of all Chinese characters. Each character has two parts: one radical that shows the meaning or category, and one phonetic part（声旁） that gives a clue to the sound（提示读音）.This clear system helps learners understand and remember characters in groups instead of one by one. The course covers 718 characters（718 个形声字）, making it an easy and effective way to build vocabulary（词汇量） and reading skills（阅读能力）.
Standard Chinese Character Course：From Strokes to Structure
Learn Chinese characters the right way（汉字学习正解） — step by step, from strokes（笔画） to radicals（部首）, components（偏旁部件）, and structure（字形结构）, through systematic and comprehensive learning.
This course helps students recognize, read, and write（认、读、写） characters accurately while understanding how each one is assembled and structured.
The process of building and breaking down characters into strokes and components（拆字与组字） is just like playing with Lego Chinese Characters — fun, easy，logical, and creative.
By exploring the connections between sound, form, and meaning（形、音、义）, learners gain a deeper and more intuitive understanding of Chinese characters.
It’s an all-in-one approach that makes Chinese character learning clear, structured, and effective.
Strokes（笔画） are the smallest building blocks of Chinese characters（汉字） — just like the letters of the English alphabet.
Each stroke carries meaning through its shape and form.
For example, the stroke “丶”（点） can resemble a water droplet, symbolizing something small or light.
Learning Chinese characters starts with understanding strokes — the foundation of writing.
In this course, you’ll master 32 standard Chinese strokes（32 个标准笔画） and learn to see the meaning behind each shape, building the first step toward confident character writing（汉字书写）.
HSK course
What is HSK?
HSK（汉语水平考试） is the official Chinese Proficiency Test recognized by China’s Ministry of Education. The New Standard for Chinese Language Proficiency in International Chinese Education（国际中文教育中文水平等级标准）, issued in 2021, serves as China’s official framework for assessing Chinese-language ability.
It divides proficiency into three bands and nine levels（三等九级体系）, covering listening（听力）, speaking（口语）, reading（阅读）, writing（写作）, and translation（翻译）.
Why Take the HSK?
The HSK（汉语水平考试 Chinese Proficiency Test） is widely required for studying and working in China.
It proves your Chinese proficiency（证明汉语能力） and offers key advantages:
Work Visa（工作签证加分） — Adds bonus points to Chinese work visa applications（中国工作签证） (Levels 1–5 = 1–5 points).
University Admission（大学录取要求） — Required for Chinese-taught programs（中文授课专业） — Level 4 for undergraduate（本科需4级）, Level 5 for master’s（硕士需5级）.
Career Opportunities（职业机会） — Recognized by companies as official proof of Chinese ability（汉语能力证明）.
Scholarships（奖学金） — Higher HSK scores increase chances for Chinese Government Scholarships（中国政府奖学金） and exchange programs.
Why Learn HSK with Us?
2023 HSK Syllabus（2023汉语水平考试大纲） — All courses are based on the latest 2023 HSK standards（最新HSK标准）, covering vocabulary（词汇）, grammar（语法）, and sentence patterns（句型） in a clear, structured way.
Spoken Chinese Express（汉语口语速成课） — Focus on fast and practical speaking（快速实用口语）, using sentence formulas that help students communicate clearly and apply patterns flexibly.
Chinese Character Fast Course（汉字速成课） — Learn characters efficiently（高效学习汉字） — understand meanings through images（图像） and structure（字形结构）, making memorization easy and lasting.
Targeted Mock Practice（专项模拟考试） — Includes specialized HSK mock tests（HSK模拟题） and intensive pre-exam training（考前冲刺） to boost accuracy and confidence.
Proven Teaching Experience — Developed by our team with over 20 years of experience（20年教学经验） and self-developed copyrighted materials（自主教材） for all levels.
HSK1–Daily Communication Basics
Chinese Characters: 300 (The New 2021 Syllabus)
Vocabulary: 500 words
Grammar Points: 48
Sentence Patterns: 114
Recommended Study Time: 100–150 hours
Course Description:
The HSK 1 Course（汉语水平考试一级课程） builds a solid base in daily Chinese communication（日常汉语交流）.
We have summarized 114 key sentence patterns（114个核心句型） based on the official HSK syllabus— each with a sentence formula（句型公式） that helps learners understand grammar（语法）, apply sentence structures（应用句型）, and communicate effectively（高效表达）.By the end of the course, students can understand simple Chinese phrases（基础汉语短语）, handle basic conversations（日常对话）, and pass the HSK Level 1 exam（顺利通过HSK一级考试） with confidence.
HSK2–Confident Everyday Expression
New Chinese Characters: 300 (The New 2021 Syllabus)
Total Characters Learned: 600
New Vocabulary: 771 words
Total Vocabulary: 1,271 words
Grammar Points: 81
Sentence Patterns: 160
Recommended Study Time: 120–170 hours
Course Description:
The HSK 2 Course（汉语水平考试二级课程） helps learners expand from basic expressions（基础表达） to full sentences（完整句子） for real-life communication（真实交流）.With 160 practical sentence patterns（160个实用句型） built on clear formulas（句型公式）, students learn to speak and write（说与写） with confidence and accuracy.By mastering 600 Chinese characters（600个汉字） and 1,200+ words（1200个词汇）, learners can handle simple conversations（日常对话）, describe daily situations（日常情境）, and meet the requirements of the HSK Level 2 exam（HSK二级考试）.
HSK3–Real Conversations and Topics
New Chinese Characters: 300 (The New 2021 Syllabus)
Total Characters Learned: 900
New Vocabulary: 973 words
Total Vocabulary: 2,244 words
Grammar Point: 81
Recommended Study Time: 140-200 hours
Course Description:
The HSK 3 Course（汉语水平考试三级课程） takes students to the Pre-Intermediate level（中级前水平）, focusing on 81 essential grammar points（81个核心语法点） for fluent and logical expression.Learners practice topic-based descriptions, discussions, and dialogues（话题描述、讨论与对话）, improving their ability to ask and answer questions（问答能力）, speak in short paragraphs（段落表达）, and talk naturally about daily experiences and opinions（日常经历与观点）.By the end of the course, students gain confidence in describing experiences（描述经历）, giving opinions（表达观点）, and handling conversations（日常交流） across various daily and study contexts（生活与学习场景）.
HSK4–Fluent and Accurate Communication
New Chinese Characters: 300 (The New 2021 Syllabus)
Total Characters Learned: 1,200
New Vocabulary: 1,000 words
Total Vocabulary: 3,244 words
Grammar Point: 76
Recommended Study Time: 160-220 hours
Course Description:
The HSK 4 Course（汉语水平考试四级课程） (Lower Intermediate Level 中级下水平) strengthens students’ ability to communicate naturally and accurately（自然、准确表达） on social, academic, and professional topics（社交、学术与职场话题）.It covers 76 key grammar points（76个语法点）, helping learners express complex ideas（表达复杂思想） clearly and confidently. After completing this course, students can discuss opinions（讨论观点）, understand news and short stories（理解新闻与短文）, and pass the HSK Level 4 exam（通过HSK四级考试） with ease.
HSK Mock Exam
The HSK Intensive Training Course（HSK考前冲刺课程） offers systematic pre-exam guidance（考前指导） and short-term intensive training（强化训练）, fully aligned with the official HSK standards— including the same question types, content（考试内容）, and time limits as the real exam.
Through full mock tests（完整模拟考试）, high-frequency vocabulary and grammar review（高频词汇与语法复习）, students quickly become familiar with the test format（熟悉考试形式）, master key strategies（掌握答题技巧）, and boost their scores in a short time.
Each session covers listening（听力）, reading（阅读）, and writing（写作）, with detailed feedback and personalized improvement suggestions（个性化提升建议）.
The course also focuses on time managementand common question patterns（常见题型）, helping learners perform confidently and efficiently on the official HSK exam.
AP Chinese
What is AP Chinese?
AP Chinese Language and Culture（AP中文语言与文化课程） is an Advanced Placement（大学先修课） course and exam offered by the College Board（美国大学理事会） in the United States.
It is designed for non-native Chinese learners（非中文母语学习者） and tests listening（听力）, speaking（口语）, reading（阅读）, writing（写作）, and cultural understanding（文化理解） — equivalent to a college-level Chinese course（大学水平中文课程） in high school.
Why Take AP Chinese?
Earn College Credit（获取大学学分） — A score of 3 or above（3分及以上） (some top universities require 4–5) can earn college credits（大学学分）, saving time and tuition（节省时间与学费）.
Boost College Applications（提升大学申请竞争力） — Strong AP Chinese results（AP中文成绩） demonstrate academic ability（学术能力） and language proficiency（语言水平）, adding value to university admissions（大学录取）.
Official Language Certification（官方语言认证） — Globally recognized as proof of Chinese proficiency（汉语水平）, supporting future study（学习）, scholarship（奖学金）, or career opportunities（职业机会） related to China（与中国相关的学习与工作）.
Extra Advantage for Work or Study in China（来华学习与工作的优势） — Helps with Chinese government scholarship applications（中国政府奖学金申请） and may strengthen visa（签证） or internship eligibility（实习资格）.
Main Study Topics in AP Chinese
Families in Different Societies（不同社会中的家庭）– Explore family life（家庭生活）, values（价值观）, and modern challenges across cultures.
The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity（语言与文化对身份的影响） – Understand how language（语言） and culture（文化） shape personal and social identity（个人与社会身份）.
Influences of Beauty and Art（美与艺术的影响） – Learn how art and aesthetics（艺术与审美） reflect and influence cultural values.
How Science and Technology Affect Our Lives（科学与技术如何影响生活） – Study how innovation（创新） and digital change（数字化变革） impact everyday life and society（日常生活与社会）.
Factors That Impact the Quality of Life（影响生活质量的因素） – Discuss how social, economic, and cultural factors affect well-being and lifestyle.
Environmental, Political, and Societal Challenges（环境、政治与社会挑战） – Examine how global issues（全球问题） influence Chinese communities and the wider world.
Beginner Stage
Target Learners（适合人群） — Students who are new to learning Chinese（汉语）, with a vocabulary of under 1,000 words（1000词以下）.
Vocabulary Distribution（词汇分布） — Around 800 words（约800个词汇） total, including HSK 1–3（HSK一级至三级） 450 words and 350 AP-specific vocabulary（AP专项词汇）.
Course Content（课程内容） — Study HSK Levels 1–3 courses（HSK1-3课程） to build essential listening（听）, speaking（说）, reading（读）, and writing（写） skills.
Daily Goal（每日目标） — Learn 20–30 new words per day（每天20–30个新词） while practicing pronunciation（发音）, tones（声调）, and sentence patterns（句型）.
Learning Focus（学习重点） — Build a strong foundation in listening, speaking, reading, and writing（听说读写全面基础） skills.
Learning Outcome（学习成果） — Understand simple expressions（基础表达）, ask and answer basic questions（问答基本问题）, and hold short daily conversations（日常对话） with confidence（自信表达）.
Intermediate Stage
Target Learners— Students who are new to learning Chinese, with a vocabulary of under 1,000 words.
Vocabulary Distribution — Around 800 words total, including HSK 1–3（HSK一级至三级） 450 words and 350 AP-specific vocabulary（AP专项词汇）.
Course Content — Study HSK Levels 1–3 courses（HSK1-3课程） to build essential listening（听）, speaking（说）, reading（读）, and writing（写） skills.
Daily Goal— Learn 20–30 new words per day while practicing pronunciation（发音）, tones（声调）, and sentence patterns（句型）.
Learning Focus — Build a strong foundation in listening, speaking, reading, and writing（听说读写全面基础） skills.
Learning Outcome（学习成果） — Understand simple expressions（基础表达）, ask and answer basic questions（问答基本问题）, and hold short daily conversations（日常对话） with confidence.
Advanced Stage
Target Learners — Students with a vocabulary of over 3,000 words who can understand and use Chinese in most everyday and academic situations（日常与学术场景）.
Vocabulary Distribution（词汇分布） — Around 3,000 words, including HSK 5–6（HSK五至六级） (1,300 words) and 1,700 AP-specific vocabulary.
Course Content — Study with advanced materials（高级教材）, authentic readings（真实阅读材料） such as newspapers, magazines, and modern Chinese literature.
Learning Method（学习方式） — Engage with real-life materials（真实语料）, watch Chinese films and TV shows（中文影视作品）, and practice expressing complex ideas in writing and speech（写作与口语表达）.
Learning Focus — Deepen understanding of grammar（语法）, idioms（成语）, and cultural context（文化语境） while enhancing fluency（流利度） and accuracy（准确性）.
Learning Outcome — Be able to communicate naturally and effectively（自然流畅交流） on social, academic, and professional topics, with clear cultural awareness（文化理解） and confident self-expression（自信表达）.
Exam Preparation Stage
Target Learners— Students preparing for the AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam（AP中文语言与文化考试） or other advanced proficiency tests such as HSK 5–6（HSK五至六级）.
Course Content — Focus on vocabulary（词汇） and grammar（语法） from past AP exams, mock tests（模拟考试）, and topic-based writing and speaking practice.
Learning Method — Use online testing platforms（在线考试平台） for simulated exams（模拟测验）, strengthen listening and reading comprehension（听力与阅读理解）, and review key cultural themes（核心文化主题） from the AP curriculum.
Learning Focus — Improve test-taking strategies（应试策略）, time management（时间管理）, and cultural understanding（文化理解） to perform confidently in both language and culture sections.
Learning Outcome — Achieve a high AP Chinese score, demonstrate advanced communication（高级交流能力） and cultural skills（文化素养）, and gain an advantage for college credit（大学学分） or study abroad opportunities in China（来华留学机会）.
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