课程 · Course
第一部分 — 口语 Arc A — Spoken Mandarin
- Level 1 · 2 weeks
入门
Introductions & Survival拼音、声调、问候、自我介绍、简单的问题。
Pinyin and the four tones, greetings, self-introduction, question words, first sentences.
- Level 2 · 3 weeks
日常生活
Daily Life一天的安排、家、饭菜、时间、简单的命令。
Daily routine, home and food, telling the time, and simple commands.
- Level 3 · 4 weeks
量词与描写
Measure Words & Description量词、的、形容词、是与有、方位、在。
The measure-word system, 的, adjectives, 是 vs 有, location and 在 — how Chinese describes things.
- Level 4 · 4 weeks
时态与语气
Aspect & Mood了、过、着、在、不与没、会能可以要。
Chinese has aspect, not tense: 了, 过, 着, 在 — plus the 不/没 split and the modal verbs.
- Level 5 · 5 weeks
叙述与描写
Narration & Description讲故事、补语、把字句、被字句、比较。
Story retelling, the complement system, the 把 and 被 constructions, and comparison with 比.
- Level 6 · 6 weeks
流利与成语
Fluency & Idiom成语、歇后语、复句、书信、语体。
Chengyu, xiehouyu, complex sentences, letter writing, listening practice, and registers.
桥梁 — 走进语法 Bridge — Entering Grammar
第二部分 — 语法 Arc B — Chinese Grammar
- Level 8 · 4 weeks
汉字与语音
Characters & Sounds六书、部首、笔顺、简化字、变调、轻声、儿化。
The liùshū six categories of character formation, radicals, stroke order, simplification — and tone sandhi, neutral tone, erhua.
- Level 9 · 5 weeks
名词与量词
Nouns & Measure Words名词、代词、数词、量词体系、方位词、的。
Nouns, pronouns, numerals, the full measure-word system, localizers, and the particle 的.
- Level 10 · 5 weeks
动词与补语
Verbs & Complements动词分类、体标记、结果补语、方向补语、可能补语、离合词。
Verb classes, aspect markers, and the resultative, directional and potential complements; separable verbs.
- Level 11 · 4 weeks
虚词与句式
Function Words & Constructions介词、助词、的地得、把被比、连词、语气词。
Prepositions, particles, the 的/地/得 distinction, the 把/被/比 constructions, conjunctions and sentence-final particles.
- Level 12 · 4 weeks
句法与文体
Syntax & Style复句、语序、篇章、文言浅尝、结业。
Complex sentences, word order, discourse structure, a taste of Classical Chinese, and the course capstone.