HSK 1Lesson 10
This lesson combines time words with everyday actions. You use the time-before-action pattern to say when things happen.
You will learn to talk about a simple daily schedule, including class, work, rest, sleep, meals, and drinks.
Say when school, work, rest, sleeping, eating, and drinking happen.
Part 1 · 19 new words
Contains 3 words
to attend class
to finish class
to go to school
Contains 3 words
to go to work; to be at work
to get off work
Contains 3 words
to get up
to sleep
Contains 6 words
to eat
meal; cooked rice
Contains 4 words
to drink
water
Part 2 · 15 phrases
你几点起床？
What time do you get up?
我早上七点起床。
I get up at seven in the morning.
上午上课。
Attend class in the morning.
我上午上课。
I have class in the morning.
下午下课。
Class ends in the afternoon.
我上学。
I go to school.
我上班。
I go to work.
下午下班。
Part 3 · 4 conversations
A student describes getting up and breakfast.
美美Meimei
你几点起床？
What time do you get up?
方方Fangfang
我早上七点起床。
I get up at seven in the morning.
美美Meimei
早饭吃什么？
Part 4 · 1 point
Time word order
Put the time expression before routine actions such as 起床qǐchuáng, 上课shàngkè, 上班shàngbān, and 睡觉shuìjiào.
Routine with time first
Says when a daily routine action happens.
to rest
to sleep; to go to bed
cooked rice
breakfast
lunch
dinner
tea
milk
Get off work in the afternoon.
我下午休息。
I rest in the afternoon.
晚上睡。
Sleep at night.
你晚上几点睡？
What time do you sleep at night?
我晚上十点睡觉。
I go to sleep at ten at night.
喝水。
Drink water.
我吃午饭。
I eat lunch.
我吃晚饭。
I eat dinner.
What do you eat for breakfast?
方方Fangfang
早饭吃米饭，喝牛奶。
For breakfast, I eat rice and drink milk.
Two students talk about class ending and what one does after class.
美美Meimei
你下午几点下课？
What time does your class end in the afternoon?
方方Fangfang
我下午三点下课。
My class ends at three in the afternoon.
美美Meimei
下午下课后，你休息吗？
After afternoon class, do you rest?
方方Fangfang
我休息，喝茶。
Yes, I rest and drink tea.
Two classmates compare class time and school time.
美美Meimei
你上午几点上课？
What time do you have class in the morning?
方方Fangfang
我上午九点上课。
I have class at nine in the morning.
美美Meimei
你几点上学？
What time do you go to school?
方方Fangfang
我早上八点上学。
I go to school at eight in the early morning.
Two classmates establish one person's morning work and afternoon finishing time.
美美Meimei
你上午上班吗？
Do you go to work in the morning?
方方Fangfang
是，我上午上班。
Yes, I work in the morning.
美美Meimei
你几点下班？
What time do you finish work?
方方Fangfang
我下午五点下班。
I finish work at five in the afternoon.
我早上七点起床wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng means I get up at seven in the morning.
In sentences
Routine with exact time
我早上七点起床。
I get up at seven in the morning.
Use this when the routine has a specific clock time.
Routine with day part
我上午上课。
I have class in the morning.
Use this when the part of the day is enough.
他上午九点上班。
He goes to work at nine in the morning.
晚上十点睡觉。
Go to sleep at ten at night.
This lesson applies the time-before-action pattern to daily routines. You can say 我早上七点起床Wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng or 我上午上课Wǒ shàngwǔ shàngkè to put the time before the action.
