HSK1 Lesson 10｜How Old Is Professor Li? – Ask About Age Naturally in Chinese

After learning "How many people are in your family," the next most natural topic is – asking about age.
In HSK1 Lesson 10 at Hilingo, we focus on the everyday topic of age – helping you ask about age, express years, and describe people's information in Chinese, making your conversations more fluent and natural.

Core Content of This Lesson

• Key Vocabulary: 多 (indicating degree), 大 (old, age), 了 (change marker)

• Key Sentences: "李老师多大了？" (How old is Professor Li?); "她今年50岁了。" (She is 50 years old this year.); "你多大？" (How old are you?); "我十岁了。" (I am 10 years old.)

• Grammar Focus:

  • Using "了" to indicate change or new situation (e.g., "她今年50岁了")

  • Using "多大" to ask about age

• Pronunciation Practice:

  • Differentiating aspirated and unaspirated initials (b-p, d-t, g-k, j-q, z-c, zh-ch)

  • Syllable-dividing mark (') rules and exercises (e.g., piāo – pí'ǎo)

• Chinese Character Writing: 水 (water), 女 (woman), 了 (change marker), 大 (big/old) – stroke order: outside before inside, middle before sides

Interactive Activities

• Introduce people in photos in Chinese (name, nationality, age)

• Answer real-life questions: "How old are you this year?" "How old is your Chinese teacher?"

• Pinyin reading practice to strengthen aspirated vs. unaspirated sounds

Who Is This Lesson For?

• Learners who have completed HSK1 Lesson 9 or have basic number skills

• Foreigners who want to naturally talk about age and personal information in Chinese

• HSK1 test candidates

After This Lesson, You Will Be Able to:

• Politely ask about someone's age using "多大"

• Correctly use "了" to express age changes

• Accurately distinguish aspirated vs. unaspirated initials (b/p, d/t, etc.)

• Write basic characters like 水, 女, 了, 大

• Understand and apply syllable-dividing mark rules

Make your Chinese conversations more natural – starting with "age." Hilingo guides you step by step.