5–8 minutes
Learn the core expressions and record in short blocks.
She is a doctor · 她是医生
Name familiar jobs including doctor, nurse and postal worker.
Goals & study plan
Use 是 to say someone’s job. Ask 是……吗？ to check a guess, and answer 不是，…… when the guess is wrong. Anyone can do these jobs; the family examples are for practising language. You can pause after any study block and continue later.
- Name familiar jobs including doctor, nurse and postal worker.
- Ask a job question with 是……吗.
- Correct a guess with 不是 and the right job.
Jobs & counting · Lessons 7–10
5–10 minutes
Read one part, try the checks, then record the core dialogue.
5–10 minutes
Practise the writing focus and revisit your first-choice answers.
Help with self-study
Try each item in a short block. Listen when needed, record when ready, and use the hints to retry. Pinyin and English can be turned off independently.
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Pronunciation & learning options
Pinyin shows how to say a word. The mark above a vowel shows its tone.
mā1. High and level
má2. Rising
mǎ3. Low, then rising
mà4. Falling
Watch the tone marks and listen for the rhythm of the whole phrase. Light syllables are short; pauses belong between meaningful groups.
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Characters · 生字
Flip each card for stroke order. This lesson’s writing focus: 士 · 生.