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HSK 1 listening comprehension

Hear a short HSK 1 story read by a native narrator, without the text. Answer three questions, then read what was said.

萤火虫yínghuǒchóngfirefly

HSK 1 · Now hear it in a real story

十两饺子 How to order dumplings in Chinese

莎拉来中国的第三天，她想一个人去吃饺子。

饭馆很小，人很多。

莎拉坐下说：“我要饺子！”

老板问：“几两？”

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Some of the 40 HSK 1 stories you may hear

  • 星期一到星期天 · 190 characters · about 1 min
    星期七怎么说？ How do you say 'day seven' of the week?
  • 爸爸交朋友 · 259 characters · about 1 min
    孙雨文和爸爸为什么说他们没有朋友？ Why does the father say they have no friends?
  • 不好意思，我要下车 · 230 characters · about 1 min
    在车上，我想下车，前边都是人。我先说什么？ On the train, I wanted to get off but people were in front. What did I say first?
  • 中国的五件事 · 219 characters · about 1 min
    一月的时候，有的中国人做什么？ In January, what do some Chinese people do?
  • 十元还是十块？ · 171 characters · about 1 min
    大家说话的时候，说什么？ When people talk, what do they say?
  • 绿灯了，车怎么还在开？ · 133 characters · about 1 min
    在中国，红灯的时候，哪种车也能开？ In China, at a red light, which cars can also go?

How does this listening comprehension practice work?

Press Play and listen to a whole short story written for HSK 1, read by a native narrator, with the text hidden. Then answer three questions about it, one press each. You see how much you understood and can read the story, tapping any word for its pinyin and meaning.

Can I hear it again?

Yes. Replay it as often as you like before and while you answer. Start on Slow (three quarters of the speed, same pitch), and switch to Normal when you get all three right.

Which level should I pick?

Start one level below your reading level: understanding by ear is harder than reading. Go down a level when you miss most questions, and up when you get them all.

Where are the stories from?

Every story is a whole reading from our Library, written for its HSK level and read by one of two native narrators, a woman’s voice and a man’s. Its three questions are the ones at the end of the reading.

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Stories, voices and questions from our Library readings. Nothing is kept.