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Story series · 2 chapters · 1 min audio each楼下的小饭馆The noodle shop downstairsA new job in a new city. A small noodle shop. An egg nobody ordered.HSK 2Start reading

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Story series · 2 chapters · 2 min audio each拿错的伞The wrong umbrellaTwo black umbrellas. One small mistake. A rainy evening that does not go to plan.Chapter 1Chapter 2Starts with chapter 1

Story series · 2 chapters · 1 min audio each楼下的小饭馆The noodle shop downstairsA new job in a new city. A small noodle shop. An egg nobody ordered.Chapter 1Chapter 2Starts with chapter 1

Story series · 2 chapters · 1 min audio each送错的外卖The wrong deliveryShe ordered a bowl of noodles. A birthday cake came instead.Chapter 1Chapter 2Starts with chapter 1

Story series · 12 chapters · 1 min audio each猫去哪儿了？The case of the missing catA fat white cat on a strict diet goes missing. A retired policeman and his ten-year-old granddaughter knock on every door. Every neighbour is hiding something.Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Starts with chapter 1

Story series · 10 chapters · 2 min audio each夜班The night shiftA student who can’t sleep takes the night shift at a corner shop called Always Here. Every night at three, while he unloads the van, someone leaves a note at the till and gives him marks. Nobody is ever there.Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Starts with chapter 1

Story series · 10 chapters · 1 min audio each小侦探妞妞The little detectiveDad’s dumplings. Grandpa’s glasses. The cat’s fish. Things keep vanishing, and seven-year-old Niuniu has a notebook and a lot of questions.Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Starts with chapter 1

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Story series · Chapter 1 of 2 · 2 min audio把手上的蓝线The blue threadTwo black umbrellas. One small mistake. A rainy evening that does not go to plan.HSK 4

Article · 1 min audio雨后的气味从哪里来？Why rain has a smellA familiar smell. A tiny bubble. A closer look at the ground beneath your feet.HSK 6

Story · 1 min audio七点的电话The seven o’clock callEvery evening at seven, Mum calls. Tonight the phone stays quiet.HSK 1

Story series · Chapter 1 of 2 · 1 min audio多出来的鸡蛋One egg too manyA new job in a new city. A small noodle shop. An egg nobody ordered.HSK 2

Story series · Chapter 1 of 2 · 1 min audio不是我的蛋糕Not my cakeShe ordered a bowl of noodles. A birthday cake came instead.HSK 3

Story · 2 min audio楼道里的灯The stairwell lightA broken light, a busy group chat, and a note on a neighbour’s door.HSK 5

Story · 1 min audio怎么点奶茶How to order bubble tea in ChineseTen days without milk tea. One shop. An order that keeps getting smaller.HSK 3

Article · 1 min audio为什么中国人见面总问“吃了吗”？Why do Chinese people ask “Have you eaten?”Every morning, the same question on the stairs: “Have you eaten?” Mark answers it honestly. That is his first mistake.HSK 3

Story · 2 min audio塞翁失马The old man who lost his horseA horse runs off. The neighbours call it bad luck. The old man is not so sure.HSK 5

Article · 2 min audio中国人为什么怕数字四？Why is 4 unlucky in China?A lift with no fourth floor. A phone number that sold for 2.33 million yuan. And a message that just says 88.HSK 5

Article · 3 min audio为什么中国只有一个时区？Why does China have only one time zone?Nine in the morning, and the stars are still out. One country, one clock, and a sun that keeps its own hours.HSK 6

Story · 4 min audio画皮Painted SkinA runaway beauty at dawn. A Taoist’s warning. And through the window, a ghost painting a human skin.