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Article · 1 min audio星期一到星期天Days of the week in ChineseMonday is “week one”. Sunday breaks the rule. And one girl’s plans keep moving to tomorrow.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio十两饺子How to order dumplings in ChineseOne hungry student. One question she half understands. Sixty dumplings.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio我的书在哪儿？Where is my book?Seven o’clock. School is waiting. And one schoolbook is nowhere to be found.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio小猫杯子The birthday present that came backA cup with a little cat on it, for my best friend’s birthday. Two months later, it is my birthday. Guess what is in the box.HSK 1
NewStory · 1 min audio爸爸的晚安How to say good morning and good night in ChineseI know when to say good morning and when to say good night. Then Dad comes home at seven in the morning and says good night.HSK 1
NewArticle · 1 min audio我不太喜欢How to say I like and I don't like in ChineseSaying 'I don't like it' in Chinese is easy. Saying it at your girlfriend's parents' dinner table is not.HSK 1
NewStory · 1 min audio你是哪里人？How to say where are you from in ChineseOn a night train, a stranger asks Ms Feng where she's from. The closer they get to the answer, the worse it gets.HSK 1
NewArticle · 1 min audio这是什么？How to say what is this in ChineseThe four most useful words in Chinese, and the dad and toddler who ask them a hundred times a day.HSK 1
NewArticle · 1 min audio“哈哈”和“666”What do 哈哈 and 666 mean in Chinese texting?Dad texts 666. Mum thinks he is giving away money. A family chat explains the two things every Chinese phone says every day.HSK 1
NewStory · 1 min audio爸爸交朋友How to make friends in ChineseDad has no friends in the new town. His six-year-old knows exactly what to say, and he copies every word, even "How old are you?"HSK 1
NewStory · 1 min audio你妈妈做什么工作？How to talk about your job in ChineseA teacher asks her class what their mums and dads do. The last little girl's answer makes the whole class turn round.HSK 1
NewStory · 1 min audio女儿画妈妈Body parts in ChineseA five-year-old draws Mum: head, eyes, nose, mouth, ears, hands and feet. Then she draws Dad, and something is missing.HSK 1
