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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 · 1 min audio我在咖啡店门口How to take a taxi in ChineseOne sentence, practised ten times. Two coffee shops. A driver on the other side of the road.HSK 2
Story series · Chapter 1 of 12 · 1 min audio豆腐不见了The cat that didn’t come homeA 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.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio地铁里的阿姨How to take the subway in ChinaHis first rush hour. A kind auntie who is going his way at every stop. A friend who isn't at Exit B.HSK 2
Article · 1 min audio只带了现金怎么办？How to pay with your phone in ChinaA 100-yuan note, a watermelon and a shop that can't give change. How China pays with a QR code, and whether cash still works.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio牛肉面在哪儿？How to order takeaway in ChineseOne bowl of beef noodles. Building 8 has five floors; she lives on the sixth. The dog knows the way.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio再短一点儿How to get a haircut in ChineseNew job tomorrow. “A little shorter,” he tells the barber, then twice more without looking up from his phone.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio一年三千块Chinese words for exercise: my New Year gym cardA gym card for the whole year. Every day in week one. Three times in week two. And in February, a note on the door.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio爸爸教我游泳Learning to swim: an easy Chinese story“Swimming is easy,” Dad says, “I’ll teach you.” So why does he never leave the shallow end?HSK 2
Article · 1 min audio中国人早饭吃什么？What do Chinese people eat for breakfast?Seven a.m. at a Beijing crossroads: buns, soy milk, fried dough and a pancake with an egg. And why the real answer depends on the city.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio钱包里的小纸条The lost wallet that came back with a noteA lost wallet comes back with nothing missing. Inside, there is something new: a note from the stranger who found it.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio奶奶的字Grandma's shopping list: a trip to the Chinese supermarketGrandma sends me to the supermarket with a list. Her handwriting is the problem.HSK 2
