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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 5
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 · 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 5
Story · 1 min audio守株待兔Waiting for a rabbit by the tree stumpA rabbit runs into a tree stump. A farmer gets a free dinner. Then he sits down to wait for the next one.HSK 5
Article · 2 min audio中国人为什么爱喝热水？Why do Chinese people drink hot water?Got a cold? Drink more hot water. Had a row? Drink more hot water. China’s favourite four words, from tiger stoves to a rock drummer’s thermos.HSK 5
Article · 2 min audio中国人的名字有什么讲究？How do Chinese names work?Shout “Zhang Wei” in China and heads turn. Five surnames cover nearly a third of the country. And “Old Zhang” is no insult.HSK 5
Article · 2 min audio广场舞为什么这么火？Why do Chinese aunties dance in public squares?After dinner, the music starts downstairs. Dozens of aunties, one small speaker, every step in time. Upstairs, not everyone is dancing.HSK 5
Story · 1 min audio怎么吃火锅How to eat hot pot in ChinaA first night in Chengdu. One boast before he sits down. And a “mild” that is not mild at all.HSK 5
Story · 2 min audio明天的购物单Tomorrow’s Shopping ListA notebook tells Xu Ran what she will buy tomorrow: a bowl, bandages, and cat food. She does not own a cat, and she has no intention of getting one.HSK 5
Story series · Chapter 1 of 10 · 2 min audio欢迎光临The first 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.HSK 5
