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# HSK 7–9 Chinese Stories

Stories and articles where at least 9 in 10 words are HSK 7–9 or below.

## Choose a levelRead at your level

Every reading sits at the level where most of its words are taught

[**All**](https://mandarinthewild.com/library) [**HSK 1**48 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/hsk-1) [**HSK 2**61 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/hsk-2) [**HSK 3**57 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/hsk-3) [**HSK 4**45 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/hsk-4) [**HSK 5**48 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/hsk-5) [**HSK 6**33 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/hsk-6) [**HSK 7–9**4 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

## Tonight’s pick

[**西游记**Journey to the West in Advanced ChineseJourney to the West retold close to the novel, with its set phrases, titles and idioms, for HSK 6 and above.HSK 7 · 16 chaptersStart reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/monkey-king-born-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-1)

## Just added

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[New**“一带一路”到底是什么？**Railways, ports and loans across 150 countries: what the plan is, and the argument over debt.](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-belt-and-road-initiative)

[New**《网络安全法》管什么？**Why a Chinese SIM card asks for your ID, where the data has to stay, and why foreign firms worry.](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chinas-cybersecurity-law)

[**画皮**A runaway beauty at dawn. A Taoist’s warning. And through the window, a ghost painting a human skin.](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/painted-skin-chinese-ghost-story)

[**三打白骨精**A girl bringing lunch. A weeping old woman. An old man at prayer. Wukong sees the same demon every time, and his master sees a murderer.](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/sun-wukong-and-the-white-bone-demon)

## Short stories at HSK 7–9

[See all](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/stories?level=7)

[4 min**画皮**](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/painted-skin-chinese-ghost-story)

[4 min**三打白骨精**](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/sun-wukong-and-the-white-bone-demon)

## Questions about China at HSK 7–9

[See all](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/articles?level=7)

[New**“一带一路”到底是什么？**What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-belt-and-road-initiative)

[New**《网络安全法》管什么？**What does China’s Cybersecurity Law require?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-chinas-cybersecurity-law)

## How the levels work

Each reading sits at the HSK level where most of its words are taught: at least 9 in 10 of its words are on the official HSK word list (2025 syllabus) at or below that level.

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