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Story · 1 min audio第一碗拉面How hand-pulled noodles are made: the apprentice's first bowlFor three months the boss only let me wash bowls. Today the shop is packed, a customer wants thin noodles, and I have to pull my first bowl.HSK 3
Story · 1 min audio老板点的歌KTV in China: the boss picks the first songI practised a hard song all week for my first KTV night with the office. Everyone said the boss always picks the first song. They didn't say what it would be.HSK 2
Story · 2 min audio打错的电话The wrong number: a Sunday phone call in ChineseEvery Sunday at 8 pm, an old woman calls the wrong number. The third time, she admits she knows.HSK 4
Story · 2 min audio中秋夜班A Mid-Autumn night at the office: mooncakes for the security guardMid-Autumn night, last one in the office, and the only mooncakes left are the flavour nobody wants. The security guard downstairs disagrees.HSK 4
Story · 1 min audio请问，怎么走？How to ask for directions in ChineseOne address. Three strangers. Left, right, and a lot of identical buildings. The last man he asks knows exactly where his friend is.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio上班第一天My first day at work: an easy Chinese storyHer first day in a new office. A kind old gentleman who knows where everything is. At nine o’clock, everyone finds out who he is.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio我最好的朋友My best friend: an easy Chinese essay storyHer best friend is thirty years older, wakes her at seven, makes her eat her vegetables and cannot sing. Then the best friend reads the essay.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio对面的新邻居The new neighbour: a bowl that keeps coming backA bowl of steamed buns for the new neighbour across the hall. The next day the bowl comes back, and it is not empty. A week later, whose bowl is it?HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio爸爸买的水Drinks in Chinese: Dad goes to buy drinksCoffee for Mum, milk for my sister, juice for me, tea for Grandma. Dad says he will remember. He comes back with five bottles of water, and one more thing.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio大床和小箱子Big or small? The cat and the boxThe cat is getting big, so Dad buys her a big bed. She wants the box it came in. Then an even smaller box. The next morning, everyone sees why.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio爸爸是医生Doctor in Chinese: Dad is a doctor at homeAt the hospital, Dad sees patients. At home, everyone is his patient, even Grandma’s phone. Then one Sunday, the doctor gets sick.HSK 1
