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131 readings
Story · 1 min audio多少钱？How much is it?One fruit stall. Two numbers that sound almost the same. A notebook to the rescue.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio我只吃米饭I only eat riceA five-year-old who eats nothing but rice. A grandma with a plan. One very green bowl.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio学用筷子Learning to use chopsticksA first dinner at a Chinese friend’s home. Chopsticks that will not behave. A three-year-old teacher with a secret.HSK 1
Story series · Chapter 1 of 10 · 1 min audio谁吃了爸爸的饺子？Who ate Dad’s dumplings?Dad’s dumplings. Grandpa’s glasses. The cat’s fish. Things keep vanishing, and seven-year-old Niuniu has a notebook and a lot of questions.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio妈妈的电话Mum’s Sunday call: a phone conversation in ChineseEvery Sunday at eight, Mum calls. Every Sunday, the same three questions. This Sunday, her son calls first.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio我的中国名字How I got my Chinese nameA student in China wants a Chinese name. Everyone has an idea, and none of them is quite right. So she picks one herself.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio你家有几口人？My family in ChineseOne family photo. Five people, says the teacher. Six, says the child. Somebody in the picture can only say one word.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio新同学The new classmateA new girl knows two Chinese characters. The class teaches her one word a day. On Friday, everyone has a surprise.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio爸爸的星期一Dad’s sleepy MondaySix in the morning. One very sleepy dad. Everything he does is a little bit wrong.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio我要去机场I want to go to the airportSeven in the morning. One taxi, one rushed traveller. The driver has one simple question.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio我要一杯茶How to order tea in ChineseA hot afternoon. A small tea house. One visitor who just wants tea, and finds out there is no such thing.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio猫和鱼The cat and the fishDad cooks a big fish. Every time he turns away, a piece goes missing. The cat gets the blame. But the cat is not the only one who loves fish.HSK 1
