---
title: "Work | Chinese Reading Practice with Audio | Mandarin The Wild"
description: "Interviews, colleagues, bosses and the office: Chinese for working life."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/work"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

# Work

Interviews, colleagues, bosses and the office: Chinese for working life.

## Choose a levelRead at your level

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

[**All**](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/work) [**HSK 1**5 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/work?level=1) [**HSK 2**4 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/work?level=2) [**HSK 3**4 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/work?level=3) [**HSK 4**6 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/work?level=4) [**HSK 5**2 readings](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/work?level=5) [**HSK 6**1 reading](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/topics/work?level=6)**HSK 7–9**0 readings

[**我很忙**How to say I’m busy in ChineseNewHSK 1 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-im-busy-in-chinese)

[**我生病了**How to call in sick in ChineseNewHSK 1 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-call-in-sick-in-chinese)

[**中午一起吃饭吗？**How to ask a colleague to lunch in ChineseNewHSK 1 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-ask-a-colleague-to-lunch-in-chinese)

[**好的，好的**How to say OK in Chinese (好的)NewHSK 1 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-ok-in-chinese)

[**谁先下班？**How to say finish work in ChineseNewHSK 2 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-finish-work-in-chinese)

[**多出来的鸡蛋**One egg too manyHSK 2 · Chapter 1](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/one-egg-too-many)

[**发错群了，怎么道歉？**How to say sorry in ChineseHSK 4 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-sorry-in-chinese)

[**最安静的地方**The Quietest PlaceHSK 4 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/quietest-place)

[**欢迎光临**The first night shiftHSK 5 · Chapter 1](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-first-night-shift)

[**“躺平”是什么意思？**What does 躺平 (lying flat) mean?HSK 5 · Article](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-tang-ping-lying-flat-mean)

[**“关系”是什么意思？**What does guanxi mean?HSK 4 · Article](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-guanxi-mean)

[**房子和猫**How to rent an apartment in ChineseHSK 3 · Story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-chinese)

## 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. Not sure of yours? Take a free practice test: [HSK 1 practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-1-practice-test), [HSK 2 practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-2-practice-test), [HSK 3 practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-3-practice-test), [HSK 4 practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-4-practice-test), [HSK 5 practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-5-practice-test), [HSK 6 practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/hsk-6-practice-test), or see [every HSK practice test](https://mandarinthewild.com/guides/hsk-practice-tests).

## Reading Chinese

Why reading at your level works: [comprehensible input](https://mandarinthewild.com/guides/comprehensible-input-chinese). How fast you read: the [reading speed test](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-reading-speed-test). How the Library compares with [Du Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/du-chinese), [The Chairman’s Bao](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/the-chairmans-bao), [LingQ](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/lingq) and [Language Reactor](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/language-reactor).