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Story · 2 min audio精卫填海Jingwei fills the seaThe sea drowns a young princess. She comes back as a small bird and decides to fill the whole ocean with pebbles.HSK 5
Story · 2 min audio西施Xi Shi, the first of the Four BeautiesFish forget how to swim when they see her, and her neighbour's copy of her frown empties the whole village. Then a king sends her to destroy his enemy.HSK 5
Article · 2 min audio王羲之和《兰亭序》Wang Xizhi and the Orchid Pavilion PrefaceThe most famous page in Chinese calligraphy was written slightly drunk at a party. Its author could never write it as well again, and an emperor had it stolen.HSK 5
Story · 3 min audio荆轲刺秦王Jing Ke tries to kill the King of QinTo get close to the most powerful king in China, an assassin brings him a map with a dagger rolled inside. The king's sword is too long to draw.HSK 5
Article · 2 min audio赵州桥Zhaozhou Bridge, the world's oldest open-spandrel archIt doesn't look like much, but this stone bridge in Hebei has stood for 1,400 years. Its secret is four little holes.HSK 5
Article · 1 min audio说一次再见How to say goodbye in ChineseEvery Chinese learner knows 再见. But how long does one goodbye take? The teacher has been leaving since nine.HSK 1
Article · 1 min audio我听不懂How to say “I don’t understand” in ChineseA waiter who talks fast. A learner who says “I don’t understand”. He says it again, only louder.HSK 1
Article · 1 min audio五号四月？How to say the date in ChineseChinese says the date biggest first. Tom says his birthday the English way. His friend brings the cake a month late.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio幺是一How to say your phone number in ChineseA whole week to ask one question. She says her number so fast that every other word sounds like “want”.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio小猫杯子The birthday present that came backA cup with a little cat on it, for my best friend’s birthday. Two months later, it is my birthday. Guess what is in the box.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio先放什么？Cooking tomato and egg: which goes in first?His first dinner alone: tomato and egg. One question for Mum. Mum and Dad have two different answers, and neither is giving up.HSK 1
Story · 1 min audio爱睡觉的猫The sleepy catOur cat sleeps on the bed, on the computer, in Mum’s clothes. Then at three in the morning, there is a noise in the kitchen.HSK 1
