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Story · 1 min audio再短一点儿How to get a haircut in ChineseNew job tomorrow. “A little shorter,” he tells the barber, then twice more without looking up from his phone.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio一年三千块Chinese words for exercise: my New Year gym cardA gym card for the whole year. Every day in week one. Three times in week two. And in February, a note on the door.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio爸爸教我游泳Learning to swim: an easy Chinese story“Swimming is easy,” Dad says, “I’ll teach you.” So why does he never leave the shallow end?HSK 2
Article · 1 min audio中国人早饭吃什么？What do Chinese people eat for breakfast?Seven a.m. at a Beijing crossroads: buns, soy milk, fried dough and a pancake with an egg. And why the real answer depends on the city.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio钱包里的小纸条The lost wallet that came back with a noteA lost wallet comes back with nothing missing. Inside, there is something new: a note from the stranger who found it.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio奶奶的字Grandma's shopping list: a trip to the Chinese supermarketGrandma sends me to the supermarket with a list. Her handwriting is the problem.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio一天吃一次Buying medicine in Chinese: a night at the pharmacyA headache, no appetite, three hours of sleep. The pharmacist asks a few questions and finds the right medicine.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio第一次见面The first date: both late for the same reasonTheir first date is at seven. She is late. He is even later. The reason is in their hands.HSK 2
Story · 1 min audio十二排F座Taking the high-speed train in China: seat 12FHis first high-speed train on his own. He finds his seat, and an old lady sitting in it, with the very same ticket.HSK 2
Article · 1 min audio什么时候去北京最好？The four seasons in Chinese: when is the best time to visit Beijing?A friend wants to visit Beijing and asks when to come. Spring has wind, summer has rain, winter has cold. And autumn?HSK 2
Article · 1 min audio你属什么？What is my Chinese zodiac sign? How to ask 你属什么A friend's grandma asks what you “belong to”. She is not asking about your family. She is working out your age.HSK 2
Story · 3 min audio空城计The Empty Fort Strategy: Zhuge Liang's famous bluffTwo and a half thousand soldiers. A hundred and fifty thousand at the gate. Zhuge Liang opens the doors and starts to play music.HSK 5
