Follow a day from waking at six-thirty to coming home at eight, then leap across days, months, and years. This simple story helps you practice speaking about routines and life changes with clear time words.
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昨天卖了我的车。
Yesterday I sold my car.
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今天去了电影院。
I went to the movie theater today.
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去年买了新电脑。
Last year I bought a new computer.
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今年有了新工作。
This year I got a new job.
Follow Dazhong, a busy worker in China, as he finds warmth and kindness at a small noodle shop. Practice everyday words for food, weather, and expressing gratitude.
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老先生看见大中来了，非常高兴。
When the elderly man saw Dazhong coming, he was very happy.
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老先生给大中做好了热面条。
The elderly man made hot noodles for Dazhong.
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大中吃了热热的面条，觉得今天晚上一点儿也不冷了。
After eating the hot noodles, Dazhong felt that it was not cold at all that evening.
Meet Gao Youpeng, a friendly Beijing coworker who welcomes the narrator with local dishes and a simple language-exchange plan. This warm HSK 2 story is perfect for first readings about work and friendship.
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今天我认识了一个新朋友，真高兴。
I made a new friend today—I'm really happy.
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他今天从上海回来，晚上就和我去了一个饭馆儿吃北京菜。
He came back from Shanghai today, and that evening he went with me to a restaurant to eat Beijing food.
This playful poem helps you count and practice vocabulary about clothes, students, and pets. Enjoy the rhythm while learning new words.
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买了五只小猫，七百零五块钱。
Bought five kittens for seven hundred and five yuan.
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卖了六只小狗，四百零九元钱。
Sold six puppies for four hundred and nine yuan.
In this easy story, you will follow a simple trip to the supermarket to buy apples. Practice numbers, question words, and nationalities in a real-life shopping context.
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我买了六个苹果。
I bought six apples.
Read about a work trip to Beijing where a group of colleagues takes a very large airplane. Practice weather words and actions in a simple travel story.
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我找了一件衣服给他们。
I found a piece of clothing and gave it to them.
Shopping for fruit is a common daily task in China. Practice saying prices, counting items, and using simple shopping phrases while buying five apples for three yuan.
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今天我买了五个苹果。
Today I bought five apples.
This short, simple story follows a shopper's trip to the supermarket to buy apples. You'll learn useful vocabulary for shopping, prices, and comparing things.
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我买了三个小苹果，两个大苹果。
I bought three small apples and two big apples.
This short story follows a simple shopping trip in Beijing. You will learn words for buying a phone in Chinese.
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在北京的一个商店，我买了一个手机。
I bought a phone at a store in Beijing.
This heartwarming story shows how a small act of kindness can be passed on. Follow Gao Xianming as he learns an important lesson about generosity in his new city.
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高先明看见了老先生，给老先生五块钱。
Gao Xianming saw the old gentleman and gave him five yuan.
