In this dialogue, two people chat while waiting outside a cinema. You'll hear common phrases for talking about hobbies, sports, and movie preferences.
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问一下儿，你在等人吗？
Quick question: are you waiting for someone?
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她去洗手间了。
She went to the restroom.
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Ａ：可以问你几个问题吗？
A: Can I ask you a few questions?
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Ａ：你喜欢踢足球和打篮球吗？
A: Do you like playing soccer and basketball?
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我朋友到了。
My friend is here.
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对不起，我们要走了。
Sorry, we have to go.
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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他想：“十点了，太晚了，那个小饭店还开吗？”
He thinks, 'It's ten o'clock. It's too late. Is that small restaurant still open?'
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老先生对大中说：“你来了！
The elderly man says to Dazhong, 'You're here!'
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今天外边太冷了，我给你做热面条。”
It's too cold outside today, so I'll make you some hot noodles.
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大中问老先生：“老先生，十点多了，您怎么还没回家？”
Dazhong asks the elderly man, 'Sir, it's past ten. Why haven't you gone home yet?'
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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.
This short, soothing piece is about missing someone on a rainy night. The sentences are simple and repeat often, so you can practice reading while feeling the warm emotion.
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今天，你那里下雨了吗？
Did it rain where you are today?
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你有热茶喝吗？
Do you have hot tea to drink?
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我们几个月没有见了。
We haven't seen each other for months.
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小雨，小雨，你也在想我吗？
Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, are you missing me too?
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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老先生对高先明说：“去上学吧，上车。”
The old gentleman said to Gao Xianming, 'Go to school. Get on the bus.'
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有人没有钱坐车，你给他这五块钱吧。”
If someone doesn't have money for the bus, give them this five yuan.
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高先明对安小语说：“去上学吧，上车。”
Gao Xianming said to An Xiaoyu, 'Go to school. Get on the bus.'
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有人没有钱坐车，你给他们吧。”
If someone doesn't have money for the bus, give it to them.
This is a short dialogue about a shopping trip. A woman buys many things, including food, drinks, furniture, and pet food, while her boyfriend reminds her not to overspend.
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它们昨天就没有吃的东西了。
As of yesterday, they had nothing left to eat.
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我的男友说：“那个桌子和椅子有点儿太贵了。
My boyfriend said, 'That table and chair are a bit too expensive.'
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你不要买了。”
Don't buy it.'
Chat about where friends study Chinese while exploring 哪儿 and 哪里 across Beijing and Shanghai. Practice asking “where”, talking about “here” and “there”, and using the modest reply 哪里哪里 to accept a compliment.
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小米：你们知道吗？
Xiaomi: Do you all know?
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北京人也说“这里”和“那里”吗？
Do Beijing people also say 'zhèlǐ' and 'nàlǐ'?
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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他也在中为公司工作，但是因为周一我来公司的时候，他去上海了，所以我没有看见他。
He also works at Zhongwei Company, but I didn't see him because he had gone to Shanghai when I came to the office on Monday.
Ever wondered where old Beijing's tea-drinking culture has gone? Follow a visitor discovering why locals now avoid famous tea houses—and practice expressing surprise and comparisons in Chinese along the way.
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这还是茶馆儿吗？
Is this still a teahouse?
A young man helps an old man look for his cat. But the real surprise is why the old man wanted to find the cat. Read on to learn about kindness and friendship.
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我写了找猫的话，天天有人打电话问我‘老先生，猫找到了吗’。
I wrote a notice looking for the cat, and every day people call to ask me, 'Sir, have you found the cat?'
