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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年月日，前后天。
Year, month, and day; the day before yesterday and the day after tomorrow.
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上下午，去明年。
Morning and afternoon; next year, I'll go.
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前年我去上大学。
The year before last, I started college.
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明年我想买新车。
Next year I want to buy a new car.
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后年可以买新房。
The year after next, I can buy a new house.
Welcome! This short poem helps you practice the months, weekdays, and mealtimes in Chinese. Read it aloud and notice the rhythm. You already know many of these words!
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一月到二月，二月到三月，三月四五月。
January to February, February to March, then March, April, and May.
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六月七八月，九十十一月。
June, July, and August; September, October, and November.
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星期日和天，日日和爱人，超市买菜米，回家做饭忙。
Sunday and every day, day after day with my loved one; buying vegetables and rice at the supermarket, then going home busy with cooking.
This playful poem turns numbers into a rhythm of daily life. As you read, practice counting, days of the week, and common time words in a fun, memorable way.
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年月日点半。
Year, month, day, o'clock, and half past.
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工作两三年，休息四五天，读书一小时，吃饭五分钟。
Work for two or three years, rest for four or five days, study for an hour, eat for five minutes.
Step through a full day—from morning routines to bedtime—and pick up practical phrases for telling time and talking about your own schedule with a typical Chinese rhyme.
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二零二六年，十月三十号。
The year 2026, October 30th.
Before you read, think about the questions you ask every day. This simple poem shows you how to ask age, price, time, and more in friendly Chinese.
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问日期，几月几？
To ask about the date: What's the date?
This rhythmic poem helps you practice numbers from one to ten and larger units. Listen to the beat and count along!
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十亿人，年月日。
One billion people; year, month, day.
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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一个月后，高先明来这里坐车。
A month later, Gao Xianming came here to take the bus.
Follow a traveler's unexpected hospital stay in China, where counting days and costs becomes practical learning. Practice numbers, dates, food prices, and simple descriptions of a doctor and room.
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二零一九年，八月十六日，回国第七日，生病第一天。
August 16, 2019 — my seventh day back in China, and day one of being sick.
Meet Xiao Shang, who is heading back to Shanghai. She compares two ways to travel and tells us why she prefers the slower one. This story helps you practice comparing transportation in simple Chinese.
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她下个月要回上海。
She is going back to Shanghai next month.
