热面条

Hot Noodles on a Cold Night

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.

HSK 1 By Jiao Yu (焦雨) ~5 min read · 399 chars · 67 words Teacher Verified

#food #daily-life #work

大中一个人在中国工作。

他天天上午八点上班，晚上九点下班。

他工作很忙，天天回家都很晚。

晚上，大中去公司前边的一个小饭店吃饭。

饭店里有一个老先生。

老先生天天都给大中做热面条。面条里有一个鸡蛋。

大中吃好面条，都对老先生说： “ 谢谢您，面条很好吃。 ”

老先生很高兴，对大中说： “ 不客气，多吃一点儿。 ”

一天晚上，外边下大雨，天气非常冷。

大中有太多的工作，晚上十点下班。

大中想吃晚饭。他想： “ 十点了，太晚了，那个小饭店还开吗？ ”

大中到饭店前，看见老先生一个人坐在桌子前，在看外边。

老先生看见大中来了，非常高兴。

老先生对大中说： “ 你来了！今天外边太冷了，我给你做热面条。 ”

老先生给大中做好了热面条。

今天，面条里有两个大鸡蛋。

大中问老先生： “ 老先生，十点多了，您怎么还没回家？ ”

老先生对大中说： “ 我知道你天天晚上都来。今天雨太大，我想你还没吃晚饭，我在这儿看你来不来。 ”

大中吃了热热的面条，觉得今天晚上一点儿也不冷了。

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Test your understanding of this story with 4 comprehension questions.

Question 1

Multiple Choice

What does the old man make for Dazhong every night?

Explanation

The text says the old man makes hot noodles (热面条) for Dazhong every night.

Question 2

Multiple Choice

Why does the old man stay at the restaurant late on the rainy night?

Explanation

The old man says he knows Dazhong comes every night and waits to see if he comes because of the heavy rain.

Question 3

True or False

Dazhong works from 8 AM to 9 PM every day.

Explanation

The article states Dazhong goes to work at 8 AM and gets off at 9 PM.

Question 4

True or False

On the rainy night, Dazhong's noodles had only one egg.

Explanation

The text says the noodles had two big eggs (两个大鸡蛋) that night.

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Key Vocabulary in This Story Tap any word to explore collocations & usage

8 Core Words

热 rè

High temperature and scorching warmth from fire. Feverish, enthusiastic, popular, or trendy; something in high demand. Hands firmly gripping (执) flames (灬) — burning with heat.

Key to the story's theme and food description

饭店 fàn diàn

restaurant; hotel

Essential for dining out situations

做 zuò

To perform concrete manual labor or craft — shaping raw materials into objects. To do, make, produce, cook, work as, or simply act: the all-purpose verb for human activity. A person (亻) putting effort into an old task (故) — doing and making things happen.

Common verb for cooking and making

好吃 hǎo chī

delicious; tasty

Useful for expressing food preferences

冷 lěng

Icy and freezing to the touch; low temperature. Indifferent, unfriendly; also deserted, quiet, or sluggish (as in sales). Ice (冫) under a commanding order (令) to freeze everything still.

Describes weather and feeling, central to story

知道 zhī dào

to know; to be aware of; to realize

Important for expressing knowledge and understanding

雨 yǔ

Water descending in drops from storm clouds. Rain, shower, rainfall; also a shower of metaphor—tears, bullets, petals. The character shows a cloud canopy (一) with four dripping droplets (丶) falling beneath.

Weather word that drives the plot

觉得 jué de

to think; to feel

Common for expressing feelings and opinions

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Key Grammar in This Story Core HSK 1 sentence patterns & formulas

3 Patterns

处所+有+数量短语+名词特殊句型

HSK 1

Showcases the core HSK 1 existential sentence (处所+有+数量短语+名词), beautifully anchoring the cozy setting (饭店里有一个老先生) and the old man's quiet kindness (面条里有两个大鸡蛋).

用动态助词“了1”表示

HSK 1

Demonstrates the action completion marker 了1 for finished events and resultative verbs (做好了, 吃了), driving the story's narrative flow.

用语气助词“了2”表示

HSK 1

Illustrates change-of-state marker 了2 for newly emerged situations and state changes (十点了, 太冷了, 不冷了).

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