HSK 1 Graded Reader Short Stories With Audio

16 short stories for practicing Chinese listening and reading - April 1, 2025

We are excited to release our first collection of HSK 1 level short stories. These stories are designed to be a small next step after studying words in isolation. We've taken extra care to ensure the audio is clear and at a comfortable pace, slower than typical spoken Chinese, making it easy to follow along. By practicing listening to these stories you will master the 150 words of HSK 1 in no time!

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Wang Ming is a doctor

以前有一个先生,他叫王明。王明是个医生,在北京的医院工作。有一天,他的朋友请他去看电影。王明有些忙,但他喜欢看电影,于是他说:"好,明天上午去。"第二天,王明去了饭店。他吃了一些水果,然后去电影院。他看见他的朋友在那儿高兴地等他。电影结束后,他们回家了。王明对他的朋友说:"谢谢你,电影很好看。再见!"
yǐ qián yǒu yī gè xiān sheng , tā jiào Wáng Míng 。 Wáng Míng shì gè yī shēng , zài Běi jīng de yī yuàn gōng zuò 。 yǒu yī tiān , tā de péng you qǐng tā qù kàn diàn yǐng 。 Wáng Míng yǒu xiē máng , dàn tā xǐ huan kàn diàn yǐng , yú shì tā shuō : " hǎo , míng tiān shàng wǔ qù 。 " dì èr tiān , Wáng Míng qù le fàn diàn 。 tā chī le yī xiē shuǐ guǒ , rán hòu qù diàn yǐng yuàn 。 tā kàn jiàn tā de péng you zài nà r gāo xìng de děng tā 。 diàn yǐng jié shù hòu , tā men huí jiā le 。 Wáng Míng duì tā de péng you shuō : " xiè xie nǐ , diàn yǐng hěn hǎo kàn 。 zài jiàn ! "
Once upon a time there was a mister, his name was Wang Ming. Wang Ming is a doctor, in Beijing's hospital works. One day, his friend invited him to watch a movie. Wang Ming is somewhat busy, but he likes watching movies, so he said: "Okay, tomorrow morning." The next day, Wang Ming went to the restaurant. He ate some fruit, then went to the cinema. He saw his friend there happily waiting for him. After the movie ended, they went home. Wang Ming said to his friend: "Thank you, the movie was very good." Goodbye! Please provide the text you want me to translate.
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Wang Ming's Story

王明住在中国。一天,王明在一家商店看见了一个漂亮的杯子。“这杯子多少钱?”王明问。“十块钱。”商店的小姐说。“我很喜欢这个。”王明说,然后买下了它。回家的时候,王明看见一个小朋友在前面。他有两只小狗。“这些狗好可爱!”王明说。小朋友高兴地回答:“是啊,它们很喜欢玩。”“你叫什么名字?”王明问。“我叫李小。”小朋友说。他们聊了一会儿,然后王明回家了。晚上,王明坐在椅子上,喝着热茶,看书。
Wáng Míng zhù zài Zhōng guó 。 yī tiān , Wáng Míng zài yī jiā shāng diàn kàn jiàn le yī gè piào liang de bēi zi 。 “ zhè bēi zi duō shao qián ? ” Wáng Míng wèn 。 “ shí kuài qián 。 ” shāng diàn de xiǎo jie shuō 。 “ wǒ hěn xǐ huan zhè ge 。 ” Wáng Míng shuō , rán hòu mǎi xià le tā 。 huí jiā de shí hou , Wáng Míng kàn jiàn yī gè xiǎo péng yǒu zài qián miàn 。 tā yǒu liǎng zhǐ xiǎo gǒu 。 “ zhè xiē gǒu hǎo kě ài ! ” Wáng Míng shuō 。 xiǎo péng yǒu gāo xìng de huí dá : “ shì ǎ , tā men hěn xǐ huan wán 。 ” “ nǐ jiào shén me míng zi ? ” Wáng Míng wèn 。 “ wǒ jiào 李小 。 ” xiǎo péng yǒu shuō 。 tā men liáo le yī huì r , rán hòu Wáng Míng huí jiā le 。 wǎn shang , Wáng Míng zuò zài yǐ zi shàng , hē zhe rè chá , kàn shū 。
Wang Ming lives in China. One day, Wang Ming saw a pretty cup in a shop. "How much is this cup?" Wang Ming asked. Ten dollars. The shop assistant said. I very like this. Wang Ming said, then bought it. On the way home, Wang Ming saw a little child in front. He has two small dogs. These dogs so cute! Wang Ming said. The children happily replied: "Yes, they love to play." "What's your name?" Wang Ming asked. My name is Li Xiao. The little friend said. They chatted for a while, then Wang Ming went home. In the evening, Wang Ming sat on a chair, drinking hot tea, reading a book.
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My Family

你好!我今年二十岁。我爸爸是老师,在学校工作。我妈妈是医生,她在医院工作。我们家有三个人:爸爸、妈妈和我。我们是中国人。我们有一个狗和三个猫。我们住在北京。我很喜欢水果。昨天我吃了八个苹果。我前面有一个桌子。桌子上有一个电脑。现在是上午十点,我在看电视。中午我们坐出租车去饭店。七点我看电影。九点我看书,十点我去睡觉。再见!
nǐ hǎo ! wǒ jīn nián èr shí suì 。 wǒ bà ba shì lǎo shī , zài xué xiào gōng zuò 。 wǒ mā ma shì yī shēng , tā zài yī yuàn gōng zuò 。 wǒ men jiā yǒu sān gè rén : bà ba 、 mā ma hé wǒ 。 wǒ men shì Zhōng guó rén 。 wǒ men yǒu yī gè gǒu hé sān gè māo 。 wǒ men zhù zài Běi jīng 。 wǒ hěn xǐ huan shuǐ guǒ 。 zuó tiān wǒ chī le bā gè píng guǒ 。 wǒ qián miàn yǒu yī gè zhuō zi 。 zhuō zi shàng yǒu yī gè diàn nǎo 。 xiàn zài shì shàng wǔ shí diǎn , wǒ zài kàn diàn shì 。 zhōng wǔ wǒ men zuò chū zū chē qù fàn diàn 。 qī diǎn wǒ kàn diàn yǐng 。 jiǔ diǎn wǒ kàn shū , shí diǎn wǒ qù shuì jiào 。 zài jiàn !
Hello! I this year twenty year old. My father is a teacher, at school works. My mother is doctor, she at hospital work. My family has three people: father, mother, and me. We are Chinese people. We have one dog and three cats. We live in Beijing. I very like fruit. Yesterday I ate eight apples. There in front of me is a table. On the table is a computer. It is ten o'clock in the morning, I am watching television. At noon we taxi go restaurant. Seven o'clock I watch movie.
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Weather this week

上星期六天气很好,阳光明媚,我们一家去北京玩儿,下午看见好多小朋友在公园里玩球。昨天早上天气冷,我穿了很多衣服去学校学习,中午在学校饭店吃了米饭和菜,下午下大雨,我坐出租车回家。今天上午天气怎么样呢?不太好,有点儿冷,我喝了杯热茶,现在在家里看书,下午想去看电影。
shàng Xīng qī liù tiān qì hěn hǎo , yáng guāng míng mèi , wǒ men yī jiā qù Běi jīng wán r , xià wǔ kàn jiàn hǎo duō xiǎo péng yǒu zài gōng yuán lǐ wán qiú 。 zuó tiān zǎo shang tiān qì lěng , wǒ chuān le hěn duō yī fu qù xué xiào xué xí , zhōng wǔ zài xué xiào fàn diàn chī le mǐ fàn hé cài , xià wǔ xià dà yǔ , wǒ zuò chū zū chē huí jiā 。 jīn tiān shàng wǔ tiān qì zěn me yàng ne ? bù tài hǎo , yǒu diǎn r lěng , wǒ hē le bēi rè chá , xiàn zài zài jiā lǐ kàn shū , xià wǔ xiǎng qù kàn diàn yǐng 。
Last Saturday the weather was very good, sunny, our family went to Beijing to play, in the afternoon saw many little children in the park playing ball. Yesterday morning the weather was cold, I wore many clothes to go to school to study, at noon in the school restaurant ate rice and dishes, afternoon fell heavy rain, I sat taxi to return home. How was the weather this morning? Not good, a little cold. I drank a cup of hot tea, now I'm reading at home, this afternoon I want to see a movie.
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Friends and family

我有很多好朋友和家人,他们都喜欢吃米饭和水果。爸爸喜欢吃苹果和米饭,妈妈喜欢喝热茶。我的儿子和女儿都喜欢吃水果。我们有时候去饭店,大家都能点自己喜欢的东西吃。我和朋友一起看电影,他们很高兴。星期六我们在家,叫朋友和家人来一起做饭、喝热茶。小朋友们都很高兴,他们喜欢看电视,听妈妈讲故事。我们有个小猫,它也喜欢和我们在一起。大家都觉得这样很好。谢谢他们,认识他们我很高兴。
wǒ yǒu hěn duō hǎo péng you hé jiā rén , tā men dōu xǐ huan chī mǐ fàn hé shuǐ guǒ 。 bà ba xǐ huan chī píng guǒ hé mǐ fàn , mā ma xǐ huan hē rè chá 。 wǒ de ér zi hé nǚ ér dōu xǐ huan chī shuǐ guǒ 。 wǒ men yǒu shí hou qù fàn diàn , dà jiā dōu néng diǎn zì jǐ xǐ huan de dōng xi chī 。 wǒ hé péng you yī qǐ kàn diàn yǐng , tā men hěn gāo xìng 。 Xīng qī liù wǒ men zàijiā , jiào péng you hé jiā rén lái yī qǐ zuò fàn 、 hē rè chá 。 xiǎo péng yǒu men dōu hěn gāo xìng , tā men xǐ huan kàn diàn shì , tīng mā ma jiǎng gù shi 。 wǒ men yǒu gè xiǎo māo , tā yě xǐ huan hé wǒ men zài yī qǐ 。 dà jiā dōu jué de zhè yàng hěn hǎo 。 xiè xie tā men , rèn shi tā men wǒ hěn gāo xìng 。
I have many good friends and family, they all like to eat rice and fruit. Dad likes to eat apples and rice, Mom likes to drink hot tea. My son and daughter both like to eat fruit. Sometimes we go to restaurants, everyone can order what they like to eat. I and friends together watch movie, they very happy. Saturday we at home, call friends and family come together cook, drink hot tea. The little children are all very happy; they like watching television, listening to Mom tell stories. We have a little cat, it also likes to be with us. Everyone feels this way is very good. Thank them, knowing them I very happy.
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