Absolute Beginner HSK 1 Graded Reader Short Stories With Audio

Let's See A Movie

我们下星期去看电影。你想看什么电影？我不知道。什么时候去？星期六下午，好吗？好啊。

wǒ men xià xīng qī qù kàn diàn yǐng 。 nǐ xiǎng kàn shén me diàn yǐng ？ wǒ bù zhī dào 。 shén me shí hou qù ？ Xīng qī liù xià wǔ ， hǎo ma ？ hǎo ǎ 。

We next week watch movie. What movie do you want to watch? I don't know. When to go? Saturday afternoon, okay? Okay.

Sit And Drink Tea

请来这儿坐几分钟。你想喝什么？这儿有水和茶。我去后面拿。这个房间不大。房间里有桌子和椅子。茶在这儿，请喝。这茶很好。

qǐng lái zhè r zuò jǐ fēn zhōng 。 nǐ xiǎng hē shén me ？ zhè r yǒu shuǐ hé chá 。 wǒ qù hòu miàn ná 。 zhè ge fáng jiān bù dà 。 fáng jiān lǐ yǒu zhuō zi hé yǐ zi 。 chá zài zhè r ， qǐng hē 。 zhè chá hěn hǎo 。

Please come here sit a few minutes. What do you want to drink? Here has water and tea. I go back take. This room not big. There are tables and chairs in the room. Tea here, please drink. This tea very good.

Classmate

我家后面住了一个同学。他爸爸是医生，在医院工作。他家有狗也有猫。他的狗很大，猫很小。他也有电脑。

wǒ jiā hòu miàn zhù le yī gè tóng xué 。 tā bà ba shì yī shēng ， zài yī yuàn gōng zuò 。 tā jiā yǒu gǒu yě yǒu māo 。 tā de gǒu hěn dà ， māo hěn xiǎo 。 tā yě yǒu diàn nǎo 。

Behind my house lives a classmate. His father is a doctor, working at the hospital. His home has dog also has cat. His dog is big, cat is small. He also has a computer.

Phone Call

喂？你是谁？对不起，我打电话。你叫什么名字？你认识那个先生吗？他是医生。他在医院工作。你看见我的小狗、小猫了吗？没有看见。你想喝一点儿茶吗？

wèi ？ nǐ shì shéi ？ duì bu qǐ ， wǒ dǎ diàn huà 。 nǐ jiào shén me míng zi ？ nǐ rèn shi nà ge xiān sheng ma ？ tā shì yī shēng 。 tā zài yī yuàn gōng zuò 。 nǐ kàn jiàn wǒ de xiǎo gǒu 、 xiǎo māo le ma ？ méi yǒu kàn jiàn 。 nǐ xiǎng hē yī diǎn r chá ma ？

Hello? Who are you? Sorry, I made a wrong number. What's your name? Do you know that gentleman? He is a doctor. He in hospital work. Did you see my puppy, kitten? No see. Would you like some tea?

Going To See A Movie On A Cold Day

现在天气太冷了。我不喜欢冷天气。我的小猫在哪儿呢？它喜欢吃东西。下午我会去看电影。电影在下午五点。我们坐出租车去。

xiàn zài tiān qì tài lěng le 。 wǒ bù xǐ huan lěng tiān qì 。 wǒ de xiǎo māo zài nǎ r ne ？ tā xǐ huan chī dōng xi 。 xià wǔ wǒ huì qù kàn diàn yǐng 。 diàn yǐng zài xià wǔ wǔ diǎn 。 wǒ men zuò chū zū chē qù 。

The weather is too cold now. I dislike cold weather. Where is my little cat? It likes to eat. This afternoon I will go see a movie. The movie is at five o'clock in the afternoon. We take taxi go.

Learning Chinese With Teacher

昨天上午，我在学校和老师学习汉语。我读汉语书，也写汉字。我的桌子上有三本书、一个杯子和一些苹果。下午我回家，我的小猫和小狗在椅子前面睡觉。

zuó tiān shàng wǔ ， wǒ zài xué xiào hé lǎo shī xué xí Hàn yǔ 。 wǒ dú Hàn yǔ shū ， yě xiě hàn zì 。 wǒ de zhuō zi shàng yǒu sān běn shū 、 yī gè bēi zi hé yī xiē píng guǒ 。 xià wǔ wǒ huí jiā ， wǒ de xiǎo māo hé xiǎo gǒu zài yǐ zi qián miàn shuì jiào 。

Yesterday morning, I at school with teacher study Chinese. I read Chinese books, also write Chinese characters. On my table are three books, a cup, and some apples. In the afternoon I returned home, my kitten and puppy were sleeping in front of the chair.

Friend Wants To Visit Beijing

我有一个好朋友。他和我都是学生。明天他想坐飞机去北京。他是中国人，他家在北京。他很高兴能回家看爸爸和妈妈。

wǒ yǒu yī gè hǎo péng you 。 tā hé wǒ dōu shì xué sheng 。 míng tiān tā xiǎng zuò fēi jī qù Běi jīng 。 tā shì Zhōng guó rén ， tā jiā zài Běi jīng 。 tā hěn gāo xìng néng huí jiā kàn bà ba hé mā ma 。

I have a good friend. He and I both are students. Tomorrow he wants to fly to Beijing. He is Chinese, his home is in Beijing. He very happy can go home see father and mother.

Buying A Dress

今天下午我想去商店。商店里有很多衣服。那儿有一个小姐姐，她很漂亮。我说：“你好！”我想买衣服。这衣服怎么样？”她说：“很好。”我说：这衣服多少钱？她说：“五十块。”我说：“好，我买这衣服。”谢谢你！”她说：“不客气。”

jīn tiān xià wǔ wǒ xiǎng qù shāng diàn 。 shāng diàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō yī fu 。 nà r yǒu yī gè xiǎo jiě jie ， tā hěn piào liang 。 wǒ shuō ： “ nǐ hǎo ！ ” wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī fu 。 zhè yī fu zěn me yàng ？ ” tā shuō ： “ hěn hǎo 。 ” wǒ shuō ： zhè yī fu duō shao qián ？ tā shuō ： “ wǔ shí kuài 。 ” wǒ shuō ： “ hǎo ， wǒ mǎi zhè yī fu 。 ” xiè xie nǐ ！ ” tā shuō ： “ bù kè qi 。 ”

This afternoon I want to go to the store. There are many clothes in the store. There is a young lady there, she is very pretty. I said: "Hello!" I want to buy clothes. How this clothes? She said: "Very good." I said: How much is this clothing? She said: "Fifty kuai." I said: "Good, I buy this clothes." Thank you! She said: "You're welcome."

Driving to Beijing

他开他的车。车上有两个人。他们九号开车去北京吗？是的。北京很大。他们去做什么？我也想去北京。

tā kāi tā de chē 。 chē shàng yǒu liǎng gè rén 。 tā men jiǔ hào kāi chē qù Běi jīng ma ？ shì de 。 Běi jīng hěn dà 。 tā men qù zuò shén me ？ wǒ yě xiǎng qù Běi jīng 。

He drives his car. There are two people on the car. Are they driving to Beijing on the ninth? Yes. Beijing is big. What did they go to do? What went they to do? I also want to go to Beijing.

Cold And Rainy

今天下雨了，天气很冷。我现在想回家。你怎么回？我坐出租车。外面雨很大。好，再见。

jīn tiān xià yǔ le ， tiān qì hěn lěng 。 wǒ xiàn zài xiǎng huí jiā 。 nǐ zěn me huí ？ wǒ zuò chū zū chē 。 wài miàn yù hěn dà 。 hǎo ， zài jiàn 。

It rained today, the weather was very cold. I now want to go home. How you reply? I take a taxi. The rain outside is very heavy. Okay, goodbye.

Fruit On A Hot Day

今天很热，你想吃水果吗？有什么水果？桌子上有很多水果。好，我想吃四个。太少了。没关系。

jīn tiān hěn rè ， nǐ xiǎng chī shuǐ guǒ ma ？ yǒu shén me shuǐ guǒ ？ zhuō zi shàng yǒu hěn duō shuǐ guǒ 。 hǎo ， wǒ xiǎng chī sì gè 。 tài shǎo le 。 méi guān xi 。

Today very hot, you want eat fruit question mark? What fruit is there? On the table many fruits have. Okay, I want to eat four. Too few. Too little. Not enough. Insufficient. There are too few. There is too little. It's not enough. It's insufficient. It's okay. No problem. Doesn't matter. It's alright. Never mind.

Watch TV?

我们下星期做什么？回家看电视，好吗？不好，我下星期去北京。你什么时候回？我七月回。

wǒ men xià xīng qī zuò shén me ？ huí jiā kàn diàn shì ， hǎo ma ？ bù hǎo ， wǒ xià xīng qī qù Běi jīng 。 nǐ shén me shí hou huí ？ wǒ Qī yuè huí 。

What we next week do? Go home watch TV, okay? Not good, I next week go Beijing. When you return? I July return.

At Home Watching TV

我儿子今年八岁，女儿六岁。他们都去学校。女儿喜欢小猫。我们现在在家。我在看电视。儿子也想看。女儿呢？她在和猫说话。猫不听。

wǒ ér zi jīn nián bā suì ， nǚ ér liù suì 。 tā men dōu qù xué xiào 。 nǚ ér xǐ huan xiǎo māo 。 wǒ men xiàn zài zàijiā 。 wǒ zài kàn diàn shì 。 ér zi yě xiǎng kàn 。 nǚ ér ne ？ tā zài hé māo shuō huà 。 māo bù tīng 。

My son this year eight year old, daughter six year old. They all go to school. Daughter likes kitten. We now at home. I am watching television. Son also want to watch. Where's daughter? She with cat speak. The cat doesn't listen.

Going To A Restaurant

我是学生。今天中午，我和我的爸爸、妈妈去饭店。这个饭店很大，也很漂亮。我们在饭店吃米饭，也吃很多好吃的菜。爸爸喝茶，妈妈喝水，我也喝水。爸爸妈妈很高兴，我也很高兴。我爱我的家。

wǒ shì xué sheng 。 jīn tiān zhōng wǔ ， wǒ hé wǒ de bà ba 、 mā ma qù fàn diàn 。 zhè ge fàn diàn hěn dà ， yě hěn piào liang 。 wǒ men zài fàn diàn chī mǐ fàn ， yě chī hěn duō hǎo chī de cài 。 bà ba hē chá ， mā ma hē shuǐ ， wǒ yě hē shuǐ 。 bà ba mā ma hěn gāo xìng ， wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng 。 wǒ ài wǒ de jiā 。

I am student. Today noon, I and my father, mother go restaurant. This restaurant is big, and also beautiful. We at restaurant eat rice, also eat many delicious dishes. Dad drinks tea, Mom drinks water, I also drink water. Dad Mom very happy, I also very happy. I love my home.

Absolute Beginner HSK 1 Graded Reader Short Stories With Audio

14 short stories for practicing Chinese listening and reading - April 14, 2025