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HSK 1After Class
Three classmates want different things after class: singing, a movie, or sleep.
3 chapters · audio + pinyin
HSK 2Too Spicy
A foreign guest struggles to fit in when her hosts’ meals are too spicy for her.
4 chapters · audio + pinyin
HSK 3Train Home for New Year
A city worker heads home for New Year, but a delay stalls her train and stirs memories.
6 chapters · audio + pinyin
HSK 4The Light Across the River
Reopening her grandmother’s shop, a young woman tracks a mysterious lamp across the river.
7 chapters · audio + pinyin
HSK 5The Borrowed Phone
After losing his bag, a stranded son can't claim his late father's wages and must seek help.
6 chapters · audio + pinyin
HSK 6The Smell of Oil at the Night Market
A food inspector traces a night-market illness to tainted oil—and pressure to hide it.
4 chapters · audio + pinyin