HSK 1 Chinese Stories

一百块钱HSK 1

Seven months of saving gets him half the price of a computer. Then the price goes up.

妈妈的出租车HSK 1

After a classmate dismisses her mom's taxi job, a girl rides along to see the work herself.

七点的晚饭HSK 1

His parents are almost home. The surprise dinner has overcooked eggs and rushed vegetables.

最好的姐姐HSK 1

His sister takes him shopping for school clothes. The outfit he loves costs too much.

一样的手机HSK 1

Two classmates take identical phones by mistake and can’t unlock them or answer calls.

星期六的电视HSK 1

All week she waits for a singing show. Then Grandma wants their only TV for opera.

星期六的电影HSK 1

Their film is sold out, so two friends see another one. Their chatting annoys another viewer.

牵我的手的小学生HSK 1

On her first day, the new teacher ends up at a hospital, then gets four different directions.

五点的小店HSK 1

The shop wakes her at five every morning. Her teacher asks her who shops there.

老师的歌HSK 1

The class loves the new teacher's songs, until one boy tells her to stop. The room goes quiet.

雪夜的生日蛋糕HSK 1

Mom's birthday dinner goes cold while the family waits for her daughter's boyfriend.

星期天的电话HSK 1

Every Sunday he calls his mother. Tonight she can't hear a word, and he blames her phone.

米米不吃饭HSK 1

Her dog won't eat, drink, or bark, and she's scared something is seriously wrong.

爸爸做的菜HSK 1

A classmate asks what his dad cooks. He resents those long shifts and has no answer.

安娜的第一天HSK 1

First day at school: she can't find her classroom, then spends her lunch money at the shop.

下雨天的雨伞HSK 1

Heavy rain after school. His father is late, and nobody answers at home.

一点米，一点面HSK 1

The shop is out of rice, and one dinner guest can't eat noodles. Four friends arrive at six.

老师的书HSK 1

The goodbye book the class chose for their teacher costs too much. Then they find a worn copy.

星期一的路HSK 1

Grandma goes looking for the new supermarket. Wrong directions keep her walking for an hour.

妈妈只是累了HSK 1

Mom stays in bed, won't eat, and won't see a doctor. Her son is getting worried.

二十个字的信HSK 1

His big brother is away at college and sends a long letter. He's nine and can't read it.

书店里的红衣服HSK 1

At a large bookstore, a boy loses sight of his mother and can't recall her phone number.

隔壁的医生HSK 1

He avoids the doctor next door. Then his little sister gets sick in the middle of the night.

两杯茶HSK 1

Her Chinese teacher comes to visit, and the tea she serves is too hot to drink.

姐姐的学校HSK 1

He wants to see his sister's middle school. She says he's too young to go.

妈妈的大学HSK 1

Mom works and has just started college. The books and lectures are hard to follow.

星期五的下午HSK 1

Three classmates want different things after class: singing, a movie, or sleep.

雪天的早上HSK 1

She goes out running in the snow. Her husband won't get out of bed.

爸爸的包里HSK 1

The family is racing to the airport, and their son can't find his phone anywhere.

姐姐的工作HSK 1

His sister isn't sure about her new sales job, so he goes to see the shop for himself.

星期几上课？HSK 1

Two classmates disagree about when their new Chinese class meets.

一张纸HSK 1

An old father comes to visit his daughter. His phone is dead, and he can't find her home.

买水果的男孩HSK 1

Grandma's note doesn't say which fruit. He can't reach her by phone, so he has to guess.

回家的火车HSK 1

Her train home stalls, and the father beside her can't reach his daughter at the station.

热天的小店HSK 1

It's a hot day at Mom's shop. The cold water sells out, and customers keep coming.

面馆里的晚饭HSK 1

He waits for his girlfriend, they have dinner, and then he realizes he forgot his money.

手上的字HSK 1

Classmates mock the new student for drawing Chinese characters, and keeping up is hard.

我不想上学HSK 1

He tells Mom he's too sick for school. Then the dog steals his bread and a sock.