Mandarin · HSK 1 · 20 lessons
HSK 1 graded reading in Chinese
Short stories using only HSK 1 words. Read, tap, listen, and learn new words as you go.
- Tap any word for instant translations and pinyin
- Natural audio with word-by-word highlight
- Save words, review them daily
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你好
A student greets a teacher and classmates.
今天是星期一。
你叫什么名字
Two students ask each other's names.
Locked我的家人
Sunday at home with the family.
Locked在家喝茶
Morning tea, then a Chinese book.
Locked今天天气很好
A sunny day after the rain.
Locked去学校
A school morning of reading.
Locked老师和同学
The teacher listens while students read and write.
Locked中午去饭馆
Lunch with a friend at a small restaurant.
Locked商店的苹果
Apples and tea from the shop in front of home.
Locked买一个杯子
A large cup, then hot tea at home.
Locked去火车站
A taxi to the station to meet a friend.
Locked我喜欢看书
An afternoon with a Chinese book and tea.
Locked下午看电影
An afternoon film with a friend.
Locked我家有狗
A small dog and a cat at home.
Locked打电话
A phone call that invites a classmate over.
Locked我去医院
A cold morning at the doctor, then rest.
Locked认识一个朋友
Meeting a new classmate and planning to study.
Locked去商店买菜
Vegetables, apples, and tea, then rice at home.
Locked现在几点
A Monday told by the hour.
Locked我的衣服
The family's clothes, and one new shirt.
Locked
About these HSK 1 stories
HSK 1 is the first shelf of graded Mandarin on taihaa. The stories stay inside a beginner list: greetings, family, school, food, weather, and the hours of an ordinary Monday. You open one lesson and tap any character you do not know yet. Pinyin and a short translation sit on that word, then you continue the line. The opening lesson is a school morning. Later ones move through a small restaurant, a shop, a phone call, and a taxi to the station, so the same few words return in a new place. Audio reads the sentence while the current word is highlighted, which lets you hear the tone without leaving the page. Save a word only when it actually stopped you. The saved card keeps the sentence, and review brings that sentence back the next day. There is no separate list to memorise before you are allowed to read. The story is the lesson.