Graded Chinese reading · Pinyin · Audio

Read Chineseshort storiesat your level.

Read free graded stories online, with natural audio, character-aligned pinyin, English translation, useful vocabulary, and a recommended HSK reading level.

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131stories to begin

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Latest story吴刚伐桂Wu Gang and the Moon Tree · HSK 4 · 1 min

Listen first“传说，月亮上有一棵很高的桂树。”chuán shuō yuè liàng shàng yǒu yì kē hěn gāo de guì shù▶

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Small journeys into Chinese

All levels Beginner HSK 2 HSK 3

STORY 131桂

HSK 4 · 3 questions

吴刚伐桂

Wu Gang and the Moon Tree

1 min163 HanziRead →

STORY 130斧

HSK 4 · 3 questions

疑邻盗斧

Suspecting the Neighbor’s Son

1 min200 HanziRead →

STORY 129书

HSK 1 · 3 questions

谁的书？

Whose Book Is This?

1 min112 HanziRead →

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How each story works

One story.
Three ways to learn.

Listen first, read with just enough support, then keep the language and context you want to remember.

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Listen

Hear natural Mandarin first. Slow the pace when you need more time to follow each sentence.

Read with support

Keep pinyin attached to each character, reveal English on demand, and tap a sentence to hear it again.

Keep what matters

Save useful words and use the culture note to understand why each story is remembered.