HSK 3 Chinese reading practice

手机没电了

shǒu jī méi diàn le

My Phone Died

A dead phone turns a simple trip to the library into a small lesson in asking for help and planning ahead.

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Useful Chinese when your phone dies

The story uses everyday phrases for buses, directions, charging a phone, and asking a stranger or shop worker for help. It is original graded fiction set in contemporary China rather than a traditional tale.

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