HSK 4 Chinese reading practice

司马光砸缸

sī mǎ guāng zá gāng

Sima Guang Breaks the Water Vat

While everyone else runs for help, one calm child finds a faster way to save his friend.

RECOMMENDEDHSK 4
READ5 min
HANZI117
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Thinking differently in an emergency

The childhood story of the statesman Sima Guang is familiar to generations of Chinese children. It praises calm judgment: instead of trying to lift the child out, he lets the water escape.

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