Your next step in Chinese

Learn Chinese
with short stories.

Build a reading habit with short stories, useful words and clear English translations. Start with one story and take the next step at your own pace.

Small stories, real learning

Free to read. No account needed.

早上的家

Read a beginner Chinese story about breakfast and getting ready for school.

买水果

Practice a short Chinese shopping conversation about fruit, quantities and prices.

图书馆里的一本书

Read a short Chinese story about finding a book and making a plan to read it.

A simple reading routine

Read the Chinese first. Use the pinyin above each sentence and the English below when you need support.

Choose two or three useful words from the vocabulary list. Read their sentence again to see how they work.

Answer the questions before opening the explanations. Return to the story to find the evidence.

This first collection is ready to read now. Guided lessons, listening practice and personal review tools are being developed for a future release.