Chinese short stories
with pinyin and English.
Start with an everyday scene. Each story includes Chinese, sentence-level pinyin, an English translation and questions you can check yourself.
Short read · Chinese + English
A morning at home
早上的家
Read a beginner Chinese story about breakfast and getting ready for school.
Read the story →Short read · Chinese + EnglishBuying fruit
买水果
Practice a short Chinese shopping conversation about fruit, quantities and prices.
Read the story →Short read · Chinese + EnglishA book at the library
图书馆里的一本书
Read a short Chinese story about finding a book and making a plan to read it.
Read the story →How to choose a story
Start with A morning at home for short sentences about familiar activities. Try Buying fruit to practice numbers and shopping. A book at the library introduces longer sentences and a simple plan.
These are editorial learning suggestions, not official HSK level assessments. It is fine to look up words or reread a sentence.