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Chinese stories for beginners, by HSK level.

Graded stories written in the words of each HSK level, with pinyin over every word and the English under each paragraph. Read the first chapters here; the whole books are free in HanziTales.

HSK 1

HSK 1: about 303 words. Check how much of HSK 1 you know.

书里的字The Writing in the BookHSK 1 · 150–300 words · 15 chapters, about 179 characters a chapterXiaotian is thirty-three years old.写明天的本子The Notebook From Tomorrow, chapter 1HSK 3.0 level 1 · about 300 words · chapter 1, 450 charactersOne chapter written for several levels: this is the version for 300 words.

HSK 2

HSK 1–2: about 502 words. Check how much of HSK 2 you know.

早上五点Five in the MorningHSK 2 · 300–400 words · 20 chapters, about 222 characters a chapterXiao Xue is forty-eight years old.早上五点Five in the Morning, long chaptersHSK 2 · 300–400 words · 20 chapters, about 364 characters a chapterXiao Xue is forty-eight years old.九路车Bus Number 9HSK 2 · 400–500 words · 20 chapters, about 175 characters a chapterBus number nine.九路车Bus Number 9, long chaptersHSK 2 · 400–500 words · 20 chapters, about 362 characters a chapterBus number nine.

HSK 3

HSK 1–3: about 999 words. Check how much of HSK 3 you know.

写明天的本子The Notebook From Tomorrow, chapter 1HSK 3.0 levels 1-3 · about 1,000 words · chapter 1, 533 charactersOne chapter written for several levels: this is the version for 1,000 words.

HSK 4

HSK 1–4: about 1,995 words. Check how much of HSK 4 you know.

写明天的本子The Notebook From Tomorrow, chapter 1HSK 3.0 levels 1-4 · about 2,000 words · chapter 1, 547 charactersOne chapter written for several levels: this is the version for 2,000 words.

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