If you are looking for short and interesting Chinese stories to help you improve your Chinese skills, then don’t miss the following collection of Chinese stories. They are perfect for beginners who want to improve their Chinese reading comprehension, recognizing and reading Chinese words and characters, and improving their listening skills. The stories are written for HSK 1, HSK 2, and HSK 3 learners. You can find out your HSK level here (HSK indicates your Chinese proficiency level).

1 – My Hometown （我的家乡）

Level: HSK 1 – HSK 2
Theme of the Story: A Chinese story about family and relationships
Summary: A 12-year-old girl who recently immigrated to the US is about to discover how different this new place is from her hometown.
Chinese Characters with Pinyin:

我wǒ 现xiàn 在zài 住zhù 在zài 美měi 国guó 东dōng 部bù ，

在zài 一yí 个gè 叫jiào 布bù 鲁lǔ 克kè 林lín 的de 城chéng 市shì 。

布bù 鲁lǔ 克kè 林lín 的de 街jiē 道dào 和hé 我wǒ 的de 家jiā 乡xiāng 的de 街jiē 道dào 很hěn 不bù 一yí 样yàng 。

在zài 中zhōng 国guó 的de 时shí 候hou ， 我wǒ 住zhù 在zài 乡xiāng 下xià 。

我wǒ 家jiā 不bù 远yuǎn 处chù 可kě 以yǐ 看kàn 到dào 田tián 地dì ，

我wǒ 和hé 朋péng 友you 有yǒu 时shí 候hou 会huì 去qù 那nà 里lǐ 烤kǎo 红hóng 薯shǔ 。

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2 – If There Is No Tomorrow （如果没有明天）

Level: HSK 2 – HSK 3
Theme of the Story: Daily Life
Summary: What would you do if there is no tomorrow? Watch this short and fun Chinese story to see how different people respond to the very question.
Chinese Characters with Pinyin:

电diàn 视shì 台tái 在zài 进jìn 行xíng 街jiē 头tóu 采cǎi 访fǎng ， 问wèn 题tí 是shì ：“ 如rú 果guǒ 没méi 有yǒu 明míng 天tiān ， 今jīn 天tiān 就jiù 是shì 你nǐ 在zài 这zhè 个ge 世shì 界jiè 上shàng 的de 最zuì 后hòu 一yì 天tiān ， 你nǐ 会huì 做zuò 什shén 么me ？”

一yí 个gè 头tóu 发fa 花huā 白bái 的de 老lǎo 奶nǎi 奶nai ：“ 昨zuó 天tiān 做zuò 了le 什shén 么me ， 今jīn 天tiān 就jiù 做zuò 什shén 么me 。 对duì 我wǒ 这zhè 个ge 老lǎo 太tài 婆pó 来lái 说shuō ， 每měi 天tiān 都dōu 是shì 最zuì 后hòu 一yì 天tiān 呀ya ！”

一yí 个gè 20 多duō 岁suì 的de 女nǚ 孩hái ：“ 那nà 我wǒ 要yào 马mǎ 上shàng 回huí 家jiā ， 和hé 男nán 朋péng 友you 还hái 有yǒu 爸bà 妈mā 待dāi 在zài 一yì 起qǐ 。”

一yí 位wèi 中zhōng 年nián 男nán 士shì ：

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3 – History Teacher (历史老师）

Level: HSK 1 – HSK 2
Theme of the Story: A Chinese story about school life
Summary: History class is Xi’s favorite class, but her teacher is acting rather strange today.
Chinese Characters with Pinyin:

我wǒ 叫jiào 林lín 夕xī ， 今jīn 年nián 16 岁suì ， 是shì 一yí 个gè 高gāo 中zhōng 生shēng 。

我wǒ 上shàng 学xué 的de 高gāo 中zhōng 离lí 我wǒ 家jiā 很hěn 近jìn ， 走zǒu 路lù 只zhǐ 要yào 5 分fēn 钟zhōng 。

今jīn 天tiān 是shì 星xīng 期qī 三sān ， 上shàng 午wǔ 第dì 一yī 节jié 课kè 是shì 历lì 史shǐ 课kè 。

我wǒ 很hěn 喜xǐ 欢huan 历lì 史shǐ 课kè ， 因yīn 为wèi 我wǒ 喜xǐ 欢huan 历lì 史shǐ ，

也yě 喜xǐ 欢huan 我wǒ 的de 历lì 史shǐ 老lǎo 师shī 。

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4 – No One Paid Attention to Me（没人理我）

Level: HSK 2 – HSK 3
Theme of the Story: A Chinese horror and suspense story
Summary: The little boy got up as usual and looked for his family members. He tried to talk to them, but they were acting strange
Chinese Characters with Pinyin:

早zǎo 上shàng 8 点diǎn ， 小xiǎo 男nán 孩hái 儿er 起qǐ 床chuáng 了le ，

他tā 光guāng 着zhe 脚jiǎo 跑pǎo 到dào 厨chú 房fáng ， 看kàn 见jiàn 爸bà 爸ba 正zhèng 在zài 冲chōng 咖kā 啡fēi 。

“ 爸bà 爸ba ！ 爸bà 爸ba ！ 我wǒ 也yě 想xiǎng 喝hē 咖kā 啡fēi ！”

爸bà 爸ba 没méi 有yǒu 讲jiǎng 话huà 也yě 没méi 有yǒu 看kàn 他tā 。

奇qí 怪guài 啊a ， 爸bà 爸ba 一yì 般bān 都dōu 会huì 说shuō ， 小xiǎo 孩hái 子zi 不bù 能néng 喝hē 咖kā 啡fēi 的de 。

妈mā 妈ma 走zǒu 进jìn 来lái ， 小xiǎo 男nán 孩hái 儿er 高gāo 兴xìng 地de 跑pǎo 向xiàng 妈mā 妈ma 。

“ 妈mā 妈ma ！ 妈mā 妈ma ！ 我wǒ 今jīn 天tiān 早zǎo 上shàng 要yào 吃chī 鸡jī 蛋dàn 和hé 苹píng 果guǒ ， 我wǒ 很hěn 乖guāi 吧ba ？”

妈mā 妈ma 也yě 没méi 有yǒu 听tīng 他tā 说shuō 话huà ， 只zhǐ 是shì 冷lěng 冷lěng 地de 看kàn 着zhe 窗chuāng 外wài 。

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5 – I Am a Fish (我是一条鱼）

Level: HSK 2 – HSK 3
Theme of the Story: A fairy tale & fantasy story in Chinese for beginners
Summary: What is it like to be a fish? This fish has… hobbies?!
Chinese Characters with Pinyin:

你nǐ 好hǎo 啊a ！ 我wǒ 是shì 一yì 条tiáo 鱼yú 。

你nǐ 知zhī 道dào 我wǒ 们men 鱼yú 也yě 有yǒu 自zì 己jǐ 的de 爱ài 好hào 吗ma ？

我wǒ 喜xǐ 欢huan 唱chàng 歌gē ， 我wǒ 唱chàng 歌gē 的de 时shí 候hou ， 水shuǐ 里lǐ 会huì 有yǒu 好hǎo 多duō 泡pào 泡pao 。

我wǒ 喜xǐ 欢huan 跳tiào 舞wǔ ， 最zuì 喜xǐ 欢huan 跳tiào 的de 是shì 摇yáo 头tóu 舞wǔ 。

我wǒ 非fēi 常cháng 喜xǐ 欢huan 旅lǚ 游yóu ， 我wǒ 住zhù 在zài 太tài 平píng 洋yáng ， 我wǒ 的de 梦mèng 想xiǎng 是shì 去qù 地dì 中zhōng 海hǎi 旅lǚ 游yóu 。

我wǒ 不bù 喜xǐ 欢huan 游yóu 泳yǒng ， 不bù 喜xǐ 欢huan 睡shuì 觉jiào ， 不bù 喜xǐ 欢huan 工gōng 作zuò

To read the full story, join AL Language Cafe’s Read, Practice and Improve Club. As a member, you’ll have access to the eBook containing the story, a list of new words, and reading comprehension exercises with solutions to help you understand the story better. Additionally, each story includes a Speaking Activity eBook to enhance your speaking skills. Last but not least, you’ll also gain access to an audio recording of the story read at a natural speed by a native speaker.

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