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Intermediate Chinese

Intermediate Chinese reading Practice
Read Online Short Stories Comic Books

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煎饼帽子

迈克喜欢吃煎饼。妈妈煎饼的时候,他就站在一旁看。他见妈妈用面、鸡蛋、和水糊糊,然后平底锅里些油;等油熟了,烧了,就往锅里些搅好的糊糊,倒得均均匀匀的。

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两只小兔子

有一只小兔子,他有一可爱的白色木,还有一个美丽的绿色菜。小兔子很爱他的木屋,也很爱他的菜园。可是不知为什么,他觉得他的生活中少了点什么。

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Abridged version of the original text Sick Days (Berenstain Bears)

生病的日子

当孩子们生病了,向老师请假在家里时,当妈妈的总是有更多的事情要做。

早晨的阳光刚刚树梢照进大树屋,熊妈妈就将两碗热腾腾燕麦上了餐桌,等着小熊哥哥和小熊妹妹下楼来吃早

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Intermediate Chinese

Except for Crane & Fox set in traditional characters, the stories selected here are in simplified Chinese characters. All stories come from well-known tales or stories with simple sentence structures. The Chinese vocabulary presented in this section is richer and more diverse than in the beginner Chinese reading section. The intermediate student is encouraged to become more independent from both and grow more confident about reading Chinese without direct support as in the beginner section.

How to Read

The Chinese text can be read alone or with its vocabulary guide (pinyin and English are provided). For online reads, just click on the highlighted characters to see the pinyin and the English definition. For PDFs, jump to the vocabulary section or back to the text itself.

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Short Stories and Fairy Tales in Chinese

Chinese Text with Vocabulary Guide

Little Red Riding Hood in Chinese

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Chinese Comic Books

A Retelling of Star Wars

Chinese reading practice | Chinese Star Wars Comic Book 1980

Star Wars Episode IV (G. Lucas, 1977) was forbidden under communist rule. The only way to get the story out was through the publication of this comic book (Popular Science Press, 1980), first made available online by M. Greene and B. O'Kane. This is the perfect tool to learn your essential sci-fi vocabulary words in Chinese!

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