Welcome to the series— Practice Your Chinese, HSK level 1. It’s designed to provide the HSK level 1 students with the most suitable materials for practicing Chinese. It can also be used for preparing for the HSK level 1 test.

This practice series is just the extra part of our elementary Chinese courses, so if you want to learn Chinese in a systematic and efficient way, please choose the full courses (Chinese Pinyin, HSK Level 1 & HSK Level 2).

In each video of this series, firstly, you listen to a story or dialogue at normal speed to get the main idea. Secondly, listen to the same material but at a much slower speed, and at the same time complete each sentence by filling in the blank with the words or phrases you hear. Lastly, answer a few questions about the story or dialogue.

Today’s story is about Li Hui getting sick.

Please take a quick look at the important words and phrases, then check the script and the translation of the story.

The Words & Phrases

非常(fēicháng) adverb: very; extremely

放学(fàngxué) verb: classes are over and leave school

回到(huídào): to return to

就(jiù) adverb: right after; then

打开(dǎkāi) verb: to turn on; to open

空调(kōngtiáo) noun: air conditioner

还(hái) adverb: also; as well

冰水(bīngshuǐ) noun: iced water

开始(kāishǐ) verb: to start; to begin

疼(téng) verb: have a pain

鼻子(bǐzi) noun: nose

嗓子(sǎngzi) noun: throat

舒服(shūfu) adjective: comfortable

生病(shēngbìng) verb: to get sick

还是(háishi) adverb: still

觉得(juéde) verb: to feel

带(dài) verb: to take

看病(kànbìng) verb: to see a doctor

没事儿(méishìr): it’s nothing serious

感冒(gǎnmào) noun: (common) cold

吃药(chīyào) verb: to take medicine

休息(xiūxi) verb: to rest

The Script in Character

昨天天气非常热。李辉放学回到家就打开了空调，还喝了很多冰水。晚上他的头开始疼，鼻子和嗓子也不舒服。李辉给他的老师打了电话，说他生病了，明天不能去学校了。今天早上李辉还是觉得不舒服。他的爸爸带他去医院看了病。医生说没事儿，只是感冒，吃药休息两天就好了。

The Script in Pinyin

Zuótiān tiānqì fēicháng rè. Lǐ Huī fàngxué huídào jiā jiù dǎkāi le kōngtiáo, hái hē le hěn duō bīngshuǐ. Wǎnshang tā de tóu kāishǐ téng, bízi hé sǎngzi yě bù shūfu. Lǐ Huī gěi tā de lǎoshī dǎ le diànhuà, shuō tā shēngbìng le, míngtiān bù néng qù xuéxiào le. Jīntiān zǎoshang Lǐ Huī háishi juéde bù shūfu. Tā de bàba dài tā qù yīyuàn kàn le bìng. Yīshēng shuō méishìr, zhǐshì gǎnmào, chīyào xiūxi liǎng tiān jiù hǎo le.

The Translation

It was very hot yesterday. Li Hui turned on the air conditioner right after coming home from school and drank a lot of iced water. In the evening his head started to hurt and his nose and throat were uncomfortable. Li Hui called his teacher and said he was sick and couldn’t go to school tomorrow. This morning Li Hui still felt uncomfortable. His father took him to the hospital. The doctor said it was okay, just a cold, and he just needs to take medicine and rest for two days and he would be fine.

Welcome to the series— Practice Your Chinese, HSK level 1. It’s designed to provide the HSK level 1 students with the most suitable materials for practicing Chinese. It can also be used for preparing for the HSK level 1 test.

This practice series is just the extra part of our elementary Chinese courses, so if you want to learn Chinese in a systematic and efficient way, please choose the full courses (Chinese Pinyin, HSK Level 1 & HSK Level 2).

In each video of this series, firstly, you listen to a story or dialogue at normal speed to get the main idea. Secondly, listen to the same material but at a much slower speed, and at the same time complete each sentence by filling in the blank with the words or phrases you hear. Lastly, answer a few questions about the story or dialogue.

Today’s story is about Li Hui getting sick.

Please take a quick look at the important words and phrases, then check the script and the translation of the story.

The Words & Phrases

非常(fēicháng) adverb: very; extremely

放学(fàngxué) verb: classes are over and leave school

回到(huídào): to return to

就(jiù) adverb: right after; then

打开(dǎkāi) verb: to turn on; to open

空调(kōngtiáo) noun: air conditioner

还(hái) adverb: also; as well

冰水(bīngshuǐ) noun: iced water

开始(kāishǐ) verb: to start; to begin

疼(téng) verb: have a pain

鼻子(bǐzi) noun: nose

嗓子(sǎngzi) noun: throat

舒服(shūfu) adjective: comfortable

生病(shēngbìng) verb: to get sick

还是(háishi) adverb: still

觉得(juéde) verb: to feel

带(dài) verb: to take

看病(kànbìng) verb: to see a doctor

没事儿(méishìr): it’s nothing serious

感冒(gǎnmào) noun: (common) cold

吃药(chīyào) verb: to take medicine

休息(xiūxi) verb: to rest

The Script in Character

昨天天气非常热。李辉放学回到家就打开了空调，还喝了很多冰水。晚上他的头开始疼，鼻子和嗓子也不舒服。李辉给他的老师打了电话，说他生病了，明天不能去学校了。今天早上李辉还是觉得不舒服。他的爸爸带他去医院看了病。医生说没事儿，只是感冒，吃药休息两天就好了。

The Script in Pinyin

Zuótiān tiānqì fēicháng rè. Lǐ Huī fàngxué huídào jiā jiù dǎkāi le kōngtiáo, hái hē le hěn duō bīngshuǐ. Wǎnshang tā de tóu kāishǐ téng, bízi hé sǎngzi yě bù shūfu. Lǐ Huī gěi tā de lǎoshī dǎ le diànhuà, shuō tā shēngbìng le, míngtiān bù néng qù xuéxiào le. Jīntiān zǎoshang Lǐ Huī háishi juéde bù shūfu. Tā de bàba dài tā qù yīyuàn kàn le bìng. Yīshēng shuō méishìr, zhǐshì gǎnmào, chīyào xiūxi liǎng tiān jiù hǎo le.

The Translation

It was very hot yesterday. Li Hui turned on the air conditioner right after coming home from school and drank a lot of iced water. In the evening his head started to hurt and his nose and throat were uncomfortable. Li Hui called his teacher and said he was sick and couldn’t go to school tomorrow. This morning Li Hui still felt uncomfortable. His father took him to the hospital. The doctor said it was okay, just a cold, and he just needs to take medicine and rest for two days and he would be fine.