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HSK 1 Chinese Listening Quiz

The Cat Is in My Bag

猫在我的包里

Māo zài wǒ de bāo lǐ

2:57 min video · 5 sentences · 7 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 上课了，小美坐在桌子旁边。Shàngkè le, Xiǎo Měi zuò zài zhuōzi pángbiān.Class began, and Xiao Mei sat beside the desk.
  2. 她听到书包里有人说话。Tā tīngdào shūbāo lǐ yǒurén shuōhuà.She heard someone talking in her school bag.
  3. 她打开书包，看见一个小猫。Tā dǎkāi shūbāo, kànjiàn yí gè Xiǎo Māo.She opened her bag and saw a little cat.
  4. 小猫说：“我很饿，想喝牛奶。”Xiǎo Māo shuō: “Wǒ hěn è, xiǎng hē niúnǎi.”The little cat said, "I'm very hungry and want to drink milk."
  5. 小美笑了，下课就去买牛奶。Xiǎo Měi xiào le, xiàkè jiù qù mǎi niúnǎi.Xiao Mei laughed and would go buy milk after class.

About this lesson

A girl hears something in her school bag in class. She opens it and finds a small cat inside.

How to practise

  1. Listen to each sentence without subtitles and pick its meaning: A, B or C.
  2. Check the answer, then repeat the sentence out loud in the pause.
  3. Try the quiz below without the video, and write your score in the YouTube comments.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
上课shàngkèto have classHSK 1
书包shūbāoschool bagHSK 1
听到tīngdàoto hearHSK 1
打开dǎkāito openHSK 1
看见kànjiànto seeHSK 1
牛奶niúnǎimilkHSK 1
下课xiàkèclass endsHSK 1

Test yourself: 5 questions

What does each sentence mean? Read it (or say it out loud first), then pick an answer.

  1. Question 1

    上课了，小美坐在桌子旁边。

  2. Question 2

    她听到书包里有人说话。

  3. Question 3

    她打开书包，看见一个小猫。

  4. Question 4

    小猫说：“我很饿，想喝牛奶。”

  5. Question 5

    小美笑了，下课就去买牛奶。

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