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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

2:44 min video · 5 sentences · 7 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 上课了，小美坐下了。Shàngkè le, Xiǎo Měi zuòxia le.Class began, and Xiao Mei sat down.
  2. 她的书包里有声音。Tā de shūbāo lǐ yǒu shēngyīn.There is a sound in her school bag.
  3. 她打开书包，看见了小猫。Tā dǎkāi shūbāo, kànjiàn le Xiǎo Māo.She opened the bag and saw a kitten.
  4. 下课后，她走路回家。Xiàkè hòu, tā zǒulù huíjiā.After class, she walked home.
  5. 小猫很小，也很可爱。Xiǎo Māo hěn xiǎo, yě hěn kě'ài.The kitten is very small and also very cute.

About this lesson

A girl hears a strange sound from her school bag in class. A small cat is inside, so she takes it home.

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
声音shēngyīnsoundHSK 2
打开dǎkāito openHSK 1
看见kànjiànto seeHSK 1
走路zǒulùto walkHSK 1
可爱kě'àicuteHSK 2

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，小美坐下了。

  2. Question 2

    她的书包里有声音。

  3. Question 3

    她打开书包，看见了小猫。

  4. Question 4

    下课后，她走路回家。

  5. Question 5

    小猫很小，也很可爱。

0 of 5 answered

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