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HSK 1 Chinese Story

My Egg Can Walk

我的鸡蛋会走路

Wǒ de jīdàn huì zǒulù

2:45 min video · 9 sentences · 6 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

Hide the English to test yourself.
  1. 早上，小美有一个鸡蛋。Zǎoshang, Xiǎo Měi yǒu yí gè jīdàn.In the morning, Xiaomei has an egg.
  2. 鸡蛋在桌子上。Jīdàn zài zhuōzi shàng.The egg is on the table.
  3. 看！鸡蛋动了！Kàn! Jīdàn dòng le!Look! The egg moved!
  4. 它真的会走路吗？Tā zhēnde huì zǒulù ma?Can it really walk?
  5. 小美很高兴。Xiǎo Měi hěn gāoxìng.Xiaomei is very happy.
  6. 她说：“奶奶，快来！”Tā shuō: “Nǎinai, kuài lái!”She says, “Grandma, come quick!”
  7. 鸡蛋开了。Jīdàn kāi le.The egg opened.
  8. 里边有一只小鸡！Lǐbian yǒu yì zhī xiǎo jī!There is a little chick inside!
  9. 小美给它米饭，它很喜欢。Xiǎo Měi gěi tā mǐfàn, tā hěn xǐhuan.Xiaomei gives it rice, and it likes it a lot.

About this lesson

A girl finds an egg on her desk that seems to move. Surprise: a tiny hat-wearing chick is hiding in a box, and she shares her rice with it.

How to practise

  1. Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
  2. Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.
  3. At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
鸡蛋jīdàneggHSK 1
桌子zhuōzitableHSK 1
走路zǒulùto walkHSK 1
高兴gāoxìnghappyHSK 1
米饭mǐfàncooked riceHSK 1
喜欢xǐhuanto likeHSK 1

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