HSK 1 Chinese Story
The Dragon Who Loves to Sleep
爱睡觉的龙
Ài shuìjiào de lóng
2:17 min video · 6 sentences · 6 key words
Transcript with pinyin and English
Hide the English to test yourself.
- 这里有一口井。Zhèlǐ yǒu yì kǒu jǐng.There is a well here.
- 井旁边有一个大龙。Jǐng pángbiān yǒu yí gè dà lóng.Next to the well there is a big dragon.
- 龙在睡觉，小美不能打水。Lóng zài shuìjiào, Xiǎo Měi bù néng dǎ shuǐ.The dragon is sleeping, so Xiao Mei cannot get water.
- 小美说：“龙，请您起来。”Xiǎo Měi shuō: “Lóng, qǐng nín qǐlai.”Xiao Mei says, "Dragon, please get up."
- 龙笑了，走到旁边。Lóng xiào le, zǒu dào pángbiān.The dragon smiled and walked to the side.
- 小美很高兴，龙去睡觉了。Xiǎo Měi hěn gāoxìng, lóng qù shuìjiào le.Xiao Mei is very happy, and the dragon went to sleep.
About this lesson
A big dragon sleeps by the village well and the villagers cannot get water. A little girl asks it nicely, and the dragon wakes up, helps, and then goes back to sleep.
How to practise
- Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
- Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.
- At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.
Key words 生词
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 龙 | lóng | dragon | HSK 3 |
| 井 | jǐng | well | HSK 6 |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to sleep | HSK 1 |
| 请 | qǐng | please | HSK 1 |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy | HSK 1 |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | beside | HSK 1 |
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