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HSK 2 Chinese Special Episode

The Dragon Who Became a Slug

龙变成了鼻涕虫

Lóng biànchéng le bítì chóng

8:51 min video · 23 sentences · 5 key words

Transcript with pinyin and English

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  1. 一百！Yì bǎi!100!
  2. 恭喜！Gōngxǐ!Congratulations!
  3. 谢谢大家！Xièxie dàjiā!Thank you, everyone!
  4. 今天我们开了一个小晚会。Jīntiān wǒmen kāi le yí gè xiǎo wǎnhuì.Today we are having a small party.
  5. 桌子上有一个大蛋糕。Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yí gè dà dàngāo.There is a big cake on the table.
  6. 晚会前一个小时，我们在家里准备。Wǎnhuì qián yí gè xiǎoshí, wǒmen zài jiālǐ zhǔnbèi.An hour before the party, we got ready at home.
  7. 小美说：“这条龙真好看！”Xiǎo Měi shuō: “Zhè tiáo lóng zhēn hǎokàn!”Xiaomei says: "This dragon is really beautiful!"
  8. 忽然，龙动了一下。Hūrán, lóng dòng le yíxià.Suddenly, the dragon moved.
  9. 过了一会儿，龙越来越小。Guò le yíhuìr, lóng yuèláiyuè xiǎo.After a while, the dragon got smaller and smaller.
  10. 最后，它变成了一只鼻涕虫！Zuìhòu, tā biànchéng le yì zhī bítì chóng!In the end, it turned into a slug!
  11. 小李说：“我们去找老王。”Xiǎo Lǐ shuō: “Wǒmen qù zhǎo Lǎo Wáng.”Xiaoli says: "Let's go find Lao Wang."
  12. 十分钟以后，我们到了老王的店。Shí fēnzhōng yǐhòu, wǒmen dào le Lǎo Wáng de diàn.Ten minutes later, we arrived at Lao Wang's shop.
  13. 老王说：“我有一个办法。”Lǎo Wáng shuō: “Wǒ yǒu yí gè bànfǎ.”Lao Wang says: "I have a way."
  14. 他笑着拿出一个小蛋糕。Tā xiào zhe náchū yí gè xiǎo dàngāo.He smiles and takes out a small cake.
  15. 回到家，鼻涕虫吃了一点儿蛋糕。Huídào jiā, bítì chóng chī le yìdiǎnr dàngāo.Back home, the slug ate a little cake.
  16. 这时候，桌子上的大蛋糕站起来了！Zhèshíhòu, zhuōzi shàng de dà dàngāo zhàn qǐlai le!Just then, the big cake on the table stood up!
  17. 它跳得非常快，还会唱歌。Tā tiào de fēicháng kuài, hái huì chànggē.It jumped very fast, and it could even sing.
  18. 过了一会儿，门口有人唱歌。Guò le yíhuìr, ménkǒu yǒurén chànggē.After a while, someone sang at the door.
  19. 大家都笑了，一起跟着蛋糕跳舞。Dàjiā dōu xiào le, yìqǐ gēn zhe dàngāo tiàowǔ.Everyone laughed and danced along with the cake.
  20. 忽然，鼻涕虫变回了红色的龙。Hūrán, bítì chóng biàn huí le hóngsè de lóng.Suddenly, the slug turned back into the red dragon.
  21. 那天晚上，大家都玩儿得很高兴。Nà tiān wǎnshang, dàjiā dōu wánr de hěn gāoxìng.That night, everyone had a great time.
  22. 龙在房间里飞，蛋糕也不跳了。Lóng zài fángjiān lǐ fēi, dàngāo yě bú tiào le.The dragon flew around in the room, and the cake stopped jumping too.
  23. 小李说：“谢谢大家来参加晚会！”Xiǎo Lǐ shuō: “Xièxie dàjiā lái cānjiā wǎnhuì!”Xiaoli says: "Thank you all for coming to the party!"

About this lesson

At a 100 subscriber party, a paper dragon turns into a slug, then a giant cake starts to dance, and the friends must fix it all before the guests arrive.

How to practise

  1. Watch the thank-you, then follow the special story with pinyin and English.
  2. Repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause, then review the best words so far at the end.
  3. Send us your idea for the next special in the YouTube comments.

Key words 生词

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
龙lóngdragonHSK 3
鼻涕虫bítìchóngslug
蛋糕dàngāocakeHSK 5
晚会wǎnhuìpartyHSK 2
办法bànfǎway, solutionHSK 2

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