HSK 2 Reading Practice (and HSK 3): Short Texts with Audio

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Each text uses HSK 2 or HSK 3 vocabulary. Read the characters first, check the pinyin, then listen. The app has 15 HSK 2 and 15 HSK 3 texts with audio.

HSK 2 · Text 31

我早上六点起床。我喝牛奶，吃鸡蛋。七点我去上班。我坐公共汽车去公司。

wǒ zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng. wǒ hē niúnǎi, chī jīdàn. qī diǎn wǒ qù shàngbān. wǒ zuò gōnggòngqìchē qù gōngsī.

I get up at six in the morning. I drink milk and eat an egg. At seven I go to work. I take the bus to the office.

HSK 2 · Text 32

今天是我妹妹的生日。我送她一个手表。我们一起吃面条，唱歌，跳舞。她非常快乐！

jīntiān shì wǒ mèimei de shēngrì. wǒ sòng tā yí ge shǒubiǎo. wǒmen yìqǐ chī miàntiáo, chànggē, tiàowǔ. tā fēicháng kuàilè!

Today is my younger sister's birthday. I give her a watch. We eat noodles, sing and dance together. She is so happy!

HSK 2 · Text 33

我有一个哥哥和一个妹妹。哥哥喜欢打篮球，妹妹喜欢游泳。我喜欢跑步。我们都喜欢运动。

wǒ yǒu yí ge gēge hé yí ge mèimei. gēge xǐhuan dǎ lánqiú, mèimei xǐhuan yóuyǒng. wǒ xǐhuan pǎobù. wǒmen dōu xǐhuan yùndòng.

I have an older brother and a younger sister. My brother likes playing basketball and my sister likes swimming. I like running. We all like sports.

HSK 3 · Text 46

我的爱好是画画。周末我经常去公园画画。公园里有很多树和花，非常安静。

wǒ de àihào shì huà huà. zhōumò wǒ jīngcháng qù gōngyuán huà huà. gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō shù hé huā, fēicháng ānjìng.

My hobby is drawing. At the weekend I often go to the park to draw. There are lots of trees and flowers in the park, and it's very quiet.

HSK 3 · Text 47

今天我去超市买东西。我买了面包、香蕉和果汁。一共五十块钱。超市离我家很近，很方便。

jīntiān wǒ qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi. wǒ mǎi le miànbāo, xiāngjiāo hé guǒzhī. yígòng wǔshí kuài qián. chāoshì lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn, hěn fāngbiàn.

Today I went to the supermarket. I bought bread, bananas and juice. It was fifty yuan in total. The supermarket is close to my home, so it's very convenient.

HSK 3 · Text 48

我家附近有一个图书馆。图书馆里非常安静。我经常在图书馆看书，做作业。

wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu yí ge túshūguǎn. túshūguǎn lǐ fēicháng ānjìng. wǒ jīngcháng zài túshūguǎn kàn shū, zuò zuòyè.

There's a library near my home. It's very quiet inside. I often read and do my homework there.

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