小明和红气球
Xiǎo Míng hé hóng qìqiú
Xiao Ming and the Red Balloon
⏱ ~13 min read · 50 sentences
1
小明是一个男孩。
Xiǎo Míng shì yī gè nánhái.
Xiao Ming is a boy.
2
他很好奇。
Tā hěn hàoqí.
He is very curious.
3
他看见一个红气球。
Tā kànjiàn yī gè hóng qìqiú.
He sees a red balloon.
4
气球在天上。
Qìqiú zài tiānshàng.
The balloon is in the sky.
5
小明想摸气球。
Xiǎo Míng xiǎng mō qìqiú.
Xiao Ming wants to touch the balloon.
6
他跳起来。
Tā tiào qǐlái.
He jumps up.
7
他够不到。
Tā gòu bù dào.
He cannot reach it.
8
他找一根棍子。
Tā zhǎo yī gēn gùnzi.
He finds a stick.
9
他用棍子碰气球。
Tā yòng gùnzi pèng qìqiú.
He uses the stick to touch the balloon.
10
气球飞走了。
Qìqiú fēi zǒu le.
The balloon flies away.
11
小明很惊讶。
Xiǎo Míng hěn jīngyà.
Xiao Ming is surprised.
12
他跟着气球跑。
Tā gēnzhe qìqiú pǎo.
He runs after the balloon.
13
气球飞到树上。
Qìqiú fēi dào shù shàng.
The balloon flies to a tree.
14
树很高。
Shù hěn gāo.
The tree is very tall.
15
小明爬树。
Xiǎo Míng pá shù.
Xiao Ming climbs the tree.
16
他小心地爬。
Tā xiǎoxīn de pá.
He climbs carefully.
17
他看见气球了。
Tā kànjiàn qìqiú le.
He sees the balloon.
18
气球在树枝上。
Qìqiú zài shùzhī shàng.
The balloon is on a branch.
19
他伸手拿气球。
Tā shēnshǒu ná qìqiú.
He reaches out to take the balloon.
20
气球又飞走了。
Qìqiú yòu fēi zǒu le.
The balloon flies away again.
21
小明很难过。
Xiǎo Míng hěn nánguò.
Xiao Ming is sad.
22
他下树了。
Tā xià shù le.
He comes down from the tree.
23
他看见一个老人。
Tā kànjiàn yī gè lǎorén.
He sees an old man.
24
老人拿着气球。
Lǎorén ná zhe qìqiú.
The old man is holding the balloon.
25
老人给小明气球。
Lǎorén gěi Xiǎo Míng qìqiú.
The old man gives the balloon to Xiao Ming.
26
小明很高兴。
Xiǎo Míng hěn gāoxìng.
Xiao Ming is very happy.
27
他说谢谢。
Tā shuō xièxie.
He says thank you.
28
他拿气球回家。
Tā ná qìqiú huí jiā.
He takes the balloon home.
29
妈妈看见气球。
Māma kànjiàn qìqiú.
Mom sees the balloon.
30
妈妈问：“气球从哪来？”
Māma wèn: “Qìqiú cóng nǎ lái?”
Mom asks, “Where did the balloon come from?”
31
小明说：“一个老人给我的。”
Xiǎo Míng shuō: “Yī gè lǎorén gěi wǒ de.”
Xiao Ming says, “An old man gave it to me.”
32
妈妈笑了。
Māma xiào le.
Mom smiles.
33
小明玩气球。
Xiǎo Míng wán qìqiú.
Xiao Ming plays with the balloon.
34
他拍气球。
Tā pāi qìqiú.
He hits the balloon.
35
气球飞上去。
Qìqiú fēi shàngqù.
The balloon flies up.
36
他接住气球。
Tā jiēzhù qìqiú.
He catches the balloon.
37
他玩得很开心。
Tā wán de hěn kāixīn.
He has a lot of fun.
38
天黑了。
Tiān hēi le.
It gets dark.
39
小明要睡觉。
Xiǎo Míng yào shuìjiào.
Xiao Ming needs to sleep.
40
他把气球放好。
Tā bǎ qìqiú fàng hǎo.
He puts the balloon away.
41
他上床。
Tā shàng chuáng.
He gets into bed.
42
他闭上眼睛。
Tā bìshàng yǎnjing.
He closes his eyes.
43
他梦见气球。
Tā mèngjiàn qìqiú.
He dreams of the balloon.
44
气球带他飞。
Qìqiú dài tā fēi.
The balloon takes him flying.
45
他们飞过房子。
Tāmen fēiguò fángzi.
They fly over houses.
46
他们飞过树。
Tāmen fēiguò shù.
They fly over trees.
47
小明笑得很开心。
Xiǎo Míng xiào de hěn kāixīn.
Xiao Ming laughs happily.
48
早上，他醒了。
Zǎoshang, tā xǐng le.
In the morning, he wakes up.
49
他看见气球。
Tā kànjiàn qìqiú.
He sees the balloon.
50
他笑了。
Tā xiào le.
He smiles.
📚 Study Guide: Chinese A1 Reading Notes
1. Grammar & Level Focus (CEFR A1 · Beginner)
This A1 Beginner Chinese story uses high-frequency everyday vocabulary, short clauses, and foundational present-tense sentence patterns. Focus on recognizing subject-verb order and core nouns related to curious boy.
2. Key Expressions & Sentence Anchors
小明是一个男孩。
Xiao Ming is a boy.
小明很高兴。
Xiao Ming is very happy.
他笑了。
He smiles.
3. Comprehension & Active Recall Check
- Can you summarize the main event of "小明和红气球" in 2–3 simple Chinese sentences?
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