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小明早上七点起床。
Xiǎo Míng zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng.
Xiao Ming gets up at seven in the morning.
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他先刷牙洗脸。
Tā xiān shuāyá xǐliǎn.
He first brushes his teeth and washes his face.
3
然后他穿好衣服。
Ránhòu tā chuān hǎo yīfu.
Then he puts on his clothes.
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妈妈做了早饭。
Māma zuò le zǎofàn.
Mom made breakfast.
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早饭有鸡蛋和面包。
Zǎofàn yǒu jīdàn hé miànbāo.
Breakfast has eggs and bread.
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小明喝了牛奶。
Xiǎo Míng hē le niúnǎi.
Xiao Ming drank milk.
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他吃了鸡蛋。
Tā chī le jīdàn.
He ate an egg.
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他吃了面包。
Tā chī le miànbāo.
He ate bread.
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七点半，小明去学校。
Qī diǎn bàn, Xiǎo Míng qù xuéxiào.
At seven thirty, Xiao Ming goes to school.
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他走路去学校。
Tā zǒulù qù xuéxiào.
He walks to school.
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学校离他家很近。
Xuéxiào lí tā jiā hěn jìn.
School is very close to his home.
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他走了十分钟。
Tā zǒu le shí fēnzhōng.
He walked for ten minutes.
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八点，他开始上课。
Bā diǎn, tā kāishǐ shàngkè.
At eight, he starts class.
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第一节课是语文。
Dì yī jié kè shì yǔwén.
The first class is Chinese.
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老师教他们读课文。
Lǎoshī jiāo tāmen dú kèwén.
The teacher teaches them to read the text.
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小明认真听讲。
Xiǎo Míng rènzhēn tīngjiǎng.
Xiao Ming listens carefully.
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第二节课是数学。
Dì èr jié kè shì shùxué.
The second class is math.
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他喜欢数学。
Tā xǐhuān shùxué.
He likes math.
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他觉得数学很有趣。
Tā juéde shùxué hěn yǒuqù.
He thinks math is very interesting.
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十点，有课间休息。
Shí diǎn, yǒu kèjiān xiūxi.
At ten, there is a break between classes.
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他和朋友一起玩。
Tā hé péngyou yìqǐ wán.
He plays with his friends.
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他们玩跳皮筋。
Tāmen wán tiào píjīn.
They play jump rope.
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休息时间很短。
Xiūxi shíjiān hěn duǎn.
Break time is very short.
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十点二十分，他们继续上课。
Shí diǎn èrshí fēn, tāmen jìxù shàngkè.
At ten twenty, they continue class.
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这是一节英语课。
Zhè shì yī jié Yīngyǔ kè.
This is an English class.
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小明会说一点英语。
Xiǎo Míng huì shuō yīdiǎn Yīngyǔ.
Xiao Ming can speak a little English.
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他很高兴。
Tā hěn gāoxìng.
He is very happy.
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中午十二点，他们吃午饭。
Zhōngwǔ shí'èr diǎn, tāmen chī wǔfàn.
At noon twelve, they eat lunch.
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小明带了饭盒。
Xiǎo Míng dài le fànhé.
Xiao Ming brought a lunchbox.
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饭盒里有米饭和青菜。
Fànhé lǐ yǒu mǐfàn hé qīngcài.
In the lunchbox there is rice and vegetables.
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他还带了苹果。
Tā hái dài le píngguǒ.
He also brought an apple.
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他吃了苹果。
Tā chī le píngguǒ.
He ate the apple.
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午饭后，他在操场散步。
Wǔfàn hòu, tā zài cāochǎng sànbù.
After lunch, he walks on the playground.
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下午一点，上课了。
Xiàwǔ yī diǎn, shàngkè le.
At one in the afternoon, class starts.
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下午有美术课。
Xiàwǔ yǒu měishù kè.
In the afternoon there is art class.
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他画了一只猫。
Tā huà le yī zhī māo.
He drew a cat.
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猫是白色的。
Māo shì báisè de.
The cat is white.
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老师表扬了他。
Lǎoshī biǎoyáng le tā.
The teacher praised him.
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他很开心。
Tā hěn kāixīn.
He is very happy.
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三点半，放学了。
Sān diǎn bàn, fàngxué le.
At three thirty, school is over.
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小明收拾好书包。
Xiǎo Míng shōushi hǎo shūbāo.
Xiao Ming packs his schoolbag.
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他和其他学生一起走出教室。
Tā hé qítā xuéshēng yìqǐ zǒu chū jiàoshì.
He walks out of the classroom with other students.
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他回到家。
Tā huí dào jiā.
He arrives home.
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妈妈在门口等他。
Māma zài ménkǒu děng tā.
Mom is waiting for him at the door.
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他放下书包。
Tā fàng xià shūbāo.
He puts down his schoolbag.
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他换了拖鞋。
Tā huàn le tuōxié.
He changes into slippers.
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他先喝水。
Tā xiān hē shuǐ.
He first drinks water.
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然后他开始做作业。
Ránhòu tā kāishǐ zuò zuòyè.
Then he starts doing homework.
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他先做数学作业。
Tā xiān zuò shùxué zuòyè.
He first does math homework.
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数学很简单。
Shùxué hěn jiǎndān.
Math is very easy.
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他用了二十分钟。
Tā yòng le èrshí fēnzhōng.
He used twenty minutes.
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然后他做语文作业。
Ránhòu tā zuò yǔwén zuòyè.
Then he does Chinese homework.
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他写了一个故事。
Tā xiě le yī gè gùshi.
He wrote a story.
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故事关于一只小兔子。
Gùshi guānyú yī zhī xiǎo tùzi.
The story is about a little rabbit.
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他喜欢写故事。
Tā xǐhuān xiě gùshi.
He likes writing stories.
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四点半，他做完了作业。
Sì diǎn bàn, tā zuò wán le zuòyè.
At four thirty, he finished his homework.
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他看了一会儿电视。
Tā kàn le yīhuìr diànshì.
He watched TV for a while.
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电视上播放动画片。
Diànshì shàng bōfàng dònghuàpiàn.
A cartoon is playing on TV.
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他喜欢这个动画片。
Tā xǐhuān zhè gè dònghuàpiàn.
He likes this cartoon.
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五点半，妈妈做晚饭。
Wǔ diǎn bàn, māma zuò wǎnfàn.
At five thirty, Mom makes dinner.
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今晚吃饺子。
Jīn wǎn chī jiǎozi.
Tonight we eat dumplings.
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小明帮妈妈包饺子。
Xiǎo Míng bāng māma bāo jiǎozi.
Xiao Ming helps Mom make dumplings.
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他包得不太好。
Tā bāo de bú tài hǎo.
He doesn't wrap them very well.
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但是妈妈说他很努力。
Dànshì māma shuō tā hěn nǔlì.
But Mom says he is very hardworking.
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他们一起包了三十个饺子。
Tāmen yìqǐ bāo le sānshí gè jiǎozi.
Together they wrapped thirty dumplings.
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六点半，他们吃晚饭。
Liù diǎn bàn, tāmen chī wǎnfàn.
At six thirty, they eat dinner.
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饺子很好吃。
Jiǎozi hěn hǎochī.
The dumplings are very delicious.
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小明吃了十五个饺子。
Xiǎo Míng chī le shíwǔ gè jiǎozi.
Xiao Ming ate fifteen dumplings.
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爸爸也回来了。
Bàba yě huílái le.
Dad also came back.
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他们一起聊天。
Tāmen yìqǐ liáotiān.
They chat together.
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小明告诉爸爸今天的事。
Xiǎo Míng gàosu bàba jīntiān de shì.
Xiao Ming tells Dad about today's events.
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爸爸说：“你真棒！”
Bàba shuō: “Nǐ zhēn bàng!”
Dad says: 'You are great!'
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饭后，小明帮忙洗碗。
Fàn hòu, Xiǎo Míng bāngmáng xǐ wǎn.
After dinner, Xiao Ming helps wash the dishes.
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他洗了三个碗。
Tā xǐ le sān gè wǎn.
He washed three bowls.
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然后他擦桌子。
Ránhòu tā cā zhuōzi.
Then he wipes the table.
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七点半，他看了一会儿书。
Qī diǎn bàn, tā kàn le yīhuìr shū.
At seven thirty, he reads a book for a while.
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他看了一本故事书。
Tā kàn le yī běn gùshi shū.
He read a storybook.
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书里有一个王子。
Shū lǐ yǒu yī gè wángzǐ.
In the book there is a prince.
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王子打败了龙。
Wángzǐ dǎbài le lóng.
The prince defeated a dragon.
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小明觉得这个故事很刺激。
Xiǎo Míng juéde zhè gè gùshi hěn cìjī.
Xiao Ming thinks this story is very exciting.
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八点，他开始准备睡觉。
Bā diǎn, tā kāishǐ zhǔnbèi shuìjiào.
At eight, he starts getting ready for bed.
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他先去洗澡。
Tā xiān qù xǐzǎo.
He first takes a shower.
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他洗了十分钟。
Tā xǐ le shí fēnzhōng.
He showered for ten minutes.
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然后他穿上睡衣。
Ránhòu tā chuān shàng shuìyī.
Then he puts on his pajamas.
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他刷牙。
Tā shuāyá.
He brushes his teeth.
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他刷了两分钟。
Tā shuā le liǎng fēnzhōng.
He brushed for two minutes.
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他上床睡觉。
Tā shàng chuáng shuìjiào.
He gets into bed to sleep.
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妈妈给他盖好被子。
Māma gěi tā gài hǎo bèizi.
Mom tucks him in.
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她亲了他的额头。
Tā qīn le tā de étóu.
She kissed his forehead.
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她说：“晚安，宝贝。”
Tā shuō: “Wǎn'ān, bǎobèi.”
She says: 'Goodnight, sweetheart.'
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小明说：“晚安，妈妈。”
Xiǎo Míng shuō: “Wǎn'ān, māma.”
Xiao Ming says: 'Goodnight, Mom.'
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他闭上眼睛。
Tā bì shàng yǎnjīng.
He closes his eyes.
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他很累。
Tā hěn lèi.
He is very tired.
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他很快就睡着了。
Tā hěn kuài jiù shuìzháo le.
He falls asleep very quickly.
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他做了一个梦。
Tā zuò le yī gè mèng.
He had a dream.
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他梦见自己在飞。
Tā mèngjiàn zìjǐ zài fēi.
He dreamed that he was flying.
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他飞过学校。
Tā fēi guò xuéxiào.
He flew over the school.
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他飞过公园。
Tā fēi guò gōngyuán.
He flew over the park.
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他非常开心。
Tā fēicháng kāixīn.
He was extremely happy.
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第二天早上，他起床了。
Dì èr tiān zǎoshang, tā qǐchuáng le.
The next morning, he got up.
📚 Study Guide: Chinese A2 Reading Notes
1. Grammar & Level Focus (CEFR A2 · Elementary)
This A2 Elementary Chinese story combines everyday expressions with basic connectors (and, but, because) and simple past or future references. Pay attention to how transitions link actions across sentences.
2. Key Expressions & Sentence Anchors
小明早上七点起床。
Xiao Ming gets up at seven in the morning.
他用了二十分钟。
He used twenty minutes.
第二天早上，他起床了。
The next morning, he got up.
3. Comprehension & Active Recall Check
- Can you summarize the main event of "小明的一天" in 2–3 simple Chinese sentences?
- Click 👁 Hide Translation above and re-read sentences 1 to 10 — how many words can you recall without looking?
- Use ▶ Play All to shadow-read aloud along with the native Chinese audio pronunciation.
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