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Keep Simplified Chinese enjoyable with stories, culture, and language you are likely to hear in real life. Choose what interests you and let the practice build naturally.
Drawing a Snake and Adding Feet: A1 Beginner SimplifiedChoose one useful next step
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Step 1Havoc in Heaven Chinese Story – A2 Elementary AudioChoose the next resource that fits your goal.Step 2Journey to the West in Simplified Chinese | B1 AudioChoose the next resource that fits your goal.Step 3Nezha Story in Simplified Chinese – A2 Audio ReaderChoose the next resource that fits your goal.
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Simplified Chinese vocabulary and phrases
B1 reading and listening
Oath of the Peach Garden: Chinese Story & Audio (B1)The Battle of Red Cliffs: B1 Intermediate SimplifiedA Madman’s Diary: Read and Listen to this Chinese Classic in Simplified Chinese (Intermediate) with AudioBorrowing Arrows with Straw Boats: B1 Intermediate Simplified Chinese Story with AudioPainted Skin: B1 Intermediate Simplified Chinese Story with AudioThe Butterfly Lovers: B1 Intermediate Simplified Chinese Story with AudioThe Legend of the White Snake: B1 Intermediate Simplified Chinese Story with AudioWu Song Fights the Tiger: B1 Intermediate Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
Lessons
A1 reading and listening
Kong Rong Shares the Pears: Beginner Chinese Story with AudioLearn Chinese with ‘Waiting by a Tree Stump’: A1 Beginner Story, Audio & LessonNian and the New Year Monster: A1 Chinese Graded Reader with Story AudioSima Guang Breaks the Vat: A1 Beginner Simplified Chinese Story with AudioThe Foolish Old Man Moves the Mountains: A1 Beginner Simplified Chinese Story with AudioThe Frog at the Bottom of the Well: A1 Chinese Graded Reader with AudioThe Old Man Who Lost His Horse: A1 Beginner Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
A2 reading and listening
Chang’e Flies to the Moon: A2 Elementary Simplified Chinese Story with AudioHou Yi Shoots the Suns: A2 Elementary Simplified Chinese Story with AudioMonkey Borrows the Banana Fan: A2 Elementary Simplified Chinese Story with AudioMulan: An A2 Elementary Chinese Story with AudioThe Cowherd and the Weaver Girl: A2 Elementary Simplified Chinese Story with AudioThe Monkey King Is Born: An A2 Chinese Graded Reader with Audio
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