Simplified Chinese graded readers
Short retellings in simplified characters, sized to your reading level.
Stories you can actually finish
These are Yak Yacker retellings, stories rewritten in easy Simplified Chinese, not a bookshop.
They're banded from A1 to B1, so you pick the stretch that suits you.
Each reader keeps the vocabulary tight and the sentences short, with characters you've met in the lessons.
Reading is where characters stop being study objects and start being, well, reading.
Finish a story in Chinese. Feels ridiculous. Feels great.
A1 stories
The Frog at the Bottom of the Well: A1 Chinese Graded Reader with Audio
The Foolish Old Man Moves the Mountains: A1 Beginner Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
Nian and the New Year Monster: A1 Beginner Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
The Old Man Who Lost His Horse: A1 Beginner Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
Kong Rong Shares the Pears: Beginner Chinese Story with Audio
Sima Guang Breaks the Vat: A1 Beginner Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
Waiting by a Tree Stump for Rabbits: An A1 Chinese Story with Audio
Drawing a Snake and Adding Feet: A1 Beginner Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
A2 stories
The Monkey King Is Born: An A2 Chinese Graded Reader with Audio
Mulan: An A2 Elementary Chinese Story with Audio
Monkey Borrows the Banana Fan: A2 Elementary Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
Chang’e Flies to the Moon: A2 Elementary Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
Hou Yi Shoots the Suns: A2 Elementary Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl: A2 Elementary Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
Nezha Conquers the Dragon King
Havoc in Heaven: Learn Chinese with an A2 Elementary Story and Audio
B1 stories
A Madman’s Diary: Read and Listen to this Chinese Classic in Simplified Chinese (Intermediate) with Audio
Wu Song Fights the Tiger: B1 Intermediate Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
Painted Skin: B1 Intermediate Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats: B1 Intermediate Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
The Butterfly Lovers: B1 Intermediate Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
The Legend of the White Snake: B1 Intermediate Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
The Battle of Red Cliffs: B1 Intermediate Simplified Chinese Story with Audio
The Oath of the Peach Garden: A Sworn Brotherhood Tale with Audio for Intermediate Chinese Learners
Learn Chinese with Journey to the West: B1 Intermediate Simplified Chinese Story & Audio
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240 Simplified Chinese lessons. Jump in, or pick any one.
Audio, a short story, and a line you can record. Free. Start at lesson 1 of 240.