Foundations reading practice
Every passage here is written inside Foundations — the grammar and the vocabulary stay in the level, so you read rather than decode. Shortest first.
How Do You Say This in Chinese?这个中文怎么说？Anna does not know the words for what is on the table, so she uses the only four lines she needs: what is this called, say it again, I understood, tha…Foundations · 67 characters · 1 min · daily
I Didn't Catch That我没听懂David misses the question the first time and says so, which is the whole point of the lesson: not understanding is a line you can say, not a conversat…Foundations · 102 characters · 1 min · daily
Who Is the Teacher?谁是老师？Two strangers introduce themselves at a language school. Names, then countries, then the one question that turns out to have a surprise in it: which o…Foundations · 103 characters · 1 min · dailyWhat is in Foundations reading practice
3 passages, each between 67 and 103 characters (1 minutes). Themes: daily. The shortest is How Do You Say This in Chinese?; the longest is Who Is the Teacher?.
How to read Foundations passages
Start with the shortest and work up. Each passage ends in comprehension questions (9 across this level), so you find out whether you followed it before you move on. None of them flags new words. Unknown words are worth looking up in the dictionary.
Around Foundations
HSK 1 readings · learning Chinese from zero
Questions about Foundations readings
How many Foundations readings are there?
3 passages, from 67 to 103 characters.
How long does a passage at Foundations take?
About 1 minutes.
What is in each Foundations reading?
Pinyin, a full English translation, narration, a new-word list and comprehension questions. This page shows titles and summaries; the full text opens in the study room.
Where should I start at Foundations?
With How Do You Say This in Chinese?, the shortest. Then work up by length.
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