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唐诗 · 静夜思
Twenty characters every Chinese child knows by heart, and almost all of them are HSK 1.
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静夜思jìng yè sīQuiet Night Thoughts — Li Bai, 8th century
全诗 · THE WHOLE POEM
Chuáng qián míng yuè guāng,床前明月光，Before my bed, the bright moonlight —
yí shì dì shàng shuāng.疑是地上霜。I took it for frost on the ground.
Jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè,举头望明月，I lift my head and look at the moon;
dī tóu sī gù xiāng.低头思故乡。I lower my head and think of home.
明, 月, 上, 头, 是, 前 — most of this poem is HSK 1 vocabulary. You can read a Tang poem earlier than you think.
李白《静夜思》
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- 日常动作 · Daily Actions — The 10 words of Daily Actions, with readings.
- 方向和位置 · Directions and Position — The 8 words of Directions and Position, with readings.
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