Mandarin Chinese · A119 min

Mei studies at the library with Jun

Practice A1 Mandarin in a short story where Mei studies at the library with Jun. Tap individual words, follow line-by-line meaning, and review vocabulary from the scene.

  1. Vocabulary
  2. Story
  3. Support
  4. Grammar
  5. Practice
  6. Review

Start with the short scene first. Tap individual words when you want the vocabulary, then use the line-by-line support to confirm the full sentence before you reread it.

Core vocabulary

Target word with readingTranslationType
今天 jīn tiān

today

time word

图书馆 tú shū guǎn

library

noun

shū

book

noun

故事书 gù shì shū

story book

noun

一起 yì qǐ

together

adverb

中文 zhōng wén

Chinese language

noun

简单 jiǎn dān

simple

adjective

kàn

to read / look at

verb

to go

verb

练习 liàn xí

practice

noun / verb

Core text

Line-by-line support

Read each line with the direct translation beside it. Use this section to slow down and confirm exactly what each speaker says.

今天 jīn tiān下午 xià wǔMéiJùn一起 yì qǐ图书馆 tú shū guǎn学习 xué xí中文 zhōng wén

This afternoon, Mei and Jun go to the library together to study Chinese.

他们 tā menxiānkàn一本 yì běnhěn简单 jiǎn dānde故事书 gù shì shū

First, they read a very simple story book.

后来 hòu láiMéixiě汉字 hàn zìJùn复习 fù xíxīnde生词 shēng cí

Later, Mei writes Chinese characters, and Jun reviews new vocabulary.

学习 xué xí以后 yǐ hòu他们 tā men一起 yì qǐ喝茶 hē chá

After studying, they go drink tea together.

Grammar in context

These are the two patterns doing the most work in this lesson. Learn them as reusable sentence frames, not as isolated rules.

一起 + verb

一起 comes before the main action to show that people do something together.

一起 yì qǐ图书馆 tú shū guǎnA shared-plan pattern.

先 ... 后来 ...

先 introduces the first action, and 后来 helps move the story forward to the next step.

xiānkàn故事书 gù shì shūA basic sequencing frame.

Extension reading

Review

Story check: What is Mei trying to do in this lesson, and what detail changes the situation?

Vocabulary check: Find the first key word, the second key word, the third key word, and one more key word in the story text again. Explain what each word is doing in its sentence.

Retell: Retell the scene in two or three sentences using the first key word and the second key word. Then add one sentence about why the ending matters for Mei.

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