HSK 3 Reading Practice

This Chinese dialogue is an informal conversation between friends.

To recommend (推荐) is a very useful verb to know. You will hear it a lot while travelling in China, as people will always recommend places to visit, and food to eat.

A Mandarin dialogue about making a doctor’s appointment.

Another short reading passage about pets (宠物).

Do you like to watch movies (看电影)?

A short passage regarding a Typhoon over Guangzhou in Southern China.

England is a great place! Learn more about it in today’s Chinese article.

A Chinese dialogue discussing household chores (家务).

A Chinese passage about going to a convenience store.

This excellent Chinese dialogue sounds very conversational – just like you would hear in China.

擅长 is a very useful way of saying you are good at something. For example: 我擅长唱歌 – I am good at running.

China has fantastic transport systems. Busses (公交车), trains (火车), and planes (飞机) are all affordable – and rarely late/delayed!

Three quick notes about this passage. 外卖小哥 i s a very native way to say “delivery driver” in Chinese. It refers to delivery drivers who generally ride electric bikes and deliver food.

A Chinese passage about someone’s young nephew (侄子).

An intermediate Chinese dialogue between friends discussing food plans.

PPT is the most common way for Chinese people to say powerpoint. It is not frequently referred to with Chinese characters.

A Mandarin dialogue about buying shoes (鞋子).

China House

12306app is a Chinese mobile app for buying train tickets.

瑞雪兆丰年 is a Chinese idiom that can translate into “a timely snow promises a good harvest”.

Winters in China can be very cold, especially in the northern provinces.

Learn how to ask “What car do you drive?” in Mandarin Chinese.

A useful Chinese passage describing a classroom.

In China, 110 is the number you should dial for the police.

Learn how to describe the layout of a house in Chinese.

A Chinese article about a dog named Wang Wang.

A Chinese dialogue talking about favourite sports and athletes.

A Chinese passage about Xiao Ming’s day complete with Pinyin and translations.

粉丝 is a phonetical translation of “fan”. A 足球粉丝 would be a “football fan”.

A short Chinese story featuring a Mr Li.

Learn how to complain about your significant other’s annoying habits by reading this intermediate Chinese article.

In this Chinese article, learn how to use 去过 to say that you have been somewhere.

This intermediate dialogue involves a mother admonishing her child for being loud in a library.

This short intermediate story tells of a girl who must travel alone to her grandfather’s house.

This intermediate Chinese article introduces 思考 as a way to say “contemplating” or “thinking”.

Today’s intermediate reading article is describing a game called “Whisper”.

An intermediate reading article discussing how to spend time after work.

This is a slightly strange article describing 3 animals in a picture.

我的阿姨是一名中文老师，在英国工作。

This intermediate Mandarin article is about seasons (季节).

Learn the story behind the idiom 画龙点睛. Using idioms wisely can vastly improve your Chinese.

Friends (朋友) are important. Learn how to describe your friends in this intermediate Chinese dialogue.

This Mandarin reading is about spending the day with your girlfriend (女朋友).

盲 means “blind”. This intermediate Mandarin short story is about three blind men.

This intermediate dialogue talks about how to improve your Mandarin!

This Chinese passage is talking about a birthday (生日).

China is a big country so it naturally has large variance in food available.

This Chinese article has lots of important vocabulary.

This Chinese dialogue focuses upon the idea of “going cashless”.

Renting is very common in China as house prices are very high, whereas rent is reasonable.

This is part of a conversation that started in HSK 1 and HSK 2 .

Guilin is one of the most popular tourist destinations in China. It is a city surrounded by fantastic scenery.

Learn about Nanjing in today’s intermediate article.

The title of this article is 亡羊补牢. It is a Chinese idiom that can mean “to act belatedly” or “better late than never”.

A Chinese reading article about the popular phone app DiDi. It allows people to order taxis and is very similar to Uber (for reasons you will see below).

A short Chinese dialogue focused upon the word 毕业 meaning ‘to graduate’.

A continuation of the dialogue found both in our HSK 1 and HSK 2 sections. This continues on an intermediate level. The conversation has an informal tone.

Chinese restaurants are fantastic about offering discounts to regular customers. Find out how to ask for one in today’s Chinese dialogue.