Playful Student

Beginner HSK 1 fun source ↗

三sān年级nián jí有yǒu一yī个gè非常fēi cháng聪明cōng míng的de学生xué shēng，但是dàn shì他tā很hěn爱ài玩wán，不bù喜欢xǐ huan做zuò作业zuò yè，也yě不bù喜欢xǐ huan听tīng课kè。

有yǒu一yī天tiān，他tā对duì学校xué xiào的de老师lǎo shī说shuō：“我wǒ懂dǒng的de东西dōng xi已经yǐ jīng很hěn多duō了le，所以suǒ yǐ我wǒ不bù想xiǎng读dú书shū了le。

”老师lǎo shī问wèn：“那nà你nǐ想xiǎng做zuò什么shén me呢ne？

”学生xué shēng说shuō：“教jiāo二èr年级nián jí。

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Vocabulary 43 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
三	sān	three / 3
年级	nián jí	grade / year (in school, college etc)
有	yǒu	to have; there is
一	yī	one / single / a (article)
个	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
非常	fēi cháng	very; really
聪明	cōng míng	intelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing)
的	de	possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
学生	xué shēng	student / schoolchild
但是	dàn shì	but; however
他	tā	he; him; his
很	hěn	very; quite
爱	ài	to love; to be fond of; to like
玩	wán	to play / to have fun / to trifle with / to keep sth for entertainment
不	bù	no; not so
喜欢	xǐ huan	to like; to be fond of
做	zuò	to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
作业	zuò yè	school assignment / homework
也	yě	also; too; as well; (not ...) either
听	tīng	to listen to; to hear
课	kè	subject / course / class / lesson
天	tiān	day
对	duì	towards; at; for / concerning; regarding
学校	xué xiào	school
老师	lǎo shī	teacher
说	shuō	to speak; to talk; to say
我	wǒ	I; me; my
懂	dǒng	to understand / to comprehend
东西	dōng xi	thing / stuff / person
已经	yǐ jīng	already
多	duō	many; much; more; a lot of
了	le	(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
所以	suǒ yǐ	therefore / as a result / so
想	xiǎng	to desire; to want (to)
读	dú	to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
书	shū	book
问	wèn	to ask; to inquire
那	nà	then (in that case)
你	nǐ	you
什么	shén me	what?
呢	ne	(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
教	jiāo	to teach; to instruct
二	èr	two / 2