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很久以前，有一个女孩。
Hěn jiǔ yǐqián, yǒu yí ge nǚhái.
A long time ago, there was a girl.
Sentence vocabulary
很 · hěn
very
有 · yǒu
to have; there is
一 · yī
one
女 · nǚ
female; woman
Chinese myth story
Jingwei Fills the Sea
精卫填海
Read a clear beginner version of Jingwei, a small bird who keeps trying to fill the sea.
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她喜欢看大海。
Tā xǐhuan kàn dà hǎi.
She liked to look at the big sea.
Sentence vocabulary
她 · tā
she; her
看 · kàn
to look; to watch; to read
大 · dà
big; large
海 · hǎi
sea
3
有一天，她去了海边。
Yǒu yì tiān, tā qù le hǎi biān.
One day, she went to the seaside.
Sentence vocabulary
有 · yǒu
to have; there is
一 · yī
one
天 · tiān
sky; day
她 · tā
she; her
去 · qù
to go
海 · hǎi
sea
4
海水很大，她没有回家。
Hǎishuǐ hěn dà, tā méiyǒu huí jiā.
The seawater was very strong, and she did not return home.
Sentence vocabulary
海 · hǎi
sea
水 · shuǐ
water
很 · hěn
very
大 · dà
big; large
没有 · méiyǒu
do not have; there is not
家 · jiā
home; family
5
后来，她变成一只小鸟。
Hòulái, tā biànchéng yì zhī xiǎo niǎo.
Later, she became a small bird.
Sentence vocabulary
她 · tā
she; her
一 · yī
one
小 · xiǎo
small; little
鸟 · niǎo
bird
6
小鸟叫精卫。
Xiǎo niǎo jiào Jīngwèi.
The little bird was called Jingwei.
Sentence vocabulary
小 · xiǎo
small; little
鸟 · niǎo
bird
叫 · jiào
to be called; to call
7
精卫每天去山上。
Jīngwèi měi tiān qù shān shàng.
Every day, Jingwei went to the mountain.
Sentence vocabulary
每 · měi
every
天 · tiān
sky; day
去 · qù
to go
山 · shān
mountain
上 · shàng
on; above; previous
8
她拿小石头，飞到海上。
Tā ná xiǎo shítou, fēi dào hǎi shàng.
She took small stones and flew over the sea.
Sentence vocabulary
她 · tā
she; her
小 · xiǎo
small; little
海 · hǎi
sea
上 · shàng
on; above; previous
9
她把石头放进海里。
Tā bǎ shítou fàng jìn hǎi lǐ.
She put the stones into the sea.
Sentence vocabulary
她 · tā
she; her
海 · hǎi
sea
里 · lǐ
inside; in
10
人们说精卫很努力。
Rénmen shuō Jīngwèi hěn nǔlì.
People say Jingwei works very hard.
Sentence vocabulary
人 · rén
person; people
说 · shuō
to speak; to say
很 · hěn
very
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Vocabulary
Story words
鸟
niǎo
bird
海
hǎi
sea
水
shuǐ
water
山
shān
mountain
小
xiǎo
small; little
每
měi
every
天
tiān
sky; day
去
qù
to go
来
lái
to come
有
yǒu
to have; there is
很
hěn
very
不
bù
not; no
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Story vocabulary list
鸟 · niǎo
bird
海 · hǎi
sea
水 · shuǐ
water
山 · shān
mountain
小 · xiǎo
small; little
每 · měi
every
天 · tiān
sky; day
去 · qù
to go
来 · lái
to come
有 · yǒu
to have; there is
很 · hěn
very
不 · bù
not; no
Simple questions
What did Jingwei become?
Options: A small bird / A teacher / A dragon
What does 海 mean?
Options: sea / mountain / book
What is the pinyin for 鸟?
Options: niǎo / niú / nǚ
Sentence ordering exercise
Put these parts in the correct order.
有一个女孩很久以前
Answer: 很久以前，有一个女孩。
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