QI ChineseChinese readings
Short articles by HSK level with pinyin, translation and audio for daily reading practice.
- HSK 5Science and technology
How does the tiny ball in a pen deliver ink to paper?
笔尖的小球，怎样把墨水送到纸上？
- HSK 4Animals
How can bumblebees tell whose traces are on a flower?
花上没有留言，熊蜂怎么分辨谁来过？
- HSK 4Education
When a geography lesson became a puzzle
拼图曾经是一堂可以动手的地理课
- HSK 5History and archaeology
When bamboo slips come apart, how can their backs help?
竹简散开以后，背面能帮什么忙？
- HSK 4Nature and environment
When the trains stopped, a park began
列车不再经过，公园开始生长
- HSK 3Sports
Why do runners in outer lanes start further ahead?
外道的选手为什么站得更靠前？
- HSK 5Food and drink
How leftover tofu liquid can help make the next batch
做豆腐剩下的水，为什么还能帮助做豆腐？
- HSK 3Culture
Pay for two coffees, drink one: who is the other for?
付两杯咖啡的钱，只喝一杯，另一杯等谁？
- HSK 4Work
What does a seed need when entering a seed bank?
进入种子银行，要带上什么？
- HSK 4Travel
Why does a wave travel upstream on the Qiantang River?
钱塘江上的浪，为什么朝上游跑？
- HSK 5Space and astronomy
Does the Webb telescope stand still near L2?
在L2附近，韦布望远镜停着不动吗？
- HSK 4Everyday life
A pencil’s hardness begins in its core
铅笔的软硬，藏在笔芯的配方里
- HSK 4Prehistory and geology
Who carved these many-sided rock columns?
这些多边形石柱是谁切出来的？
- HSK 3Education
Can you guess where another classroom is using only yes or no answers?
只回答“是”或“不是”，能猜出另一间教室在哪儿吗？
- HSK 3Work
Who helps a letter find its way when a machine cannot read its address?
机器读不懂的信，谁来帮它找路？
- HSK 3Space and astronomy
Why isn't the planet nearest the Sun the hottest?
离太阳最近的行星，为什么不是最热的？
- HSK 1Food and drink
Why does ice float if it has not become lighter?
冰块没变轻，为什么浮在水上？
- HSK 1Everyday life
How does a tiny zipper slider bring two rows of teeth together?
小小的拉链头，怎么让两排齿合起来？
- HSK 1Travel
Can a boat ride a big wheel upward?
船也能坐大轮子往上走？
- HSK 2Culture
Why can seals using the same red paste print red or white characters?
同样用红色，为什么印出的字有红有白？
- HSK 3Science and technology
Why does a stationary phone's accelerometer still not read zero?
手机没动，加速度计为什么还不显示零？
- HSK 2Nature and environment
Was the yellow in green leaves there all along?
绿叶里的黄色，原来早就有了？
- HSK 2Sports
Does a tennis ball bounce entirely because of the air inside?
网球能弹起来，全靠里面的气吗？
- HSK 2Arts and entertainment
How can one guitar string produce different notes?
同一根吉他弦，怎么弹出不同的音？