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Learn Chinese with Beginner Stories

Learn Chinese with Beginner Stories

maayot 630 episodes Latest May 31, 2026

Learn Mandarin Chinese through fun and engaging stories. Each week, practice your listening with a story entirely in Chinese, covering levels from Beginner to Advanced and all HSK levels. Get daily stories tailored to your level by subscribing to maayot.com.

Episodes

[ Dialogue ] 最喜欢中国什么?  | What Do You Like Most About China? | Mandarin Beginner |【对话】 May 31, 2026 00:11:40 Gao Yue asks Anna how long she has been in China and whether she likes it...—————————————————————————————————高月:哎?你来中国多久了? 安娜:我来中国差不多三个月了。 高月:三个月了?喜欢吗? 安娜:非常喜欢! 高月:最喜欢中国什么? 安娜:嗯......中国菜!哈哈 高月:哈哈,还有吗? 安娜:还有和中国人说中文。 —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interac
[ Dialogue ] 没有八小时啊!| Not Even Eight Hours! | Mandarin Beginner |【对话】 May 24, 2026 00:08:23 Gao Jin notices his brother Gao Yue is tired and asks about his sleep....————————————————————————————————高进:你又困了?昨天晚上没睡觉吗?    高月:睡了,昨晚很早我就睡觉了。    高进:几点?    高月:晚上十一点半。    高进:那也不早。你是几点起床的?    高月:我是六点起床的。   高进:没有八小时啊! —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interac
[ Dialogue ] 困?为什么? | Sleepy? Why? | Mandarin Beginner |【对话】 May 17, 2026 00:09:01 Anna says she feels sleepy for no reason. Gao Yue playfully builds suspense, then delivers a cheesy but sweet joke......—————————————————————————————————安娜:哎呀,我很困!    高月:困?为什么?    安娜:不知道。    高月:啊,我知道!    安娜:为什么?    高月:因为......   安娜:快说快说!   高月:昨天晚上你在我的心里跑了一个晚上。    安娜:哈哈哈~ —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-
[ Dialogue ] 天气热了 | It’s Getting Hot | Mandarin Beginner |【对话】 May 9, 2026 00:12:22 Yu Qing’s date notices she isn’t carrying her backpack. She explains that it wouldn’t look good with her dress...—————————————————————————————————约会对象:你今天怎么没带背包?雨晴:因为我穿了裙子,所以带背包不好看。约会对象:啊,对。我第一次看你穿裙子,真好看。雨晴:谢谢啊,天气热了,以后我会常常穿裙子。我不喜欢穿裤子。约会对象:为什么?雨晴:穿裤子比穿裙子舒服多了。约会对象:啊,我希望我也能穿裙子。雨晴:哈哈,你是苏格兰人就可以。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside m
[ Dialogue ] 我学了三年了  | I’ve Been Studying for Three Years | Mandarin Beginner |【对话】 May 3, 2026 00:09:12 Gao Yue meets Anna and asks where she’s from. She says she’s from the UK, and Gao Yue compliments her Chinese...Original text:—————————————————————————————————高月:你好啊!问一下,你是哪国人?  安娜:你好,我是英国人。  高月:啊,你的汉语真好。  安娜:谢谢,我学了三年了。  高月:太好了,我叫高月。你呢?  安娜:我中文名字叫安娜。 —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that su
[ Dialogue ] 我可以是你朋友吗?  | Can I Be Your Friend? | Mandarin Beginner |【对话】 Apr 26, 2026 00:08:45 Gao Yue compliments Anna on her Chinese. She explains she wants to work in China and make Chinese friends......Original text: —————————————————————————————————高月:哇,你的中文很好。 安娜:谢谢,我学了三年了。 高月:你为什么想学中文? 安娜:我想来中国工作, 高月:太好啦。 安娜:我也想和中国人交朋友。 高月:我可以是你朋友吗?  —————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit
[ Dialogue ] 到时候我告诉你  | I’ll Tell You Then | Mandarin Beginner |【对话】 Apr 19, 2026 00:10:11 Li Yang asks his wife about this month’s water bill and points out they were away for ten days, so it should be lower...—————————————————————————————————李阳:这个月的水费多少钱?妻子:我没看,和平时差不多吧?李阳:不会,这个月我们有十天都没在家。记得吗?妻子:喔,对对对。那会比平时少一点。李阳:嗯,你到时候看看。我想会少一半吧?妻子:我看看,到时候我告诉你。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories t
[ Dialogue ] 你心情不好吗? | Are You Feeling Down? | Mandarin Beginner |【对话】 Apr 12, 2026 00:12:04 Anna tells Gao Yue she wants to go out for a walk. Gao Yue offers to join her, asking if she’s in a bad mood...—————————————————————————————————安娜:亲爱的,我出去一下。高月:这么晚了,你去哪里?安娜:我想出去走走,有点闷。高月:我陪你一起去吧。我们一起走走,怎么样?安娜:好啊。那更好。高月:你心情不好吗?安娜:没有,我就是一天都没出去了。工作久了就闷。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that sui
[ Dialogue ] 不高不矮  | Not Too Tall, Not Too Short | Mandarin Beginner |【对话】 Apr 5, 2026 00:09:03 Anna and Gao Yue talk about their heights. Anna guesses Gao Yue is...Original text: —————————————————————————————————安娜:你多高? 高月:你觉得我多高? 安娜:嗯......一米八五? 高月:哈哈,差不多。我一米八三。 安娜:啊,你猜我多高? 高月:你?不高不矮,我正喜欢。 安娜:我差不多一米六。—————————————————————————————————If you’re enjoying this story, there’s so much more waiting for you inside maayot:✅ Daily bite-sized stories that suit your level✅ native audio✅ Interactions w
[ Dialogue ] 女性隐形的“伤疤” | Women’s Invisible ‘Scars’ | Mandarin Advanced |【对话】 Mar 15, 2026 00:05:36 Invisible gender discrimination, like sexual harassment, subtly affects women daily. Repeated low-level threats create stress, alter brain function, and increase long-term risks of depression and anxiety. What can we do for this?—————————————————————————————————在许多社会中,性别歧视往往被理解为明显的排斥或制度性不公,但更普遍、也更难被察觉的,是日常生活中无处不在的“隐性性别歧视”。性骚扰正是这种隐性歧视中最常见、也最具破坏性的一种表现形式。它并不总是以暴力出现,更多时候是一句不合时宜的评论、一次令人不适的注视,或是在公共空间中反复
[ Dialogue ] 下次小心啊 | Be Careful Next Time | Mandarin Intermediate |【对话】 Mar 8, 2026 00:08:33 Anna points out a large stain on the wall and asks Gao Yue what happened the night before. Gao Yue admits it probably happened while playing games with friends after drinking too much.—————————————————————————————————安娜:你醒啦?昨天晚上你和朋友们做了什么?你看!墙上的这些污渍。高月:哎呀,我都没注意。一定是和我朋友们玩游戏的时候弄的。安娜:你不记得吗?这么大一块污渍。哈哈哈,别装了。高月:真的不记得了。可能我们都喝太多了,大家都有些醉了。看上去应该是啤酒污渍。安娜:好吧,算了。怎么办呢?不知道能不能去掉这些污渍。不然,我们就有麻烦了。高月:别担心,交给我吧。啤酒污渍不难去掉
[ Dialogue ] 你这是心理作用 | It’s Your Mind Playing Tricks | Mandarin Intermediate |【对话】 Mar 1, 2026 00:09:07 Li Yang’s wife worries that the roast chicken they just ate might be undercooked. Soon She realises her fear might be coming from a past severe food poisoning incident, and jokingly considers never eating chicken again. —————————————————————————————————妻子:你觉得我们刚刚吃的那个烤鸡熟了吗?李阳:熟了吧?你觉得肚子不舒服吗?妻子:没有。就是问问。我吃的时候觉得鸡肉中间很软。李阳:别担心。那是腌过的鸡肉,煮熟了也很软的。你知道的。你这是心理作用。妻子:嗯,好吧。我多想了。哎,‘一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳’。就是我的那次非常严重的食物中毒害的,每次

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