"Big thanks for the software! I just started learning Chinese here at the UN,
and your program is just what I need. It lets me follow up what I
learn in the classroom and then explore further."
—Nikolai Galkin, United Nations
Audio Immersion  | 
Audio Practice  | 
Vocabulary Study  | 
Vocabulary Review
Reading Practice  | 
Exercises  | 
Stepping Stones Home
Listen to one line of the story, and then repeat it aloud. Follow the characters in the text as you listen--each character corresponds to one syllable. Practice until you can recite the line from memory. Then go on to the next line. Again, don't worry about the meaning for now.
守 |
株 |
待 |
兔 |
||
shǒu |
zhū |
dài |
tù |
从 |
前 | 有 | 个 |
农 | 夫 | ||
cóng |
qián |
yǒu |
gè |
nóng |
fu |
看 |
见 |
一 |
只 |
兔 |
子 |
||
kàn |
jiàn |
yì |
zhī |
tù |
zi |
撞 |
死 |
在 |
田 |
边 |
的 |
一 |
棵 |
树 |
下 |
||
zhuàng |
sǐ |
zài |
tián |
biān |
de |
yì |
kē |
shù |
xia, |
因 |
此 |
他 |
以 |
为 |
||
yīn |
cǐ |
tā |
yǐ |
wéi |
可 |
以 |
不 |
花 |
一 |
点 |
力 |
气 |
||
kě |
yǐ |
bù |
huā |
yì |
diǎn |
lì |
qi |
便 |
可 |
获 |
得 |
食 |
物。 |
||
biàn |
kě |
huò |
dé |
shí |
wù. |
从 |
此 |
他 |
就 |
不 |
再 |
种 |
地 |
了, |
||
cóng |
cǐ |
tā |
jiù |
bú |
zài |
zhòng |
dì |
le, |
每 |
天 |
都 |
守 |
在 |
这 |
棵 |
树 |
下, |
||
měi |
tiān |
dōu |
shǒu |
zài |
zhè |
kē |
shù |
xia, |
期 |
望 |
能 |
再 |
捡 |
到 |
撞 |
死 |
的 |
兔 |
子。 |
||
qī |
wàng |
néng |
zài |
jiǎn |
dào |
zhuàng |
sǐ |
de: |
tù |
zi. |
日 |
子 |
一 |
天 |
天 |
过 |
去 |
了, |
||
rì |
zi |
yì |
tiān |
tiān |
guò |
qù |
le, |
再 |
也 |
没 |
有 |
兔 |
子 |
||
zài |
yě |
méi |
yǒu |
tù |
zi |
撞 |
死 |
在 |
这 |
棵 |
树 |
下, |
||
zhuàng |
sǐ |
zài |
zhè |
kē |
shù |
xia, |
农 |
夫 |
的 |
地 |
||
nóng |
fū |
de |
dì |
也 |
一 |
点 |
收 |
成 |
||
yě |
yì |
diǎn |
shōu |
chéng |
都 |
没 |
有 |
了。 |
||
dōu |
méi |
yǒu |
le. |
Once you have memorized each line of the story, you are ready to go on to the next step.