Graded reading
Stories, each told at more than one level. Every one says how long it is and how hard it reads. All of them are free to read now — no account needed.
Short Stories
短篇故事2 stories · all free- 1The Tensest Thirty Seconds of a Chinese Date约会文化：最紧张的三十秒One first date, told twice — once in HSK 3 and once in full. The outfit, the cat that was a dog, and the fight over the bill.Short · HSK3252 charsFull · HSK5499 charsFree
- 2“It's on Me.” Three Days Later: “Send Me 93.”他说他请客，三天后要我转93He would not let her pay. She said they were not a match — and ten minutes later he asked for half of it back, with an itemised screenshot.Short · HSK3234 charsFull · HSK5378 charsFree
The Wrong Number
连载故事 · 发错的微信8 stories · all free- 1The Wrong Number · Wrong Number发错的微信 · 第1集 发错了One message, one wrong number, and a question she did not expect.HSK 2–393 charsHSK 4–5185 charsFree
- 2The Wrong Number · Dinner for One发错的微信 · 第2集 一个人的晚饭She goes anyway. So does someone at the next table.HSK 2–3109 charsHSK 4–5147 charsFree
- 3The Wrong Number · One Line a Day发错的微信 · 第3集 每天一句话No names. Just a message every day, and then an idea.HSK 2–368 charsFree
- 4The Wrong Number · His Photo发错的微信 · 第4集 他的照片She asks for a photo. What arrives is not a face.HSK 2–369 charsFree
- 5The Wrong Number · The New Colleague发错的微信 · 第5集 公司来了新同事Monday morning. A quiet man sits down behind her.HSK 2–365 charsFree
- 6The Wrong Number · He Isn't Coming发错的微信 · 第6集 他不来了She names a time. He says he is busy. And then, three characters.HSK 2–361 charsFree
- 7The Wrong Number · Why He Was Afraid发错的微信 · 第7集 他为什么怕The long message. The real reason.HSK 2–361 charsFree
- 8The Wrong Number · Seven, the Usual Place发错的微信 · 第8集 七点，老地方The same message as episode one. This time it goes to the right person.HSK 2–371 charsFree