HSK 3.0 · Level 1 · 1 min

The red sock

A missing sock turns up in a small performance under the table.

AI-generated Mandarin audio.

我的一只红袜子不见了。

Wǒ de yì zhī hóng wàzi bú jiàn le.

One of my red socks is missing.

A girl holding one red sock searches under a bed while her father and little brother are by the table.

床上没有,床下也没有。

Chuáng shang méiyǒu, chuáng xià yě méiyǒu.

It is not on the bed or under it.

我去问爸爸。他说:“我没看见。”

Wǒ qù wèn bàba. Tā shuō: “Wǒ méi kànjiàn.”

I ask Dad. He says, “I haven’t seen it.”

这时,弟弟在桌子下面笑。

Zhè shí, dìdi zài zhuōzi xiàmian xiào.

Just then, my little brother laughs under the table.

爸爸伸出一只手,手上穿着我的红袜子。

Bàba shēnchū yì zhī shǒu, shǒu shang chuānzhe wǒ de hóng wàzi.

Dad holds out a hand, wearing my red sock.

“你好!”袜子说。弟弟又笑了。

“Nǐ hǎo!” Wàzi shuō. Dìdi yòu xiào le.

“Hello!” says the sock. My little brother laughs again.

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袜子最后在哪儿?

弟弟为什么笑?

Words from this reading

袜子 wàzi
sock
红 hóng
red
弟弟 dìdi
younger brother
笑 xiào
to laugh; to smile

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