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中国年轻人：下班后，要好好玩
Chinese Youth: After Work, Play Hard
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. A simple story about a Beijing office worker who is tired after work and learns to rest, play games, and have fun.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 9 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 14 key vocabulary words such as 休息、工作、累 and walks through 5 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.
说到下班后怎么休息，我们来看小明的故事。
Speaking of how to rest after work, let us look at Xiaoming's story.
小明是一个人。
Xiaoming is a person.
小明在中国。
Xiaoming is in China.
小明在北京住。
Xiaoming lives in Beijing.
小明有工作。
Xiaoming has a job.
小明每天去工作。
Xiaoming goes to work every day.
小明上午工作。
Xiaoming works in the morning.
小明中午也工作。
Xiaoming also works at noon.
小明下午也工作。
Xiaoming also works in the afternoon.
小明工作很多。
Xiaoming works a lot.
小明很忙。
Xiaoming is very busy.
小明很累。
Xiaoming is very tired.
小明不高兴。
Xiaoming is not happy.
今天星期一。
Today is Monday.
今天是工作日。
Today is a workday.
小明在公司。
Xiaoming is at the company.
小明坐在椅子上。
Xiaoming sits on a chair.
小明看电脑。
Xiaoming looks at the computer.
小明写字。
Xiaoming writes characters.
小明打电话。
Xiaoming makes phone calls.
小明做很多事情。
Xiaoming does many things.
下午六点了。
It is six o'clock in the afternoon.
小明现在回家。
Xiaoming is going home now.
小明坐出租车。
Xiaoming takes a taxi.
出租车很快。
The taxi is very fast.
小明到家了。
Xiaoming has arrived home.
小明在家里。
Xiaoming is at home.
小明很累。
Xiaoming is very tired.
小明想睡觉。
Xiaoming wants to sleep.
小明坐在椅子上。
Xiaoming sits on a chair.
小明看手机。
Xiaoming looks at his phone.
小明看工作的东西。
Xiaoming looks at work things.
小明看工作电话。
Xiaoming looks at work calls.
小明还在想工作。
Xiaoming is still thinking about work.
小明这样好吗？
Is it good for Xiaoming to be like this?
这样不好。
This is not good.
小明没有休息。
Xiaoming did not rest.
小明的身体在家。
Xiaoming's body is at home.
小明的心在工作。
Xiaoming's mind is at work.
这是不对的。
This is not right.
小明需要休息。
Xiaoming needs to rest.
小明怎么休息呢？
How should Xiaoming rest?
小明的朋友来了。
Xiaoming's friend came.
朋友叫小红。
The friend is called Xiaohong.
小红看小明。
Xiaohong looks at Xiaoming.
小红说小明很累。
Xiaohong says Xiaoming is very tired.
小明说对。
Xiaoming says yes.
小明说他很累。
Xiaoming says he is very tired.
小红说小明要玩。
Xiaohong says Xiaoming needs to play.
小明问玩什么。
Xiaoming asks play what.
小红说玩游戏。
Xiaohong says play games.
小明不想玩。
Xiaoming does not want to play.
小红说要玩。
Xiaohong says he must play.
玩游戏很好。
Playing games is very good.
玩游戏可以休息。
Playing games can be a rest.
小明听小红的话。
Xiaoming listens to Xiaohong's words.
小明关了手机。
Xiaoming turned off his phone.
小明不看电话。
Xiaoming does not look at the phone.
小明不看工作。
Xiaoming does not look at work.
小明打开电脑。
Xiaoming turns on the computer.
小明玩电脑游戏。
Xiaoming plays computer games.
小明喜欢玩游戏。
Xiaoming likes playing games.
小明很高兴。
Xiaoming is very happy.
小明玩了多久？
How long did Xiaoming play?
小明玩了三十分钟。
Xiaoming played for thirty minutes.
也就是半个小时。
Which is half an hour.
半个小时不长。
Half an hour is not long.
半个小时也不短。
Half an hour is also not short.
这半个小时很好。
This half hour is very good.
小明没有想工作。
Xiaoming did not think about work.
小明只在玩。
Xiaoming was only playing.
小明笑了。
Xiaoming smiled.
小明很高兴。
Xiaoming is very happy.
小明不累了。
Xiaoming is no longer tired.
小明觉得很好。
Xiaoming feels very good.
小明谢谢小红。
Xiaoming thanks Xiaohong.
然后小明吃晚饭。
Then Xiaoming eats dinner.
小明吃米饭。
Xiaoming eats rice.
小明吃菜。
Xiaoming eats dishes.
小明喝水。
Xiaoming drinks water.
小明吃得很多。
Xiaoming eats a lot.
吃完饭小明看书。
After eating, Xiaoming reads a book.
小明看书。
Xiaoming reads a book.
书上的字很多。
There are many words in the book.
书上的画很漂亮。
The pictures in the book are very pretty.
小明喜欢看书。
Xiaoming likes reading books.
这也是玩。
This is also playing.
这也是休息。
This is also resting.
小明没有想工作。
Xiaoming did not think about work.
小明的心在休息。
Xiaoming's mind is resting.
十点了。
It is ten o'clock.
小明去睡觉。
Xiaoming goes to sleep.
小明睡得很好。
Xiaoming sleeps very well.
明天是星期二。
Tomorrow is Tuesday.
小明起床。
Xiaoming gets up.
小明早上起床。
Xiaoming gets up in the morning.
小明感觉很好。
Xiaoming feels very good.
小明不累。
Xiaoming is not tired.
小明很高兴。
Xiaoming is very happy.
小明去工作。
Xiaoming goes to work.
小明工作很快。
Xiaoming works very fast.
小明工作得很好。
Xiaoming works very well.
因为小明休息了。
Because Xiaoming rested.
因为小明玩了。
Because Xiaoming played.
玩很重要。
Playing is very important.
工作后要玩。
You need to play after work.
玩半个小时很好。
Playing for half an hour is very good.
很多人和小明一样。
Many people are like Xiaoming.
很多人工作很累。
Many people are very tired from work.
很多人回家不玩。
Many people do not play when they go home.
他们只看手机。
They only look at their phones.
他们想工作。
They think about work.
他们没有休息好。
They did not rest well.
他们明天很累。
They will be very tired tomorrow.
这样不好。
This is not good.
我们需要玩。
We need to play.
我们可以玩什么？
What can we play?
我们可以玩东西。
We can play with things.
我们可以玩电脑。
We can play on the computer.
我们可以看书。
We can read books.
我们可以看电影。
We can watch movies.
我们可以跑。
We can run.
我们可以走。
We can walk.
我们可以和朋友玩。
We can play with friends.
和朋友玩很高兴。
Playing with friends is very happy.
和家人玩很高兴。
Playing with family is very happy.
这些都是玩。
These are all playing.
玩的时候不工作。
When playing, do not work.
不要打电话。
Do not make phone calls.
不要看电脑。
Do not look at the computer.
要专心玩。
You must focus on playing.
玩半个小时。
Play for half an hour.
这半个小时是你的。
This half hour is yours.
不是老板的。
It is not the boss's.
是你自己的。
It is your own.
这叫真正的休息。
This is called true resting.
休息很好。
Resting is very good.
休息让你高兴。
Resting makes you happy.
休息让你不累。
Resting makes you not tired.
你可以做得很好。
You can do very well.
每天玩一玩。
Play a little every day.
每天高兴一点。
Be a little happier every day.
工作和生活都好。
Both work and life are good.
工作是工作。
Work is work.
生活是生活。
Life is life.
生活里要有玩。
There must be play in life.
我们再看小红。
Let us look at Xiaohong again.
小红也有工作。
Xiaohong also has a job.
小红在商店工作。
Xiaohong works in a store.
商店在学校前面。
The store is in front of the school.
商店里有很多东西。
There are many things in the store.
有衣服。
There are clothes.
有杯子。
There are cups.
有电脑。
There are computers.
有电视。
There are TVs.
有苹果。
There are apples.
有茶。
There is tea.
有水。
There is water.
小红每天卖东西。
Xiaohong sells things every day.
小红每天站着。
Xiaohong stands every day.
小红也很累。
Xiaohong is also very tired.
可是小红很高兴。
But Xiaohong is very happy.
为什么小红高兴？
Why is Xiaohong happy?
因为小红会休息。
Because Xiaohong knows how to rest.
小红下班回家。
Xiaohong gets off work and goes home.
小红回家以后玩。
Xiaohong plays after going home.
小红喜欢看电影。
Xiaohong likes watching movies.
小红看电影。
Xiaohong watches a movie.
电影很好看。
The movie is very good to watch.
电影里有猫。
There are cats in the movie.
电影里有狗。
There are dogs in the movie.
小红看电影的时候。
When Xiaohong watches a movie.
小红不想工作。
Xiaohong does not think about work.
小红不想商店。
Xiaohong does not think about the store.
小红不想衣服。
Xiaohong does not think about clothes.
小红只看电影。
Xiaohong only watches the movie.
小红很高兴。
Xiaohong is very happy.
小红也喜欢看书。
Xiaohong also likes reading books.
小红看很多书。
Xiaohong reads many books.
小红看中文书。
Xiaohong reads Chinese books.
看书也是玩。
Reading books is also playing.
小红看书的时候。
When Xiaohong reads a book.
小红不看手机。
Xiaohong does not look at her phone.
小红不接电话。
Xiaohong does not answer phone calls.
小红很安静。
Xiaohong is very quiet.
小红休息得很好。
Xiaohong rests very well.
还有小明和小红。
Then there are Xiaoming and Xiaohong.
他们一起玩。
They play together.
他们玩什么？
What do they play?
他们玩东西。
They play with things.
他们做房子。
They build a house.
房子很漂亮。
The house is very pretty.
他们玩了半个小时。
They played for half an hour.
小明忘记了工作。
Xiaoming forgot about work.
小明只有高兴。
Xiaoming only had happiness.
然后他们去外面。
Then they go outside.
外面天气很好。
The weather outside is very good.
不冷也不热。
It is neither cold nor hot.
他们在外面走。
They walk outside.
他们看见一只猫。
They see a cat.
猫在睡觉。
The cat is sleeping.
他们看见一只狗。
They see a dog.
狗在跑。
The dog is running.
小明和小红也跑。
Xiaoming and Xiaohong also run.
他们跑得很慢。
They run very slowly.
这也是玩。
This is also playing.
运动也是玩。
Exercise is also playing.
身体在动。
The body is moving.
可是心在休息。
But the heart is resting.
心不累了。
The heart is no longer tired.
晚上回家。
Returning home in the evening.
小明喝了一杯茶。
Xiaoming drank a cup of tea.
茶很热。
The tea is very hot.
茶很好喝。
The tea is very good to drink.
小明觉得很好。
Xiaoming feels very good.
故事说的是什么？
What is the story about?
说的是下班后玩。
It is about playing after work.
中国有一个专家。
China has an expert.
专家说了什么？
What did the expert say?
他说下班要玩。
He said you need to play after work.
我们要好好玩。
We need to play well.
每天玩半个小时。
Play for half an hour every day.
玩的时候不想工作。
Do not think about work when playing.
这叫真正的休息。
This is called true resting.
这样我们才不累。
Only in this way will we not be tired.
A common verb and noun for taking a break or resting.
Used as both a noun (a job) and a verb (to work).
An adjective describing physical or mental exhaustion.
Literally 'electric brain'. Used with the measure word 台 (tái).
A common adjective used to describe a joyful mood or feeling.
A separable verb (verb-object structure) meaning to go to bed or sleep.
Usually paired with the verb 看 (kàn - to watch). Measure word is 部 (bù).
Refers to games in general, including computer games (电脑游戏). Paired with the verb 玩 (wán).
An adverb or adjective indicating doing something with undivided attention.
An adjective used to emphasize that something is real or authentic, like 'true resting' (真正的休息).
A noun referring to a specialist or professional in a particular field.
A verb meaning to fail to remember something.
A common noun for a business owner, employer, or manager.
An adjective describing a silent environment or a calm state of mind.
* beyond level超纲词
Indicates the location where someone or something is, or where an action takes place.
小明在公司。
小明在家里。
小红在商店工作。
The particle 得 (de) connects a verb to a degree complement, describing how well or in what manner the action is performed.
小明睡得很好。
小明工作得很好。
他们跑得很慢。
A common time phrase equivalent to 'when...' or 'while...'. It is placed after a verb phrase or sentence.
小红看电影的时候。
小红看书的时候。
玩的时候不工作。
The character 完 (wán) acts as a result complement indicating that an action has been completed.
吃完饭小明看书。
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