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找一种颜色
Color Walking — China's Spring 2026 Xiaohongshu Trend of Walking and Picking One Color
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. A simple story about color walking — young people in China who go for a walk and look for just one color.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 7 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 20 key vocabulary words such as 朋友、今天、明天 and walks through 7 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.
今天我们说一个新的玩法。
Today we're talking about a new game.
这个玩法很简单。
This game is very simple.
你也可以做。
You can do it too.
不用钱。
No money needed.
不用买东西。
No need to buy anything.
不用很多时间。
No need for much time.
我先给你讲一个故事。
Let me first tell you a story.
我有一个朋友。
I have a friend.
她叫小美。
Her name is Xiaomei.
小美今年八岁。
Xiaomei is eight years old.
她跟妈妈住在城里。
She lives with her mom in the city.
上个周末，
Last weekend,
小美的好朋友来找她。
Xiaomei's good friend came to find her.
朋友叫小红。
The friend's name is Xiaohong.
小红说：
Xiaohong said:
"小美，我们出去玩吧。
"Xiaomei, let's go out and play."
"我们玩一个新游戏。
"Let's play a new game."
小美问：
Xiaomei asked:
"什么游戏？
"What game?"
小红说：
Xiaohong said:
"今天我们玩一个颜色。
"Today we'll play with one color."
"你选一个颜色。
"You pick a color."
"什么颜色都行。
"Any color is fine."
小美想了一下。
Xiaomei thought for a moment.
她说：
She said:
"我选黄色。
"I pick yellow."
小红说：
Xiaohong said:
"好。
"OK."
"那我们出去走。
"Then we'll go out and walk."
"我们只看黄色的东西。
"We'll only look at yellow things."
"看见了，
"When we see one,"
"就拿手机拍一张。
"we take a photo with the phone."
小美说：
Xiaomei said:
"哦！
"Oh!"
这个有意思。
"This is fun."
她们出门了。
They went out.
走在路上。
Walking on the road.
小红说：
Xiaohong said:
"你看，那个是什么？
"Look, what's that?"
小美一看：
Xiaomei looked:
"是一辆车。
"It's a car."
"是黄色的！
"A yellow one!"
她拿出妈妈的手机。
She took out her mom's phone.
拍了一张。
She took a photo.
走了一会儿。
After walking a while.
小美又看见一个东西。
Xiaomei saw another thing.
"看！
"Look!"
那是一朵小花。
"That's a little flower."
"黄色的小花。
"A yellow flower."
她又拍了一张。
She took another photo.
继续走。
They kept walking.
小红说：
Xiaohong said:
"前面有人。
"There's someone ahead."
"她拿着伞。
"She's holding an umbrella."
小美一看：
Xiaomei looked:
"哇！
"Wow!"
黄色的伞。
"A yellow umbrella."
她又拍。
She took another photo.
走着走着。
Walking, walking.
她们看见了很多黄色的东西：
They saw many yellow things:
一只黄色的小猫。
A yellow kitten.
一个黄色的指示牌。
A yellow road sign.
一个黄色的气球。
A yellow balloon.
一个小孩，
A child,
穿着黄色的衣服。
wearing yellow clothes.
还有树上的黄叶子。
And yellow leaves on a tree.
还有一个店里，
And inside a shop,
一个黄色的灯。
a yellow lamp.
还有一辆自行车。
And a bicycle,
车的把手是黄色的。
with yellow handlebars.
路边的一个小店，
A little shop by the road,
门上有黄色的字。
with yellow letters on the door.
店里的一个老板，
The owner of the shop,
他穿着黄色的鞋。
wearing yellow shoes.
很多很多。
So many.
真的很多。
Really many.
小美说：
Xiaomei said:
"我以前没注意。
"I never noticed before."
"原来街上有这么多黄色。
"Turns out the street has so much yellow."
小红说：
Xiaohong said:
"对呀。
"Yes."
"平时我们走路，
"Normally when we walk,"
"我们看手机。
"we look at our phones."
"我们想事。
"We think about things."
"我们不看。
"We don't look."
"今天我们只看黄色。
"Today we only look at yellow."
"我们就看到了。
"And we saw it."
小美说：
Xiaomei said:
"这个真好玩。
"This is really fun."
她们走了一个下午。
They walked for an afternoon.
拍了三十多张照片。
They took more than thirty photos.
都是黄色的。
All yellow.
回到家。
Back home.
小美给妈妈看。
Xiaomei showed her mom.
妈妈说：
Mom said:
"哇！
"Wow!"
"这些都是你拍的吗？
"You took all of these?"
"真漂亮。
"So beautiful."
小美说：
Xiaomei said:
"对。
"Yes."
"今天我和小红，
"Today Xiaohong and I"
"出去找了一天黄色。
"went out to find yellow all day."
妈妈说：
Mom said:
"这个叫什么？
"What's this called?"
小红说：
Xiaohong said:
"阿姨，这个叫'彩色散步'。
"Auntie, this is called 'Color Walking.'"
"现在很多人在玩。
"Lots of people are playing now."
"在小红书上。
"On Xiaohongshu."
"我妈妈也玩。
"My mom plays too."
妈妈说：
Mom said:
"原来如此。
"I see."
"很有意思。
"How interesting."
"我也想试一下。
"I want to try it too."
"明天我也跟你们一起。
"Tomorrow I'll come with you."
"我选什么颜色呢？
"What color should I pick?"
"我想想，
"Let me think,"
"我选粉色吧。
"I'll pick pink."
"粉色的花。
"Pink flowers."
"粉色的衣服。
"Pink clothes."
"粉色的小东西。
"Pink little things."
小美问：
Xiaomei asked:
"为什么大家都在玩？
"Why is everyone playing?"
小红说：
Xiaohong said:
"因为我们平时太忙了。
"Because we're usually too busy."
"上学、写作业、看手机。
"School, homework, looking at phones."
"脑子很累。
"Our brains are tired."
"出去找颜色，
"Going out to find colors,"
"不用想很多。
"you don't have to think much."
"就看。
"Just look."
"看一种颜色。
"Look at one color."
"很简单。
"Very simple."
"也很放松。
"Also very relaxing."
"我妈妈说，
"My mom said,"
"她以前下班回家，
"she used to come home from work"
"心里很乱。
"and her heart was all messed up."
"她试了'彩色散步'。
"She tried 'Color Walking.'"
"走一个小时。
"Walked for an hour."
"回到家，
"Back home,"
"她说她舒服多了。
"she said she felt much better."
小美说：
Xiaomei said:
"哦，我懂了。
"Oh, I get it."
她又问：
She asked again:
"那明天我们玩什么？
"So what shall we play tomorrow?"
"我们玩红色吗？
"Should we play red?"
小红说：
Xiaohong said:
"也可以。
"Sure."
"或者绿色。
"Or green."
"或者蓝色。
"Or blue."
"都行。
"Any is fine."
"每天一个颜色。
"One color each day."
"看看城市，
"Look at the city,"
"看看小动物。
"look at small animals,"
"看看花和树。
"look at flowers and trees."
"你会发现，
"You'll discover"
"原来你的城市，
"that your city"
"这么漂亮。
"is really beautiful."
小美点点头。
Xiaomei nodded.
她说：
She said:
"我以前没看。
"I never looked before."
"我每天上学、回家。
"Every day I go to school, come home."
"我没看路上的东西。
"I didn't look at things on the road."
"原来这么多。
"Turns out there's so much."
"明天我们玩红色。
"Tomorrow we'll play with red."
"红色的花。
"Red flowers."
"红色的车。
"Red cars."
"红色的灯。
"Red lights."
小红说：
Xiaohong said:
"好。
"OK."
"明天见。
"See you tomorrow."
小美说：
Xiaomei said:
"明天见。
"See you tomorrow."
故事到这里。
The story ends here.
今天我们学了一个新词：
Today we learned a new word:
"彩色散步"。
"Color Walking."
很简单。
Very simple.
选一个颜色。
Pick a color.
出去走。
Go out and walk.
看那个颜色。
Look at that color.
拍照片。
Take photos.
不用钱。
No money needed.
不用买东西。
No need to buy anything.
只用你的眼睛。
Only your eyes.
很多年轻人在玩。
Lots of young people are playing.
特别是在小红书上。
Especially on Xiaohongshu.
为什么大家喜欢？
Why does everyone love it?
因为我们的脑子，
Because our brains
平时太忙。
are usually too busy.
"彩色散步"很简单。
"Color Walking" is very simple.
让脑子休息一下。
It lets the brain rest.
你也可以试。
You can try too.
明天选一个颜色。
Tomorrow pick a color.
出门走一走。
Go out for a walk.
看一看。
Look around.
拍一拍。
Take some photos.
也许你也会发现，
Maybe you'll discover too
你的世界，
that your world
比你想的，
is more beautiful
漂亮很多。
than you thought.
好。
OK.
今天就到这里。
That's it for today.
明天再聊。
Talk again tomorrow.
Someone you like and spend time with. 我有一个朋友 = I have a friend.
今 (now) + 天 (day). 今天我们说一个新词 = today we're talking about a new word.
明 (bright/next) + 天 (day). 明天见 = see you tomorrow.
The everyday word for mother — same character repeated.
看 (look) + 见 (perceive). Used when you actually notice something — 我看见了 = I saw it.
To like or enjoy. 你喜欢什么颜色？= what color do you like?
Describes how something or someone looks beautiful. 真漂亮 = really beautiful.
Used for 'many' (很多 = very many) and 'how many' (多少). 这么多 = so many.
What you call something or someone. 她的名字叫小美 = her name is Xiaomei.
Money. 不用钱 = no money needed.
周 (week) + 末 (end). Saturday and Sunday. Beyond HSK 1 — typically HSK 2.
Red, blue, yellow — what things look like in different shades. HSK 2.
To select one option. 选一个颜色 = pick a color. HSK 3.
黄 (yellow) + 色 (color). The color of the sun. 黄 and 黄色 are HSK 2-3.
手 (hand) + 机 (machine). The phone you carry. HSK 2.
拍照 = take a photo. Used many times for taking pictures. HSK 4.
Feeling drained. 脑子很累 = the brain is tired. HSK 2.
A big urban place where many people live. 你的城市 = your city. HSK 3.
散 (scatter) + 步 (step). A leisurely walk. HSK 4 — and it's literally in the trend's name 彩色散步.
彩色 (colorful) + 散步 (take a walk). The name of the whole trend — pick a color, walk around, photograph only that color. Compound, well beyond HSK 1.
* beyond level超纲词
什么...都...
'Any... whatever...' Used to mean every option works.
什么颜色都行。
都行。
只看...
'Only look at...' Limits attention to one thing.
我们只看黄色的东西。
今天我们只看黄色。
原来...
'It turns out...' / 'I had no idea...' Used to express a small discovery.
原来街上有这么多黄色。
原来你的城市，这么漂亮。
也可以...
'You can also...' / 'It's OK to also...' Used to extend options.
也可以。
或者绿色，或者蓝色，都行。
比你想的...
'More ... than you thought.' A common comparative phrase.
你的世界，比你想的，漂亮很多。