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妈妈的股票
Korea's Samsung Stock — Why Mom Is Happy About the KOSPI Going Up
HSK 1 Chinese listening practice. A simple story about Korea's stock market — why Mom is happy that Samsung and the KOSPI are going up.
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 国家、韩国、听过 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.
A country, like 中国 (China) or 韩国 (Korea). Used when talking about a place where people live together under one government.
The country of Korea. 韩 + 国 (country of Han). Sits between China and Japan.
听 (hear) + 过 (past experience marker). Used to ask 'have you ever heard about this thing before?'
The right-hand side. 右 = right, 边 = side. Opposite is 左边 (left side).
The informal everyday word for mother. Same character repeated.
Feeling happy. 高 (high) + 兴 (mood). When someone is in a good mood.
Used to ask why. Literally 'because of what.' Goes at the start of a question.
赚 (earn) + 钱 (money). To make money — usually from work or from investments.
手 (hand) + 机 (machine). A cell phone, the kind you carry in your hand.
A business — a place that makes things or provides services. Samsung is one example.
A super common verb meaning 'make' or 'do.' 做手机 = make phones; 做菜 = cook.
Low in price. Opposite of 贵 (expensive).
The famous Korean company. 三 (three) + 星 (star). Three Stars. Makes phones, TVs, and chips.
Having a quick mind. Used about people, and now also about AI.
回 (return) + 答 (response). To give an answer to a question.
Very impressive, very capable. Said about people, things, or capabilities you respect.
Used for prices, water level, or numbers going up. Opposite of 跌 (fall).
难 (difficult) + 过 (pass). Feeling sad — hard to get through.
Today's key word. 股 = a small share, 票 = a ticket/certificate. A small piece of ownership in a company.
芯 (core) + 片 (piece). The tiny chip inside a phone or computer that does the calculations.
* beyond level超纲词
'I'll tell you' / 'Let me explain.' V + 给 + somebody + V tells the listener you're doing the action for them.
我说给你听。
我画给你看。
'Also... also...' Used to list multiple things that are true at the same time.
也做电视，也做冰箱。
公司也有很多人，也有很多钱。
比 + something + adjective = 'more [adjective] than [something].' A basic comparison structure.
比一个人聪明。
也比一个人快。
'In other words...' / 'That is to say...' Used to restate something more clearly.
也就是说，你一月有一千块...
也就是说，他们没有赚到。