HSK 1 Chinese Story
The Last Subway
最后一班地铁
Zuìhòu yì bān dìtiě
2:52 min video · 9 sentences · 8 key words
About this lesson
Xiao Ming misses the last subway home at night. A kind taxi driver helps him, and he gets home to a warm bowl of noodles.
How to practise
- Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
- Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause.
- At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.
Key words 生词
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 现在 | xiànzài | now | HSK 1 |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | night, evening | HSK 1 |
| 累 | lèi | tired | HSK 1 |
| 打车 | dǎchē | take a taxi | HSK 1 |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔ | to rain | HSK 1 |
| 回家 | huíjiā | go home | HSK 1 |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | noodles | HSK 1 |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | subway | HSK 2 |
Transcript with pinyin and English
现在是晚上十一点。
Xiànzài shì wǎnshang shí yī diǎn.
It is eleven o'clock at night now.
小明在地铁站。
Xiǎo Míng zài dìtiězhàn.
Xiao Ming is at the subway station.
地铁走了，他很累。
Dìtiě zǒu le, tā hěn lèi.
The subway left, and he is very tired.
他想打车回家。
Tā xiǎng dǎchē huíjiā.
He wants to take a taxi home.
外边下雨了。
Wàibian xiàyǔ le.
It is raining outside.
一个好人开车来了。
Yí gè hǎorén kāichē lái le.
A kind person drove up.
小明到家了。
Xiǎo Míng dào jiā le.
Xiao Ming got home.
妈妈说：“你饿吗？”
Māma shuō: “Nǐ è ma?”
Mom said, "Are you hungry?"
他笑了，吃了面条儿。
Tā xiào le, chī le miàntiáor.
He smiled and ate the noodles.
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