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龙王住在海里。
Lóngwáng zhù zài hǎi lǐ.
The Dragon King lived in the sea.
Sentence vocabulary
龙 · lóng
dragon
王 · wáng
king
在 · zài
to be at; in; on
海 · hǎi
sea
里 · lǐ
inside; in
Chinese myth story
The Dragon King
龙王的故事
Read an easy Mandarin story about the Dragon King, rain, water, and helping people respectfully.
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他看着水和天气。
Tā kànzhe shuǐ hé tiānqì.
He watched the water and the weather.
Sentence vocabulary
他 · tā
he; him
看 · kàn
to look; to watch; to read
水 · shuǐ
water
天气 · tiānqì
weather
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有一年，天气很热。
Yǒu yì nián, tiānqì hěn rè.
One year, the weather was very hot.
Sentence vocabulary
有 · yǒu
to have; there is
一 · yī
one
天气 · tiānqì
weather
很 · hěn
very
热 · rè
hot
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河里水很少。
Hé lǐ shuǐ hěn shǎo.
There was very little water in the river.
Sentence vocabulary
河 · hé
river
里 · lǐ
inside; in
水 · shuǐ
water
很 · hěn
very
少 · shǎo
few; little
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人们没有水喝。
Rénmen méiyǒu shuǐ hē.
People did not have water to drink.
Sentence vocabulary
人 · rén
person; people
没有 · méiyǒu
do not have; there is not
水 · shuǐ
water
喝 · hē
to drink
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他们请龙王帮忙。
Tāmen qǐng Lóngwáng bāngmáng.
They asked the Dragon King for help.
Sentence vocabulary
他们 · tāmen
they; them
龙 · lóng
dragon
王 · wáng
king
忙 · máng
busy
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龙王听见了。
Lóngwáng tīngjiàn le.
The Dragon King heard them.
Sentence vocabulary
龙 · lóng
dragon
王 · wáng
king
听 · tīng
to listen
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他让雨来到地上。
Tā ràng yǔ lái dào dì shàng.
He let rain come to the earth.
Sentence vocabulary
他 · tā
he; him
来 · lái
to come
地 · dì
ground; earth
上 · shàng
on; above; previous
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河里又有水了。
Hé lǐ yòu yǒu shuǐ le.
There was water in the river again.
Sentence vocabulary
河 · hé
river
里 · lǐ
inside; in
有 · yǒu
to have; there is
水 · shuǐ
water
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人们很高兴，也谢谢龙王。
Rénmen hěn gāoxìng, yě xièxie Lóngwáng.
People were very happy and thanked the Dragon King.
Sentence vocabulary
人 · rén
person; people
很 · hěn
very
高兴 · gāoxìng
happy; glad
谢谢 · xièxie
thank you
龙 · lóng
dragon
王 · wáng
king
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Vocabulary
Story words
龙
lóng
dragon
王
wáng
king
的
de
possessive particle
水
shuǐ
water
海
hǎi
sea
河
hé
river
天气
tiānqì
weather
人
rén
person; people
说
shuō
to speak; to say
好
hǎo
good; well
来
lái
to come
高兴
gāoxìng
happy; glad
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Story vocabulary list
龙 · lóng
dragon
王 · wáng
king
的 · de
possessive particle
水 · shuǐ
water
海 · hǎi
sea
河 · hé
river
天气 · tiānqì
weather
人 · rén
person; people
说 · shuō
to speak; to say
好 · hǎo
good; well
来 · lái
to come
高兴 · gāoxìng
happy; glad
Simple questions
Where did the Dragon King live?
Options: In the sea / At school / In a shop
What does 龙 mean?
Options: dragon / river / bird
What is the pinyin for 王?
Options: wáng / wǎng / wān
Sentence ordering exercise
Put these parts in the correct order.
里海在住王龙
Answer: 龙王住在海里。
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