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夸父是一个大人。
Kuāfù shì yí ge dà rén.
Kuafu was a great person.
Sentence vocabulary
是 · shì
to be
一 · yī
one
大 · dà
big; large
人 · rén
person; people
Chinese myth story
Kuafu Chases the Sun
夸父追日
Practice an easy Mandarin story about Kuafu, the sun, running, drinking water, and big dreams.
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他每天看太阳。
Tā měi tiān kàn tàiyáng.
He looked at the sun every day.
Sentence vocabulary
他 · tā
he; him
每 · měi
every
天 · tiān
sky; day
看 · kàn
to look; to watch; to read
太阳 · tàiyáng
sun
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太阳很远，也很热。
Tàiyáng hěn yuǎn, yě hěn rè.
The sun was very far away and very hot.
Sentence vocabulary
太阳 · tàiyáng
sun
很 · hěn
very
远 · yuǎn
far
热 · rè
hot
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夸父想追太阳。
Kuāfù xiǎng zhuī tàiyáng.
Kuafu wanted to chase the sun.
Sentence vocabulary
想 · xiǎng
to want; to think
太阳 · tàiyáng
sun
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他从早上跑到晚上。
Tā cóng zǎoshang pǎo dào wǎnshang.
He ran from morning to night.
Sentence vocabulary
他 · tā
he; him
跑 · pǎo
to run
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天气很热，他很渴。
Tiānqì hěn rè, tā hěn kě.
The weather was very hot, and he was very thirsty.
Sentence vocabulary
天气 · tiānqì
weather
很 · hěn
very
热 · rè
hot
他 · tā
he; him
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他喝了很多水。
Tā hē le hěn duō shuǐ.
He drank a lot of water.
Sentence vocabulary
他 · tā
he; him
喝 · hē
to drink
很 · hěn
very
多 · duō
many; much
水 · shuǐ
water
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他又去河边找水。
Tā yòu qù hé biān zhǎo shuǐ.
He went again to the river to look for water.
Sentence vocabulary
他 · tā
he; him
去 · qù
to go
河 · hé
river
水 · shuǐ
water
9
他没有追到太阳。
Tā méiyǒu zhuī dào tàiyáng.
He did not catch the sun.
Sentence vocabulary
他 · tā
he; him
没有 · méiyǒu
do not have; there is not
太阳 · tàiyáng
sun
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人们记得他的勇气。
Rénmen jìde tā de yǒngqì.
People remember his courage.
Sentence vocabulary
人 · rén
person; people
他 · tā
he; him
的 · de
possessive particle
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Vocabulary
Story words
太阳
tàiyáng
sun
跑
pǎo
to run
人
rén
person; people
大
dà
big; large
水
shuǐ
water
河
hé
river
喝
hē
to drink
热
rè
hot
天
tiān
sky; day
远
yuǎn
far
想
xiǎng
to want; to think
去
qù
to go
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Story vocabulary list
太阳 · tàiyáng
sun
跑 · pǎo
to run
人 · rén
person; people
大 · dà
big; large
水 · shuǐ
water
河 · hé
river
喝 · hē
to drink
热 · rè
hot
天 · tiān
sky; day
远 · yuǎn
far
想 · xiǎng
to want; to think
去 · qù
to go
Simple questions
What did Kuafu want to chase?
Options: The sun / The moon / A bird
What does 太阳 mean?
Options: sun / water / home
What is the pinyin for 跑?
Options: pǎo / páo / bǎo
Sentence ordering exercise
Put these parts in the correct order.
人大个一是父夸
Answer: 夸父是一个大人。
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