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很久以前，天和地在一起。
Hěn jiǔ yǐqián, tiān hé dì zài yìqǐ.
A long time ago, the sky and the earth were together.
Sentence vocabulary
很 · hěn
very
天 · tiān
sky; day
地 · dì
ground; earth
在 · zài
to be at; in; on
Chinese myth story
Pangu Creates the World
盘古开天
Read a simple version of the Pangu myth and practice words for sky, earth, people, water, and mountains.
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一个大人叫盘古。
Yí ge dà rén jiào Pángǔ.
A great person was called Pangu.
Sentence vocabulary
一 · yī
one
大 · dà
big; large
人 · rén
person; people
叫 · jiào
to be called; to call
3
盘古在黑黑的世界里。
Pángǔ zài hēi hēi de shìjiè lǐ.
Pangu was in a very dark world.
Sentence vocabulary
在 · zài
to be at; in; on
的 · de
possessive particle
里 · lǐ
inside; in
4
他想看天，也想看地。
Tā xiǎng kàn tiān, yě xiǎng kàn dì.
He wanted to see the sky, and he also wanted to see the earth.
Sentence vocabulary
他 · tā
he; him
想 · xiǎng
to want; to think
看 · kàn
to look; to watch; to read
天 · tiān
sky; day
地 · dì
ground; earth
5
他用手打开天和地。
Tā yòng shǒu dǎkāi tiān hé dì.
He used his hands to open the sky and the earth.
Sentence vocabulary
他 · tā
he; him
手 · shǒu
hand
天 · tiān
sky; day
地 · dì
ground; earth
6
天上去了，地下来了。
Tiān shàng qù le, dì xià lái le.
The sky went up, and the earth came down.
Sentence vocabulary
天 · tiān
sky; day
上 · shàng
on; above; previous
去 · qù
to go
地 · dì
ground; earth
下 · xià
under; below; next
来 · lái
to come
7
盘古每天站在中间。
Pángǔ měi tiān zhàn zài zhōngjiān.
Pangu stood in the middle every day.
Sentence vocabulary
每 · měi
every
天 · tiān
sky; day
在 · zài
to be at; in; on
8
天很高，地很大。
Tiān hěn gāo, dì hěn dà.
The sky was very high, and the earth was very big.
Sentence vocabulary
天 · tiān
sky; day
很 · hěn
very
高 · gāo
tall; high
地 · dì
ground; earth
大 · dà
big; large
9
后来，世界有山，有水，也有人。
Hòulái, shìjiè yǒu shān, yǒu shuǐ, yě yǒu rén.
Later, the world had mountains, water, and people.
Sentence vocabulary
有 · yǒu
to have; there is
山 · shān
mountain
水 · shuǐ
water
人 · rén
person; people
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人们说谢谢盘古。
Rénmen shuō xièxie Pángǔ.
People said thank you to Pangu.
Sentence vocabulary
人 · rén
person; people
说 · shuō
to speak; to say
谢谢 · xièxie
thank you
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Vocabulary
Story words
天
tiān
sky; day
地
dì
ground; earth
很
hěn
very
大
dà
big; large
人
rén
person; people
叫
jiào
to be called; to call
在
zài
to be at; in; on
看
kàn
to look; to watch; to read
上
shàng
on; above; previous
去
qù
to go
来
lái
to come
有
yǒu
to have; there is
山
shān
mountain
水
shuǐ
water
谢谢
xièxie
thank you
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Story vocabulary list
天 · tiān
sky; day
地 · dì
ground; earth
很 · hěn
very
大 · dà
big; large
人 · rén
person; people
叫 · jiào
to be called; to call
在 · zài
to be at; in; on
看 · kàn
to look; to watch; to read
上 · shàng
on; above; previous
去 · qù
to go
来 · lái
to come
有 · yǒu
to have; there is
Simple questions
At the beginning of the Pangu story, what were together?
Options: The sky and the earth / A school and a shop / Tea and water
What does 天 mean?
Options: sky / water / person
What is the pinyin for 人?
Options: rén / rì / rè
Sentence ordering exercise
Put these parts in the correct order.
天和地在一起很久以前
Answer: 很久以前，天和地在一起。
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