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神农很关心人们。
Shénnóng hěn guānxīn rénmen.
Shennong cared very much about people.
Sentence vocabulary
很 · hěn
very
人 · rén
person; people
Chinese myth story
Shennong Tastes the Herbs
神农尝百草
Read a respectful beginner story about Shennong helping people learn which herbs can be food or medicine.
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那时，人们不知道什么草能吃。
Nà shí, rénmen bù zhīdào shénme cǎo néng chī.
At that time, people did not know which herbs could be eaten.
Sentence vocabulary
那 · nà
that
人 · rén
person; people
不 · bù
not; no
什么 · shénme
what
草 · cǎo
grass; herb
吃 · chī
to eat
3
神农去山上看草。
Shénnóng qù shān shàng kàn cǎo.
Shennong went to the mountain to look at herbs.
Sentence vocabulary
去 · qù
to go
山 · shān
mountain
上 · shàng
on; above; previous
看 · kàn
to look; to watch; to read
草 · cǎo
grass; herb
4
他每天尝一种草。
Tā měi tiān cháng yì zhǒng cǎo.
Every day, he tasted one kind of herb.
Sentence vocabulary
他 · tā
he; him
每 · měi
every
天 · tiān
sky; day
一 · yī
one
草 · cǎo
grass; herb
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有的草可以吃。
Yǒu de cǎo kěyǐ chī.
Some herbs could be eaten.
Sentence vocabulary
有 · yǒu
to have; there is
的 · de
possessive particle
草 · cǎo
grass; herb
吃 · chī
to eat
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有的草可以做药。
Yǒu de cǎo kěyǐ zuò yào.
Some herbs could be made into medicine.
Sentence vocabulary
有 · yǒu
to have; there is
的 · de
possessive particle
草 · cǎo
grass; herb
坐 · zuò
to sit; to take transport
药 · yào
medicine
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有的草不好，他就喝水。
Yǒu de cǎo bù hǎo, tā jiù hē shuǐ.
Some herbs were not good, so he drank water.
Sentence vocabulary
有 · yǒu
to have; there is
的 · de
possessive particle
草 · cǎo
grass; herb
不 · bù
not; no
好 · hǎo
good; well
喝 · hē
to drink
水 · shuǐ
water
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他把好草告诉人们。
Tā bǎ hǎo cǎo gàosu rénmen.
He told people about the good herbs.
Sentence vocabulary
他 · tā
he; him
好 · hǎo
good; well
草 · cǎo
grass; herb
人 · rén
person; people
9
人们学习用草和药。
Rénmen xuéxí yòng cǎo hé yào.
People learned to use herbs and medicine.
Sentence vocabulary
人 · rén
person; people
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
草 · cǎo
grass; herb
药 · yào
medicine
10
大家谢谢神农。
Dàjiā xièxie Shénnóng.
Everyone thanked Shennong.
Sentence vocabulary
大 · dà
big; large
谢谢 · xièxie
thank you
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Vocabulary
Story words
草
cǎo
grass; herb
药
yào
medicine
人
rén
person; people
吃
chī
to eat
喝
hē
to drink
水
shuǐ
water
山
shān
mountain
看
kàn
to look; to watch; to read
学习
xuéxí
to study; to learn
好
hǎo
good; well
每
měi
every
天
tiān
sky; day
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Story vocabulary list
草 · cǎo
grass; herb
药 · yào
medicine
人 · rén
person; people
吃 · chī
to eat
喝 · hē
to drink
水 · shuǐ
water
山 · shān
mountain
看 · kàn
to look; to watch; to read
学习 · xuéxí
to study; to learn
好 · hǎo
good; well
每 · měi
every
天 · tiān
sky; day
Simple questions
Why did Shennong taste herbs?
Options: To help people / To play a game / To buy fruit
What does 药 mean?
Options: medicine / moon / teacher
What is the pinyin for 草?
Options: cǎo / chá / cài
Sentence ordering exercise
Put these parts in the correct order.
们人心关很农神
Answer: 神农很关心人们。
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