Beginner mini story from 听故事学中文. Grammar focus: duration complements — verb + 了 + how long (跑了半个小时 "ran for half an hour"). Note 半个小时 and 半个钟头 both mean "half an hour". Click a line to jump the audio; the current line highlights as it plays.
| 听故事，学中文，听得越多，学得越好 | tīng gùshi, xué Zhōngwén, tīng de yuè duō, xué de yuè hǎo | Learn Chinese Through Stories — the more you listen, the better you learn. (intro) |
| 漫画故事 | mànhuà gùshi | A comic story. |
| 《忙碌的小小》 | «Mánglù de Xiǎoxiao» | "The Busy Xiaoxiao" (忙碌 = busy) |
| 每天早上，小小跑步，跑半个小时 | měitiān zǎoshang, Xiǎoxiao pǎobù, pǎo bàn gè xiǎoshí | Every morning, Xiaoxiao goes running — she runs for half an hour. |
| 跑完步，小小吃早饭，吃半个小时 | pǎo wán bù, Xiǎoxiao chī zǎofàn, chī bàn gè xiǎoshí | After running, she eats breakfast — for half an hour. |
| 吃完早饭，小小玩手机，玩半个小时 | chī wán zǎofàn, Xiǎoxiao wán shǒujī, wán bàn gè xiǎoshí | After breakfast, she plays on her phone — for half an hour. |
| 玩完手机，小小去穿衣服 | wán wán shǒujī, Xiǎoxiao qù chuān yīfu | Done with the phone, she goes to get dressed. |
| 我穿哪一件好呢？ | wǒ chuān nǎ yí jiàn hǎo ne? | "Which one should I wear?" |
| 小小找衣服，找了半个钟头 | Xiǎoxiao zhǎo yīfu, zhǎo le bàn gè zhōngtóu | She looks for clothes — for half an hour (钟头 = hour, colloquial). |
| 我忘了洗澡了！ | wǒ wàng le xǐzǎo le! | "I forgot to shower!" |
| 小小去洗澡，她洗澡洗了半个钟头 | Xiǎoxiao qù xǐzǎo, tā xǐzǎo xǐ le bàn gè zhōngtóu | She goes to shower — and showers for half an hour. |
| 洗完澡，她去穿衣服。穿好了 | xǐ wán zǎo, tā qù chuān yīfu. chuān hǎo le | After the shower she gets dressed. All dressed! |
| 现在小小走路去上课，她走路走了半个小时 | xiànzài Xiǎoxiao zǒulù qù shàngkè, tā zǒulù zǒu le bàn gè xiǎoshí | Now Xiaoxiao walks to class — she walks for half an hour. |
| 小小来到了中文课上，她上中文课上了五十分钟 | Xiǎoxiao láidào le Zhōngwén kè shang, tā shàng Zhōngwén kè shàng le wǔshí fēnzhōng | She arrives at Chinese class — the class lasts fifty minutes. |
| 中文课的作业很少，她写作业写了两个钟头 | Zhōngwén kè de zuòyè hěn shǎo, tā xiě zuòyè xiě le liǎng gè zhōngtóu | The Chinese homework is "very little"… she does it for two hours. |
| 小梅打电话给小小，她们聊天聊了三个钟头 | Xiǎoméi dǎ diànhuà gěi Xiǎoxiao, tāmen liáotiān liáo le sān gè zhōngtóu | Xiaomei calls Xiaoxiao — they chat for three hours. |
| 小小突然肚子疼，她上厕所上了三个半钟头 | Xiǎoxiao tūrán dùzi téng, tā shàng cèsuǒ shàng le sān gè bàn zhōngtóu | Suddenly her stomach hurts — she's in the bathroom for three and a half hours. |
| 小小现在饿死了，她去餐厅吃饭，她吃饭吃了两个半钟头 | Xiǎoxiao xiànzài è sǐ le, tā qù cāntīng chīfàn, chī le liǎng gè bàn zhōngtóu | Now she's starving (饿死了), so she eats at a restaurant — for two and a half hours. |
| 吃完饭小小晕倒了，她在地上睡到了第二天早上 | chī wán fàn Xiǎoxiao yūndǎo le, tā zài dìshang shuì dào le dì-èr tiān zǎoshang | After eating, Xiaoxiao faints — and sleeps on the floor until the next morning. |
| 哎我的妈呀，小小这一天真够忙的 | āi wǒ de mā ya, Xiǎoxiao zhè yì tiān zhēn gòu máng de | Oh my goodness — what a busy day Xiaoxiao had! |
| 故事讲完了 | gùshi jiǎng wán le | The story is over. |
| 听故事学中文，听得越多学得越好。下次再见！ | tīng de yuè duō xué de yuè hǎo. xiàcì zàijiàn! | The more you listen, the better you learn. See you next time! |
| （片尾音乐） | (piānwěi yīnyuè) | (outro music — Whisper hallucination removed) |