Beginner mini story from 听故事学中文. Grammar focus: 把-sentences (把胶带剪开 "cut the tape open", 把包裹寄给… "mail the package to…") and flavors with 味 (苹果味 apple-flavored). 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. |
| 《小小和小梅》 | «Xiǎoxiao hé Xiǎoméi» | "Xiaoxiao and Xiaomei" |
| 小梅收到了一个包裹 | Xiǎoméi shōudào le yí gè bāoguǒ | Xiaomei received a package (包裹). |
| 是小小寄过来的 | shì Xiǎoxiao jì guòlái de | It was mailed (寄) by Xiaoxiao. |
| （包裹上写着）美国 小梅 收 — 小小 | Měiguó Xiǎoméi shōu — Xiǎoxiao | (on the package) To: Xiaomei, USA — From: Xiaoxiao. |
| 喵～ | miāo~ | Meow! (the cat) |
| 里面有什么呢？ | lǐmiàn yǒu shénme ne? | What's inside? |
| 小梅用剪刀把胶带剪开 | Xiǎoméi yòng jiǎndāo bǎ jiāodài jiǎn kāi | Xiaomei uses scissors to cut the tape open. (把-sentence) |
| 她把盒子打开 | tā bǎ hézi dǎkāi | She opens the box. |
| 是糖果！ | shì tángguǒ! | It's candy! |
| 她把糖果一袋一袋拿出来 | tā bǎ tángguǒ yí dài yí dài ná chūlái | She takes the candy out, bag by bag (一袋一袋). |
| 这些糖果有苹果味的 | zhèxiē tángguǒ yǒu píngguǒ wèi de | Some of the candies are apple-flavored (味 = flavor), |
| 有菠萝味的 | yǒu bōluó wèi de | some pineapple-flavored, |
| 有葡萄味的 | yǒu pútao wèi de | some grape-flavored, |
| 有香蕉味的 | yǒu xiāngjiāo wèi de | some banana-flavored, |
| 还有咖啡味的 | hái yǒu kāfēi wèi de | and even coffee-flavored, |
| 草莓味的 | cǎoméi wèi de | strawberry-flavored, |
| 橙子味的 | chéngzi wèi de | orange-flavored. |
| 小小真好 | Xiǎoxiao zhēn hǎo | Xiaoxiao is so nice! |
| 小小真是了解小梅 | Xiǎoxiao zhēnshi liǎojiě Xiǎoméi | Xiaoxiao really knows (了解) Xiaomei. |
| 一个星期前……（糖果店） | yí gè xīngqī qián… (tángguǒ diàn) | One week earlier… (at the candy shop) |
| 小梅喜欢吃水果味的糖 | Xiǎoméi xǐhuan chī shuǐguǒ wèi de táng | Xiaomei likes fruit-flavored candy: |
| 苹果味、香蕉味、草莓味、菠萝味、葡萄味、橙子味 | píngguǒ wèi, xiāngjiāo wèi, cǎoméi wèi, bōluó wèi, pútao wèi, chéngzi wèi | apple, banana, strawberry, pineapple, grape, orange. |
| 小梅也喜欢喝咖啡 | Xiǎoméi yě xǐhuan hē kāfēi | Xiaomei also likes drinking coffee — |
| 咖啡味糖果，新产品！ | kāfēi wèi tángguǒ, xīn chǎnpǐn! | coffee-flavored candy, new product! |
| 小小把所有的糖果一袋一袋地装到盒子里 | Xiǎoxiao bǎ suǒyǒu de tángguǒ yí dài yí dài de zhuāng dào hézi lǐ | Xiaoxiao packs all the candy into the box, bag by bag. |
| 她在盒子上打上一层一层的胶带 | tā zài hézi shang dǎ shàng yì céng yì céng de jiāodài | She wraps layer after layer (一层一层) of tape around the box. |
| 小小到邮局去，把包裹寄给住在美国的小梅 | Xiǎoxiao dào yóujú qù, bǎ bāoguǒ jì gěi zhù zài Měiguó de Xiǎoméi | Xiaoxiao goes to the post office (邮局) and mails the package to Xiaomei in the USA. (邮局 transcribed as 油局) |
| 美国 小梅 收 — 小小。中国邮政 | Měiguó Xiǎoméi shōu — Xiǎoxiao. Zhōngguó Yóuzhèng | To: Xiaomei, USA — From: Xiaoxiao. China Post. |
| 哎我的妈呀！ | āi wǒ de mā ya! | Oh my goodness! |
| 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! |