My Hobby: a Chinese text with translation
Anna has loved drawing since childhood, takes lessons from a Chinese artist, and gives her husband one of her pictures. HSK 2, 10 sentences, 130 characters. Tap a line to see the translation, tap the icon to hear it.
我的爱好 wǒ de àihào
Translation
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My name is Anna, and my hobby is drawing.
I've liked drawing since I was little; as a kid I often drew our cat.
Now I go to drawing lessons every Saturday.
My teacher is a Chinese woman, and she draws very well.
She tells me not to go too fast when I draw.
Last week, I drew a little bird.
My husband thought the picture was beautiful, and he wanted it.
So I gave it to him.
Now the picture is on his desk at work.
When I draw, I feel very relaxed and forget about everything.
HSK 2 words in this text
- 爱好àihàohobby
- 画huàdraw; painting
- 从小cóngxiǎosince childhood
- 就jiùright away; exactly
- 小时候xiǎoshíhouin childhood
- 经常jīngchángoften
- 每měievery
- 位wèimeasure word (people, polite)
- 告诉gàosutell (someone)
- 快kuàifast; soon
- 鸟niǎobird
- 丈夫zhàngfuhusband
- 送sònggive (as a gift); see off; deliver
- 舒服shūfucomfortable; feel well
- 忘wàngforget
Questions on the text
When does Anna go to drawing lessons?
Every Saturday.
What did Anna draw last week?
A little bird.
Where is the picture now?
On her husband's desk at work.
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