368 Chinese basic characters – 28
奴 slave servant 奴婢 female slave 奴才 flunkey;lackey 奴化 enslave 奴隶 slave 奴仆 male slave 奴性 servile disposition
I Did Something for mom
A sweet essay about a young child doing something nice for her mother. Beginner Chinese Vocabulary and Simplified Reading MaterialsThis
368 Chinese basic characters – 27
中 centre middle neutral 中部 central section 中餐 Chinese meal 中层 middle-level 中立 neutral 中等 middle-class 中断 break off
The Little Elephant that Wanted to
A very basic story about a young elephant who learns a valuable life lesson. Basic Chinese Reading PracticeThere is one
368 Chinese basic characters – 26
下 down below descend 下班 be off duty 下策 bad plan 下层 lower level 下场 end;fate 下沉 sink 下等
The Sun Gives the Grass a Call: The F Word. A
This Chinese joke is not for the faint of heart, and definitely not for kids. This profane language mix-up joke
368 Chinese basic characters – 25
上 up; above; ascend 上班 go to work 上辈 one’s elders 上苍 heaven; God 上策 the best plan 上层
The desert
This is a very short beginner children’s joke. Beginner Chinese Children’s Jokes and StoriesThe Chinese title of this joke is
368 Chinese basic characters – 24
西 west 西边 west side 西餐 Western-style food 西方 the west 西瓜 watermelon 西南 shuthwest 西欧 western
Father and Son Don’t Get along
Another super-simple and very short children’s joke. Beginner Chinese Passages and Chinese Kids JokesOne thing to watch out for here