HSK Companion Reading
Review HSK Chinese through extra graded articles.
These articles are companion reading materials for the HSK Texts course. After finishing the main HSK Texts at your level, use these readings to review vocabulary, grammar, sentence patterns, and topic language in new contexts.
How to use these articles
Use each article as a review cycle. First read for the main idea, or listen without reading, then use the support tools to check meaning, shadow the audio, and imitate useful expressions.
Listen first
Try to understand the main idea before looking at the text.
Read with support
Use Pinyin, English translation, and sentence analysis to check meaning.
Shadow aloud
Read along with the audio to train rhythm, tones, and fluency.
Practice and imitate
Borrow useful sentence patterns and use them in your own speaking or writing.
Which level should I start with?
Check the first lesson of each level to see whether it matches your Chinese level. After confirming your level, you can study the articles in order, or choose the topics you are most interested in.
Choose your graded reading level
Lower levels help you review core sentence patterns and everyday vocabulary. Higher levels help you build stamina for longer passages, opinions, social topics, and more precise Chinese expression.
HSK 1 Articles
50 readings
Review the most basic Chinese sentences through family, daily routines, food, school, shopping, transportation, and simple personal topics.
- Basic sentences
- Daily vocabulary
- Short readings
HSK 2 Articles
70 readings
Strengthen everyday reading through school, hobbies, shopping, restaurants, transport, weather, health, family, and small daily problems.
- Everyday scenes
- Longer expressions
- Useful responses
HSK 3 Articles
80 readings
Practice practical Chinese for real-life tasks: neighbors, moving, study, work, restaurants, travel, health, relationships, and daily changes.
- Life tasks
- Longer paragraphs
- Natural connectors
HSK 4 Articles
80 readings
Move into richer stories, opinions, habits, personal growth, study, work, relationships, travel, and lifestyle topics.
- Stories
- Opinions
- Connected speech
HSK 5 Articles
80 readings
Read more developed passages about technology, society, shopping, media, urban life, education, health, work, and modern culture.
- Viewpoints
- Social topics
- Formal expressions
HSK 6 Articles
80 readings
Develop advanced comprehension through dense passages about procedures, education, society, technology, culture, business, responsibility, and abstract ideas.
- Advanced reading
- Abstract topics
- Structured argument
HSK 7-9 Articles
50 readings
Challenge strong learners with advanced reading for analysis, cultural literacy, style, argument, and precise word choice.
- Analysis
- Cultural context
- Precise expression
What every article helps you practice
Reading fluency
Understand Chinese sentence by sentence with level-appropriate support.
Listening and shadowing
Use the audio to train tones, rhythm, and natural pacing.
Pinyin + English + Sentence analysis
Check pronunciation, meaning, and sentence structure when needed.
Vocabulary in context
Review words inside memorable situations instead of isolated lists.
Grammar review
Meet familiar patterns again in new topics and sentence environments.
Output practice
Borrow useful expressions for speaking, writing, and discussion.
Want real speaking practice?
If you want feedback from a real teacher, book a private lesson with Yuli and practice the readings through listening, shadowing, correction, and conversation.