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The Boy Who Broke the Jar
司马光砸缸
A classic Chinese story used in education, perfect for learners who want simple sentence patterns with high cultural familiarity.
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Difficulty level
Level 2/5 (Elementary)
Sample passage
几个孩子在院子里玩，一个小孩不小心掉进大水缸。大家都吓坏了，只有司马光马上捡起石头。
Ji ge haizi zai yuanzi li wan, yi ge xiaohai bu xiaoxin diao jin da shuigang. Dajia dou xiahuai le, zhiyou Sima Guang mashang jianqi shitou.
Several children are playing in the courtyard when one child accidentally falls into a large water jar. Everyone panics, but Sima Guang immediately picks up a stone.
Vocabulary highlights
- 不小心bu xiaoxinaccidentally
- 水缸shuigangwater jar
- 吓坏xiahuaifrightened
- 马上mashangimmediately
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