HSK 3 · Intermediate stories

一次难忘的旅行 · An Unforgettable Trip

Yí cì nánwàng de lǚxíng — A family trip to Yunnan.

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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.

去年qùnián夏天xiàtiān我wǒ和hé家人jiārén去了qù le云南。Yúnnán

Last summer my family and I went to Yunnan.

云南Yúnnán的de风景fēngjǐng特别tèbié美丽。měilì

Yunnan's scenery is especially beautiful.

我们wǒmen爬pá了le一yí座zuò很hěn高gāo的de山。shān

We climbed a very tall mountain.

从cóng山上shān shàng看下去,kàn xiàqù一切yíqiè都dōu像xiàng一幅yì fú画。huà

Looking down, everything was like a painting.

晚上wǎnshang我们wǒmen住zhù在zài一yí个gè小xiǎo村子cūnzi里。lǐ

In the evening we stayed in a small village.

当地人dāngdì rén非常fēicháng热情。rèqíng

The locals were very warm-hearted.

他们tāmen请qǐng我们wǒmen吃chī了le很多hěnduō本地菜。běndì cài

They treated us to many local dishes.

那nà是shì我wǒ第一次dì yī cì尝试chángshì这些zhèxiē菜。cài

It was the first time I tried those dishes.

这zhè次cì旅行lǚxíng让ràng我wǒ学到xué dào了le很多hěnduō东西。dōngxi

This trip taught me many things.

我wǒ永远yǒngyuǎn不会bú huì忘记wàngjì它。tā

I will never forget it.

Vocabulary in this story (58 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
去年qùniánlast year
夏天xiàtiānsummer
我wǒI
和héand
家人jiārénfamily
去了qù lewent to
云南YúnnánYunnan
的de's
风景fēngjǐngscenery
特别tèbiéespecially
美丽měilìbeautiful
我们wǒmenwe
爬páclimbed
了le(perfective)
一yíone
座zuò(measure)
很hěnvery
高gāotall
山shānmountain
从cóngfrom
山上shān shàngthe mountain
看下去kàn xiàqùlooking down
一切yíqièeverything
都dōuall
像xiànglike
一幅yì fúone (measure)
画huàpainting
晚上wǎnshangevening
住zhùstayed
在zàiin
个gè(measure)
小xiǎosmall
村子cūnzivillage
里lǐinside
当地人dāngdì rénlocals
非常fēichángextremely
热情rèqíngwarm-hearted
他们tāmenthey
请qǐnginvited
吃chīeat
很多hěnduōmany
本地菜běndì càilocal dishes
那nàthat
是shìwas
第一次dì yī cìfirst time
尝试chángshìtrying
这些zhèxiēthese
菜càidishes
这zhèthis
次cì(measure)
旅行lǚxíngtrip
让rànglet
学到xué dàolearn
东西dōngxithings
永远yǒngyuǎnforever
不会bú huìwill not
忘记wàngjìforget
它tāit

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