Fresh Fruit (新鲜 的 水果)

Learning new vocabulary in context is one of the best ways to learn Chinese! This graded reader story, written at the HSK 3 level, focuses on the word 新鲜 (xīnxiān), meaning “fresh,” and includes other useful words such as 超市 (chāoshì) “supermarket,” 然后 (ránhòu) “and then,” 香蕉 (xiāngjiāo) “banana,” and 最后 (zuìhòu) “finally”. These common HSK 3 words will help you talk about shopping, making decisions, and describing things in daily life. As you read Chinese, try to recognize these words and think about how you can use them in your own conversations. Happy learning!

小明 去 超市 买 水果。 {Play}

他 想 买 一些 新鲜 的 水果。 {Play}

他 先 去 看 苹果。 {Play}

那个 人 告诉 他:“今天 的 苹果 很 新鲜,很 红,很好 吃!”  {Play}

小明 拿 起 一个 苹果, 看了 看, 说: “看 起来 很好 吃!” {Play}

然后, 他 去 看 香蕉。 {Play}

他 看到 一些 香蕉 有 点 黑 了, 不 太 新鲜, 所以 他 没有 买。 {Play}

然后, 他 去 看 西瓜。 西瓜 很 新鲜, 又 大 又 甜, 所以 他 买 了 一个。 {Play}

最后, 他 买了 苹果 和 西瓜。 {Play}

他 回 家 以后, 妈妈 说: “这些 水果 看 起来 很 好吃, 很 新鲜!” {Play}

小明 很 高兴, 因为 他 买 到了 最 好的 水果! {Play}


小明 去 超市 买 水果。   {Play}

Xiǎomíng qù chāoshì mǎi shuǐguǒ.  

Xiaoming goes to the supermarket to buy fruit.  

他 想 买 一些 新鲜 的 水果。   {Play}

Tā xiǎng mǎi yīxiē xīnxiān de shuǐguǒ. 

He wants to buy some fresh fruit.  

他 先 去 看 苹果。   {Play}

Tā xiān qù kàn píngguǒ. 

First, he goes to look at apples.  

那个 人 告诉 他:“今天 的 苹果 很 新鲜,很 红,很好 吃!”   {Play}

Nàgè rén gàosu tā: “Jīntiān de píngguǒ hěn xīnxiān, hěn hóng, hěn hǎochī!”  

That person told him, “Today’s apples are very fresh, very red, and very delicious!”  

小明 拿 起 一个 苹果, 看了 看, 说: “看 起来 很好 吃!”   {Play}

Xiǎomíng ná qǐ yī gè píngguǒ, kànle kàn, shuō: “Kàn qǐlái hěn hǎochī!”  

Xiaoming picked up an apple, looked at it, and said, “It looks delicious!”  

然后, 他 去 看 香蕉。   {Play}

Ránhòu, tā qù kàn xiāngjiāo. 

Then, he went to look at bananas.  

他 看到 一些 香蕉 有 点 黑 了, 不 太 新鲜, 所以 他 没有 买。   {Play}

Tā kàndào yīxiē xiāngjiāo yǒudiǎn hēi le, bù tài xīnxiān, suǒyǐ tā méiyǒu mǎi.  

He saw that some bananas had turned a bit black and were not very fresh, so he didn’t buy them.  

然后, 他 去 看 西瓜。 西瓜 很 新鲜, 又 大 又 甜, 所以 他 买 了 一个。   {Play}

Ránhòu, tā qù kàn xīguā. Xīguā hěn xīnxiān, yòu dà yòu tián, suǒyǐ tā mǎi le yīgè.  

Then, he went to look at the watermelons. They were very fresh, big, and sweet, so he bought one. 

最后, 他 买了 苹果 和 西瓜。   {Play}

Zuìhòu, tā mǎile píngguǒ hé xīguā. 

In the end, he bought apples and watermelon.  

他 回 家 以后, 妈妈 说: “这些 水果 看 起来 很 好吃, 很 新鲜!”   {Play}

Tā huí jiā yǐhòu, māmā shuō: “Zhèxiē shuǐguǒ kàn qǐlái hěn hǎochī, hěn xīnxiān!”  

When he got home, his mom said, “These fruits look delicious and very fresh!”  

小明 很 高兴, 因为 他 买 到了 最 好的 水果!   {Play}

Xiǎomíng hěn gāoxìng, yīnwèi tā mǎi dàole zuì hǎo de shuǐguǒ! 

Xiaoming was very happy because he bought the best fruit!