A graded reader for serious learners
Learn Mandarin through live news.
Daily graded readers for HSK 4–6, drawn from current world events. Build vocabulary, comprehension and cultural fluency in the time it takes to read the morning paper.
120+
Graded articles
Daily
New stories from the headlines
HSK 4–6
Calibrated for every level
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Choose your level
Every story is graded by character count and grammar complexity, so you read at exactly the right edge of difficulty.
HSK 4
1,200+ charactersIntermediate readers ready for richer narratives and longer-form journalism.
HSK 5
2,500+ charactersAdvanced stories with nuanced vocabulary and cultural context.
HSK 6
5,000+ charactersSophisticated essays and reportage approaching native-level fluency.
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