5–8 minutes
Learn the core expressions and record in short blocks.
Identify sound imagery in 春晓.
Read 春晓 and 悯农 as separate poems. The first poem moves from present birdsong to remembered wind and rain; the second connects a meal with labour through sweat and grain. You can pause after any study block and continue later.
Story problems & responses · Lessons 5–8
Notice images, sound and mood. Explain a word or image in context; a short poem can still need careful interpretation.
5–8 minutes
Learn the core expressions and record in short blocks.
5–10 minutes
Read one part, try the checks, then record the core dialogue.
5–10 minutes
Practise the writing focus and revisit your first-choice answers.
Try each item in a short block. Listen when needed, record when ready, and use the hints to retry. Pinyin and English can be turned off independently.
Pinyin shows how to say a word. The mark above a vowel shows its tone.
Watch the tone marks and listen for the rhythm of the whole phrase. Light syllables are short; pauses belong between meaningful groups.
Flip each card for stroke order. This lesson’s writing focus: 民 · 农 · 汗 · 辛.
春晓
chūn xiǎo
spring dawn
鸟鸣
niǎo míng
birdsong
风雨
fēng yǔ
wind and rain
农民
nóng mín
farmer
汗水
hàn shuǐ
sweat
辛苦
xīn kǔ
hard work; demanding
《春晓》是一首描写春天的古诗。
《 chūn xiǎo 》 shì yì shǒu miáo xiě chūn tiān de gǔ shī。
Spring Dawn is a classical poem about spring.
清晨,我听见窗外的鸟鸣。
qīng chén, wǒ tīng jiàn chuāng wài de niǎo míng。
In the early morning, I hear birds singing outside the window.
昨夜的风雨打落了花瓣。
zuó yè de fēng yǔ dǎ luò le huā bàn。
Last night’s wind and rain knocked petals to the ground.
农民在田里认真劳动。
nóng mín zài tián lǐ rèn zhēn láo dòng。
The farmer works carefully in the field.
汗水从他的额头流下来。
hàn shuǐ cóng tā de é tóu liú xià lai。
Sweat runs down from his forehead.
种粮食是一件辛苦的事。
zhòng liáng shí shì yí jiàn xīn kǔ de shì。
Growing grain is hard work.
Classical Chinese poems. Original Chinese lines with newly written English support.
春眠不觉晓,
chūn mián bù jué xiǎo,
Sleeping in spring, I do not notice dawn,
处处闻啼鸟。
chù chù wén tí niǎo。
Birdsong sounds everywhere.
夜来风雨声,
yè lái fēng yǔ shēng,
Wind and rain were heard last night;
花落知多少。
huā luò zhī duō shǎo。
Who knows how many flowers have fallen?
锄禾日当午,
chú hé rì dāng wǔ,
Hoeing the crops at midday,
汗滴禾下土。
hàn dī hé xià tǔ。
Sweat falls onto the soil below.
谁知盘中餐,
shuí zhī pán zhōng cān,
Who knows that the food on the plate,
粒粒皆辛苦。
lì lì jiē xīn kǔ。
Every grain, comes from hard work?
A 春晓里有哪些声音?
chūn xiǎo lǐ yǒu nǎ xiē shēng yīn?
What sounds appear in Spring Dawn?
B 有鸟鸣,还有诗人想起的风雨声。
yǒu niǎo míng, hái yǒu shī rén xiǎng qǐ de fēng yǔ shēng。
Birdsong and the wind and rain that the poet recalls.
A 他有没有直接数落下来的花?
tā yǒu méi yǒu zhí jiē shǔ luò xià lai de huā?
Does he directly count the fallen flowers?
B 没有,他在想花落了多少。
méi yǒu, tā zài xiǎng huā luò le duō shǎo。
No. He wonders how many flowers fell.
A 悯农为什么写汗水?
mǐn nóng wèi shén me xiě hàn shuǐ?
Why does Sympathy for the Farmers describe sweat?
B 让读者想到农民在田里辛苦劳动。
ràng dú zhě xiǎng dào nóng mín zài tián lǐ xīn kǔ láo dòng。
To make readers think about farmers working hard in the fields.