Looking for easy Chinese story books?
Reading short Chinese stories for beginners is an easy way to learn vocabulary, practice grammar, and improve your overall Chinese.
Here, you’ll find ChineseClass101’s Chinese story books for beginners and intermediate learners. And as a new member, you can get 2 books for FREE.

Reading Chinese is easy when you start with easy stories.
And you can get started for free. We’re giving you 2 free Chinese story books: a beginner-friendly animal story and an intermediate-level story about water.
If you want to read alongside translations and audio, read these books inside our Chinese learning program. There you also get Chinese study tools to help you learn Chinese faster.
If you want even more, you’ll find the full series of books inside of the ChineseClass101 Lesson Library.

Here at ChineseClass101, you’ll find Chinese stories for language learners at every level, from Absolute Beginner to Intermediate. So, if you know the Chinese alphabet but have not started reading, start with Absolute Beginner.
Starting from zero? Our Absolute Beginner story books start you off with simple Chinese words and phrases along with images. There are 40+ books inside.
The beginner-level books are for learners who can read complete Chinese sentences. These non-fiction story books give you a sentence or two per page and help you master new words and grammar along the way. You’ll find 30+ books inside.
These books are for learners who are ready for whole stories and passages. You’ll find 25+ intermediate books across all kinds of topics such as Animals, Holidays, Talking about Time, and more.
Get 2 free Chinese Story Books: You’ll get our Beginner and Intermediate books as free downloads on this page.
Reading stories is just one part of learning Chinese.
If you want to learn and master Chinese, you’ll need more than just reading.
That’s why at ChineseClass101, you get a structured learning system that takes you from lesson 1 to 2 to 3… to conversational fluency.
Our lessons cover listening, speaking, reading, grammar, vocabulary, and dialogues… all within a quick 3-15 minute lesson. The result? You learn Chinese fast with our comprehensive approach.
You will get 2 free Chinese story books from ChineseClass101 on this very page. Just sign up for a Free Lifetime Account and download the books once you’ve logged in.
Yes. Chinese short stories are an excellent way to practice reading, learn vocabulary, and improve your Chinese. Beginners should start with simple stories that match their current reading ability.
Short stories are an engaging way to learn because you get to follow a story and learn words, grammar, and improve your reading skills at the same time. If you’re reading these on the ChineseClass101 lesson page, you also get the audio and translations for these Chinese short stories.
ChineseClass101 offers short Chinese stories for beginners inside our Lesson Library. You can also get 2 free Chinese reading books on this page. You can also check out our free Chinese printable PDF lessons.
Yes. ChineseClass101 offers Chinese story books and reading lessons from Absolute Beginner to Intermediate. You can read along with audio and translations to improve your reading, listening, vocabulary, and grammar.
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