HSK 5 Chinese Stories
The final level reveals the whole cover-up. A new crack appears near the old dam, families of the missing are offered money to stop talking, and the recording leaks online before anyone is ready. The climax is a live broadcast during a rainstorm, followed by the slower work of restoring the victims' names, repairing the dam and rebuilding trust between the two halves of the town. Expect formal, abstract vocabulary about evidence, responsibility and compensation.
The final twenty-four stories reveal the complete cover-up. The climax is a live broadcast, followed by the difficult work of naming victims, repairing the dam, and rebuilding trust.
- Stories
- 24
- Average length
- 298 characters
- Unique characters
- 779
- New characters vs earlier levels
- 189
- Total reading time
- 85 min
Words you will meet most
- 记者jìzhě · journalist
- 资料zīliào · information, materials
- 责任zérèn · responsibility
- 听证会tīngzhènghuì · public hearing
- 无法wúfǎ · cannot
- 重新chóngxīn · again, anew
- 承担chéngdān · bear, undertake
- 承认chéngrèn · admit
Stories
- 57旧坝的新问题New Trouble at the Old Dam250 characters · 3 min
- 58最后一份报告The Last Report307 characters · 4 min
- 59档案的价格The Price of the Archive293 characters · 3 min
- 60林远的证词Lin Yuan's Testimony263 characters · 3 min
- 61失踪者的家人Families of the Missing302 characters · 4 min
- 62上河区的沉默The Silence of Upper River301 characters · 4 min
- 63下河区的名单The Lower River List309 characters · 4 min
- 64录音被公开The Recording Goes Public285 characters · 3 min
- 65谁是真正的受害者？Who Are the Real Victims?297 characters · 3 min
- 66旧镇长的遗嘱The Old Mayor's Will339 characters · 4 min
- 67会议室里的决定The Decision in the Meeting Room291 characters · 3 min
- 68陈可的父亲Chen Ke's Father308 characters · 4 min
- 69奶奶的证言Grandma's Testimony263 characters · 3 min
- 70顾叔叔回到电台Uncle Gu Returns to the Station275 characters · 3 min
- 71直播的风险The Risk of Going Live284 characters · 3 min
- 72暴雨来了The Storm Arrives269 characters · 3 min
- 73南闸门打开The South Gate Opens327 characters · 4 min
- 74最后一条警告The Final Warning304 characters · 4 min
- 75全镇停电Blackout Across the Town276 characters · 3 min
- 76最后的广播The Last Broadcast319 characters · 4 min
- 77真相之后的第一天The First Day After the Truth336 characters · 4 min
- 78被改回的名字The Names Restored312 characters · 4 min
- 79河边的灯Lights by the River319 characters · 4 min
- 80新的声音A New Voice326 characters · 4 min
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