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Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · 273 words · 4 minutes · 4 reads · Beginner
Article details
This graded Chinese reading practice article combines authentic reading with optional pinyin, translation, audio, vocabulary, and comprehension practice.
- Author
- HSK Read
- Published
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Updated
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
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Reading questions and answers
What is this story mainly about?
Why Chinese people like hot water
Why did people in the past think they should drink hot water?
Because cold water makes the body uncomfortable, hot water warms people up
Later, people found which water was safe to drink?
Boiled water


