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Yu Hua's representative work "To Live" tells the story of the protagonist Fugui enduring hardships through changing times while remaining resilient, profoundly showcasing human endurance in the face of suffering and persistent optimism towards life.



Dear Student,

Welcome, and congratulations on choosing a profound path for your HSK journey. Reading a classic like To Live by Yu Hua is not just about preparing for a test; it's about connecting with the soul of the Chinese language. I'm here to guide you on how to use this unique website to make your study both effective and deeply meaningful.

Your Guiding Philosophy: Learning to “Live” with the Language

Language mastery, much like the resilience of the novel's hero, Fugui, comes from consistent, authentic exposure da kuma da jaruntaka don shiga. Kada ka ji tsoron rubutun. Ka ɗauki kowane babi a matsayin tattaunawa. Za mu saurara to its voice, understand its story, absorb its words, and finally, make it a part of your own expression. Progress is a step-by-step journey.

Practical Strategies for Each Skill

1. Listening & Pronunciation: Train Your Ear

Use the native audio for every paragraph and highlighted word.

  • Intensive Listening: For a short paragraph, try this: Listen once for the general idea. Then, listen sentence by sentence, pausing after each to repeat aloud. Finally, look at the text and listen again. This builds your phonetic memory and intonation.
  • Shadowing: Play the audio and try to speak along simultaneously, matching the speed and tone as closely as possible. It's challenging but excellent for fluency.
  • Example: Listen to the audio for the sentence: “I wear a wide-brimmed straw hat on my head and slippers on my feet...” Pay special attention to the rhythm and the pronunciation of “wide-brimmed (kuānbiān)” and “slippers (tuōxié)”. Click on these highlighted words to hear them in isolation and imitate.

2. Reading & Comprehension: Dive into the Story

You have the perfect tools: parallel translation, highlighted HSK words, and dictionary links for every word.

  • First Read for Gist: Read a chapter quickly, using the translation in your language only when absolutely stuck. Ask yourself: What happened? Who is involved?
  • Deep Dive for Language: Read again slowly. This time, click on every highlighted HSK word. Don't just memorize the definition; read the example sentence provided. See how it's used in this specific context.
  • Use the Dictionary Wisely: For non-highlighted words (like “private school”), click the link to your language's trusted dictionary. This helps you build a broader vocabulary foundation without frustration.

3. Writing & Grammar: Learn from a Master

Yu Hua's prose is clear and powerful. Use it as a model.

  • Sentence Mining: Create a “Beautiful Sentences” notebook. Copy sentences that strike you with their structure or emotion. For instance, from the introduction: “The work profoundly demonstrates humanity's capacity to endure suffering and its persistent optimism towards life.” Analyze it. How is the topic introduced? How are the ideas connected with “and”?
  • Pattern Practice: Take a sentence structure and replace the content. If you see “I heard ... voice”, you can write “I heard the teacher's patient explanation.”
  • Summarize: After finishing a chapter, write a 3-5 sentence summary in Chinese, using as many new HSK words as you can.

4. Speaking: Find Your Voice

Speaking is about retelling and reacting.

  • Narration: After studying a chapter, close the book. Pretend you are telling a friend about Fugui's life. Describe what he did, what happened to him. Use your own simple words.
  • Record Yourself: Use your phone to record your narration or when you read a paragraph aloud. Then, compare it to the native audio on the site. Be kind to yourself—notice one thing to improve each time (e.g., the tone of “Zhejiang”).
  • Example Practice: Try to describe the scene where the young Fugui is introduced: "He was once a rich young master, but later he lost everything."

Building Your Vocabulary System

The highlighted words are your goldmine. Don't just collect them; activate them.

  • Spaced Repetition: Use flashcards (digital apps like Anki are great). On one side, put the Chinese word (e.g., gǎndòng). On the back, put the definition from the site and The original sentence from the book.
  • Thematic Groups: Group words from the story. For To Live, you might have lists for Family, Suffering & Resilience, Daily Life.
  • Context is King: Always remember the word in its sentence. The word "tenacious" is more memorable when linked to Fugui's character than when studied alone.

A Final Word of Encouragement

Learning a language through literature is a brave and beautiful choice. There will be moments of confusion, just as Fugui faced countless hardships. But remember his quiet strength. Your progress is hidden in your daily persistence. Kalmomin da kuka koya, jimlar da kuka fahimta, mataki ne na gaba.

Bari labarin To Live ya tuna muku: tafiyar kanta tana da ma'ana. Ku yi haƙuri da kanku, ku yi murna da ƙananan nasarori, kuma ku amince da tsarin.

Ina yi muku murna a kowane mataki na hanya. Kuna iya yin haka.

Warmly,
Your HSK Guide

Chinese original text
Translation
Yu Hua, born in 1960 in Haiyan, Zhejiang, later moved to Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
I wear a wide-brimmed straw hat on my head, slippers on my feet, and a towel hanging from the belt behind me.
Then I heard a hoarse yet moving voice as he began to sing an old song.
I studied for a few years in an old-style private school; when the teacher in a long gown asked me to recite a passage, it was my most...
With a double push, he stumbled and fell back against the wall. In my youth, I indulged in drinking, eating, visiting brothels, and gambling—all sorts of...
Those four dishes were all vegetables, each prepared differently by Jia Zhen, yet every bite was a delight.
Shen Xian frowned as if he had lost a great deal, his head hanging, his eyes downcast.
Asking me to go back with Jia Zhen, isn't this deliberately making a fool of me and provoking my anger?
Waving to a waiter, he said, "Bring a hot towel for Young Master Xu."
Forget it, don't die. This debt is for my father to repay. Thinking of my father, I...
A ranar uku mahaifina yana liyafar baƙi a cikin gida yana tari mai ƙarfi yana cewa
Samun waɗannan kuɗaɗen ba a san za a gajiyar da mutane da yawa ba, a lokacin ne na fahimci dalilin da ya sa mahaifina ya ƙi
My father was no longer on his own land. His legs trembling, he made his way to the village.
A happy event for my family. At that time, I was in front of my father's grave. I heard the sound of gongs and raised my head.
After Jiazhen, my mother often sat by the side, secretly wiping away tears. I originally wanted to find some words to say.
In principle, I should lend you some money. As the saying goes, one helps in an emergency, not in chronic poverty. But I...
Seeing Gen's condition when he returned, my heart ached. Back then, he carried it on his back all day long.
At that time, I was with my mother when she hurried over, limping from a twisted foot, to tell me something, but she didn't finish speaking.
Jia Zhen was born into a city family, with delicate features; watching her do rough work made me feel a pang of sadness.
We stopped and looked back; a team of uniformed Nationalist soldiers stood there.
Quan asked me if I heard gunshots while sleeping at night, I said I did, he said then
Wisps of cooking smoke rose up, twisting and turning in the air, that was the most
Raunin da ke sama da farko tarin tarin ne, ba da daɗewa ba ya haɗu a can yana jin zafi sosai
Wannan wane wuri ne? Ni da Chun mun ɗaga kai mu kewaya, yaya muka iya
Let it go. I let go of what was hanging, and I let go of us.
When I left, it was late autumn; when I returned, it was early autumn. Covered in mud, I walked the road to my hometown.
He still refused to admit his debt and went to intimidate those tenants. Some were not intimidated, so he resorted to force.
The ox had already come out and was grazing on the grass by the pond, standing there.
The person who went out to inquire from the village came back and said Fengxia was a bit... if you subtract half a year from her age.
Youqing was frightened and shrank back. Seeing me lower my head and start eating again, he left.
I called Jiazhen like this, she got down from the bed without wearing shoes and ran towards me.
The work had already exhausted Jiazhen to the point of being speechless; Youqing had to let his mother rest.
Can I come and hug them every day? When the village hall opens for meals, can I...
The team accompanied him and came to my house first. I stood in front, knocking on the door loudly.
Since we can't eat enough to get fat anyway, let's just cook it in the pot. Youqing, this...
Wang Xi said they wouldn't slaughter me, they've eaten it all.
I heard Jia Zhen softly respond from the other side of the pond. I ran over and saw Jia Zhen sitting on the ground.
I was completely baffled, not knowing what merit they had achieved until they came closer.
After that, Jia Zhen also passed away, though she still painfully missed the four parts she had lost.
After hearing it, I thought for a moment and felt it was indeed somewhat excessive, not to mention the face that was lost.
The children all started running. I put down the empty carrying pole by the street, wanting to see if Youqing was...
Let him go, the county said. As long as he doesn't starve to death, none of us will starve to death.
Knowing this, I led the way, turned a corner, and headed toward the city's shop as before.
Sometimes when digging, all you find is a rotten vine. Fengxia was also terribly hungry.
Bring it here! Wang Si had no choice but to hand over the land to the team with a long face.
What are you cooking to eat? I just chuckled without saying a word.
That night, Jia Zhen's tears kept flowing as she repeatedly instructed me about what to do after her death.
At that time, Youqing was no longer... but a doctor came out and said it still wasn't enough to draw.
That night, I carried Youqing home, stopping and stopping... when I got tired from carrying him, I...
I thought of going to the village to see, the ground where Youqing is buried. My mouth said yes, but my legs...
I thought that after Youqing's death, Jiazhen wouldn't survive either. For a while, she really seemed like she wouldn't.
I would sit there for half the day, forgetting to eat. Fengxia came to call me, calling several times before she saw me.
That day, I lost many things from my past. They never came back to life.
At that time, everything looked pleasing and everything sounded delightful. Fengxia was there.
Méi chū sān tiān Wànxǐ láile zhēnshi gè piāntóu tā kàn wǒ shí bǎ zuǒbian jiānbǎng qiào
Eating and such things would become a bit easier, Jia Zhen's eyes moistened at that moment, she was
Xi said Father knows. That night, Fengxia touched the flowers Xi had sent.
When the village went to the village, Jia Zhen warmly asked about the short and long of things, Jia Zhen.
Fengxia had never learned to weave before. Our family was poor, and no one had ever worn anything Fengxia looked at.
Duk lokacin da na shiga birni ina ganin yawan filaye na kauce birni yana faɗa kullum.
Chun was knocked to the ground, his body lying on that plaque, a foot kicking his head.
During the busy farming season, Fengxia came and stayed for a few days, cooking and serving Jia Zhen for me, which made things easier.
Xi said, "There are too many mosquitoes here, you can't take much advantage." But Fengxia could.
That night, I sat in Xi's kitchen until dawn, with the wind outside howling.
Fengxia and Youqing both died before me, so I've decided not to worry about them anymore.
It was truly Kugen, after relieving himself, crying with grunts. At first, I even thought he was laughing.
Slow down, Kugen is about to fall! Xi grunted but still went quickly.
Kugen didn't like them letting their tears fall on his face. He pulled at me, urging me incessantly.
This is my father's. Kugen and I lived together for half a year. The village implemented the household responsibility system.
Kugen giggled upon hearing this. He remembered the whole sentence and later reached into the chicken coop many times.
Hòu xiǎngxiǎng shāng yǒushíhòu xiǎngxiǎng hěn tāshí jiā quán shì wǒ sòng de zàng quán
Wǒ lāzhe huídào cūncūn quán wéishànglái kàn rènao tāmen dōu shuō wǒ hú