我的狗 My Dog — HSK 1 Reading

我wǒ家jiā有yǒu一只yì zhī小狗xiǎo gǒu，它tā叫jiào豆豆Dòudou。

My family has a little dog called Doudou.

豆豆Dòudou两liǎng岁suì了le，很hěn爱ài吃chī。

Doudou is two years old and loves to eat.

每天měitiān早上zǎoshang，它tā和hé我wǒ一起yìqǐ跑步pǎobù。

Every morning it goes running with me.

我wǒ回家huí jiā的时候de shíhou，它tā很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

When I come home, it gets very happy.

我wǒ爱ài豆豆Dòudou，它tā是shì我wǒ的de好hǎo朋友péngyou。

I love Doudou — it is my good friend.

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Key words 生词

只zhī(measure word for animals)

小狗xiǎo gǒupuppy; little dog

它tāit

每天měitiānevery day

回家huí jiāto come home

一起yìqǐtogether

…了 — a new situation

了 at the end of the sentence signals a change of state: 豆豆两岁了 = Doudou has turned two (it wasn't two before).

下雨了! — It's (started) raining!

1. What is the dog's name?

2. How old is the dog?

3. What do they do together every morning?

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