The Vocab Booster series is organized into different topics, with a strong focus on learning new words. The series includes vocabulary for all HSK levels.
Series Summary
Each Booster covers a specific theme, such as technology, food, travel, or daily routines. As you move through the levels, the vocabulary becomes more challenging and the stories become longer.
Most graded readers expect you to guess the meaning of new words from the story. The Vocab Booster series does the opposite. It is based on one simple idea: every word in the story is a new word for you.
This series gives you control. You decide whether you want to study first, or just read, and you choose your own pace. By learning the words before you read, you avoid frustration and enjoy the story more. You recognise the words as you read, and reading helps you reinforce what you have learned.
Before you start an episode, you can see all the new vocabulary in the study section. You can learn the words first, and then read the story to see how they are used in context. This helps you move from memorising words to actually understanding them in real situations.
We also provide an Anki deck so you can practice with spaced repetition and remember the words for longer.
How to Use This Series
- Study – Look at the vocabulary list for the episode before you read.
- Practice – Use the Anki deck to review the words regularly.
- Read – Enjoy the story. You will recognise every word because you already studied it.
- Remember – The words appear again in later episodes, which helps you keep them in your memory.
The Structure
- Beginner (6 episodes): 25 basic words and simple sentence structures for everyday situations.
- Intermediate (11 episodes): 50 new words. More complex stories with useful connecting words and grammar patterns.
- Advanced (11 episodes): 50 new words. Longer texts with richer vocabulary and more natural expressions.
Perfect For
- Self-directed readers who want structured, engaging content
- Learners building vocabulary for HSK 3.0 Band 2-3
- Those who want to move beyond textbook dialogues into real stories
- Students interested in practical Chinese for daily life
Course Syllabus
Beginner
谈周末的打算 (lesson 1 – Episode 1) – 谈周末的打算 (lesson 1 – Episode 1)
Lesson 1 of 6 within section Beginner.
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在家 (lesson 1 – Episode 2) – 在家 (lesson 1 – Episode 2)
Lesson 2 of 6 within section Beginner.
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聊旅游计划 (lesson 1 – Episode 3) – 聊旅游计划 (lesson 1 – Episode 3)
Lesson 3 of 6 within section Beginner.
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准备去旅游 (lesson 1 – Episode 4) – 准备去旅游 (lesson 1 – Episode 4)
Lesson 4 of 6 within section Beginner.
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周末的打算 (lesson 1 – story 1) – 周末的打算 (lesson 1 – story 1)
Lesson 5 of 6 within section Beginner.
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考试前的复习 (lesson 1 – story 2) – 考试前的复习 (lesson 1 – story 2)
Lesson 6 of 6 within section Beginner.
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Intermediate
计划去旅游 (lesson 1 – story 3) – 计划去旅游 (lesson 1 – story 3)
Lesson 1 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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下山的路上 (lesson 2 – Episode 1) – 下山的路上 (lesson 2 – Episode 1)
Lesson 2 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在打电话 (lesson 2 – Episode 2) – 在打电话 (lesson 2 – Episode 2)
Lesson 3 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在楼门口送朋友 (lesson 2 – Episode 3) – 在楼门口送朋友 (lesson 2 – Episode 3)
Lesson 4 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在家 (lesson 2 – Episode 4) – 在家 (lesson 2 – Episode 4)
Lesson 5 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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爬山的一天 (lesson 2 – story 1) – 爬山的一天 (lesson 2 – story 1)
Lesson 6 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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打电话找人 (lesson 2 – story 2) – 打电话找人 (lesson 2 – story 2)
Lesson 7 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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下雨天送伞 (lesson 2 – story 3) – 下雨天送伞 (lesson 2 – story 3)
Lesson 8 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在小丽家 (lesson 3 – Episode 1) – 在小丽家 (lesson 3 – Episode 1)
Lesson 9 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在商场 (lesson 3 – Episode 2) – 在商场 (lesson 3 – Episode 2)
Lesson 10 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在水果店 (lesson 3 – Episode 3) – 在水果店 (lesson 3 – Episode 3)
Lesson 11 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在休息室 (lesson 3 – Episode 4) – 在休息室 (lesson 3 – Episode 4)
Lesson 12 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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爬山的计划 (lesson 3 – story 1) – 爬山的计划 (lesson 3 – story 1)
Lesson 13 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在商场买衣服 (lesson 3 – story 2) – 在商场买衣服 (lesson 3 – story 2)
Lesson 14 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在水果店和休息室 (lesson 3 – story 3) – 在水果店和休息室 (lesson 3 – story 3)
Lesson 15 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在教室 (lesson 4 – Episode 1) – In the Classroom (Lesson 4 – Episode 1)
Lesson 16 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在教室 (lesson 4 – Episode 2) – 在教室 (lesson 4 – Episode 2)
Lesson 17 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在超市门口 (lesson 4 – Episode 3) – 在超市门口 (lesson 4 – Episode 3)
Lesson 18 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在饭馆 (lesson 4 – Episode 4) – 在饭馆 (lesson 4 – Episode 4)
Lesson 19 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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比赛的照片 (lesson 4 – story 1) – 比赛的照片 (lesson 4 – story 1)
Lesson 20 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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受欢迎的同学 (lesson 4 – story 2) – 受欢迎的同学 (lesson 4 – story 2)
Lesson 21 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在超市买蛋糕 (lesson 4 – story 3) – 在超市买蛋糕 (lesson 4 – story 3)
Lesson 22 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在小丽家 (lesson 5 – Episode 1) – 在小丽家 (lesson 5 – Episode 1)
Lesson 23 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在打电话 (lesson 5 – Episode 2) – 在打电话 (lesson 5 – Episode 2)
Lesson 24 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在小刚家 (lesson 5 – Episode 3) – 在小刚家 (lesson 5 – Episode 3)
Lesson 25 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在小刚家 (lesson 5 – Episode 4) – At Xiao Gang’s house (lesson 5 – Episode 4)
Lesson 26 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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生病的一天 (lesson 5 – story 1) – 生病的一天 (lesson 5 – story 1)
Lesson 27 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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最喜欢的季节 (lesson 5 – story 2) – 最喜欢的季节 (lesson 5 – story 2)
Lesson 28 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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减肥的烦恼 (lesson 5 – story 3) – 减肥的烦恼 (lesson 5 – story 3)
Lesson 29 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在客厅 (lesson 6 – Episode 1) – 在客厅 (lesson 6 – Episode 1)
Lesson 30 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在打电话 (lesson 6 – Episode 2) – 在打电话 (lesson 6 – Episode 2)
Lesson 31 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在休息室 (lesson 6 – Episode 3) – 在休息室 (lesson 6 – Episode 3)
Lesson 32 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在客厅 (lesson 6 – Episode 4) – 在客厅 (lesson 6 – Episode 4)
Lesson 33 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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找不到眼镜了 (lesson 6 – story 1) – 找不到眼镜了 (lesson 6 – story 1)
Lesson 34 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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帮同学讲题 (lesson 6 – story 2) – 帮同学讲题 (lesson 6 – story 2)
Lesson 35 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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周末的计划 (lesson 6 – story 3) – 周末的计划 (lesson 6 – story 3)
Lesson 36 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在办公室 (lesson 7 – Episode 1) – 在办公室 (lesson 7 – Episode 1)
Lesson 37 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在休息室 (lesson 7 – Episode 2) – 在休息室 (lesson 7 – Episode 2)
Lesson 38 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在休息室 (lesson 7 – Episode 3) – 在休息室 (lesson 7 – Episode 3)
Lesson 39 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在公司门口 (lesson 7 – Episode 4) – At the Company Entrance (lesson 7 – Episode 4)
Lesson 40 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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新同事 (lesson 7 – story 1) – 新同事 (lesson 7 – story 1)
Lesson 41 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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对音乐感兴趣 (lesson 7 – story 2) – 对音乐感兴趣 (lesson 7 – story 2)
Lesson 42 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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迟到了 (lesson 7 – story 3) – 迟到了 (lesson 7 – story 3)
Lesson 43 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在休息室 (lesson 8 – Episode 1) – 在休息室 (lesson 8 – Episode 1)
Lesson 44 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在学校 (lesson 8 – Episode 2) – 在学校 (lesson 8 – Episode 2)
Lesson 45 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在咖啡厅 (lesson 8 – Episode 3) – 在咖啡厅 (lesson 8 – Episode 3)
Lesson 46 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在周明家 (lesson 8 – Episode 4) – 在周明家 (lesson 8 – Episode 4)
Lesson 47 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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找房子 (lesson 8 – story 1) – 找房子 (lesson 8 – story 1)
Lesson 48 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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送别朋友 (lesson 8 – story 2) – 送别朋友 (lesson 8 – story 2)
Lesson 49 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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你喝什么我就喝什么 (lesson 8 – story 3) – 你喝什么我就喝什么 (lesson 8 – story 3)
Lesson 50 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在教室 (lesson 9 – Episode 1) – 在教室 (lesson 9 – Episode 1)
Lesson 51 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在蛋糕店 (lesson 9 – Episode 2) – 在蛋糕店 (lesson 9 – Episode 2)
Lesson 52 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在山上 (lesson 9 – Episode 3) – 在山上 (lesson 9 – Episode 3)
Lesson 53 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在小明家 (lesson 9 – Episode 4) – 在小明家 (lesson 9 – Episode 4)
Lesson 54 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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中文越说越好 (lesson 9 – story 1) – 中文越说越好 (lesson 9 – story 1)
Lesson 55 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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吃不胖的人 (lesson 9 – story 2) – 吃不胖的人 (lesson 9 – story 2)
Lesson 56 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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爬山遇到困难 (lesson 9 – story 3) – 爬山遇到困难 (lesson 9 – story 3)
Lesson 57 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在教室 (lesson 10 – Episode 1) – 在教室 (lesson 10 – Episode 1)
Lesson 58 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在教室 (lesson 10 – Episode 2) – 在教室 (lesson 10 – Episode 2)
Lesson 59 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在休息室 (lesson 10 – Episode 3) – 在休息室 (lesson 10 – Episode 3)
Lesson 60 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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在看房子 (lesson 10 – Episode 4) – 在看房子 (lesson 10 – Episode 4)
Lesson 61 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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谁更高 (lesson 10 – story 1) – 谁更高 (lesson 10 – story 1)
Lesson 62 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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数学比历史难 (lesson 10 – story 2) – 数学比历史难 (lesson 10 – story 2)
Lesson 63 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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搬家找房子 (lesson 10 – story 3) – 搬家找房子 (lesson 10 – story 3)
Lesson 64 of 64 within section Intermediate.
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