Series
Living in Chinese
外国人用中文生活
From a first day at a Chinese high school to a first part-time job, the Living in Chinese series follows international students who learn that Chinese is not only a subject — it is how life happens. Each HSK4+ novel is written in clear, learner-friendly Chinese with pinyin, English translation, and audio.
Volume 1
我开始用中文生活：新来的同学
I Start Living in Chinese: The New Classmate
Marco is a 17-year-old exchange student from Italy. After arriving at a Chinese high school, he quickly discovers that real-life Chinese is very different from textbook Chinese. Through the airport, dormitory, classroom, cafeteria, WeChat, and new classmates, he begins learning how to live in Chinese. A warm school-life graded reader for HSK4+ learners.
Volume 2
我的中国兼职工作日记
My Part-Time Job Diary in China
Lukas is a 20-year-old international student from Germany. His living allowance covers his needs, but he wants to save enough to join his classmates on a summer study tour. When he sees a milk tea shop near campus hiring part-time staff, he jumps at the chance — only to discover that international students must complete formal procedures before they can legally work. From the school approval and the residence permit endorsement to his first shift, a busy weekend, an angry customer, and helping the shop owner's daughter prepare for Germany, Lukas learns to use Chinese not just to work, but to live. A warm, light-hearted graded novel for HSK4+ learners, and the second book in the "Living in Chinese" series.
Volume 3
合租公寓302
Roommates in Apartment 302
Mia is a 21-year-old international student from France who has had enough of dormitory life. She wants to experience real, everyday Chinese life — so she rents a room in Apartment 302, where three Chinese flatmates are already living by their own rules. There is Zhou Zhou, a graduate student who uses "I am writing my thesis" to dodge every chore while ordering takeout; Xiao Mei, a designer who treats the shared apartment like a management project with duty rosters and fridge zoning; and A Kai, a live-streamer who turns every moment of flat life into content and asks "can I stream this?" about everything. Mia brings her own stubborn streak too: she insists on French rituals — plating food, fork-and-knife for Chinese meals, la bise greetings, doing everything by procedure — and keeps trying even when it backfires. From the first meeting and the registration at the police station, to the kitchen, the duty roster, late-night noises, packages, water bills, falling sick, weekend dinners, and one roommate moving out, every chapter is a tiny comedy of clashes between four people with four ridiculous obsessions. A warm, light-hearted HSK5- graded novel about how strangers sharing a flat slowly become a family, and the third book in the "Living in Chinese" series.
Coming next in the series
《我的中国实习日记》
My Internship Diary in China
After the part-time job, an internship brings new rules and new colleagues.
《我的中国第一份工作》
My First Job in China
From student to employee — the next step in living and working in Chinese.