Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

'When someone you've never even met suddenly gives you flowers, that's ChinesePod.' In this podcast, we hear what really goes on inside the mind of the average smitten male. A Chinese lesson in mustering up the courage to talk to that guy/...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

We call it Szechuan, they call it Sichuan. Does Ants on a Tree really come with ants? Was it just a novelty dish? All just a joke on the American public? Well, now is your chance to find out. Learn about the Chinese cuisine embraced t...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

一直以来，对日本人起源的研究都很火热，那日本人的起源之谜揭开了吗？亚洲的许多国家都是多民族共处，而日本官方却宣称日本没有少数民族，只有大和民族。那日本人到底起源于哪里呢？有哪些有力的说法？欢迎你收听今天的高级中文，并来中文播客交流你的所知所想。...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

John plays substitute teacher this week as Amber shares with us a burning secret: four different measure words for counting people in Chinese! Join Connie, Amber, and John as they discuss the various social dimensions to using the ...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

What happens when you take an English speaking Chinese learner and plop him or her into China? We like to call it 'Engnese;' some prefer 'Zhonglish.' Today on Dear Amber, JP and I decipher for you the newest dialect creeping into...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

A wee baby learning to talk. His first word, a loving 'mama.' The second, 'dada.' And then comes the 'gimme, gimme, gimme.' Well, you have to start somewhere. In this podcast, learn the phrase that will help you get what you want, in M...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

There are love gurus, spiritual gurus, self-help gurus. These are all good. But what the world has been missing, up until now, is an e-commerce guru. No longer. The e-commerce guru has arrived, and he is going to teach you to live, love...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

The first cuddly creature to be used in a diplomatic capacity. A country full of bamboo to eat its way through. In its stuffed animal capacity, the first bear to give teddy a run for its money. The bear that seemingly has it all still wa...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

We revisit the office of Wang in this episode. Today, a new player arrives on the office scene. In this podcast, come along on an office tour and learn what all the departments are in Chinese. Along the way, get some office introductions...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Rub-a-dub-dub four tones in the tub. Bath time just got more fun and your old repertoire of songs to shower by just expanded. In this podcast, lather up and learn how to take a shower, Chinese-style. Also included, for those with long-sh...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Finally, we tackle one of the top ten requested sentence patterns here on Qing Wen: the 是...的 (shì...de) pattern. No, we weren't afraid... well, maybe a little... but for some reason it took a year to get around to it. Good thin...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Everyone knows about the one child policy of China, but not many people know about the more than one child policies... today on Dear Amber we talk about why there are so many siblings walking around. Also, we answer a question on ...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

08-08-2008. The day we've all been waiting for. The factories are closed, the cars are parked away. The buildings are ready, the skies are blue (hopefully). The world has arrived in Beijing and we at ChinesePod are here to cheer everyon...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

The debate over who invented this game is not as heated as the one about who invented the noodle, thankfully. Perhaps the noodle debate could be settled for all time by a nice round of rock, scissors, paper... or was it cloth? Either way,...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

你相信世上有鬼吗？你怕鬼吗？在中国一年有很多鬼节。每到鬼节这一天，鬼门关大开，大鬼小鬼都跑出来啦。这时候，人们该怎么办呢？是紧闭门户还是与鬼共舞？还有哪些奇特的习俗呢？让中文播客带你一起去了解中国丰富的鬼文化吧。...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

Of course, the old slam the receiver down always works. But for some, the ring of a telemarketer signals another captive-language-learning partner opportunity. In this podcast, learn how to cut to the chase and use your newfound Chinese s...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

It may not quite be the internet as you knew it, but something is better than nothing, right? Learn here how to get yourself wired and online in China. Learn in this podcast how to get internet installed, and how to get which connection s...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

There are a lot of people here. They all have names. In this edition of Qing Wen, learn an essential tool for dodging name-forgetting embarrassment. But, more importantly, learn an essential part of interacting with Chinese peop...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

We have a cool New York City saxophonist join us today on Dear Amber to talk about the jazz music scene as it is today in China. Plus, ChinesePod listener Anthony Vasquez tells us what it's like learning Chinese--and climbing moun...

Discussion Dialogue Vocabulary Expansion Exercises

We assume you will never be a foreign soldier in a Chinese army, and sincerely hope that world peace is attained and this lesson will soon be obsolete. However, after 955 lessons it was about time that we taught you how to 'charge' in Mand...