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Beijing Standard Time - Chinese TV Dramas (Part 2)

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:00 -0700

In the second part of BST's series on Chinese TV Dramas, Tom and David talk about popular shows from Hong Kong, Taiwan and abroad, as well as some of the most famous homegrown sitcoms....

Qing Wen - English Loan Words in Chinese

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

The influence of the English language is notable in China, especially in big cities. One will often overhear Chinese natives throwing out English words in the middle of conversation. However, there are some English words that have been more...

Qing Wen - English Letters Make Chinese Words

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

Chinese has loan words from English, but not a lot. Most of the time new words are incorporated into Chinese based on their meaning, and not on the sound of the words (proper nouns are a notable exception). However, there are some Chinese w...

Beijing Standard Time - Chinese TV Dramas (Part 1)

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

In the first part of this two part series from BST, Tom and David talk about popular genres on Chinese TV. You'll also hear David reminisce about some of his favorite TV shows from the 1980s including 《西游记》and more....

Qing Wen - Excited about Exclamations! (Part 2)

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

Oh, exclamations! What? There's more? Umm... yes, there is. A lot more! Here comes part two in QingWen's series on exclamations!...

Qing Wen - Excited about Exclamations! (Part 1)

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

This episode of QingWen marks the beginning of five part series on exclamations in Chinese. We'll endeavor to demystify the many sounds that Chinese people make before sentences, whether they're excited, scared, frustrated, worn out, amazed...

Beijing Standard Time - Chinese Street Food (Part 2)

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

BST concludes its series on Chinese street foods. In this episode, learn about wet street foods like congee, rice noodles and more!...

Qing Wen - Get Happy!

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

In this edition of Qing Wen, learn the right and the wrong way to wish someone a happy holiday, a nice trip, a nice day or the close of a letter....

News and Features - The ChinesePod Meetup

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

In this edition of News and Features, our team member Ben gives us some exciting news. ChinesePod is doing meetups again! So, if you live in Shanghai, you can come and meet other Poddies, the ChinesePod staff and practices your Chinese. Lis...

Qing Wen - Nouns Becoming Adjectives! (Part 3)

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

Here it is, Poddies! The end of QingWen's series on nouns used form adjectives using the word 有 (yǒu). Ready! Set! Go!...

Qing Wen - Nouns Becoming Adjectives! (Part 2)

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

Those nouns really do the craziest things, don't they? Here comes part two of Qing Wen's series on nouns becoming adjectives!...

Beijing Standard Time - Chinese Street Food (Part I)

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

Feeling hungry? In this two part series from BST, learn about some of China's most famous street foods. Part one: "Dry" Street Foods....

Qing Wen - Nouns Becoming Adjectives! (Part 1)

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

It's a common feature of the Chinese language to turn nouns into adjectival phrases by adding the verb 有 (yǒu) as a prefix. In this Qing Wen series, learn about some of the most common adjectives that take this form....

Qing Wen - Tone Controversies

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

Tones are hard, even for the Chinese themselves! In this Qingwen, we explore the differences that exist between the tones that native Chinese often use for some words and their "correct" versions in the dictionary....

Beijing Standard Time - Sayings from the Three Kingdoms

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

In this edition of Beijing Standard Time, we dive right into the Chinese classic, “The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"! We'll introduce the work and talk about a few commonly used sayings taken from the book and the stories behind them....

Qing Wen - Chinese Gets Cooking

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0700

Discussion

In one's quest to decipher a Chinese menu, one of the most difficult aspects is the use of different cooking methods in the names of dishes. Words like 炒(chǎo), 爆炒(bàochǎo), 煸(biān) and 熘(liū) are all different, but how? In this Qing Wen, C...

Qing Wen - Chengyu By the Numbers (Part 2)

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0800

Discussion

Get ready to brush up on your 成语 (chéngyǔ)! In the second part of this two part series, Qing Wen looks at some of the more often used 成语 with numbers in them....

Beijing Standard Time - Banquet Etiquette

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0800

Discussion

In this BST, Tom and David take a look at all the rituals involved in a Chinese banquet, especially what to be sure to do and what to avoid. Get ready! It's toasting time!...

Qing Wen - The Mysteries of Age

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0800

Discussion

Asking someone their age in China is difficult not just for all of the social reasons that we are accustomed to elsewhere. It becomes more difficult in China as there are many different ways to for talking about age and even two different s...

Qing Wen - Chengyu By the Numbers (Part 1)

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0800

Discussion

It's 成语 (chéngyǔ) time! In this two part series, Qing Wen looks at some of the more often used 成语 with numbers in them....