The Latest Mandarin Chinese Language Lessons
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Chengyu Series - Five Flowers and Eight Doors Elementary
Chengyu are Chinese idioms that consist of four characters. Although they originate from classical Chinese, Chengyu remain as an important aspect in both spoken and written language. They may seem erratic and confusing to you at first since they don’t follow the usual sentence order and their meanings depend heavily on context. But don’t worry, in this Chengyu series, we will introduce simple Chengyu made up with all the characters that you already knew, and you can infer the actual meaning by looking at the separate characters! In this lesson, let’s take a look at three Chengyu with number 五 (five) in them!
video, Chengyu, chengyu
Coffee Break Series #3 - First Meeting Intermediate
In the intermediate coffee break series, we will follow the footsteps of Nick through his adventure in China. Along the way, you will learn important terms and phrases used in business settings, as well as some tips and tricks on dealing with Chinese businessmen. In this episode, our main character Nick is having his first meeting in the company, and things are not going so well for him. If you want to know what happens in today’s episode, watch the video and get down to business!
video, Coffee break, business meeting, office, business
Character Mind Map: 面 face Elementary
In today's lesson, we're talking about 面 and all the interesting words using this character. Let's check them out!
video, Character Mind Map, character
How to Use 得 (de) Pre Intermediate
In this lesson, we are going to show you how to describe performing actions with 得. It's a useful word to give compliments as well as complaints. Let's check it out!
video, grammar
语法课程：“其它”，“其他”和“其余” Upper Intermediate
这节语法课程，我们一起来学习“其它”、“其他”和“其余”这三个词语。下面是本节课的重点知识！ -其它： 只能指事物和事情。 -其他： 适用范围广，可以指人，也可以指物。 表示“另外、额外的”。 和“其余”相比，更口语化、随意一些。 -其余： 表示“剩余” 和“其他”相比，更书面化、正式一些。
grammar, words, difference
Animal Proverbs: A dead duck’s mouth is hard Intermediate
In this lesson, we're showing you three common proverbs related to ducks. They can be directly translated to "To herd the ducks onto a porch", "A cooked duck flies away", and "A dead duck's month is still hard". Do you know what they actually mean? Check out these proverbs with Joy and Joshua and learn how to apply them to daily life!
animal proverbs, animals, duck, language, idioms
Love amid COVID-19 Elementary
The COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping across the globe right now. Although 病毒 - virus, 无情 - doesn’t discriminate, 人 - humanity, 有情 - has love for one another. Through sharing the love, we can help each other out and get over with the pandemic swiftly. Watch to learn more about general newbie vocabularies, as well as phrases to use amid such tough times! All in all, everyone 加油!
video, virus, current events
COVID-19: United We Stand Newbie
COVID-19 has left many cities stuck in a halt. In this special podcast, Chi first takes a short tour in the "paused" New York City, one of the epicenters of the pandemic. He then interviews with Shun who is from Hubei - the region where COVID-19 first emerged. What are the positives we can get out of a lockdown situation? How do we make things better for everyone? Let's brainstorm together...!
virus, epidemic
Coffee Break Series - 4 Ways to Interrupt Someone Pre Intermediate
In this episode of the Coffee Break Series, we are going to show you four ways of interrupting someone "politely" in a business setting. Do you want to know what else you can say other than 不好意思? Join us for this quick lesson now!
Coffee break, video, business, meeting, office
Weekend Appointments Newbie
In this lesson, you're going to learn how to ask people's weekend plans and how to say Häagen-Dazs in Chinese. See if you can spot it in the dialogue. Let's check it out!
video, weekend, activities, doctor, leisure
饭圈女孩 Advanced
近年来，大量的综艺节目、电视剧和电影捧红了很多演艺圈的明星，也产生了一批狂热的追星族，他们被称为“饭圈女孩”“饭圈男孩”。这些粉丝往往愿意为自己爱豆付出时间和金钱，“粉丝经济”在中国的娱乐产业中已经越来越重要。为了向外国朋友“安利”（推荐）自己喜爱的明星，粉丝们甚至会特意学习很多饭圈词汇的英文。我们也来学习一些这方面的中文词语吧！
movies, fans, entertainment
Continued Tone Change Series #4 - I Can't Find You! Elementary
In our previous newbie tone change series, we have introduced the tone change rules for 不, 一, two third tones, and three third tones. Just like many other aspects in the Chinese language, tone changes are more nuanced than the rules you see in textbooks. That's why for the elementary tone change series, we decided that we would reinforce the rules with the help of dialogues that you hear in everyday conversations. Practice and familiarize yourselves with the sounds, and you'll be a tone master in no time! In this episode, we're going to learn and practice the tone change rules for 不 [bù] through a phone conversation inside a noisy club. Let's check it out right now!
video, tone change series, tones, pronunciation
Coffee Break Series #2 - Meeting New Colleagues Intermediate
In the intermediate coffee break series, we will follow the footsteps of Nick through his adventure in China. Along the way, you will learn important terms and phrases used in business settings, as well as some tips and tricks on dealing with Chinese businessmen. In this episode, our main character Nick got to the office and met his new colleagues. His coworkers seem nice, but how about his new manager? Hmm...that's up for interpretation. If you want to know what happens in today's episode, watch the video and get down to business!
video, Coffee break, business, office, introductions, greetings
Coffee Break Series - Responding to Compliments Pre Intermediate
In this episode, we are going to show you different ways to respond to compliments in a workplace. What else can you say in response to a praise except for the usual 哪里哪里? Check out the video and enjoy your coffee break with us!
video, Coffee break, etiquette, compliment, business
The Pen is Out of Water Newbie
In this newbie lesson, we are looking for some common office supplies, and in doing so, you have to learn how to use the sentence structure 没...了. I know what you're thinking, "The pen is out of...water? That's just bad English". I assure you that it's not a typo, but a way to help you remember how to express "The pen is out of ink" in Chinese. Let's check out today's lesson!
video, office, object
语法课程：“别人”和“人家” Upper Intermediate
这节语法课程，我们一起来学习“别人”和“人家”这两个词语。下面是本节课的重点知识！ 共同点： “人家”和“别人”都可以指除了说话双方以外的其他人。 不同点： 1、“人家”有时指的是确定的某个人；“别人”指的是不确定的人。 2、“人家”可以指自己，通常是女孩子撒娇时的自称。 3、“人家”可以作名词，指住户。
grammar, language, Sentence Structures
Character Mind Map: 走 walk Elementary
In Chinese, you often encounter single characters that have multiple related meanings. This has the potential to confuse learners because sometimes it is hard to make connections between component characters and their meanings within multiple-character words. That's why we created this Character Mind Map series, where we focus on characters and the words they make up. Today, we're talking about 走 and all the interesting words using this character. Let's check them out!
video, Character Mind Map, walk