The Latest Mandarin Chinese Language Lessons
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恶搞年夜饭 Media
观众朋友们，新年到了，超值优惠活动也开始了。花199998块吃一顿年夜饭的时代已经过去了。现在，十万块不要了，九万块也不要了，九千块也不要了，九百块也不要了，98块这个价格，你觉得怎么样？如果你觉得不错，就赶快订购吧。等等，电话号码是多少？ 来源链接：恶搞年夜饭
advertising, dinner, entertainment, Spring Festival
An Invitation to the God of Wealth Upper Intermediate
Interested in starting out the new year with fortune in your favor? Considering starting a business? Well check out this podcast to learn how to get the cosmos on your side. Today's lesson has a bit of everything: great language and cultural insight!
culture, customs, character, religion, firecrackers
Chinese Zodiac Birth Year Intermediate
Ever wonder why you see some people in China wearing a little bit of red every single day? Well we've got an interesting explanation for you in today's astrology themed lesson. Oh - and happy year of the tiger!
clothes, culture, zodiac, colors, customs
Cold Weather Is Coming Elementary
One thing is true about the weather these days: it's really unpredictable! People generally try to stay on top of the weather news in China, but despite an effort to stay informed, one of the characters in today's lesson will most definitely be feeling the chill tomorrow. Tune in to find out why!
clothes, temperature
Happy year of the tiger! News and Features
In today's show we're offering a sneak peek of the lessons coming up this week. John's also here to discuss a new feature available to people using the ChinesePod iPhone app, and Sarah will be talking about daily emails. Take our survey about emails here.The team also has a Spring Festival surprise for everyone!
New Year, traditional characters, ChinesePod, year of the tiger
The Black Spectrum of Meaning Qing Wen
This is the second in a series of Qing Wen shows about colors and their symbolic meanings in Chinese culture. This week's show focuses on the color black, 黑 (hēi). Connie (and many other Chinese women), unlike many women in the west, are loath to tanning. What's the reason behind this? Listen to today's show to learn about this and other phenomena related to the color black.
colors, culture, grammar, black, illegal
A Cell Phone Ad on TV Intermediate
The language of sales and advertising is very unique. It's meant to get you excited enough to run to the store and buy that brand new cell phone you never wanted (again). In today's lesson, find out just what those guys in the TV advertisements are saying to get people to buy, buy buy!
cell phones, advertising, price, promotion, functions
Return to the Hometown Elementary
It's the new year and that means traveling home to see friends and family. In today's lesson learn how to make plans to see old friends. Hopefully you're able to fit it all into a week-long visit!
neighbor, family, Spring Festival, hometown, time, greetings
Leaky Pipes and Faucets Intermediate
Drip. Drip. Drip... we've got a leaky faucet today - time to call the plumber! Learn some great plumbing terms that will help you get your bathroom and kitchen in working order again.
pipe, apartment, toilet, problem, faucet, repair
Designing the New Apartment 2 Upper Intermediate
You've designed the apartment of your dreams. You've picked out furniture in your mind. Now it's time to get cracking on the details. We're not talking about decorative details here - we're talking about essential, practical details like electrical outlets, plumbing and even where to keep the rice cooker. Join us to learn all of this valuable language in today's ChinesePod lesson!
apartment, decoration, design, renovation, electrical appliance
Female takeover of ChinesePod! News and Features
It's an all-ladies show today. Jenny, Catherine and Sarah are here to talk about the week's upcoming lessons. We've got shows on everything from plumbers and remodeling to going home for the holidays. The team will also discuss this week's guests and the very first ChinesePod Virtual School class! Sarah's also got lot of news regarding changes to the site and some things we're all looking forward to in the upcoming year.
New Year, ChinesePod, change, lessons, women
The White Spectrum of Meaning Qing Wen
The team explores symbolic associations with the color white, 白 (bái), in Chinese culture today. Learn how to use this color to express performing actions in vain, leeching off of others, and describing someone who is... how to put it nicely? Dim witted? You'll also find out why some Chinese people might look down on you if you leave the house in a white hat.
colors, culture, grammar, white
End of the Year Bonus Surprise Intermediate
It's the end of the Chinese year, and you know what that means! No, we're not talking about long waits in the ticket line at the train station. And we're not talking about fireworks, either. We're talking about the very exciting end of the year bonus. Let's just hope it was a good year... if not, you might have to scratch that new flat screen off of your shopping wishlist!
office, bonus, end of year, salary, performance
No Spring, No Wedding? Upper Intermediate
Today's ChinesePod lesson focuses on a cultural belief held in China regarding years in which there is no spring. Confused? Well, you'll just have to check out today's lesson to find out what could cause such a thing! You'll also find out why it's not prudent to marry in a year in which spring has been 'skipped.'
lunar calendar, culture, wedding, taboo, Spring Festival
Mailing a Package at the Post Office Elementary
Sending a package can be a bit intimidating in any language. The post office employee will ask you a number of questions about the contents of your package, the way you want to send it, and the options you have for its arrival. Check out today's ChinesePod lesson to prepare yourself for the next time you need to send a package and communicate these important details in Chinese!
post office, mail, country, transportation, time
Canceling Dinner Plans Elementary
Got plans with friends that you've got to rearrange? Looking for a way to explain why you can't attend an appointment? Check out this ChinesePod lesson to learn the language you'll need to cancel plans.
work, time
Chinese names, Avatar and Meet-ups News and Features
Happy weekend, ChinesePoddies! Join us today as we discuss the lessons for the upcoming week (there might be an Avatar lesson coming up!). Sarah (Suxiaoya), Scarlett (Ousijia) and Jenny (Zhu Qi) will also be talking about last week's Shanghai ChinesePod meet-up. Scarlett's also got a special featured discussion for everyone to check out. One of the teammates also makes a surprise appearance to discuss some changes we've made on the website this week... Can you guess who it will be?
news, ChinesePod
Pay Verbs Qing Wen
The modern consumer does a lot of paying. Paying bills, paying the check, paying back friends, paying back loans, paying off credit cards, paying the mortgage, paying employees... you get the idea. But you didn't think all the paying would just be one simple verb in Mandarin Chinese, did you? Tune in to this lesson to learn what verbs to use for which meanings.
verb, paying, grammar, bill, credit cards, mortgage