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特朗普称枪案之过不在枪；苹果CEO警告加征关税之不利 Media
For people on the go, a one stop for you to learn Mandarin from the news! 听新闻，学中文。给脚步匆匆的你带来新鲜简讯！
Animal Proverbs: Eat like a dragon, work like a worm Intermediate
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you will see a lot of animal metaphors to symbolize human actions. In this lesson, we're showing you three common proverbs related to dragons. They can be directly translated to "When you’re out, you behave like a dragon. When you’re at home, you behave like a worm", "Hoping my son will become a dragon, hoping my daughter will become a phoenix", and "Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and mice's sons can dig holes". Do you know what they actually mean? Check out these proverbs and learn how to apply them to daily life!
video, animal proverbs, proverb, dragon
强买强卖？3D 眼镜 Upper Intermediate
Should cinemas supply 3D glasses free of charge? 现在越来越多的电影院已经不再为消费者提供免费的3D眼镜了。可是消费者究竟应不应该自己为3D眼镜买单呢？这样的举措究竟是环保，还是强制消费？来听听今天的讨论吧。
movies, buying, theater, glasses
Grumpy Bus Driver Newbie
In today's lesson, we are showing you a conversation between a grumpy bus driver and an impatient passenger. Let's check out the dialogue!
video, transportation, driver
Summer poem 西湖雨景—六月二十七日望湖楼醉书 Advanced
生活中有句玩笑话：“夏天的天，孩子的脸，说变就变。” 说的是夏天的天气变化很快。今天的古诗内容是关于一场突然降临的大雨。我们一起来看看大诗人苏轼如何描写西湖雨景吧！ 苏轼（1037-1101），字子瞻，号东坡居士，世称苏东坡，北宋文学家、书画家、唐宋八大家之一。做官经历不顺，多次受到排挤。苏轼在“词”的创作上有非凡的成就，同时他的诗作也流传千古。我们学习的这首小诗，是苏轼被贬谪到杭州做官时创作的，主要描写诗人坐船游西湖时经历的一场突如其来的大雨，以及西湖美丽的湖光山色。
poem, nature, summer
How to use 一....就 Pre Intermediate
In this lesson, we'll show you how to use the sentence structure, 一....就 to express "as soon as...", come check out these interesting examples!
grammar, Sentence Structures, video
联邦快递接受调查；波音季度亏损严重 Media
For people on the go, a one stop for you to learn Mandarin from the news! 听新闻，学中文。给脚步匆匆的你带来新鲜简讯！
news on the go, news, economy
Character Mind Map: 开 open 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 开 and all the interesting words using this character. Let's check them out!
Character Mind Map, open, character, video
Animal Proverbs: Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers Intermediate
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you will see a lot of animal metaphors to symbolize human actions. In this lesson, we're showing you three common proverbs related to tigers. They can be directly translated to "A tiger father doesn't have a dog son", "Knowing that there are tigers in the mountain, but still insisting going to the mountain", and "Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers". Do you know what they actually mean? Check out these proverbs and learn how to apply them to daily life!
animal proverbs, tiger, video, animals
Backpacking to Tibet 风光在险峰—西藏之旅 Upper Intermediate
Backpacking, Airbnb, popular Tibet sights, Rhodiola rosea (medicine for altitude sickness) … learn them in this lesson! 西藏旅行的广告听起来那么棒，自然有背包客跃跃欲试了，来听听他出发前的这段对话吧！ HSK lvl 5 发愁 年代 无奈 HSK lvl 6 海拔 当心 风光
Tibet, travel, backpack
How to use 要...了 Pre Intermediate
In this lesson, we'll show you how to use sentence structures 要...了, 快要... 了 and 就要...了 and the differences between them!
video, grammar, Sentence Structures, le
Tone Change #5 Three third tones Newbie
In this series, we tackle the most common question in every newbie's mind: "What's with the tone changes?" Along the way, you'll learn the tone change rules for 不, 一, two third tones, and three third tones. Practice and familiarize yourselves with the sounds, and you'll be a tone master in no time. Generally we do not see tone change rules applied in written texts, i.e. we do not see the change of tone mark reflected in written pinyin. Precisely because of this, tone change rules are confusing and burdensome to beginning learners. To help our users to master tone change rules more quickly, we have deliberately marked the changes so that they are more easily recognized and more discernible to learners. So join us in this newly designed tone change series, and let us know your thoughts! In this episode, we will introduce the tone change rule for consecutive three third tones! Let's get started!
tone change series, tones, video, pronunciation
京都动画作品毁于一旦；电影《小Q》呼吁社会增加导盲犬认知 Media
For people on the go, a one stop for you to learn Mandarin from the news! 听新闻，学中文。给脚步匆匆的你带来新鲜简讯！
news on the go, news, movies, disaster
Summer Poem 夏日荷花—小池 Advanced
“小荷才露尖尖角，早有蜻蜓立上头”，这个名句你是不是也早有耳闻？ 这一课将介绍这首古诗，他是一首简单的七言绝句，我们会从中分析诗句中常用到的2-2-3的结构，帮助同学们从古诗的断句中学会拆分、理解诗句、领略诗词之美。 让我们在炎炎夏日里，一起走进这片荷花池中。 《小池》的作者杨万里（1127-1206）是一位南宋诗人，是“南宋四大家”之一。他年轻时考中进士，一生做官为民，清正廉洁。杨万里的诗大多描写自然景物，表达对自然的热爱与赞美，也有很多诗抒发爱国的感情。
poem, flowers, nature
Animal Proverbs: Don't Force That Bull To Drink Intermediate
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you will see a lot of animal metaphors to symbolize human actions. In this lesson, we're showing you three common proverbs related to bulls. They can be directly translated to "A bull in Beijing is still a bull", "A bull's head doesn't fit in a horse's mouth", and "Forcing a bull to drink water by pressing its head down". Do you know what they actually mean? Check out these proverbs and learn how to apply them to daily life!
animals, bull, video, proverb, animal proverbs
An ad for a holiday in Tibet 西藏旅游广告 Upper Intermediate
A useful lesson based on an advertisement for tourists to Tibet. Join us in this 2 parts lesson for a trip to Tibet! 西藏——一块纯洁而神秘的圣土，让我们跟着这一则广告，感受西藏的魅力吧！
travel, Tibet, advertising, holiday
66 Enjoyable Characters with Joy #9 Newbie
Are you one of the Chinese learners who are afraid of complicated and scary Chinese characters? In this series, we are going to show you 66 traditional characters that you see every day produced in our Taipei Studios! Check it out and enjoying learning with Joy!
character, video, country, city
Character Mind Map: 发 send 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 the character 发. You may know its original meaning which is 'to send', but it's so much more than that! When combined with different words, the character 发 can mean to develop or to occur. Let's check them out!
video, Character Mind Map, character, email
How to use le 了 Pre Intermediate
In this lesson, we'll show you how to use the particle le 了 in its change of state function. Learn how to say "I don't love you anymore" or "There's no paper in the bathroom!!" with le.
le, video, grammar, particles
日本重启商业捕鲸；伦敦塔桥迎来125周岁生日 Media
For people on the go, a one stop for you to learn Mandarin from the news! 听新闻，学中文。给脚步匆匆的你带来新鲜简讯！
news on the go, London, Japan