The Latest Mandarin Chinese Language Lessons
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The Dragonfly Experience The Jenny Zhu Show
My guest this week is Randal Eastman, vice president of Dragonfly, a renowned therapeutic retreat chain in China. Randal talks about how Dragonfly found a niche of serving expat clientele with a quintessentially Chinese flavor. He also shares his experience of raising three kids in Shanghai.
relaxation, therapeutic retreat, living in China, raising a family in China
Hot Pot Chitchat Intermediate
Now that it's cold out, sitting around a boiling pot of broth for hours on end doesn't seem like such a bad idea. On the contrary! It is a very appealing style of eating (which also accounts for the long lines at hot pot restaurants all over town right now). Learn how to talk hot pot in today's delicious ChinesePod lesson!
hot pot, restaurant, eating, drinking, friends, spicy
Jason and Sarah News and Features
He's been lurking in the background for the past few weeks. Some of you may have noticed him, many of you probably haven't. Today we're meeting Jason, the newest addition to the CPod family. Find out just what he's doing at ChinesePod and where he comes from. Sarah's joining John and Jenny to talk a bit about upcoming promotions, too!
news
Picking things up: 拿、带、取 Qing Wen
Dài 带, ná 拿 and qǔ 取. Which to use and when? This is an important question and one that the CPod team is tackling in today's enlightening episode of Qing Wen. Oh, and you'll be learning about some of the strange qualities of your friendly ChinesePod hosts (Connie often carries a gun and John never has money on him! Huh?).
grammar, verb
A Chinese Bachelor Party Upper Intermediate
The bachelor party is, in many ways, a rite of passage. Celebrated in movies and books for its wild and crazy traditions, this is an event that helps a man (or, in the case of a bachelorette party, a woman) say "farewell" to youth and "hello" to married life! Join us today as we join a group of guys planning such a party (and find out what the wife-to-be has planned)!
culture, relationships, entertainment, marriage
A Thanksgiving Phone Call Elementary
It's the time of the year when Americans (and even some Canadians, too) give thanks for the good things in their lives. Today we're listening to a conversation between a mother and son - and there's a great Thanksgiving surprise at the end!
Thanksgiving Day, call, family, thanking, surprise
Finding a Street Number Intermediate
Ever found yourself running late, navigating an unknown place, trying to find the address you had scribbled down in front of you? Well today we're in this very situation, and our directions are all off! Learn how to ask for directions (and to criticize someone for completely messing up the directions)!
directions, location, numbers
Playing Wii Elementary
When Nintendo came out with this game console a few years ago, video games got a breath of fresh air. People of all walks of life started playing - swinging those little white sticks left and right, jumping up and down, turning the wheels of imaginary race cars... Join ChinesePod today as we break out our Wii!!
games, Wii, entertainment
Introducing Catherine News and Features
Today we're talking about the lessons coming up this week at ChinesePod - with some special emphasis on Thanksgiving! Jenny and John introduce Catherine, who works behind the scenes to manage content production here at CPod. We've got a great Early Bird Festive Promotion coming up, too, so don't forget to check out this link for details! Finally, we're looking for some help from you, our beloved users! Contact us if you'd like to participate in an upcoming project that explores how users interact with ChinesePod and how we can improve the service in the future.
learn Chinese, lessons
Expressing Location with 边 and 面 Qing Wen
Sure, you know the word 里面 (lǐmiàn), and you've heard 里边 (lǐbian). They seem to mean the same thing. But then you think about cases like 路面 (lùmiàn) and 河边 (hébiān) and you start to wonder if there's something special going on here. There is! Tune in to this podcast and get your Chinese grammar issues cleared up.
grammar
Using a Character Dictionary Upper Intermediate
Do you ever find yourself only using the English-Chinese side of your dictionary? Do you sometimes feel intimidated by the seemingly arcane system of naming parts of characters? Well then ChinesePod's got a lesson for you today. Join us to learn all about looking up characters by radical!
character, radical, strokes
Finding a Seat at the Movies Elementary
So you figured out which movie you want to see, you bought the right tickets, and you made it past the concessions area (you might have even picked up some sweet popcorn on the way). Now what? ChinesePod is here to help you find your seat - or ask for help - in Chinese!
seat, cinema
郎咸平谈中美股市 Media
你想像股神巴菲特一样赚很多钱吗？如果你够聪明，够幸运的话，也许可以试试。但是股市有风险，投资需谨慎。还是先来听听郎咸平教授是如何点评中美股市的吧。 来源链接：郎咸平谈中美股市
people, stock market, business
Dinner with Friends Elementary
Having friends who know how to cook is important - otherwise when else are you going to get to try delicious home-cooked foods (and mom's food doesn't count, you grew up with it!)? Join us at ChinesePod today as we're at a friend's house trying strange new dishes...
eating, friends, cooking, food
A Phone Call to the Moving Company Intermediate
Some people are minimalists, others are pack-rats. When it comes to moving house, you'd better hope your the former and not the latter! Join us today as we call up a moving company to find out just how to get stuff out of one apartment and into another!
transportation, location, distance, weight, furniture
Executive Plan, Newbie Changes, and More News and Features
We have a special News and Features for you today with two lovely guests - Tarsi and Shen Yajin. They'll be giving us the scoop on the Executive Plan, including the demo that is available for those interested in the best service ChinesePod has to offer - daily lessons with a CPod counselor. Many Poddies have referred their friends and spread the good work of CPod over the years and now we'd like to say thank you. We have unveiled our Referral Rewards Program. This week's Mandarin lessons will take us into new territory with 2 Elementary lessons - Dinner Party and the Cinema. Intermediate learners will gain essential Chinese for moving house and Uppers finally learn how to decipher a Chinese dictionary. See you in the comments!
With Regards to 对 and 对于 Qing Wen
Today we're talking about talking about things and people. Confused? So were we... until Connie, John, and Liliana explained the differences and uses of 对 (duì) and 对于 (duìyú). Join us in this lesson to learn more about this Chinese grammar topic!
grammar
Love Tangle 5: The Mistress Upper Intermediate
Just when you thought that Lulu and Shen Jiawei had put their past indiscretions behind them - Yangyang re-asserts herself as that hot and spicy flame of temptation. For your addictive dose of extra-marital affairs, deception, feigned innocence and saucy love triangles go ahead and listen to today's Mandarin podcast.
affair, lover, sex, relationships