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网络语言心照不宣；入学陈述舞弊造假 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, internet
Emojis 脑洞大开—表情包 Advanced
表情包在发信息时已经变得越来越不能缺少了，但表情包不仅仅是普通的表情，网友们自制了许多充满想象力的表情图片，并加上文字，成为了表情包。来听听这课，看看表情包会不会也让你心动吧！ Emojis have become almost indispensable in our daily messaging. 脑洞大开 is an internet phrase, do emojis leave you baffled or trigger your creativity? HSK 5 - 表情 缓解 对方 干脆 属于 HSK 6 - 群众 欢乐 源泉 正经 枯竭 网络 尴尬
emotions, internet, chatting
To pack or to go? 如饥似渴──打包还是带走？ Upper Intermediate
Have you struggled with what to say for dine in, takeouts, home delivery when you’re hungry and want food fast! 打包 is synonymous with 带走 in Mandarin. Literally to first pack and then takeaway. So the next time when you’re at a Chinese restaurant use these useful vocabulary! 打包、带走、外卖......这些词有什么区别呢？“如饥似渴”真的是在说一个人又饿又渴吗？听听今天的课文，你就有答案了！ HSK lvl 4 提前 抱歉 支持 实在 安排 HSK lvl 5 不好意思 反正 招待 优惠 居然 目前 逗 HSK lvl 6 打包 疏忽 补偿 计较 扁
food, delivery, takeout
O2O bookstores 书香四溢──实体书店 Advanced
Many of us still like to shop and browse for books at brick and mortar bookstores. This lesson is a dialogue between a scholar from ancient China and an avid book lover today. Learn useful vocabulary and phrases as they discuss how brick and mortar bookstores (实体书店) have changed over the years. 中国人常说“开卷有益”，即打开书本就是有益处的。可是打开书会有什么好处呢？是会闻到书香，还是会见到黄金，甚至遇见美人呢？来听听这一课，看看在古代人的观念里，读书有什么好处吧！ 注意对话中两个人说话方式的不同（一个文邹邹的”古人”, “书虫”；一个现代人） HSK 4 -重新 当时 座位 其中 条件 HSK 5-居然 黄金 艰苦 HSK 6 -津津有味 倒闭 角落 开辟 在意
books, store, online
"Me too!" 4 ways to use 也 Pre Intermediate
Sometimes you just want to be like everyone else. In Chinese, you can use "ye" to tell people you have the same things, want the same things, like the same things, and think the same things. Come find out how much you have in common with Joshua and Jessica.
video, common
Misfortune from our mouths 祸从口入──管住嘴巴 Intermediate
In this lesson, you’ll learn useful vocabulary for nuts, seafood, milk etc that’ll come handy especially for persons with food allergies. 祸从口入 means to encounter misfortune (or in this case) to fall ill when an allergic person eats the wrong food. As the saying goes be careful of what we put in our mouths! HSK 4 - 出发 仔细 紧张 样子 HSK 5 - 海鲜 过敏 消化 毕竟 耽误
allergies, food
Veteran movie fans 资深影迷—最爱电影 Advanced
你是一个电影迷吗？来学学这一课当中人们怎样讨论电影、怎么看影评，这样就能和其他电影迷一起热烈地讨论啦！ This is a lesson for movie buffs! Learn vocabulary and phrases you’ll need to read Chinese movie previews and chat with other movie enthusiasts in Chinese! HSK 5 - 简直 细节 趁 HSK 6 - 流浪 爆炸 情节 过瘾 题材 剧本 资深
movies, production, fans
Internet celebrity: Fresh made tea 崛地而起──现制茶饮成网红 Media
喝腻了瓶装饮料的人，愿意排长长的队，去等待一杯新鲜现制的奶茶或是果茶--这已经成为了中国年轻人的新潮流。同时，这样的茶饮也与中国传统品茶喝茶有很大不同，喜茶、奈雪的茶、龙井、乌龙......哪一杯才是你的茶呢？HSK词汇: 5-促进 6-新颖，开辟，靠拢 As they say, “What is your cup of tea?” Flavoured, fruit, bubble tea have become very popular in China. The idiom 崛地而起 can be used to describe something new that appears and rises very quickly.
tea, drink, internet
66 Enjoyable Characters with Joy #6 Newbie
Are you one of the Chinese learners who are afraid of complicated and scary Chinese characters? In this series, we are gonna show you 66 traditional characters that you see every day produced in our Taipei Studios! This episode is a recap of the first five lessons, be sure to review them!
video, character, morning, afternoon
Social credit score for China’s pet owners 文明社会 养犬规则 Upper Intermediate
“遛狗要牵绳子、防止狗随意乱吠、及时清理狗的粪便......”文明城市对养狗的人提出了许多要求。那些养狗、爱狗，甚至把狗当作自己的“儿子”的人，对此会作出什么反应呢？ 这一课将介绍许多和“狗”有关的成语和俗语，也会学习以下汉语水平考试词汇：犬（6）饲养（6）着想（6）乐意（6）场合（6）规则（5）文明（5） Keep your dog on a leash. Make sure your pet doesn't bark. Clean up after them. These are some of the rules pet owners in China have to abide as part of the social credit score system gradually being implemented across its cities. Take this lesson to learn useful “dog” vocabulary, idioms and slang. For example calling your pet 儿子 is personification called 拟人 in Chinese. And 狗咬吕洞宾 is a 贬义词 or derogatory term.
pets, rules, dogs
Business Interviews Business on the Go
Do you remember your first interview for a job? Have you ever had a video interview? Join Elijah, Angel and Jenny as they discuss a video interview.
video, business, interview
Business Interviews Business on the Go
Do you remember your first interview for a job? Have you ever had a video interview? Join Elijah, Angel and Jenny as they discuss a video interview.
More harm than good? 饮鸩止渴—咖啡不能停 Upper Intermediate
适量饮用咖啡能帮助提神，也是许多人生活中不可缺少的部分。可是如果已经到了停不下来的地步，可能就要当心了。我们用成语“饮鸩止渴”来形容过度依赖咖啡的人，因为过量饮用是不计后果的行为，对他们的身体有害无益。也来听听两个主播区分以下几个汉语水平考试中意思相近的词语吧： 5- 调整， 心理，状况，状态，心理， 6- 牺牲，生理，依赖，依靠，生理 Learn 近义词 (synonyms, see below) in this lesson where hosts discuss coffee drinking. The idiom 饮鸩止渴 means to use incorrect methods to resolve problems without consideration of the consequences, is used here where excessive coffee can cause more harm than good.
coffee, addiction
How thin is too thin? 适可而止──老人养生别太瘦 Media
中国有一句关于养生的古话，叫做“千金难买老来瘦”。可是最近有专家发现，“瘦”不一定就是最健康的，尤其对于老年人来说，过于瘦弱可能还会带来更多的疾病。一起走进这一课来了解，究竟怎样的状态才是最理想的呢？HSK词汇：导致（5）片面（5）咀嚼（6）力所能及（6）分泌 （6） An old Chinese saying “to be thin when you’re old cannot be bought with money”. But recently a study has revealed that thin is not necessarily healthy especially for the elderly. In our pursuit of being thin, we use the idiom 适可而止 which means to know when to stop and not go overboard.
health, elderly
太过分了（太...了） Pre Intermediate
Have you ever wondered how to say "That boy is so handsome!" in Chinese? Watch this video and learn a useful sentence structure to express "very, too much"!
Sentence Structures, exaggerate, express, video
Are reserved seats REALLY reserved? 坐立不安──高铁霸坐 Advanced
中国的高铁已经越来越四通八达了，可同时高铁“霸坐”的新闻也偶有发生。“霸坐”就是指有乘客占用了别人的座位拒绝离开，遇到这样尴尬的情景应该怎样应对呢？而霸占了别人座位的人，内心是否也会感到焦虑与不安呢？我们用“坐立不安”这个成语来形容那些“霸座”的人可能会有的心理感受。 这一课中，我们会接触到一下汉语水平考试的词汇： 5- 拥挤, 如何 6- 人家, 行政, 拘留, 随意, 霸道 This is a great lesson to learn many useful vocabulary, phrases and idioms on public transportation through the discussion of 霸坐 (to occupy someone’s seat and refuse to leave). We use the idiom 坐立不安 to describe a feeling of restlessness, worry and insecurity faced by persons who’ve taken the seats of others.
transportation, train, subway