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How To Say "Cannot" Qing Wen
Ever found yourself wondering when you should use 不了 bùliǎo，不起 bù qǐ or 不到 bù dào? Specifically, when to use 买不了mǎi bù liǎo，买不到 mǎi bù dào and 买不起 mǎi bù qǐ. Check out this Qing Wen where we show you what these endings mean and how you can use these definitions and apply them to other verbs.
How To Say "Cannot" Qing Wen
Ever found yourself wondering when you should use 不了 bùliǎo，不起 bù qǐ or 不到 bù dào? Specifically, when to use 买不了mǎi bù liǎo，买不到 mǎi bù dào and 买不起 mǎi bù qǐ. Check out this Qing Wen where we show you what these endings mean and how you can use these definitions and apply them to other verbs.
money, video, grammar, food
Teleshopping 生机精华萃取机 Advanced
电视购物是许多家庭主妇、上班族日常生活的消遣，即使不“购物”，还是有不少爱看购物频道的人，原因不外乎是主持人夸张中带着幽默的说话方式，和丰富有趣的语言，比广告更能深入人心，今天中文播客自制了一个购物频道，不论你看没看过中文的购物频道，都能来深入体验这种特殊有趣的说话方式。 Discussion Dialogue
telephone, television, shopping, video, marketing, sales, video lesson
Using a Surrogate Mother Upper Intermediate
Listen to a conversation about a surrogate pregnancy and learn about some of the legal and psychological issues that could arise from this situation.
hospital, health, pregnancy, pregnant woman
Where's The Cloud? Intermediate
Listen as a friend explains the benefits of using the cloud over the more traditional methods of storing documents on a computer or portable hard drive. Listen to a related lesson here: Putting documents on the cloud
computers, cloud
Ways To Talk About Holiday Qing Wen
Whether it be a long weekend, a national holiday or a vacation to the Bahamas, if you or your friends have a job, you’ll find yourself talking about holidays in Chinese. 请假、放假、休假 and 度假 are some of the most commonly used phrases when talking about holidays in Chinese so tune in and get practicing. Check out the lesson that inspired today's Qing Wen - 4 Day Work Week. For even more examples and some extended phrases, check out THIS POST on the ChinesePod forum and continue the discussion.
Ways To Talk About Holiday Qing Wen
Whether it be a long weekend, a national holiday or a vacation to the Bahamas, if you or your friends have a job, you’ll find yourself talking about holidays in Chinese. 请假、放假、休假 and 度假 are some of the most commonly used phrases when talking about holidays in Chinese so tune in and get practicing. Check out the lesson that inspired today's Qing Wen - 4 Day Work Week. For even more examples and some extended phrases, check out THIS POST on the ChinesePod forum and continue the discussion.
vacation, holiday, video, work
阅兵 (上) Advanced
九月份中国纪念抗日战争胜利，北京城四处封街举行大阅兵，报纸新闻大篇幅报道，可以说是全国上下的大事，当然也是中国人民的好话题，这一课我们一起来听听老百姓怎么看这个阅兵活动，也听他们说说阅兵典礼的规模和精彩的内容。 Last month we saw the 2015 China Victory Day Parade, a day where we saw incredible displays of China's military might. Listen to two people chat about the parade and learn useful Chinese phrases for describing epic scenes that really stir up one's emotion.
parade, military
Don't Jump! Upper Intermediate
Today we hear two people try and convince someone not to jump from a high building to their death. Learn some very useful words and phrases for comforting friends in Chinese when they are having some relationship trouble or just going through a tough time. http://wi.st/1XjiF6w
suicide, video, help
I'm So Hungry! Elementary
Have you ever wanted to express that you were so hungry that you could eat a horse? Listen to today's lesson to find out how to say extremes of something. If you'd like to take this structure further, listen to a related intermediate Qing Wen here
video, hungry
【唐诗】嫦娥 Advanced
年年都過中秋節，卻不是每個人都想過那傳說中飛上月亮、住在月宮中的嫦娥究竟有著怎麼樣的心情。今天我們跟著唐朝著名詩人李商隱的詩，來好好體會一下嫦娥在月亮上的寂寞，也或許，詩人在訴說的，是自己的寂寞。
video, Chinese mythology, poem, video lesson
Chatting on the Moon Upper Intermediate
Listen to a dialogue between the two Chinese folklore characters Chang'E and Wu Gang. Learn about Chinese mythology as well as some useful smalltalk. http://wi.st/1G7DZYq
video, Chinese mythology, festivals, video lesson
Custom Birthday Cake Intermediate
As you get older you often care less and less about your birthday. How about ordering a custom made cake to really spice things up. Learn all sorts of birthday related terms in Chinese.
cake, birthday
How Far? Elementary
Learn how to: Ask how far something is in Chinese, say it's not too far in Chinese, and make suggestions in Chinese.
directions, video lesson, video
Describing Personalities 2 Qing Wen
English Subtitles Coming... Check out part two of our personalities Qing Wen where we cover some more advanced and more bizarre terms to describe someone's personality in Chinese. Watch Part 1 here. If you want to see some of the language we talked about in action, check out 花瓶总监 . https://chinesepodtv.wistia.com/medias/tfcg955q76
Describing Personalities 2 Qing Wen
English Subtitles Coming... Check out part two of our personalities Qing Wen where we cover some more advanced and more bizarre terms to describe someone's personality in Chinese. Watch Part 1 here. If you want to see some of the language we talked about in action, check out 花瓶总监 . https://chinesepodtv.wistia.com/medias/tfcg955q76
personality, video
Small Talk Elementary
Learn some ways to small talk in Chinese. An excellent way to fill those moments when you bump into a neighbor in the elevator, or a friend on the street. Use these common words and phrases in your everyday life today.
small talk, neighbor
Long Distance Relationships Upper Intermediate
Learn how to talk about long distance relationships in today's video lesson. (Click CC for Chinese subtitles) For a Qing Wen about 彼此 and 互相，check here http://bit.ly/1OkxUsG
relationships, video
4 Day Work Week Intermediate
What do you think about the 4 day work week? Listen to two colleagues debate the pros and cons of having a longer weekend and how that will affect their attitudes towards work. Learn useful Chinese vocabulary and phrases relating to work, time-off and work-life balance.
work, holiday, motivation
Describing Personalities 1 Qing Wen
In today's lesson, we talk about positive and negative personality trait. We discuss some commonly misused terms and how you can talk about personality traits like a native Chinese speaker.