The Latest Mandarin Chinese Language Lessons
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Story Time Elementary
Once upon a time, there was a lesson about telling stories in Chinese. A student wasn't able to sleep so they put on this lesson and it began: "Once upon a time, there was a lesson about telling stories in Chinese. A student wasn't able to sleep so they put on this lesson and it began: "Once upon a time...""
family, children, story, parents
Business Trip in Kunming Intermediate
Business travel can be stressful with all the meetings, but it does have its perks. In this lesson, two friends talk about the advantages of a life out on the road for the company.
business trip, travel
The Dead Continue to Love KTV Time
KTV Time gets dramatic this week with a discussion of 《死了都要爱》or "The Dead Continue to Love". Not only does this song channel cosmic love, it hits notes that most of us mere mortals fear to attempt. Have a listen and see if you're up to the task!
songs, singer, karaoke
Strange Addictions Qing Wen
In this edition of Qing Wen, we discuss words having to do with obsessions, compulsions and addictions using the words 狂(kuáng), 控(kòng), 鬼(guǐ), 迷(mí) and 瘾(yǐn).
addiction, fans, habit, hobbies, entertainment
斯诺登与“棱镜门”事件 Media
一个人的命运在某一时刻或许可以影响到一个甚至几个国家。现在，美国人斯诺等无疑就是这样的人。而前段时间，他和“棱镜门”事件也无疑占据了各大媒体的头版头条。有的人但心他的去向，有的人担心国与国之间的关系，而有的人则担心类似的事件是否会再次发生。今天我们通过国内媒体的一篇报道，一起来看看这件事能影响到哪些方面。 来源链接：谁会“收留”斯诺登
country, politics, people
Business Trip to Beijing Elementary
Pack your bags, poddies! This is a lesson for the jet set. Learn how to talk about business trips, when you're going, how you're going for and when you'll be back. You'll also learn how to talk about taking clients out for dinner as well.
work, business, business trip, transportation
Housing Supply and Demand Upper Intermediate
Housing prices in China continue to spiral higher and higher. Is there an end in sight or will more and more Chinese people be shut out of buying a home? In this lesson, ChinesePod gets in on the debate .
demand, Supply, house, price
Swimming Cap Elementary
It's time to take a swim! Swimsuit? Got it. Goggles? Check. Swimcap? No? Do you need it anyway? Find out in this lesson!
sports
Nutrition Label Intermediate
There's nothing to ruin an appetite faster than checking the nutritional label on the back of what you're about to eat, right? In this lesson, two friends begin to agonize over nutrition. Listen and learn how you too can worry about your energy, fat and protein intake in Chinese!
food, health
Something about Drinking Beijing Standard Time
It's time to hit the bottle. In this edition of Beijing Standard Time, David and Tom talk about how to hold your own (and your liquor) at a banquet in China. Learn what others will say to you to get you to drink and learn what you can say back to avoid drinking if you don't want to.
drinking
亏 Has Its Day Qing Wen
In this edition of QingWen, we discuss the difference between three different words with the use of the character 亏 (kuī): 幸亏 (xìngkuī), 多亏 (duōkuī) and just regular old 亏. What we find is that quite a difference exists between all of them!
luck
Bad Luck with Buses Elementary
The way to work in the morning is full of distractions. What happens if you end up taking the wrong bus or the wrong train? Find out in this lesson!
transportation
Roommate Hunting Intermediate
Finding a place to live in a big city is always a nerve-wracking ordeal. Can you find an affordable place? Will it be too far away from everything? Will you have roommates? If so, who are they? Will they be complete weirdos? Two friends talk it out in this lesson!
room, roommate, jobs, salary
The Wonders of WeChat Upper Intermediate
Nobody in China sends text messages any more. They do WeChat! In this lesson, find out why WeChat is so popular and why everyone is using it.
WeChat, relationships, boyfriend, online
What's the Score? Elementary
Get ready! Serve's up! In this lesson, two friends go head to head in a game of ping pong. Learn how to talk about sports and keep score in Chinese!
sports
Foreign Father Loses His Cool Intermediate
Anyone staying in China for some time will tell you, the Chinese have deep rooted notions about health and medicine, some of which seem utterly strange to foreigners. In this lesson, a foreign man finds this out the hard way after his Chinese wife has given birth.
marriage, relationships, culture, family, communication
The Love of Milk Tea KTV Time
In China, when people talk about milk tea, it could be a certain beverage that all Taiwanese love to drink, or 刘若英 (Liú Ruòyīng) a well-known female singer. In today's show, Tom and David will bring the singer and one of her most famous songs 《后来》"Later On" into our studio. Click here to have a listen to the song!
songs, singer, karaoke
Causing, Creating and Making with 造 Qing Wen
In this edition of QingWen, we discuss some of the different ways that 造 (zào) is used as a verb in conjunction with other characters. It promises to be a lesson full of cause, creation and a bit of manufacturing.
to create, to make
Let Me Off! Elementary
Buses in big cities take you where you want to go, but not exactly where you want to go. Often times, you might fly by your destination and have to double back. In this lesson, a couple try to get off the bus on their own terms, only to find that they've got to wait.
transportation, place, daily life
Going for Younger Guys Upper Intermediate
ChinesePod steps into the realm of gender politics by taking on the issue of 姐弟恋 (jiědìliàn), relationships between older women and younger men. Most women seem okay going for guys a few years younger with them if they're right one, but younger than that? Let the discussion begin!
relationships, love, boyfriend, age