The Latest Mandarin Chinese Language Lessons
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Ballet Lessons Intermediate
In this lesson, ChinesePod pirouettes, prances and pliés around the subject of dancing and ballet. Learn how to talk about dancing and different kinds of dances. And a one, two, three, four!
parents, child, dance
Hong Kong-Macao Travel Permit Upper Intermediate
“One country, two systems.” Hong Kong and Macao are now part of China, but they have their own culture and political systems separate from Mainland China. In some respects, going there is like going to a different country. This is especially true for Mainland Chinese who want to visit. For them, a special travel permit is required. And the deal isn't the same for everyone. Find out out more in this lesson!
travel, policy, Hong Kong
Chinese Input Methods Intermediate
When writing Chinese characters on your computer, there are many ways to go, and some are more useful than others. In this lesson, learn about different Chinese input methods and how to talk about them in Chinese!
computers, technology, Chinese character
Umbrella Opportunism Elementary
Stuck out in the rain without an umbrella? No problem! In China, umbrella salespeople pop up as soon as it begins to pour. Of course, it'll cost you...
daily life, weather, money, rain
For the Kids Beijing Standard Time
Happy International Children's Day everyone! In this edition of BST, Tom and David talk about China's International Children's Day and how raising children is different in China, where grandparents play a big role in a child's upbringing.
kids, childhood, children
Excited about Exclamations (Part 4) Qing Wen
What? More exclamations? Yes! In the fourth part of QingWen's series on exclamations, learn how to get surprised, disgusted or just have a think.
exclamation, feelings, surprise
Activities on Douban Upper Intermediate
Facebook is blocked in China, so it's not used by most Chinese for socializing and organizing events. For organizing events, especially for the young Chinese artsy crowd, the place to go is Douban. Here you can find information on events as well as book reviews, movie reviews and more. In this lesson, one friend tells another all about it.
activities, place
The Trouble with Marrying a Foreigner Intermediate
Marrying someone from abroad can be a difficult. There are questions of culture and language that have to be overcome. Of course, some issues aren't as big as others. In this dialogue, a young woman talks with her mother about marrying a foreign man.
marriage, culture, relationships, customs
毕业生的烦恼 Advanced
近年来，大学生“就业难”越来越严重。于是，早早开始找工作、找实习就成了大四学生的“必修课”。可是作为学生，最重要的就是学习。到底是找工作更重要，还是学习更重要呢？真让大学生们烦恼不已啊！
studying, university, job-hunting
Water for a Cold Elementary
A cough here. A sniffle there. Ahhh- ahhh- chooo! You've got a cold. What should you do? Drink lots of fluids! But make sure they're hot! In this lesson, learn how to talk about getting a cold and the Chinese preference for hot water.
medicine, health
Donation Dilemma Intermediate
In 2011, the Red Cross of China suffered from a corruption scandal. A woman named Guo Meimei, allegedly the mistress of someone on the board of the Red Cross, posted pictures of her lavish lifestyle, possibly paid for by funds embezzled from the Red Cross. Since then the Chinese people have been reluctant to donate to charities, unsure if their donations will end up helping those in need. In this lesson, two friends discuss the problem.
earthquake, charity, money, organization, corruption, government
It's a Shame It's Not You KTV Time
In this KTV Time, Tom and David talk about the queen of love songs, Liang Jingru (梁静茹, Liáng Jìngrú) and her smash hit 《可惜不是你》("It's a Shame It's Not You"). This is a KTV classic and quite a tearjerker. Get your tissues ready! Click here to have a listen to the song!
songs, karaoke, singer
Excited about Exclamations (Part 3) Qing Wen
In the third part of this series on exclamations, QingWen is in for a surprise, and not just one, lots of them! Learn all about the different exclamations that can be used to express surprise, as well as how to throw a bit of sarcasm into your conversation.
exclamation, feelings, surprise
Barley Tea Elementary
They say that when you're learning Chinese sooner or later you're going to have a lesson on tea. Well, here it comes! This lesson introduces you to the world of tea from green tea and black tea to even barley tea and beyond!
tea, drinking
The Life of a Programmer 4: A New Opportunity Intermediate
The life of our friend Daqi, the programmer has already proved to be a difficult one. In previous lessons, Daqi faced long hours and a mountain of demands both at work and at home. Now, other programmers at the company are coming to him for help. What will Daqi do? Find out in this lesson!
relationships, feelings, technology
English Grammar Difficulties Upper Intermediate
Learning Chinese is hard, but learning English is difficult too! In this lesson, a Chinese student faces a teacher after failing to get their head around some points in English grammar. Learn how to talk about tense, prepositions, clauses and all those great grammar words in this lesson!
study, students, teacher, grammar
A Bad Guy Elementary
A person's reputation can follow them. What you do in your school days can come back to haunt you later in life if you're not careful. In this lesson, a friend advises another friend against hanging out with a bad guy.
people, personality, friends
Earthquake Evacuation Intermediate
Everything is shaking! It's an earthquake! Run for it! In this lesson, listen as ChinesePod takes you along on an earthquake evacuation.
earthquake, school
Chinese TV Dramas (Part 2) Beijing Standard Time
In the second part of BST's series on Chinese TV Dramas, Tom and David talk about popular shows from Hong Kong, Taiwan and abroad, as well as some of the most famous homegrown sitcoms.
TV, TV show
English Loan Words in Chinese Qing Wen
The influence of the English language is notable in China, especially in big cities. One will often overhear Chinese natives throwing out English words in the middle of conversation. However, there are some English words that have been more fully incorporated into Chinese, complete with renderings in Chinese characters. In this QingWen, learn some of the most well known English loan words.
translation, pronunciation