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ChinesePod - BeginnerNewbie | What to ExpectWe know the challenge of getting into Mandarin Chinese is daunting to say the least, but don't worry, ChinesePod is here to help! Today's lesson is a practical guide for the complete newbie, hopefully assuaging some of the fears associated with learning Mandarin and giving you pointers of what you should do. Be sure to check out ChinesePod's Pinyin Pronunciation Chart; a handy reference for learning the basics of Mandarin Chinese pronunciation. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1833
2025-07-2517 min
ChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Thank You NoteIt's coming up on Christmas time, which means presents and parties and... thank you notes. In today's lesson you can practice not only your Chinese letter-writing formula, but also how to say mushy and heartwarming cheesy lines to warm your friends' hearts. (Thank you, ChinesePod, for all the wonderful podcasts...) Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1288
2025-02-0519 minChinesePod - BeginnerElementary | Finding a Seat at the MoviesSo 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! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1295
2025-02-0516 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Visiting a Friend at the HospitalThey say laughter is the best medicine. In today's ChinesePod lesson you'll be learning how to express regret for a friend's unexpected injury, as well as offer standard (but sincere!) pleasant wishes for his or her speedy recovery! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1285
2025-01-3118 minChinesePod - BeginnerElementary | Dinner with FriendsThe Chinese terms for various relatives are a bit complicated. But don't worry, ChinesePod is here to help you learn them! In today's Mandarin lesson, start talking about your sons, daughters and other family members. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1293
2025-01-2217 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Warm Winter ClothesIt's that time of year when the tank tops and shorts get packed away in storage. Out come the long johns, the thick socks, and the ear muffs. Join us in today's ChinesePod lesson as we learn how to talk about winter clothing in Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1306
2025-01-2218 minChinesePod - BeginnerNewbie | Son or Daughter?The Chinese terms for various relatives are a bit complicated. But don't worry, ChinesePod is here to help you learn them! In today's Mandarin lesson, start talking about your sons, daughters and other family members. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1195
2025-01-2014 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | How Did New Year's Come About?Experiencing Chinese New Year in China is truly a spectacular event. Houses are covered in bright red decorations. Bright red lanterns are lit up for all to see. Literally millions of firecrackers are set off at the same time, filling the streets with a mighty roar. But how did these traditions come about? In this lesson a grandfather tells the story to his grandson. Also, be sure to check out the new task feature below, ChinesePod's newest way to enrich your learning experience along with fellow poddies! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2120
2025-01-0315 minChinesePod - BeginnerElementary | Spending Christmas in AsiaIn this festive episode, we discuss spending Chrismas in Asia with friends. Over in the East, Xmas is not so much a holiday to spend with family, but rather with friends (unless they're Christian obviously). Learn some words for various holidays, and how to say how you will spend them. Happy holidays from myself, (Gwilym), Fiona, and Constance and the rest of the ChinesePod team. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4062
2024-12-2514 minChinesePod - BeginnerNewbie | Rise and Shine!Getting out of bed is not much fun, unless you wake up to the sound of Ken and Jenny on ChinesePod! Today, learn how to talk about dragging yourself out of bed, all in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1140
2024-11-2511 minChinesePod - BeginnerElementary | Are You Busy?You can't just drop in on people whenever you feel like it. They have their own lives, too! In this Mandarin Chinese podcast, you'll learn how to ask if and when people are free. Making appointments in Chinese is easy when you study with ChinesePod. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1215
2024-11-0815 minChinesePod - BeginnerNewbie | Stinky FeetWe know, you've been so absorbed in learning Mandarin on ChinesePod that you haven't had time to wash your feet since before the Olympics...in Athens...Now, you're paying the price: smelly feet. In today's podcast, you'll learn how to complain about rank odors in Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1115
2024-11-0112 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Excuses for Being LateWe know how it happened: you were up until the wee small hours learning Mandarin with ChinesePod. By the time you got to work the next morning, everyone was getting ready for lunch! In today's podcast, you'll learn how to talk in Mandarin Chinese about why you were late. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1153
2024-10-3017 minChinesePod - BeginnerNewbie | Too Heavy!We at ChinesePod are always ready to give you a hand as you learn Mandarin. In today's lesson, learn how to share your burdens with a friend, all in Chinese! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1107
2024-10-2810 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | The Customer Comes FirstToday ChinesePod has got a lesson for you! We're at the cell phone store and things are getting heated up! Find out how to demand your rights be respected in this upper-intermediate level podcast. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1377
2024-10-1415 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | City Series: BaliChinesePod's Jenny Zhu is a world traveler beyond compare. In today's Chinese podcast, she'll be discussing her recent trip to the lovely island of Bali. You'll learn lots of useful Mandarin for talking about your travels and adventures. You'll even learn about a very special Indonesian beverage... Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1246
2024-09-2713 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Designing the New Apartment 2You've designed the apartment of your dreams. You've picked out furniture in your mind. Now it's time to get cracking on the details. We're not talking about decorative details here - we're talking about essential, practical details like electrical outlets, plumbing and even where to keep the rice cooker. Join us to learn all of this valuable language in today's ChinesePod lesson! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1352
2024-09-2018 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Designing the New ApartmentTired of making do with rented apartments designed in ways that don't suit your needs? Well today's ChinesePod lesson will cover the basics for designing your new apartment. Get everything you want (or, as the case may be, everything your spouse wants) in your new place! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1346
2024-09-1618 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Saved by the Gong: Cutting Open a FrogLearning Chinese takes a lot of guts. Make no bones about it: ChinesePod is the best way to cut right to the heart of the problem. If you don't have a bloody clue how to talk about biology in Mandarin, this is the podcast for you! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1108
2024-07-1713 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | No Spring, No Wedding?Today's ChinesePod lesson focuses on a cultural belief held in China regarding years in which there is no spring. Confused? Well, you'll just have to check out today's lesson to find out what could cause such a thing! You'll also find out why it's not prudent to marry in a year in which spring has been 'skipped.' Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1350
2024-07-1214 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Electronic Dogs and Radar DetectorsIn today's ChinesePod lesson we're exploring the exciting world of electronic gadgets. These days, they've got a gadget for just about everything. Find out what happens when you opt for the cheap do-it-all gadget (you know, the one they're hawking downstairs for a fifth the price of the real one)! Hint: it might have been worth the investment to pay for the version they're selling in real stores! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1328
2024-06-2817 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Starting a Company in ChinaThe entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in China. Whether it's expats opening a company, or local Chinese doing the same, the waiting periods, the paperwork, and the registration with different departments can all be a huge headache! Join us at ChinesePod today as we explore some of the terminology that surrounds opening a company in China. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1314
2024-06-1417 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Applying for a LoanBeing able to talk people into giving you money is a special skill. Especially when you're talking to professionals who say "no" for a living. In today's ChinesePod lesson, learn the key phrases and unorthodox "techniques" that will help you smooth talk any banker (or land you in jail). Soon you'll be basking in the glow of your success! (Maybe.) Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1283
2024-06-1019 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | The Sun Salutation in YogaStart your day off right with ChinesePod as we greet the sun and slip into the lotus position! If you haven't already guessed, we're at yoga class. If you've ever wondered what to call yoga positions in Chinese, or if you ever find yourself getting lost with your Chinese-speaking yoga instructor, then have we got a lesson for you! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1311
2024-06-0519 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Birth by Chinese ZodiacAre you bullish about learning Chinese? Stop dragon your feet, and listen to our podcast about the Chinese zodiac. It won't boar you, we promise. Learning Mandarin with ChinesePod is more fun than a monkey midwife. Just ask our legions of rabbit fans! There's no use snake-ing away. Scream yourself horse with the top-rated Chinese learning system. Studying any other way is like herding tigers with a sheep-dog. Don't be a chicken! Learn Chinese today! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1028
2024-05-2913 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Buying a Plasma TVHow much of the Chinese language could you learn if you spent half as much time with ChinesePod as you do with "Neighbors," "COPS," and "MTV"? Television is a brain-washing machine. If you want to kill your soul, watch the boob tube. If you want to learn Chinese, listen to this podcast. ChinesePod is revolutionary, and it is not televised. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1024
2024-05-2414 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Using a Character DictionaryDo 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! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1296
2024-05-2216 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Adventures of an Andy Lau Fan on TaobaoEveryone in China is doing it, so it's time we informed our users more about buying stuff on Taobao, the Chinese conqueror of eBay. Today's lesson delves into the shady underworld of obsessed fans. (Remember, ChinesePod takes no responsibility for any stinky shoes you may encounter in your online shopping adventures.) Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1274
2024-05-1316 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Here she comesWhen someone you've never even met suddenly gives you flowers, that's ChinesePod.' In this podcast, we hear what really goes on inside the mind of the average smitten male. A Chinese lesson in mustering up the courage to talk to that guy/girl you're fancying. So put on some deodorant, grab some daisies, and let's make a return to the glory days of 1980's TV commercials. Ask him/her out, in Mandarin. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0969
2024-05-1013 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Assembling IKEA FurnitureFor the last four hours, you've been wandering around the furniture store, looking at the latest in Swedish design. Now that you've settled on the unpronounceable book case, it's time to bring it home and put it together. And that's where the fun begins! In today's Chinese podcast, you'll learn the Mandarin that will let you build the bookshelf of your dreams. ChinesePod gives you all the tools you need to attain fluency. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1247
2024-05-0320 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Star TrekChinese...the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship, ChinesePod. Our never-ending mission: to provide you with the Mandarin you need to communicate with humans all around the galaxy. Tune in to this podcast and make a voyage of linguistic discovery. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1244
2024-04-2916 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Dealing With DepressionSometimes you need to get your head examined. You might as well learn some Mandarin as you get in touch with your feelings. ChinesePod is the place to come for language therapy! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1160
2024-03-2718 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Los AngelesMany a little ditty has been written about the land of beach bunnies, surfer dudes, movie stars, Kobe Bryant and The Lakers. After a day of treating yourself to a new Armani on Rodeo Drive and finishing your Skinny triple French Vanilla Half Caf on Melrose, put the top down on your Beamer and take a drive East on the 10 to the San Gabriel Valley. Grab some authentic Hunan Fish Head and practice your Mandarin with a cute fuwuyuan! Welcome to our ChinesePod tour of The City of Angels, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0983
2024-03-1514 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | DetroitTake a ride with ChinesePod on the Freeway of Love to Detroit, Michigan. We get to Motown, the Motor City, the 3-1-3. Though we're slightly apprehensive due to drive-by shooting cliches, we hang in there practicing our tones to stay calm as we drive though Greek Town and past Joe Louis' arm. Now, you may be on Nanjing Road or 8-Mile Road. Either way, this is the lesson for you. Learn in Mandarin about a place far, far away from your dumplings and rice... Detroit. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0843
2024-02-2114 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | LondonStand out historical moments in the history of Londontown: The Great Fire of 1665, The Great Plague of 1666, but greatest of them all, surely, The Great ChinesePod London Meet-up of 2006. Now, the next history-making London event--this podcast. Dive into this lesson like you would a good Dickens novel and learn all about "The Big Smoke" in Mandarin. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0803
2024-02-1615 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Knitting a ScarfYou used to tie yourself in knots over learning Mandarin before ChinesePod came along, and you've been looking for a new outlet for your knot-tying knack ever since. Throw out those musical instruments, crossword puzzles, and scrabble board. Knitting is the new hip hobby... and in compliance with the prerequisite for any self-respecting leisure pursuit--can be performed while listening to podcasts. Listen and learn about it in Chinese! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0826
2024-01-2409 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Buying BatteriesSince you are old enough now to buy a hard drink, you don't have much need to tap your tongue on a 9 volt battery to get a buzz anymore. However, when the remote control goes south, you'll need to figure out what an AAA battery is in a language without A's. It's harder than you think, so let ChinesePod ease your Mandarin battery buying experience. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0817
2024-01-1914 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Zombies!Who's that with the blank stare, shuffling feet, and unholy moan of frustration? Is it someone trying to learn Chinese without ChinesePod? Or is it a zombie? Listen to today's Mandarin podcast and find out-- if you dare. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1116
2023-12-2918 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Finance Segment on TVIn these troubled times, purchasing a Guided membership at ChinesePod is the best thing you can do with your money. Next best is stuffing a big wad of Chinese RMB into your mattress. But if you ever go totally nuts and want to invest in stocks, today's podcast will teach you how to talk in Mandarin about the market everyone loves to hate. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1102
2023-12-2514 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Getting to Know the Beauty Pageant JudgesToday we revisit the intrigue of the Chinese beauty pageant world... Do we detect a whiff of corruption, bribery, and scandal brewing? Of course! What would a ChinesePod lesson be without all of these? Join us in this podcast, as we follow along with our drama queens in this next round of beauty pageant, a la China. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0677
2023-12-1312 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Insurance InsanityNothing is certain but death and taxes. And also, the power of learning Mandarin with ChinesePod. For all the other uncertainties, take out some insurance. Learn how to do it, in Chinese, in today's podcast. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1065
2023-12-0117 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Personal TrainerYou look like a Tang beauty, but your ideal is more like Bruce Lee. Time to hit the gym with a personal trainer. Today's podcast will teach you the ins and outs of physical training, in Mandarin Chinese. ChinesePod wants to PUMP...you UP! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1056
2023-11-2815 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Battling Internet AddictionSome addictions are better than others. Internet addiction, for example, is bad. Bad, unless of course, the addiction revolves around being on the internet compulsively reloading chinesepod.com every five minutes. Replaying each link of each podcast until slumped over in a heap. Pinning up pictures of the most active users on your wall. This good. Other addictions bad. Learn more in this podcast, in Chinese. 500 times. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1021
2023-10-2518 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Using ChinesePodDoes it seem a little conceited to do a lesson about 'ourselves?' Hey, we waited two years and 3 months to do it. It's about time for a little tooting of the horn. In this podcast, learn about how to talk about 'us', in Mandarin Chinese. (Just 'cause Aric's gone, doesn't mean there isn't any more room for shameless self-promotion, people.) Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0725
2023-10-0916 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Internet SlangIt seems your Chinese book left out the the units on '886' and 'PMP.' That text message you just received mentioned something about vomiting congee. Is '520' an area code or the lucky number for this week's lottery? You need the hip kids of ChinesePod to swim you through this sea of lingo. Listen to this podcast and find out the slang that the dictionary forgot to mention. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0692
2023-09-2018 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Getting ReimbursedChinesePod may be the only company in the world where employees can be legitimately reimbursed for buying knock-off DVDs (they were for Movie Madness, we promise). Though, admittedly, wrangling a receipt is sometimes a challenging endeavor. In this podcast, listen in and find out how to use your Mandarin Chinese to get reimbursed for your (likely) more legitimate expenses. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0651
2023-09-0115 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | The DVD VendorAs you know, we at ChinesePod do not advocate drug deals, illegal sale of firearms and/or parking lot rage... but when it comes to our friendly neighborhood DVD man, well, that's when things get a little grey area-ish. Listen in to this podcast and learn all the Chinese movie-purchasing lingo you're going to need to pass those long summer evenings holed up in air-conditioning movie-watching bliss. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0600
2023-08-0914 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Free AssociationChinesePod is going a little 'new age' today and encouraging you to explore your inner child. Close your eyes, let your spirit roam... you are getting sleeeepy, wait! Not too sleepy. Make sure to pay attention to this lesson on letting your imagination run wild in Chinese... you never know where it might take you. Sorrow, happiness, money, incense... steamed buns. Sound odd? Listen to the podcast, and explore the labyrinthine recesses of the human mind! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0593
2023-08-0414 minChinesePod - BeginnerNewbie | What's tomorrow?So you download the BitTorrent file of 500 ChinesePod podcasts and hole yourself up for days on end learning Mandarin and laughing along with Ken and Jenny. You finally tear yourself away, glassy-eyed and ears ringing. As you come out squinting to the light of day, you realize you have been in a ChinesePod induced time-warp. What day is it? Listen to this podcast and find out. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0640
2023-07-2811 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | She's EasyYou know her type: a different guy for every day of the week, the tantrum dramas, the high-maintenance demands for lavish tokens of your admiration, her every surface gaudily bedecked with her spoils. In this podcast, ChinesePod does a public service announcement and teaches you how to beware of the dreaded "easy" girl. Let the learner beware of her artifice... in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0557
2023-07-1415 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | My New MP3 PlayerSo you've decided to get with the cool kids and buy an MP3 player so you can rock the ChinesePod, shake your body. But how are you going to brag about it if you don't know all this techno-lingo? Don't fear--just put those earbuds in your ear, press play, and listen to this podcast with a Mandarin Chinese lesson about MP3 players. With ChinesePod playing in your ears, you'll never be uncool again! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0524
2023-06-3012 minChinesePod - BeginnerNewbie | Pretty UglySince 'politically correct' is getting kind of old, ChinesePod today teeters on the edge of controversy with a purely shallow Mandarin Chinese lesson on looks. In this podcast, learn all about making disparaging comments about a person's appearance. Of course, we at ChinesePod do not advocate judging a person by their physical attributes... but jerks learn Chinese too, so we hereby discharge our duty to the meanies of the Chinese-learning world. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0612
2023-06-2612 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | RelativityYour Chinese in relation to that two year old child beside you? Yeah, relativity can suck. But, we're glass-half-full people here at ChinesePod, right? You'll know more Mandarin after this lesson than you did 15 minutes ago, so take heart and listen to this podcast on the theory of relativity. And gloat where reasons for gloating can be found. Einstein couldn't speak Chinese. That two-year old can't tie his shoe. So there. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0822
2023-05-1516 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | How To Use Action Complete “le” 了In this lesson, we're learning the action complete 了 (le). Learn how to say "I had eight hours of sleep last night" or "I went shopping yesterday" in this episode! In a previous lesson, we learned how to use 了 (le) in its change of state function. Check it out to refresh your memory: How to use 了 https://chinesepod.com/lessons/how-to-use-le-了 Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4271
2023-04-1912 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Joining the Chamber of CommerceChinesePod wants you out in the community--spreading the good word about us, he he. Getting involved with your local Chamber of Commerce (while still spreading our word, of course) is one way. So good, in fact, that we even made a lesson on the benefits. Listen to this podcast to learn about making connections, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0367
2023-04-0715 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Presentation on TrendsPresentation on ChinesePod trends: our poddies' Mandarin skills have been marked by a sharp rising aspect. Statistics show that our Chinese learners are cool, and the pie-chart reveals that ChinesePod podcasts make you even cooler... So, listen to this podcast, and get ready to flaunt whatchya got at your next boring business meeting. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0727
2023-03-0615 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | To Love or Be LovedThat is zee question. At ChinesePod, relationships are simple: we love you, you love us. It's a match made in heaven. As for the real world, we give you this podcast on a profound and much-loved topic of conversation in China (little known fact: Chinese people hide their romantic side under a cloak of practical business sense.) Get in on the debate, in Mandarin. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0794
2023-02-1410 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Buying a Custom-Built ComputerThe true computer geeks amongst us will come bounding out of the woodwork for this Mandarin lesson, gleefully igniting flurries of discussion over bits, megs, CPU, RAM, GB, XYZ in Chinese... (post-traumatic flashbacks to many a lunch hour conversation here at ChinesePod). For the rest of us Cpoddies--though you may not feel like a techy, you're here, so you are. Listen in to this podcast, and learn the lingo. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0682
2023-02-0613 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Drinking AbilityDue to an extra-smart poddie's recent uber-technical diagnosis of why Asians turn red whilst drinking, there is no need for further racial alcohol-tolerance profiling here at ChinesePod. As a postscript to that, listen in to this podcast to learn how to rate your own drinking prowess in Mandarin Chinese, and to find out that, yes, there are people in the world who don't think baijiu tastes like formaldehyde. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0643
2023-01-1714 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | A Flat Bicycle TireA flat bike tire is like a bad hair day, in that… erm, neither are…. uh, fun. In this podcast, learn how to tell the repairman that you have a flat tire (which is inevitable!), and how to ask him to help you repair it, and your bicycle, using Mandarin Chinese. ChinesePod: the pink basket on the ride of life. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0400
2023-01-1315 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Lili and Zhang Liang 10: The Other WomanWell, well… what do we have here? A modern-day “Harold & Maude,” that’s what. Just as Zhang Liang is having doubts about Lili, he finds himself after hours with an attractive female co-worker. Sound spicy? Wait till you hear who catches them! Oohhhhhh, ChinesePod, the Sichuan food of Mandarin Chinese podcasts! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0442
2022-12-2313 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Abducted by AliensYou don't know how you got here, everyone seems shorter than you, and they're communicating in ways you just don't understand. No, you're not in some remote Chinese village; you may be aboard a UFO! So whether you've been having missing time experiences, close encounters, or are just plain obsessed with anal-probes, in this lesson ChinesePod unlocks classified Mandarin podcasts on the otherworldly claims you might encounter on "Planet China". Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0611
2022-12-0514 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Holding a MeetingWe know our ChinesePod listeners are all good-looking and successful people. This means that at some point you’ll be chairing a meeting. So can we help? You bet we can! All we ask is that you wear your “ChinesePod RULZ” power tie. Listen to this podcast to learn how to conduct a meeting in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0388
2022-11-2517 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | Visiting the AquariumEveryone loves the aquarium: brightly-colored tropical fish, massive sharks, cute otters, and even beluga whales (if you're lucky enough to be in Shanghai, at least). ChinesePod is following a lucky child and their parents to the aquarium today. Learn all the vocabulary for your favorite marine life in today's intermediate lesson. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1873
2022-11-0915 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | A Simple Tour of the OfficeWe love getting visitors at the ChinesePod office here in Shanghai. Thankfully, no matter if you speak Chinese or not, our bilingual staff can offer you a wonderfully fulfilling tour. Unfortunately, not all offices in China are as well-equipped as ours. Today's lesson offers a simple office tour in Mandarin Chinese with some essential workplace vocabulary. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1868
2022-11-0318 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | SudokuThere is a rage sweeping the number geeks of the nation, and it's called Sudoku. ChinesePod, confident that all Chinese-learners are mental gymnasts by nature, brings you enlightenment on this popular mind-puzzle. Now, for those amongst us who are not number-crunchers, think of this podcast as your one chance to learn how to talk about columns, grids, and rows with fluency in Mandarin. And for those amongst us that are number-crunchers, please come and do my taxes next year. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0575
2022-11-0215 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | Hospitality Series 5: Searching for ShoppingShopping is an integral part of many a tourist's experience travelling. But what do you do when you don't know where to go to get your shopping fix, be it Gucci bags or local handicrafts? Check out today's ChinesePod lesson to learn how to ask your friendly concierge for directions to the local mall in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1795
2022-10-2619 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Experiencing Agricultural LifeA special podcast today. We listen in on an interview about a very interesting aspect of coming of age in China--going on the school field trip to the countryside to study agricultural life. Listen in to this Mandarin Chinese interview with our very own Ziheng, (you may recognize him from his previous acting roles here at ChinesePod) as he shares his very unique, and often humorous, thoughts on this interesting and rare glimpse into real life in China. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0561
2022-10-0319 minChinesePod - BeginnerElementary | Ping PongChinesePod loves sports, which is why ChinesePod has such a fantastic figure. So, in keeping with that “little meet-up” in Beijing happenin' in 2008, in this podcast we offer up a Mandarin Chinese lesson on that slightly popular and oh-so-exciting game of ping pong. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0448
2022-09-1211 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | The Scene of the AccidentIt is a dark and stormy night. You see a woman kneeling on asphalt, her tears staining a rusted hulk of twisted metal. A man stands to one side, head averted, face flushed. Sirens wail in the distance. This is a scene of desolation and despair. They are two people, alone in a hostile world. Desperately, terribly alone. Surrounded only by night, the rain, a circle of fifty bystanders and two street vendors hustling nut cakes and sugared-water. ChinesePod brings you to the Scene of the Accident, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0542
2022-09-0416 min
ChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Arrival in JizhouYou've heard of 'Lost', 'The Twilight Zone', and ChinesePod's famous 'Alien Abduction'... but, have you heard of Jizhou? The place where eerie flutes beckon and nagging feelings of disquietude cause cold sweats. Listen to this podcast, if you dare, and come on a Mandarin Chinese journey to a place that you may or may not return from. See you on the other side... Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0639
2022-06-2719 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Using A DictionaryWith 80,000 total characters (and the majority of words needing at least 2), you might enlist some help along the way. Yes, ChinesePod will be with you (always), but for those times that we’re enjoying the Shanghai life and can’t be reached, a dictionary might come in handy. So handy, in fact, that we made a lesson on it. In this podcast, you will learn about the different parts of the Chinese character, and how to talk about them in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0220
2022-06-1717 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | New SofaHooray! The new sofa has arrived! ChinesePod gets ready to relax in style. But wait! Is it pet proof? Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2398
2022-05-2511 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Recognizing An EmployeeChinesePod can attest that late night text messages are not the recommended route to complimenting employees. So, how can you do it (without legal repercussions)? Just listen to this podcast, and learn how to do it using your Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0438
2022-03-0712 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | Getting Taller (Not Fatter)Children grow so quickly - it's amazing. Especially for relatives who don't get to see their young nieces, nephews, or grandchildren on a regular basis. In today's ChinesePod lesson, we've got an uncle and his nephew who are getting reacquainted after a year of not seeing one another. Learn all about drawing comparisons and making predictions for the future. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1327
2022-02-1622 min
ChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | CalligraphyAt ChinesePod, we expect a lot from our listeners: well kept, an invite over for cake every now and then, and personal growth--so, even though you just now figured out the brush strokes for “yi”, we’re quite certain a lesson in calligraphy will be just what you need? In this podcast, learn to discuss the art of Chinese calligraphy in Mandarin Chinese. How apropos. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0158
2022-01-2818 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | What Have You Done In 2009?Christmas has just passed and it's that time of year again - the time when you look back on everything you've done and think about what you'd like to do in the year to come. Join ChinesePod today as we reminisce on 2009, and look to an exciting new decade! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1323
2022-01-2620 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Goals For Studying ChineseWith more and more “laowai” coming to the People’s Republic, more and more find themselves in conversations about the occasional frustration one finds at that point in Mandarin where you’re good enough to get by, but are far from fluent. In this podcast, Ken, Jenny and Aggie discuss the aforementioned, and teach you to cry the language blues using Mandarin Chinese. Please be assured that we at ChinesePod are devoted to helping you get through this difficult period. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0157
2022-01-2116 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | How's Business?Yes, you want to come to China to see the beautiful sites and meet the gorgeous ChinesePod crew, but there’s a good chance that work will bring you here, so why don’t we start you off with a lesson on business? In this podcast, we’ll walk you through a Mandarin Chinese conversation about a prospering “biz”. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0144
2022-01-1414 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | I'll Call You BackToo busy to talk? Then I'll call you back! In this lesson, ChinesePod takes you through how to return a call in Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2251
2022-01-0516 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | Picking Up a Friend at the AirportYour friend just got off of a long haul flight. He's got nasty bed-head and his breath could kill a small animal. But even that can't deter you from doing your duties as a proper Chinese host and meeting him at the airport. In today's ChinesePod lesson, learn how to greet your friend at the airport. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1282
2021-12-2819 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | Varieties of CandyHalloween means Trick-or-Treating, which means bucket-loads of candy! Be it fruit gummies, toffee, chocolate or lollipops, ChinesePod is taking you on a sugar-coated Mandarin odyssey of sweetness. Just remember not to take candy from strangers, and happy Halloween! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1281
2021-12-0812 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Opening a MeetingYou’re going places, which is why you’re using ChinesePod. So, it shouldn’t surprise anyone to know that at some point you might be meeting with local government officials and kicking it off with a speech in Mandarin Chinese. ChinesePod has made many of these speeches (we too, are going places), and doesn’t mind sharing in this podcast on how to open a meeting. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0374
2021-12-0615 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Lesson BrainstormingEver desired a glimpse into how the finest and most brilliant minds at ChinesePod come up with award-winning lessons on a stunningly regular basis? Well, loyal listeners, your prayers have been answered! This landmark lesson offers a 100% accurate portrayal of the painstaking process the tireless academics team goes through when brainstorming new lesson topics. Check it out! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2000
2021-11-2616 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Shaolin TempleWhile many don’t know this (due to the fact that it’s not true), all ChinesePod employees are required to attend a 6-month intensive course at the famous kung fu HQ, Shaolin Temple. So a Mandarin Chinese lesson on it is like the wind through the reeds (insert David Carradine intro music here)…Listen to this podcast to learn all about this ancient Chinese art form and where it comes from. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0355
2021-11-0817 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | A PromotionYou wouldn’t be here if you weren’t a good, pro-active, self-motivating individual. So we’ll make you a deal. After listening to this lesson, you tell 10 friends about ChinesePod and we’ll tell your boss all of those aforementioned qualities. In this podcast, learn to talk about promotions and getting a raise in Mandarin Chinese. Who knows, maybe with your new found language skills, it'll really happen! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0123
2021-11-0515 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Traditional Chinese MedicineAt ChinesePod, we know that part of learning Chinese is getting an introduction to the wonderful world of Chinese medicine. Before we take your pulse and make you stick out your tongue, follow our prescription and listen to this podcast to better acquaint yourself with Chinese medical advice in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0120
2021-10-0815 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Chinese TeaHere is a lesson impressing on you the “Importance of Tea”…you’ll notice we capitalized the “T” there, which should tell you something. Tea is important. You are significant. You talking about tea is vital. You being able to talk about tea in Mandarin Chinese is essential. ChinesePod wants you to be all of those things, because ChinesePod loves you. Listen in to this podcast to learn some different types of Chinese tea. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0114
2021-09-2419 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | Simple Electrical StuffIf you can't plug in your computer, how can you get your ChinesePod fix? In today's lesson, you'll learn the ins and outs of plugs and sockets, all in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1094
2021-09-2210 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | The Cocktail PartyAs we’ve mentioned before, people that listen to ChinesePod are cool. Cool people attend cool functions, like cocktail parties. Cool people also schmooze--and who wouldn’t be flattered by flattery done in Mandarin Chinese? No one, that’s who. In this podcast, learn how to be the perfect guest we know you can be, and woo them all with your charms. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0314
2021-09-2119 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Exam OverviewWith more and more people (see: our John Pasden) attending uni at a Mandarin school, we’d like to cover some basics. We’ve already taught you “keg stand” and “dodging student loans”, so the only thing left is making sure you know when an exam is coming up. In this podcast, learn to discuss exams and expectations in Mandarin Chinese. (Premium subscribers get an invite to our “ChinesePod Toga Party”). Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0280
2021-08-2320 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Traditional ResidencesIn the north, you’ll find yourself in a maze of “hutongs.” In Shanghai it’s the “longtang.” In this podcast, we’ll open the regional door and lead you through the ChinesePod courtyard in a tale of two city abodes. You will learn about the styles of housing and streets in old China, and how to talk about them using Mandarin Chinese Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0199
2021-06-2119 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | China's Most Famous Tourist DestinationsSo you arrive in China, map in hand and hundreds of ChinesePod lessons echoing through your head. But you soon find that all the places you want to go and see have a very different name in Chinese than they do in that guidebook. There’s always room for another lesson in your head, so listen in to this podcast and learn what some of China’s top tourist spots are, and how to say them in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0473
2021-06-1618 minChinesePod - BeginnerElementary | Do I Look Good In This?We know all ChinesePod learners wanna look cool, so when we realized you might leave the house wearing something a little lacking that “je ne sais quoi”, we immediately put together a lesson to aid you with that conversation. You can’t have “ChinesePod” without “C-H-I-C”, so in this podcast learn all about what suits you, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0149
2021-05-1918 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | Surfing OnlineThink you don’t need to talk about the internet? You’re positive? Okay, tell you what, think very, very carefully about your life sans web…no email, no news, no CHINESEPOD, ye gods! In this podcast, Ken (An Irish Spicoli) and Jenny (Our Little Surfer Girl) teach you how to talk in Mandarin Chinese about surfing the internet. The Chinese love their electronics and you’ve got to fit in! Listen and this lesson will teach you how. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0135
2021-04-2116 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | What's Your Type?At ChinesePod, we’re all about putting Ken into compromising situations (see: beatings with the “Tone Stick” out back), so when a request came in for talking about the type of men one likes, we couldn’t say no. In this podcast, Jenny teaches and Ken takes on the student of Mandarin Chinese role in our production of “Brokeback 山”. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0127
2021-04-0717 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Celebration Plans And New Year’s ResolutionsHow did you spend New Year’s last year? Can you even remember? What do you plan to do this year? And what do you plan to never do again? Listen in on this podcast and learn about making plans for a great New Year’s party, as well as some common New Year’s resolutions. Learn how to talk about all this and more, in ChinesePod’s last lesson of 2005. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0074
2021-03-2925 minChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | 新年特辑：回首2019，展望2020This is an interview between 2 upper intermediate hosts - Peony and Diana on their involvement with Chinesepod in 2019 and their plans for the new year holidays. There is no centerpiece for this lesson. 2019年已经临近尾声，每到年末，我们总是想要回顾即将过去的一年，做个“年终总结”。过去一年的轨迹真的非常丰富多彩：我们一起学习的课程涉及很多方面，有关于美食、生活习惯，还有新闻、古诗词等等。我们由衷感谢大家一年来的陪伴！ 明年也一起学习中文吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4426
2021-03-2219 minChinesePod - IntermediateIntermediate | Going to the GymQuick! Name another great thing about ChinesePod. That’s right! You can listen anywhere – taxi, home, or even the gym! What’s that, you say? You’d love nothing more than a lesson on “working out?” Well, we love nothing more than you, so consider it done. In this podcast, learn to talk about weight training, yoga and much more, all in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0395
2020-09-1118 minChinesePod - IntermediatePre-intermediate | Buying a ComputerSo you’ve succumbed to the peer pressure, and want to become more “techy”. Which means a trip to the vast computer marketplace. You know “how much” and “too expensive”, but this is only going to get you so far when sparring with those shop-owners. So, what do you say when you need to buy a new computer? Which brand? What’s your budget? Will it be big enough to store all of your Chinesepod lessons? Worry not, as in this podcast Ken and Jenny walk you through using your Mandarin Chinese to buy that new computer. Episode link: https://www.chin...
2020-09-0219 min