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Intermediate | License Plate Characters
Chinese license plates are, of course, "license plates with Chinese characteristics," so they each have a Chinese character on them. These characters…
7 hours ago
Upper-intermediate | Bel Canto
Finally, a ChinesePod lesson for all our opera-loving listeners. Well, not so much operas themselves but bel canto, a world-renowned singing style th…
2 days, 10 hours ago
Intermediate | Plans for Children?
There are certain personal questions you can expect to be asked in China. Some of them are financial in nature, but others are even more personal. Me…
5 days, 10 hours ago
Upper-intermediate | Chinese Gamer Culture
ChinesePod's back with another lesson for all you gamers out there, with a Chinese tilt. We'll cover computer games and console games, plus how to (t…
1 week ago
Intermediate | Duty-free Products
In this lesson, we talk about the glorious modern Chinese tradition of "substitute buying." Making a trip from China to the States or Europe isn't an…
1 week, 2 days ago
Upper-intermediate | Employee Exercises
There exists a somewhat uncommon and eccentric business practice utilized by certain companies in China: "military-style management." Predictably, th…
1 week, 5 days ago
Intermediate | Substitute Teacher
Teaching is hard work, so every now and then you might need to come up with an excuse to take a week off, like "surgery" or something. But being the …
2 weeks ago
Upper-intermediate | Calculating Salaries
Salaries at home are confusing enough to calculate after taxes, but they're even more confusing when you're abroad and have no knowledge of local rat…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Intermediate | Online Personality Test
What could be more fun than filling out a simple form so that a website can tell you what kind of person you are? Listen in to this Chinese lesson, i…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Upper-intermediate | Applying for a Work Visa
"Z Visa," "Alien Employment License," "Foreigner Entry Visa Invitation Letter," "Temporary Residence Permit." If you're not familiar with these terms…
3 weeks ago