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Beginner | 在银行（一段对话） | At The Bank (A Conversation) | Mandarin Chinese Story
In our yesterday’s story, we knew that our protagonist lost his bank card and needs to go to the bank and get a new one. In today’s story, we are going to hear a conversation between David and a bank…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Intermediate | 送礼送什么？ | What To Give As A Gift? | Mandarin Chinese Story
Gift-giving is an important part of social interaction. In China, there is a trend in recent years that people tend to give money to others directly instead of choosing a gift for them. Now both Wech…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Advanced | 起名的烦恼 | The Trouble For Coming Up With A Name | Mandarin Chinese Story
When it comes to name a child, most of the Chinese parents would take many factors into consideration, such as how the name sounds, does the name contain good meanings, does it in line with the eight…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Beginner | 我来买单 | Let Me Take Care Of The Bill | Mandarin Chinese Story
Chinese people are very hospitable, and like to invite friends for dinner. Nowadays, Chinese people have gradually accepted the idea of sharing the bill with others, but in many cases, we find that p…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Advanced | 四合院里的树 | Trees In Siheyuan | Mandarin Chinese Story
Siheyuan is also known as Courtyard Houses, which is the traditional, typical residential building in Beijing. It is a tradition to plant trees in siheyuan, but not just any kind of tree can be plant…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Intermediate | 该不该把兴趣当成职业？ | Should We Follow Our Interest And Make It As Our Profession? | Mandarin Chinese Story
The topic of “should we follow our interest and make it as our profession” is a cliché that frequently been discussed as it is a question that almost all of us have faced. Without any doubt, with int…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Advanced | 客家土楼 | Earth Towers Of The Hakkas | Mandarin Chinese Story
In some places of Fujian and Guangdong, there are many residential buildings with unique shapes. From the outside, they look like blockhouses. They are typical and unique residential buildings in Chi…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Intermediate | “麻婆豆腐”的故事 | The Story Of "Mapo Tofu" | Mandarin Chinese Story
Mapo tofu is a very famous and popular dish in Sichuan cuisine. The character “po”in Chinese refers old woman or mother in law. People may wonder why this dish was named after an old woman. In today’…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Beginner | 猜鸡 | Guess How Many Chickens Are There | Mandarin Chinese Story
Listening carefully to others is not a difficult thing to do, but many people tend to ignore the messages others send to us. In today’s story, our protagonists are two friends, one of them created a …
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Intermediate | 东郭先生和狼 | Mr Dongguo And A Wolf | Mandarin Chinese Story
In Chinese, people use Mr. Dongguo to describe people who are too kind and Zhongshan Wolf to describe people who are ungrateful. Those two terms are originated from a fable story of ancient China. To…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago