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Intermediate | Chinese Baijiu and the Best of the Worst
When the guys get together for dinner, you know there's going to be some drinking. And if they're at all traditional, it's not beer they're drinking.…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Upper-intermediate | The Popular Decline of Calligraphy
Calligraphy as an art form is one thing, but what about just having decent handwriting? Sadly, even that sign of "culture" is going by the wayside in…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Intermediate | Discussing Basketball Teams
If you're a basketball fan, you should have no trouble making friends in China. If you want to do more than non-verbal cheering, though, you might be…
4 weeks ago
Upper-intermediate | Signing a Lease
Even if you're able to find an agent from a reliable real estate company to help you find the apartment of your dreams in China, you're still going t…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Intermediate | Registering for a Dating Website
Ah, meeting people online... there was a time when such matters were routinely lied about, or only uttered in shameful whispers. We're way past that …
1 month ago
Upper-intermediate | Saved by the Gong: Physics
Back to school! In this edition of ChinesePod's "Saved by the Gong" series, physics students learn the principles of buoyancy. What causes one object…
1 month ago
Intermediate | I Changed My Mind
The scene is a young couple's bedroom. He's dressed and ready to go, while she's only just begun the long process of outfit deliberation. There will …
1 month ago
Upper-intermediate | Saved by the Gong: Preparing for an Exam
You haven't been paying attention in class all semester and the exam's next week; it's going to take more than some serious cramming to make up for a…
1 month, 1 week ago
Intermediate | Funerals and Consolation
When a friend or co-worker tells you a relative has passed away, what do you say? You could probably use some help in this delicate situation. For on…
1 month, 1 week ago
Upper-intermediate | Organizing a Marketing Event
Your company's brand-new kimchee-flavored chocolate has been painstakingly perfected and is ready to hit store shelves. There's just one problem: how…
1 month, 1 week ago