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Upper-intermediate | Hypnosis Therapy
Usually being under someone's spell isn't such a good thing (just ask Brett Favre), but oddly enough, new methods of therapy that utilize hypnosis ar…
4 months ago
Intermediate | Introducing Oneself to the Neighbors
We live in a world where next-door neighbors are frequently strangers. But it doesn't have to be that way! As a learner of Chinese, you need to get y…
4 months ago
Upper-intermediate | Hiring an Intern
It seems like an internship is the new "senior thesis." And it's a good thing for business because hey, those interns are cheap! Learn the appropriat…
4 months ago
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…
4 months, 1 week 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…
4 months, 1 week 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…
4 months, 2 weeks 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…
4 months, 2 weeks 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…
4 months, 2 weeks 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…
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …
4 months, 3 weeks ago