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Intermediate | Renting an Apartment through an Agent, 2
So you've found your agent, and the agent knows what type of place you're looking for. Now it's time for your potential future landlord to show you a…
6 months ago
Upper-intermediate | BBQ and the Little Trumpet
What is a Chinese barbecue like? What do people eat? What is a "barbecue district"? What exactly is a "little trumpet"? Find out answers to all these…
6 months, 1 week ago
Intermediate | Renting an Apartment through an Agent
Many people own their own apartments. However for those that rent, it's quite common to do so through a real estate agency. Learn some great language…
6 months, 1 week ago
Upper-intermediate | Retired Life
What does retirement mean to the Chinese elderly? Just pensions and a bunch of sitting around? Fortunately, some old folks have more interesting aspi…
6 months, 1 week ago
Intermediate | Weighing Yourself on the Street
Where do you go to weigh yourself? Your own bathroom? The doctor's office, perhaps? This Chinese lesson highlights one of those particular Chinese si…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Upper-intermediate | iPhone vs Android
Google's Android system for smartphones is quite popular in China, but the more expensive alternative, the iPhone, is also doing very well in the mar…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Intermediate | Ordering Food for the Group
Ordering food in China is no simple matter. It's time to leave behind your Western "order my own portion" ways and embrace Chinese family-style eatin…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Upper-intermediate | Detective Li 11: Final Mission (Part 5)
With Wang Qiang in custody and Detective Li out of harm's way, it seems the threat of the "Black Cat" has at long last been resolved. What new develo…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Intermediate | Lhasa
What China adventure is complete without a trip to majestic Lhasa? Learn all the Chinese you'll need to get yourself to Tibet and into the most famou…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Upper-intermediate | Detective Li 10: Final Mission (Part 4)
In the clutches of "Black Cat", Detective Li makes a desperate phone call and recalls a pivotal event in his sleuthing past. What will become of the …
6 months, 3 weeks ago