Podcast Episodes

Ep.15 火锅 (huǒguō) The Chinese Hot Pot

In this Mandarin episode, I talk about 火锅 (huǒguō) the Chinese Hot Pot: What do the name characters mean? What consist of a 火锅 (huǒguō) meal? And why…

4 years, 2 months ago

Ep.14 (English) Douyin the Chinese TikTok

This English episode presents a brief introduction to Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok: the name, logo, what people do on Douyin, and so on.

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4 years, 2 months ago

Ep.13 抖音 (Dǒu yīn) the Chinese TikTok

In this Mandarin episode, I talk about 抖音 (dǒu yīn) the Chinese TikTok:  why is it called douyin? What do people do on douyin? And why does China hav…

4 years, 2 months ago

Ep.12 (English) Buzzword 卷(juǎn): Forced into the rat race

This English episode explores the meaning of 卷 (juǎn) in two contexts: school and work. As  the Chinese society increasingly forces its people into v…

4 years, 2 months ago

Ep.11 Buzzword 卷(juǎn): Forced into the rat race

This Mandarin episode explores the meaning of 卷 (juǎn) in two contexts: school and work. As  the Chinese society increasingly forces its people into …

4 years, 2 months ago

Ep.10 机场广播 Airport Announcement ✈️

In this episode, I read an airport announcement (regular speed and slow speed) and go over 10 useful vocabulary and expressions. The script is as fol…

4 years, 2 months ago

English Trailer of 5 Minute Chinese

Whether you are a teacher or a student of Chinese, at some point you probably wished that there were more short, authentic, comprehensible, accessibl…

4 years, 2 months ago

Ep.9 乒乓球在中国🏓️ Table Tennis in China

This Mandarin episode explores why table tennis is so popular in China. After the reading, I pick out and explain some useful vocabulary and expressi…

4 years, 2 months ago

Ep.8 Proverb 磨刀不误砍柴工: Sharpen your axe, expedite the job (bilingual explanation)

In this episode (a mix of English and Mandarin explanation), I talk about the Chinese proverb 磨刀不误砍柴工 (mó dāo bú wù kǎn chái gōng): (literally) honin…

4 years, 2 months ago

Ep.7 (English) Buzzword 学霸 (and 学渣)- Academic Lord

In this English episode, we talk about the meaning of 学霸 (a top academic) and its opposite 学渣。

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