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Ep.23 Mandarin Chat: 今天是我的生日🎂

In today's birthday episode, I talked about how I spent my birthday today. 

Some useful expressions:

其实(qíshí): in reality, actually请假(qǐngjià): ask fo…

4 years, 10 months ago

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Ep.22 (English) Why doesn't China have Daylight Saving Time (any more)?

In this English episode, I talk about why we had daylight saving in the first place and why China, after briefly experimented with the idea, decided …

4 years, 10 months ago

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Ep.21 夏时令(xià shí zhì): Daylight Saving Time in China?

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很多国家每年都会调整时间，这就是“夏令时”（Daylight Saving Time）。为什么会有夏令时？它真的能节约能源吗？中国有没有使用过夏令时？这一期《五分钟中文》带你一起了解夏令时的历史、原因以及不同国家的做法。

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Ep.20 (English) Why China only uses Beijing Time?

In this English episode I talk about the history of time zones in China and the universal use of Beijing time now for the entire country, which spans…

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Ep.19 时区(shíqū): Are there different times in China?

In this Mandarin episode, I explore why China only uses Beijing time despite the fact that it spans across 5 different time zones, compare China's ti…

4 years, 10 months ago

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Ep.18 (English) Halloween in China?

This English episode covers the Chinese translation of Halloween, a short recap of Halloween origin and tradition,  the Chinese version of Halloween …

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Ep.17 万圣节(wànshèngjié)🎃: Halloween in China?

In this Mandarin Halloween special, I talk about the meaning of Halloween in Mandarin, its traditions and customs, and relate the festival to the ori…

4 years, 10 months ago

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Ep.16 (English) Huoguo the Chinese Hot Pot

In this English episode, I talk about Huoguo the Chinese hot pot: what is it? How to have a hot pot meal? And why is it popular among Chinese across …

4 years, 10 months ago

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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, 11 months ago

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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, 11 months ago

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