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Elementary | Athlete Injuries
In China, potential injuries are lurking around every corner. Prepare yourself... when your foot is stomped on for the twenty-fourth time in one bus commute, you will be crying out for a tensor banda…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Newbie | I'm hot!
For those of us all sweaty in our China summer, this lesson has a special significance. We want to know how to voice our complaints to the weather gods that be. In this podcast, learn to bellyache ov…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Elementary | Scary Clown
Clowns freak people out. They have weird hair, and what's with the big shoes? 10 million crying children can't be wrong. Who came up with clowns, anyway? And who came up with a Chinese lesson on clow…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Newbie | I Can't Write It
Never thought we'd one day be just another illiteracy statistic, but, alas, learning Mandarin can be a humbling undertaking. If you just wrote down your name and the squinting clerk is turning the pa…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Elementary | Yang Jie's Fury
Men everywhere know about the fury of the woman scorned, but that holds nothing in comparison to that of a hormone-raging, pubescent, Sweet Valley High novel-reading youth. In this podcast we revisit…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Newbie | Pretty Ugly
Since 'politically correct' is getting kind of old, ChinesePod today teeters on the edge of controversy with a purely shallow Mandarin Chinese lesson on looks. In this podcast, learn all about making…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Elementary | Yang Jie's Diary: He's Not Stupid
In this excerpt from Yang Jie aka the Princess' Diary, we get to see how a library date pans out for the under-appreciated Wang Wei. Will he make a move while pretending to be reaching for a book on …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Newbie | Someone Needs A Shower
Let's face it. With the rising temperatures of summer, some of those around you may not realize that they are a little bit stinky. Today we are going to give a lesson on how to give a subtle (or not-…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Elementary | Wang Wei's Diary: The Importance of Brains
You know the old adage: if they don't find you handsome, they better find you brainy. It's revenge of the nerds in this episode of Diaries of our Lives. We hear from Wang Wei as he breaks out into Mr…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Newbie | Really Good Food
How to win over Chinese friends and wrangle more dinner invites? It's all about the compliments, people. Learning how to wax poetic about food bodes well for your future popularity with your new-foun…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago