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Elementary | Basic Shapes
After months of painstakingly writing Chinese characters, we recommend you take a moment to vent your frustrations by grabbing a felt marker and angr…
3 years ago
Newbie | I Forgot Your Name
Now, we know that when names consist mainly of a medley of Xs, Qs and Zs, it can be easy to lose it under pressure. So, when that friend that you jus…
3 years ago
Elementary | Olympic Training
It would be remiss to have a Mandarin lesson on training for the Olympic Games without a Chinese learning analogy to go with. So... Ken is your coach…
3 years ago
Newbie | Please Speak Chinese
You've just stepped out from the office when a frenzied pack of language students senses your presence and rushes over with English greetings. We've …
3 years ago
Elementary | Number Two
Writing classy lessons about bodily functions may be considered a difficult task by some. One lesson better left to the naughty neighborhood kids, pe…
3 years ago
Newbie | Sweet Watermelon
You know it's summertime when those trucks roll into the city, feeding streetside stalls thronging with business as the evening ambles home. Ask anyo…
3 years ago
Elementary | Volleyball
How a sport which involves sweaty sun-kissed bodies prancing around on sandy beaches became an official Olympic sport, who can say. But the gods of A…
3 years ago
Newbie | Ice Cream
The kids are eating it. The old people are eating it. The babies are smooshing it into their faces and hair. The lady that sells stinky tofu sells it…
3 years ago
Elementary | Trouble with Grades
Fortunately, ChinesePod won't be sending report cards home to your moms (though we of course would give you all A's!) However, for the millions of Ch…
3 years ago
Newbie | Wrong Change
You're dancing around gesticulating. They're dancing around gesticulating. Children are clapping and someone might even be singing, shaking an abacus…
3 years ago