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Elementary | Chengyu Series: Seven Up And Eight Down
Chengyu are Chinese idioms that consist of four characters. Although they originate from classical Chinese, Chengyu remain as an important aspect in …
4 years, 11 months ago
Newbie | Mailing A Letter
Let’s face it, all excuses aside, you learn Chinese to be cool – the same reason we buy gifts abroad for people, the same reason we send postcards. W…
4 years, 11 months ago
Elementary | Have You Been To Beijing?
Know the difference between “Wang Fu Jing” and “Nan Jing Lu”? In one place you can find “The Bund”, in the other you’ll eat a “bun”…know the towns we…
4 years, 11 months ago
Newbie | Stomach Trouble
In Indonesia it’s “Bali Belly,” Mexico “Montezuma’s Revenge,” and in China… commonplace. There’s a good chance that despite how tasty those hairy cra…
4 years, 11 months ago
Elementary | This Room Is Too Small
The fact that ChinesePod’s size 12 foot gets laughed out of every shop in town should clue you into something…you’re big, they are not. Realizing tha…
4 years, 11 months ago
Newbie | Lost Luggage
Ask anyone who’s flown into Pudong Int’l Airport and we promise that the words “laid-back” and “relaxing” will never cross their lips. So should that…
4 years, 11 months ago
Elementary | Do I Look Good In This?
We know all ChinesePod learners wanna look cool, so when we realized you might leave the house wearing something a little lacking that “je ne sais qu…
4 years, 11 months ago
Newbie | I Love China!
Things that will get you the best seat in the “jia”: 1. Saying “I love Yao Ming!” 2. Saying “I love Chinese food!” 3. Saying “I love China” So, for t…
4 years, 11 months ago
Elementary | Do You Have Vegetables?
Any one of us here will tell you the golden rule of dining: Never, we mean never, ask what kind of meat it is. So, should you care to counter that “M…
4 years, 11 months ago
Newbie | Little Friends
If your height, hair color, eyelashes, and big feet somehow don’t scare off the kiddo cowering behind his mother’s leg, you might find yourself with …
4 years, 11 months ago