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Elementary | Character Mind Map: 走 Walk
In Chinese, you often encounter single characters that have multiple related meanings. This has the potential to confuse learners because sometimes it is hard to make connections between component ch…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Newbie | Sending Emails
You could try and mime your way through it to ask for someone’s email address (piano fingers and tongue clicking). You could simply call them every time you needed to speak. Or, you could just listen…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Elementary | Chengyu Series - Say Three, Speak Four
Chengyu are Chinese idioms that consist of four characters. Although they originate from classical Chinese, Chengyu remain as an important aspect in both spoken and written language. They may seem er…
Published on 5 years ago
Newbie | Surfing The Internet (Original)
Think you don’t need to talk about the internet? You’re positive? Okay, tell you what, think very, very carefully about your life sans web…no email, no news, no CHINESEPOD, ye gods! In this podcast, …
Published on 5 years ago
Elementary | Too Many Questions
In today's lesson, we are teaching you how to ask questions using the A not A sentence structure. Practice this structure in daily conversations, but be careful not to ask too many questions in a rol…
Published on 5 years ago
Newbie | University Major: Part 1
Well, now that you’re a Chinese student, chances are you’re gonna be hangin’ with other students, so how to get in on the lingo? In this podcast Ken and Jenny take time from rushing poor pledges to l…
Published on 5 years ago
Elementary | Character Mind Map - 还 Still
In Chinese, you often encounter single characters that have multiple related meanings. This has the potential to confuse learners because sometimes it is hard to make connections between component ch…
Published on 5 years ago
Newbie | Marriage And Divorce (Original)
Yes, we realize that the only two things you are ever pronounced in life are “dead” and “man and wife”, but if you think that the 51% split rate is going to sway us from a lesson on the betrothed, th…
Published on 5 years ago
Elementary | I Just Want To Sleep
In this dialogue, a concerned flatmate checks in on their friend, asking if they have eaten a proper meal and how much coffee they've had. It seems the flatmate just wants to stay in and sleep. Episo…
Published on 5 years ago
Newbie | I'm Not Hungry
99.9% of us eat Chinese food before ever coming to China. So it should come as no surprise that 99.9% of everything in China revolves around a meal. In this podcast, Ken and Jenny bake up a tasty ses…
Published on 5 years ago