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Elementary | Love Amid COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is sweeping across the globe right now. Although 病毒 - virus, 无情 - doesn’t discriminate, 人 - humanity, 有情 - has love for one ano…
5 years, 3 months ago
Newbie | Buying Train Tickets
You were *this* close to taking the Trans-Siberian Line from Beijing to Moscow (8 time zones!), *this* close from starting at Tiananmen Square and en…
5 years, 3 months ago
Elementary | Continued Tone Change Series #4 - I Can't Find You!
In our previous newbie tone change series, we have introduced the tone change rules for 不, 一, two third tones, and three third tones. Just like many …
5 years, 3 months ago
Newbie | Invitations To Eat (Original)
So… ummmm, hi… I was…ahem, wondering (cough) if you… ahhhh, are doing…anything tonight? Think that’s hard in your own language? Try it in Mandarin Ch…
5 years, 4 months ago
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 i…
5 years, 4 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 t…
5 years, 4 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 …
5 years, 4 months 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, …
5 years, 4 months 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…
5 years, 4 months 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 …
5 years, 4 months ago