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ChinesePod - Intermediate
ChinesePod makes learning Mandarin fun and easy! In this Intermediate Level Podcast Feed, explore broader contexts and applications of frequently used expressions needed to navigate comfortably in a Mandarin speaking environment. Deepen your knowledge on current affairs while learning and increase your confidence level in speaking Chinese. Expand your Mandarin Chinese learning experience by also SUBSCRIBING to ChinesePod - Beginner and ChinesePod - Advanced Podcast channels. For a more in depth…
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ChinesePod - IntermediateUpper-intermediate | Pushy Insurance Salesman
Now, pushy salesmen are an easy target, so today's introduction will not pick on them, even if they do wear tacky suits and cheesy grins. In today's podcast…
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Intermediate | Lili and Zhang Liang 9: The Come-on
Call it pheromones, call it female ambitions, call it what you want… but Lili’s friend finally “busts a move” on Zhang Liang one late night at work. In this…
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Pre-intermediate | The Dolphin Show at SeaWorld
Today we visit SeaWorld to watch the dolphin and penguin performances. Listen in as this family discusses the show times. Episode link…
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Upper-intermediate | Jizhou Mental Breakdown
Mental breakdowns are never pretty, in any language. But would a Chinese language learning journey be complete without knowing how to have a mental breakdown…
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Intermediate | Lili and Zhang Liang 8: Scheming Girls
Meddle, meddle, meddle… It wouldn’t be an office place if it didn’t have girls playing “love doctor.” In the latest installment of our on-going story, Lili’s…
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Pre-intermediate | The Cycling Holiday
You've been on a bike trip and come back nice and tanned. Your friends are likely going to comment on your new looks as well as ask to see some of the pics…
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Upper-intermediate | Abducted by Aliens
You don't know how you got here, everyone seems shorter than you, and they're communicating in ways you just don't understand. No, you're not in some remote…
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Intermediate | Lili and Zhang Liang 7: A Guy's Advice on Women
Will the drama never end? (We secretly hope not, as it makes for great lessons). Catching up with Zhang Liang and Chen Li, this time Zhang’s worried that Lili…
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Pre-intermediate | Charging your Phone on the Run
Running out of battery on your phone can be a pain when you're waiting for an important call or you're just really eager to see what Kim Kardashian's going to…
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Upper-intermediate | Old School Toys
Though transformers are the flavor of the month, some of us puritans yearn for the simpler days of 'Mother May I' and 'Red Rover.' In this podcast, take a step…
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Intermediate | Holding a Meeting
We know our ChinesePod listeners are all good-looking and successful people. This means that at some point you’ll be chairing a meeting. So can we help? You…
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Pre-intermediate | Using a VPN
A VPN in Western countries can be useful for hiding your less-than-savory browsing history at work, but in China it's an absolute necessity if you have any…
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Upper-intermediate | Buddhism and Taoism
If you thought incense was for creating a mood and that orange robes were a fashion statement... that vegetarianism was just a California fad and nuns were…
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Intermediate | Child-Parent Fight
You wanted more drama so more drama it is. In this podcast, you’ll learn what a parent-child argument sounds like in Mandarin Chinese. We’ll give you a hint…
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Pre-intermediate | A Disgusting Man
It's safe to say that everyone has been on an awful date before. Whether it was that it was horribly awkward, a terrible clash of personalities, or that the…
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Upper-intermediate | Extreme Tourism
We like to think of learning Mandarin as "extreme language learning." It's no wonder, then, that "extreme tourism" would go hand-in-hand. What about an…
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Intermediate | The Olympic Mascots
An overview of the “Fuwa,” the 5 official mascots for the Beijing Olympics. They’re everywhere…as in…
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Pre-intermediate | Visiting the Aquarium
Everyone loves the aquarium: brightly-colored tropical fish, massive sharks, cute otters, and even beluga whales (if you're lucky enough to be in Shanghai, at…
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Upper-intermediate | Social Networking
The web that social networks weave is intricate. To some, an essential socializing tool. To others, perhaps, a time waster. And yet others... a stalker's…
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Intermediate | Ordering Office Supplies
You’re dealing with four tones, thousands upon thousands of words, and you’re going to try and shop for your own office supplies? Listen in to this podcast to…
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Pre-intermediate | A Simple Tour of the Office
We love getting visitors at the ChinesePod office here in Shanghai. Thankfully, no matter if you speak Chinese or not, our bilingual staff can offer you a…
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Upper-intermediate | Sudoku
There is a rage sweeping the number geeks of the nation, and it's called Sudoku. ChinesePod, confident that all Chinese-learners are mental gymnasts by nature…
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Intermediate | Tailor-made Clothing
Some do it because nowhere else in the world could you get a tailor-made suit for under $100. Some do it because everywhere else in the world laughs at a…
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Pre-intermediate | Hospitality Series 5: Searching for Shopping
Shopping is an integral part of many a tourist's experience travelling. But what do you do when you don't know where to go to get your shopping fix, be it…
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Upper-intermediate | Interview with the Boss
The clammy handshake... the subsequent perspiring flush of sweat, the blank mind run through the wringer as the suit across the desk shoots out a…
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Intermediate | Receiving a Package for a Friend
E-commerce is big in China. Not a day goes by at offices throughout the Middle Kingdom without someone receiving a package of something that they've bought…
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Pre-intermediate | Let's Go to a Movie
In this lesson, we discuss going to see a SCARY movie and what other alternatives there may be. Join Jenny and Grace as they discuss going to see the new…
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Upper-intermediate | Interviews: Obama or Romney?
Today people across America will be going to the polls to decide on a new president for the next four years. Will it be Obama or Romney? Only time will tell…
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Intermediate | Asking to Be Paid Back
Lending money to friends can be a risky business. They might be a good friend, but are they good with money? What's worse, how can you put pressure on a friend…
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Pre-intermediate | Can I Borrow a Charger?
What do you do when your phone is dying and you don't have a charger? You have to ask to borrow one. Listen to Grace and Jenny as they search for a charger…
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Upper-intermediate | The Price of Marriage
Marriage in China is a serious business that involves more than just the complexities of love and interpersonal relationships. In a culture where family is…
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Intermediate | This is outrageous!
There's nothing like a little bait and switch to get those customers coming. This tactic works the world over, and China is no exception. Make sure you don't…
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Pre-intermediate | Characters - The New Co-Worker
Writing Chinese Characters shouldn't be overwhelming! In this video, we break down the key characters found in the intermediate lesson The New Co-Worker…
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Upper-intermediate | Experiencing Agricultural Life
A special podcast today. We listen in on an interview about a very interesting aspect of coming of age in China--going on the school field trip to the…
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Intermediate | Import/Export
Likely many a laowai has dreamed about how much dosh one could make taking chicken feet from the States and importing them to China--but just how does the…
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Pre-intermediate | Asking About the New Job
While chatting with your friends in Chinese, job discussion will surely be a popular topic, especially if someone has just changed jobs. Learn how to give a…
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Upper-intermediate | Studying Japanese
Are you pouring over your accumulated mountain of Chinese-learning books, now wearing a set of prescription glasses due to Chinese character eye-strain, and…
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Intermediate | A Convenient Misunderstanding
For foreigners, the road of Chinese learning is paved with mistakes and misinterpretations. In this lesson, we hear the tragically funny story of a foreigner…
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Pre-intermediate | Birthday on the Lunar Calendar
The lunar calendar is decidedly important in China as it determines the date of various holidays like Chinese New Year and the Dragon Boat Festival, but did…
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Upper-intermediate | Traveling on the Cheap
The experienced traveler knows that planning is everything. In this lesson, someone plans a trip to Yunnan and asks for advice on how to find information about…
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Intermediate | A Trip to the Dry Cleaner's
Not that your ayi is a bad ayi, but her opinion that towels can be thrown in with your suit is one that will not change. We highly suggest being able to make a…
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Pre-intermediate | Cell Phone Connectivity Issues
Do you know how to express that you can't get through to someone's cell phone? Or that someone's cell phone appears to be off? Learn the Chinese for these…
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Upper-intermediate | Global Warming
Some contacts of ours (ex-girlfriends and cops) are writing with reports of unseasonably hot weather in Beijing. We like getting these emails, partly because…
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Intermediate | Parent/Teacher Meeting
John was emphatic when he claimed that “someone being naughty” was a listener suggestion. So we’ll (roll our eyes) trust him, just this once, and let it air…
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Pre-intermediate | What's That Website?
In this day and age, you won't be studying Chinese for long at all before you need to start talking about websites. In this basic lesson, learn the words for…
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Upper-intermediate | The Scene of the Accident
It is a dark and stormy night. You see a woman kneeling on asphalt, her tears staining a rusted hulk of twisted metal. A man stands to one side, head averted…
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Intermediate | Adoption
In 2005, Americans adopted 7,906 children from China (highest of any country). So a conversation between a Chinese lady and a “laowai” who recently adopted…
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Pre-intermediate | I'm Gonna Be Late
We've all been in this situation... two people agree to meet at a certain time, but one person calls to say she'll be late. And then calls again to say she'll…
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Upper-intermediate | Resisting Relocation
It's been a bad day: a misfiled report at work, a burgeoning head cold, and a drawn out fight with the missus that ended only when the phone line went dead…
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Intermediate | Tai Chi
Admit it – you feel bad walking by the park every morning and seeing them twist and turn with the grace of a Beijing acrobat. So how about we teach you how to…
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Pre-intermediate | Didn't you get my email?
There are many reasons to believe that someone may not have received your email. Whether you're a conspiracy theorist or simply need to remind a…
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Upper-intermediate | Playing the Stock Market
It has been said that gambling in China is a bit of a, shall we say, national pastime. Is the stock market is a form of gambling? The Chinese stock markets are…
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Intermediate | Bank Transactions
You can change it to RMB, but not back unless you have a form and oh, by the way… where’s your red book, visa, and passport? Wrong line – it’s that one, but…
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Pre-intermediate | Take Some Medicine
Now, we all know when we get the flu, there’s nothing we like more than to do a little whining about it. In this podcast you will learn how to tell someone who…
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Upper-intermediate | Paying Child Support
Divorce and child custody is becoming a more common topic of conversation in China in recent years. In this podcast, listen in as one divorcé talks about the…
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Intermediate | Airport Announcements
Ken and co. can tell you all about their Shanghai (tarmac for 3 hours) to Beijing (except that they never actually touched down) back to Shanghai (tarmac for…
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Pre-intermediate | Dining and Dropping
Dropping a utensil at dinner is normal, right? Knocking pretty much everything onto the floor, though, one by one, doesn't normally happen unless there is…
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Upper-intermediate | When the Taxi Takes the Long Way
Though it’s hard to imagine ever completely getting your bearings in a massive Chinese city, you may from time to time get an inkling that something is wrong…
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Intermediate | Lili and Zhang Liang 6: An Old Flame
Will the drama never end (let’s hope not, as we like crafting these lessons)? Catching up with Lili, who recently ran into an old “friend” (doing quite well…
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Pre-intermediate | Switching Language Input Methods
Most of us need to use both Chinese and English input methods when we are working on our computer. Here is another extremely useful lesson to help you learn…