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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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Upper-intermediate | 强买强卖？3D 眼镜
Should cinemas supply 3D glasses free of charge? 现在越来越多的电影院已经不再为消费者提供免费的3D眼镜了。可是消费者究竟应不应该自己为3D眼镜买单呢？这样的举措究竟是环保，还是强制消费？来听听今天的讨论吧。 Episode link…
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Intermediate | Animal Proverbs: Can't Get Both Fish And A Bear's Paw
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you…
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Pre-intermediate | Consoling The Bereaved
It’s always difficult to find the right words of comfort when a friend’s loved one has passed away. It’s many times more difficult when you have to do it in…
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Upper-intermediate | First Aid
With the popularity of the previous lesson on visiting the doc (a lot more popular than actually visiting the doc), we decided that a health-laden week was in…
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Intermediate | Animal Proverbs: Become A Pig To Catch A Tiger
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you…
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Pre-intermediate | My Computer Froze!
Situation: You’re working on a document at your office and your computer suddenly freezes up. What do you do? 1. Flail arms around until someone notices, make…
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Upper-intermediate | Bargaining
You’ll get here and pay 15 yuan for a DVD and wonder why people laugh when you tell them. We don’t want people laughing at you--thus the lesson of the art of…
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Intermediate | Future Plans
If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, surely college made something out of you, right? In this podcast, Jenny takes the reins (with Ken there to…
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Pre-intermediate | Morning Hygiene
A few cultural tips on “personal upkeep” here: 1. Most Chinese bathe at night. 2. Chairman Mao used tea to brush his teeth. 3. Toilet paper is thrown in a…
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Upper-intermediate | World Cup Football
To be honest, we have had this lesson ready to go for a month, and would like to say we timed it for the first week of Germany’s World Cup Football events--but…
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Intermediate | China’s Supergirl
Sure, Simon pierced many a hope with his sharp Cockney tongue, but no “Pop Idol”, nor its 1000 spin-off shows grabbed a country by its (silk) lapels and held…
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Pre-intermediate | Cooking
How and where did “chow main” get its name? “Kung Pao” is a dish and not a (brilliant) film? Someone must have their mouth full of “kuaizi” and not the proper…
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Upper-intermediate | The Monkey King
In Wu Cheng’en’s novel “Journey to the West”, a hero was born…in the form of a monkey. In this podcast, Jenny and Aggie offer up Mandarin Chinese insight on…
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Intermediate | Animal Proverbs: Hit The Snake 7 Inches Below Its Head
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you…
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Pre-intermediate | Coffee Break Series: Business Dinner, Part 2
In China, having a meal with clients is not just eating. Everything is related to the business. That's why learning table manners is so important. In this…
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Upper-intermediate | Backpacking To Tibet 风光在险峰—西藏之旅
Backpacking, Airbnb, popular Tibet sights, Rhodiola rosea (medicine for altitude sickness) … learn them in this lesson!…
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Intermediate | Animal Proverbs: Perform Like A Workhorse
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you…
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Pre-intermediate | Coffee Break Series: Business Dinner, Part 1
In China, having a meal with clients is not just eating. Everything is related to the business. That's why learning table manners is so important. In this…
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Upper-intermediate | 语法课程：“其它”，“其他”和“其余”
这节语法课程，我们一起来学习“其它”、“其他”和“其余”这三个词语。下面是本节课的重点知识！ -其它： 只能指事物和事情。 -其他： 适用范围广，可以指人，也可以指物。 表示“另外、额外的”。 和“其余”相比，更口语化、随意一些。 -其余： 表示“剩余” 和“其他”相比，更书面化、正式一些。 Episode…
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Intermediate | Animal Proverbs: The Weasel Wishes The Chicken A Good Year
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you…
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Pre-intermediate | Surfing Online
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…
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Upper-intermediate | 语法课程：“别人”和“人家”
这节语法课程，我们一起来学习“别人”和“人家”这两个词语。下面是本节课的重点知识！ 共同点： “人家”和“别人”都可以指除了说话双方以外的其他人。 不同点： 1、“人家”有时指的是确定的某个人；“别人”指的是不确定的人。 2、“人家”可以指自己，通常是女孩子撒娇时的自称。 3、“人家”可以作名词，指住户。…
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Intermediate | Animal Proverbs: No Ivory Will Come Out Of A Dog's Mouth
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you…
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Pre-intermediate | Your Turn To Pay!
Sometimes we take a lesson from our own experience. While names have been changed to protect the innocent (until proven stingy), the account to follow dealing…
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Upper-intermediate | 语法课程：即
这节语法课程，我们一起来学习“即”的用法，还有和它非常相似的“既”。下面是本节课的重要知识！ -即：就是 后面跟解释性的概念。让前面的词语变得更加容易理解。 立即：马上，立刻 即时：刚刚发生的 即使……也……：表示假设情况下的转折 -既 既……又……：连接两个并列的概念 Episode link…
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Intermediate | Animal Proverbs: Eat Like A Dragon, Work Like A Worm
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you…
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Pre-intermediate | What's Your Type?
At ChinesePod, we’re all about putting Ken into compromising situations (see: beatings with the “Tone Stick” out back), so when a request came in for talking…
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Upper-intermediate | 1949
1949 was a big year for the P.R.C., but we’d be cheating if we told you why. In this podcast, you’ll take a walk down off of The Wall for a bit and look into…
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Intermediate | Animal Proverbs: Newborn Calves Are Not Afraid Of Tigers
Animal metaphors are prevalent in almost every language, but people from different cultures may regard the same animal differently. In Chinese proverbs, you…
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Pre-intermediate | Requesting A Raise
So, the contract said “5000 a month” and you said “heck, yes” and at the end of that first glorious month you realized that 5000 RMB is slightly less than it…
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Upper-intermediate | Celebration Plans And New Year’s Resolutions
How did you spend New Year’s last year? Can you even remember? What do you plan to do this year? And what do you plan to never do again? Listen in on this…
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Intermediate | It's Raining So Bad I Don't Want To Go Out!
In this lesson, you'll learn how to discuss a sudden change in the weather, how to say what your plans were, and how they will change, as well as ways of…
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Pre-intermediate | How To Use Past Experience Marker 过 (guò)
In this lesson, we are going to show you how to describe past experiences with 过. It's a useful word to tell people what you have or have not done before. And…
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Upper-intermediate | 新年特辑：回首2019，展望2020
This is an interview between 2 upper intermediate hosts - Peony and Diana on their involvement with Chinesepod in 2019 and their plans for the new year…
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Intermediate | Taking Too Long To Pick A Meal
We all have those friends that don’t care where they eat, and then take ages to order food, only to complain that they would prefer to go to another place in…
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Pre-intermediate | Coffee Break Series - How To Congratulate Someone
In this lesson, we are showing you how to congratulate and give best wishes to others in a business setting. Joshua and Alice will talk about different phrases…
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Upper-intermediate | 入乡随俗
饮食、服饰、礼仪，世界各地都有自己独特的风俗习惯。人在外地，学习和顺应当地风俗是一种尊重；不仅是人，就连一道菜都有可能“入乡随俗”。今天的课文是关于：在外国吃到中餐，中国人有什么感受？一起来学习吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4425
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Intermediate | "My Husband Is Home! Hide!"
This is a slapstick lesson about infidelity! A husband returns home to a cheating wife and her lover. The lover must quickly find somewhere to hide in her…
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Pre-intermediate | Coffee Break Series - Phone Etiquette
Today, we have a new episode of the coffee break series for pre-intermediate students! Alice and Lyn are showing you useful phrases you must know for any phone…
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Upper-intermediate | 语法课程：与其……不如
有人说，学习讲究“循序渐进”，不能心急，要遵循规律，逐渐进步。与其急于求成，不如慢慢来，速度放慢反倒进步更大。 这节语法课程，我们一起来学习“与其……不如……”这组词语的用法！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4424
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Intermediate | Getting On Stage With A Seal
In this lesson we're at the aquarium enjoying the seal performance. Two of the audience members are trying to get selected to go on stage to get a chance to…
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Pre-intermediate | How To Use 得 (de)
In this lesson, we are going to show you how to describe performing actions with 得. It's a useful word to give compliments as well as complaints. Let's check…
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Upper-intermediate | 相见恨晚——老电影
“有心栽花花不开，无心插柳柳成荫。”费尽心思种下的花朵迟迟不开，随手插下的柳枝却长成一片树荫，很多事情是没有办法勉强的，人和人之间、人和事物之间的缘分非常奇妙。今天对话的男主角最近发现了他的宝藏——老电影，我们一起来看看这段跨越时代的缘分吧！ Episode link…
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Intermediate | Buying Dinner To Say Thank You
After being helped by a friend to book some plane tickets, they invite them out for dinner as a treat. Learn some great phrases when you want to say thank you…
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Pre-intermediate | My Boss Isn't Satisfied
People learn Chinese for a number of different reasons. Some for work, some for play, some to finally convey to the nice lady downstairs that the smell of fish…
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Upper-intermediate | 语法课程：“了解”和“理解”
当你向别人提出一个问题，对方可能回答：“不好意思，这个问题……我不太了解。”或者是：“不好意思，您的问题我不太理解。” “了解”和“理解”，一字之差，意思却不同。第一种回答的意思是，对方不熟悉、不知道问题的答案。第二种的意思是，对方没有听懂你的问题，你可以重复一次、或者解释你的问题。…
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Intermediate | You Also Live In The Same Apartment?
This lesson is all about coincidence and mistaken identity. While out on the street, a father bumps into his drunk daughter who then asks him his name and…
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Pre-intermediate | Connecting With Email
"Don't call me on my cell phone; send me an email." These are the types of relationships we have in this modern world. Learn how to cope with it, in Mandarin…
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Upper-intermediate | 哪里不一样：发音差异, Part 1
说中文的地方很多，但每个地方的中文都不太一样。在“哪里不一样：发音差异”这一系列里，我们一起来看看普通话和台湾的中文有哪些发音不一样。第一集我们要讨论的是普通话我们说一声的词，台湾人怎么说？你是不是也知道这些差异呢？让我们ㄧ起来看看哪里不一样吧！ Episode link…
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Intermediate | Winning Money On The Lottery
Winning Money On The Lottery Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4037
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Pre-intermediate | Apartment Hunting
So, you’ve hit the pavement looking for your flat. The real estate agent is suitably impressed with your Chinese, but what happens when he starts talking about…
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Upper-intermediate | 职场抱怨王 Part 3
这是我们抱怨王小麦的第三集了，他在公司受了这么多气，这次终于受不了了！你们觉得他会怎么做呢？让我们一起来看看吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4354
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Intermediate | Messing Up The Date
In this lesson, a co-worker is angry because they got stood up at a restaurant and waited for almost an hour. The male colleague is a bit confused since they…
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Pre-intermediate | Which Country Are You From?
A long time ago, in a lesson far, far away, we taught you how to explain where you are from in a simple way (the Dallas Cowboys hat pretty much took care of…
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Upper-intermediate | 诚实 vs. 老实 vs. 坦白
你听过诚实，老实，坦白这三个词吗？它们都有"honest"的意思，但是他们的意思有点差别。你知道他们差在哪儿吗？快来听听今天的课程吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4348
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Intermediate | Winter In Australia
In this lesson, we learn about making plans for the summer holidays in order to avoid the heat, but also changing your plans at the last moment. Find out why…
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Pre-intermediate | Coffee Break Series - 4 Ways To Interrupt Someone
In this episode of the Coffee Break Series, we are going to show you four ways of interrupting someone "politely" in a business setting. Do you want to know…
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Upper-intermediate | 语法课程：“不由得”与“由不得”引发的联想
语法课程看起来好有趣，我不由得想要学习...... 不想学也得学，这可由不得你！ 一起来学习“不由得”、“由不得”等几个相似词语的用法吧！ Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4321
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Intermediate | Is Buying Better Than Renting?
Is renting better than buying, or buying better than renting? Listen as two friends discuss a potential new flat, and discuss the possibility of getting a…
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Pre-intermediate | Coffee Break Series - 5 Ways To Say I’m Sorry
This lesson is gonna be very useful for people who mess up a lot at work because we’re going to teach you 5 ways to apologize in Chinese. You know sometimes no…