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ChinesePod - Beginner

ChinesePod makes learning Mandarin fun and easy. It isn"t your typical language learning resource - we think you"ll be entertained as well! If you’re just trying to learn some survival Chinese or looking to start a lifelong relationship with the language, this ChinesePod - Beginner Level Podcast Channel is where to start. Expand your Mandarin Chinese learning experience by also SUBSCRIBING to ChinesePod - Intermediate and ChinesePod - Advanced Podcast channels. For more lessons, go to

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00:10:57

Elementary | Watch Out!

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/06/17

You can't go forward all the time (unless you study Mandarin with ChinesePod, of course!) Sometimes you need to put 'er in reverse. Today's podcast tells you how to talk in Chinese about road safety. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1112

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00:09:12

Newbie | Weekend Plans

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/06/14

Everybody's workin' for the weekend... oh, no, wait a sec, that's just us... slaving away for your daily Chinese podcast dose. But we're not bitter, we love you. Pay us back by allowing us to live vicariously through you and your eventful full meaningful lives. Here, a lesson on living for the weekend. Listen in, then tell us your plans too in the comments section (that was a thinly veiled disguise for an invite). Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0939

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00:15:44

Elementary | Bad Cell Reception

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/06/12

In this podcast, you'll learn how to complain about a poor cell phone signal. That must be why you didn't understand what your Chinese friend was saying...right? Make sure you always come through loud and clear when you speak Mandarin. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1109

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00:14:32

Newbie | What will it be?

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/06/10

Meat-laden fourth of July barbecues may have caused you to consider a jump onto the pescetarian bandwagon. It's so much more than vegetarianism for underachievers. To make the move easier, let's not learn how to say pescetarian in Chinese, and learn instead how to spurn meat and switch to fish, in this podcast. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0935

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00:17:18

Elementary | Expired!

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/06/07

Some things get better with age: a violin, a painting, a big Bordeaux. Some things do not: computers, shoes, and dairy products. In today's Chinese lesson, you'll learn how to talk in Mandarin about that dodgy carton of semi-solids in your fridge. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1100

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00:11:28

Newbie | The Mean Boss

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/06/05

Jenny demanded that we teach you how to say that you enjoy your work, but not your boss--due to his temper. While we’re busy looking further into this matter, we’ll go ahead and teach you how to "moan about the man." Listen in to this podcast and learn how to talk about your bad-tempered boss, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0932

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00:16:08

Elementary | Valentine's Special

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/06/03

Love is in the air at ChinesePod. Or maybe that smell is from the river beside our office. Anyway, today's lesson on Valentine's Day will teach you to speak the language of love: Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1096

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00:11:34

Newbie | What is your job?

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/31

So a banker, a lawyer and a model walk into a bar… seriously. We won't make you the funniest guy in the room, but we will do our best to make you conversational, at least. In this podcast, learn to ask and answer the "what do you do?" query in Mandarin Chinese. And should you actually be a lawyer, we’ll also help you learn how to apologize profusely. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0927

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00:17:49

Elementary | Illegal taxis

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/29

You've just gotten off your train in a strange city, and darkness is falling. You're tempted to follow the paunchy gent with the cigarette in his lips. Turning up the charm, he grunts as he gestures toward the cab with no meter. Do you dare hop in? Listen to today's Mandarin podcast and learn about illegal cabs, in Chinese! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1091

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00:15:12

Newbie | Best Friends

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/27

Life can look better through drunk colored glasses. Teetotalism of course has its merits, but many a Shanghai reveler would agree that Mandarin flows better through liquor-loosened lips. In this podcast, for the happy drunks amongst us, a little inebriated Chinese to teach you how to open your heart and mouth to those loved ones around you. Tie one on and let's hear your true feelings come out. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0924

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00:15:44

Elementary | New Clothes

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/24

You don't really need an excuse to buy new clothes. But Chinese New Year lets you rationalize buying that snazzy faux fur hat and "Guchi" sun-dress. Listen to today's podcast and learn to talk in Mandarin about your New Year's sartorial sojourn. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1085

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00:12:51

Newbie | Wait!

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/22

The familiar screech of tires on pavement. The last minute, albeit futile, 'wei, wei, wei!' In a place where safety rarely comes first, a little verbal warning exercise can go a long way. In this podcast, learn how to holler at someone in Mandarin Chinese... for their own good, of course. You may get more practice on this lesson than you bargained for. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0922

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00:16:25

Elementary | Hanging Up the Phone

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/20

Hanging up the telephone can be a drawn-out affair in China. Both sides seem reluctant to end the conversation, and may linger over best wishes, warnings, and advice. All the while, they insist that they are going to hang up now. In today's podcast, learn how to terminate a call in Mandarin. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1080

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00:10:49

Newbie | When is the meeting?

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/17

A time to laugh, a time to cry. A time to go to meetings, a time to die of boredom... If you're going to want someone to give you the time of day, you're going to have to learn how to ask it in Mandarin. So, listen to this podcast and never be late again. A time for Chinese... I swear it's not too late... Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0917

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00:12:09

Elementary | Plants Need Watering

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/15

The Chinese word for "gardener" can also mean "teacher." Extending the metaphor, we can see our poddies as beautiful flowers, ready for their daily dose of ChinesePod's water of wisdom. That is, unless you're one of those rare students who thinks our podcasts are a lot of manure! Still, even manure helps things grow... Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1078

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00:10:33

Newbie | Who is that?

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/13

You may not be strutting on the catwalk, but your significant other is working it tonight! With this lesson, you can let everyone in the room know, hey... she's with me! And you'll do it in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0913

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00:16:49

Elementary | Happiness Candy

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/10

Have you ever been on the receiving or giving end of 'Happiness Candy'? In today's lesson you'll learn how to congratulate newlyweds in Mandarin, and also get to know when people are asking subtle personal questions about your marital status. So without further ado let's eat some Chinese 'Happiness Candy'. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1073

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00:13:04

Newbie | Sightseeing at Tiananmen

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/08

A square, you say? Touring a rectangle seems a little more stimulating, perhaps? This is not just any four-sided box. This is the center of Beijing. A place full of history and full of people. Now it's so big, you may just stumble across it, but we're thinking you might need a little more help. Since you've already learned where Changan Jie is from Pimsleur, let ChinesePod take you the rest of the way, in this Mandarin lesson. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0909

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00:15:56

Elementary | Outrageous Power Bill

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/06

Today's Chinese lesson is a power-play. If you get too fond of your air-conditioner, you'll end up with a sky-high electricity bill. As you fork over that big stack of RMB, learn how to blame your roommate in Mandarin Chinese! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1068

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00:10:23

Newbie | Working Hours

ChinesePod - Beginner ·

2024/05/03

The Shanghai bar scene starts with happy hour, but you won’t get the invite if you can’t tell the crew what time you get off work…and you won’t be able to bow out of taking early morning baijiu shots unless you can moan about what time you have to go in the next day… All this can be solved if you listen to this podcast on working time, in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0904

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