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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

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00:21:25

Upper-intermediate | Interviews: Obama or Romney?

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/10/17

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. Meanwhile, people across the world will be watching to see who will be leading this powerful nation in the future, and China is no exception. In this lesson, follow a news reporter as people on the street are interviewed about what they think about the US presidential election. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2058

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00:14:43

Intermediate | Asking to Be Paid Back

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/10/14

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 to pay you back? In this lesson, two friends discus how to get another friend to pay one of them back. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2045

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00:09:45

Pre-intermediate | Can I Borrow a Charger?

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/10/12

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. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4085

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00:20:12

Upper-intermediate | The Price of Marriage

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/10/10

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 highly revered, marrying someone means becoming part of the family. And this requires making commitments that are both spiritual and financial. For men marrying into the family, this means buying a house, which in a country undergoing a massive real estate boom is anything but a small commitment. In this lesson, two friends discuss the thinking

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00:14:13

Intermediate | This is outrageous!

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/10/07

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 get taken for a ride, and make sure you let them no you're no fool...in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0322

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00:08:39

Pre-intermediate | Characters - The New Co-Worker

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/10/05

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. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/4078

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00:19:08

Upper-intermediate | Experiencing Agricultural Life

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/10/03

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 countryside to study agricultural life. Listen in to this Mandarin Chinese interview with our very own Ziheng, (you may recognize him from his previous acting roles here at ChinesePod) as he shares his very unique, and often humorous, thoughts on this interesting and rare glimpse into real life in China. Episode link:

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00:18:26

Intermediate | Import/Export

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/30

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 whole import/export biz work? We know, and you could as well, in a matter of about 14 minutes. In this podcast, learn to talk business in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0319

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00:13:58

Pre-intermediate | Asking About the New Job

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/28

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 (diplomatic) answer to some of the more common questions about your new occupation. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1852

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00:13:41

Upper-intermediate | Studying Japanese

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/26

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 dreaming of latin-based languages and the sun-drenched beaches that oft go along with them? This is no time for regrets! This is a lesson to validate Mandarin Chinese-learners everywhere, reaffirming that we made the right decision in taking on this charming language! In this podcast, learn about the agonies of learning Japanese. Episode link:

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00:17:59

Intermediate | A Convenient Misunderstanding

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/23

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 who finds himself inconvenienced by the many meanings of the word 'convenient' (方便). Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2039

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00:16:15

Pre-intermediate | Birthday on the Lunar Calendar

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/21

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 you know that birthdays on the lunar calendar are also treated with great importance? How do you choose which one to celebrate? Learn about birthdays on the solar and lunar calendar in today's Intermediate lesson! Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1849

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00:19:59

Upper-intermediate | Traveling on the Cheap

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/19

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 traveling, while also revealing something about himself. Maybe too much... Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2041

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00:17:51

Intermediate | A Trip to the Dry Cleaner's

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/16

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 trip to the dry cleaner’s yourself, lest you be strangely comfy in an Italian-cum-cotton look. In this podcast, learn to discuss the mundane yet oh-so-important aspects of a trip to the dry cleaner’s, using Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0310

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00:17:05

Pre-intermediate | Cell Phone Connectivity Issues

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/14

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 important phrases, and also learn about how much trouble you can get into for befalling these technical issues. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1781

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00:13:24

Upper-intermediate | Global Warming

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/12

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 it's nice to keep in touch with old flames, and partly out of schadenfreude. But warmer weather isn't just a Beijing phenomenon, and there's a lot of talk about global warming in urban Chinese society these days. Here's a podcast about how to join a discussion about it in Mandarin Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0548

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Intermediate | Parent/Teacher Meeting

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/09

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. So, per (unnamed listener), here is a Mandarin Chinese lesson on a Parent-Teacher meeting about someone’s little Johnny or Sally acting up in class. Be sure and listen for John’s giggles when Jenny calls him the aforementioned. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0302

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00:15:17

Pre-intermediate | What's That Website?

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/07

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 website, website address, and even "dot com" in Chinese. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1748

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00:16:32

Upper-intermediate | The Scene of the Accident

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/04

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, face flushed. Sirens wail in the distance. This is a scene of desolation and despair. They are two people, alone in a hostile world. Desperately, terribly alone. Surrounded only by night, the rain, a circle of fifty bystanders and two street vendors hustling nut cakes and sugared-water. ChinesePod brings you to the Scene of the Accident, in

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00:14:17

Intermediate | Adoption

ChinesePod - Intermediate ·

2022/09/02

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 might be of interest. And we’re all about being interesting. In this podcast, learn to speak in Mandarin Chinese about some of the formalities and procedures involved in adopting a Chinese baby. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/0284

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